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(12 KB)| Table 402. | Instructional practices and time spent teaching science in eighth grade, by country: 1999 |
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| Percent of students reporting almost always | Number of hours science is taught weekly
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Country |_________________________________________________|________________________________________________________________________________
|We dis- |Teacher |We work on |We work |We begin| Less than 2 hours |At least 2 to less |At least 3.5, but | 5 hours or more
|cuss our|shows us |worksheets | on | our | | than 3.5 hours |less than 5 hours |
|complete|how to do|or textbooks|science |homework|___________________|___________________|___________________|____________________
|homework|science |on our own |projects| |Percent |Mean score|Percent |Mean score|Percent |Mean score|Percent |Mean score
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14
________________________|________|_________|____________|________|________|________|__________|________|__________|________|__________|_________|__________
Australia\1\ ...........|48 (1.6)| 73 (1.4)| 75 (1.2)|51 (1.6)|40 (1.5)| 6 (1.8)|523 (15.2)|64 (3.9)|535 (5.5)|28 (3.5)|555 (8.2)| 3 (1.2)|526 (16.0)
Canada\2\ ..............|56 (1.4)| 74 (1.2)| 76 (1.1)|62 (1.5)|68 (1.8)| 7 (1.6)|501 (9.0)|71 (3.5)|536 (3.3)|17 (3.2)|549 (6.6)| 5 (1.5)|520 (8.7)
Chile ..................|50 (1.1)| 84 (0.9)| 51 (1.0)|72 (1.2)|57 (1.1)| 4 (1.5)|419 (9.9)|93 (1.9)|422 (4.2)| 2 (1.2)|--- --- | 0 (0.0)|394 ---
Chinese Taipei\3\ ......|50 (1.4)| 88 (0.7)| 61 (1.3)|52 (1.3)|29 (0.9)|--- |--- --- |--- --- |--- --- |--- --- |--- --- |--- --- |--- ---
Cyprus\2\ ..............|76 (0.9)| 86 (0.9)| 66 (1.0)|52 (1.1)|47 (1.2)|72 (3.7)|462 (3.3)|28 (3.7)|463 (5.5)| 0 (0.0)|--- --- | 0 (0.0)|--- ---
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England\2\ .............|53 (1.6)| 87 (0.9)| 63 (2.1)|55 (1.6)|28 (1.3)| 7 2.1 |582 (19.4)|72 (4.3)|532 (6.2)|17 (4.0)|568 (16.9)| 4 (1.6)|668 (21.8)
Hong Kong, SAR ........|33 (1.0)| 86 (0.8)| 54 (1.1)|43 (1.1)|34 (1.1)| 4 (1.7)|525 (22.7)|79 (3.9)|532 (4.3)| 7 (2.3)|551 (9.4)| 10 (2.8)|514 (14.2)
Indonesia\4\ ...........|46 (1.1)| 87 (0.8)| 48 (1.7)|76 (1.1)|11 (0.8)|--- --- |--- --- |--- --- |--- --- |--- --- |--- --- |--- --- |--- ---
Iran, Islamic Republic .|49 (1.0)| 89 (0.7)| 43 (1.1)|38 (1.3)|33 (1.1)|29 (4.3)|455 (6.8)|54 (4.6)|445 (6.4)| 9 (2.5)|458 (11.5)| 8 (2.3)|454 (9.9)
Israel\1\ ..............|63 (1.2)| 62 (1.3)| 67 (1.5)|49 (1.5)|55 (1.5)|23 (3.2)|460 (11.6)|68 (3.7)|472 (6.9)| 9 (2.5)|467 (23.8)| 0 (0.0)|--- ---
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Italy ..................|49 (1.4)| 56 (1.5)| 38 (1.3)|35 (1.7)|30 (1.6)|27 (3.5)|498 (5.8)|71 (3.7)|490 (5.0)| 1 (0.9)|--- --- | 1 (0.8)|--- ---
Japan ..................|10 (0.8)| 74 (1.1)| 29 (1.3)|21 (0.8)| 7 (0.6)| 4 (1.3)|599 (14.2)|96 (1.3)|547 (2.4)| 0 (0.|--- --- | 0 (0.0)|--- ---
Jordan .................|71 (1.2)| 91 (0.8)| 50 (1.2)|55 (1.4)|57 (1.0)| 1 (0.0|--- --- |25 (3.6)|458 (9.4)|63 (4.1)|449 (4.8)| 11 (2.8)|441 (15.2)
Korea ..................|14 (0.8)| 73 (1.1)| 27 (0.8)|36 (1.0)|12 (0.6)|10 (1.9)|546 (4.7)|84 (2.6)|550 (2.8)| 4 (1.7)|531 (8.6)| 1 (0.8)|--- ---
Malaysia ...............|51 (1.0)| 89 (0.6)| 56 (1.2)|41 (1.5)|45 (1.3)| 1 (0.9)|--- --- |96 (1.8)|493 (4.6)| 3 (1.5)|497 (26.7)| 0 (0.0)|--- ---
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New Zealand ............|53 (1.4)| 81 (1.0)| 70 (1.6)|57 (1.6)|35 (1.8)| 2 (1.0)|--- --- |55 (4.1)|508 (6.5)|41 (4.0)|516 (8.9)| 2 (1.0)|--- ---
Philippines ............|77 (0.7)| 86 (0.8)| 64 (0.8)|64 (1.1)|51 (1.0)| 4 (1.4)|368 (35.3)| 2 (1.3)|--- --- | 2 (1.3)|--- --- | 92 (2.4)|347 (7.8)
Singapore ..............|58 (0.9)| 85 (0.9)| 75 (0.9)|39 (1.5)|44 (1.6)| 5 (1.9)|497 (38.7)|42 (4.2)|550 (14.1)|50 (4.2)|586 (8.6)| 4 (1.4)|608 (28.0)
South Africa ...........|71 (0.7)| 84 (1.1)| 68 (0.9)|66 (1.4)|67 (1.1)|26 (3.9)|235 (15.5)|33 (4.3)|256 (17.4)|33 (4.2)|251 (18.9)| 8 (2.4)|259 (31.6)
Thailand\1\.............|36 (1.2)| 75 (1.2)| 56 (1.1)|42 (1.7)|81 (0.8)| 1 (1.0)|--- --- |76 (4.2)|491 (5.5)| 0 (0.|--- --- | 23 (4.1)|461 (10.8)
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Tunisia ................|54 (1.2)| 79 (0.8)| 44 (1.2)|69 (0.9)|29 (1.0)|63 (4.1)|432 (4.2)|36 (4.1)|425 (4.3)| 1 (0.|--- --- | 0 (0.0)|--- ---
Turkey .................|32 (1.0)| 90 (0.7)| 38 (1.0)|29 (1.0)|22 (1.2)|12 (2.8)|439 (12.4)|82 (3.0)|432 (4.3)| 1 (0.7)|--- --- | 4 (1.4)|416 (17.8)
United States\1\ .......|63 (1.9)| 69 (1.4)| 76 (1.5)|59 (1.3)|57 (2.0)|11 (2.3)|521 (18.3)|16 (2.3)|533 (11.4)|61 (3.0)|523 (5.0)| 13 (2.0)|490 (8.0)
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---Not available. NOTE: Data are for 8th grade or equivalent in most countries. Standard errors appear in parentheses. In the 23 countries shown science is taught as a single subject. In other countries separate courses are offered in the different science subjects (earth science, biology, physics, and chemistry). Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding. SOURCE: International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, Third International Mathematics and Science Study 1999, TIMSS 1999 International Science Report, by Michael O. Martin et al. Copyright @ 2000 International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA). (This table was prepared July 2001.)
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