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| Table 408. | Average 8th-grade science scores in content areas and average time spent studying out of school, by country: 2003 |
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| Mean score by content area | Index of time students spend doing science homework (TSH) in a normal school week \1\
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Country | | | | | | High TSH | Medium TSH | Low TSH
| Life| Chemistry| Physics| Earth|Environmental|__________________________|_________________________|___________________________
| science| | | science| science| Percent| Average| Percent| Average| Percent| Average
| | | | | | | achievement| | achievement| | achievement
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12
___________________________|_____________|_____________|____________|____________|_____________|____________|_____________|____________|____________|_____________|_____________
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International average ..| 474 (0.5)| 474 (0.5)| 474(0.5)| 474(0.5)| 474 (0.5)| 13 0.2 | 458 1.3 | 44 0.2 | 466 0.9 | 43 0.3 | 467 0.9
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Armenia ...................|\2\ 453 (3.3)|\2\ 466 (4.2)| 479(3.2)|\2\ 460(3.7)|\2\ 417 (4.4)| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
Australia .................|\3\ 532 (3.8)|\3\ 506 (3.8)|\3\ 521(3.7)|\3\ 531(4.2)|\3\ 536 (3.4)| 9(0.8)| 520 (6.4)| 35(1.6)| 530(3.3)| 56 (2.0)| 530 (4.4)
Bahrain ...................|\2\ 445 (1.9)|\2\ 441 (2.6)|\2\ 443(2.0)|\2\ 440(2.4)|\2\ 439 (3.1)| 13(0.7)| 426 (4.1)| 56(1.3)| 441(2.5)| 31 (1.4)| 445 (2.6)
Belgium (Flemish) .........|\3\ 526 (2.4)|\3\ 503 (2.0)|\3\ 514(2.5)|\3\ 508(2.5)|\3\ 523 (2.7)| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
Botswana ..................|\2\ 370 (2.7)|\2\ 348 (3.1)|\2\ 371(3.2)|\2\ 361(3.1)|\2\ 381 (3.3)| 14(0.7)| 378 (6.1)| 45(1.0)| 368(3.2)| 40 (1.2)| 366 (3.6)
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Bulgaria ..................| 474 (5.2)| 482 (5.7)|\3\ 485(5.0)|\3\ 491(4.9)|\2\ 464 (5.0)| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
Chile .....................|\2\ 427 (2.7)|\2\ 405 (3.3)|\2\ 401(3.1)|\2\ 435(3.1)|\2\ 436 (2.9)| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
Chinese Taipei ............|\3\ 563 (3.1)|\3\ 584 (4.0)|\3\ 569(3.3)|\3\ 548(3.1)|\3\ 560 (3.1)|\4\ 12(1.2)|\4\ 588 (4.6)|\4\ 37(1.3)|\4\ 581(4.0)|\4\ 51 (2.1)|\4\ 561 (3.5)
Cyprus ....................|\2\ 437 (2.2)|\2\ 443 (2.6)|\2\ 450(1.7)|\2\ 447(2.1)|\2\ 441 (2.3)| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
England\5\ ................| ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†)
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Egypt .....................|\2\ 425 (3.7)|\2\ 442 (3.8)|\2\ 414(4.1)|\2\ 403(4.4)|\2\ 430 (4.0)| 23(0.7)| 416 (4.4)| 64(0.8)| 436(4.0)| 13 (0.6)| 430 (6.6)
Estonia ...................|\3\ 547 (2.4)|\3\ 552 (2.1)|\3\ 544(2.4)|\3\ 558(2.9)|\3\ 540 (2.2)| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
Ghana .....................|\2\ 256 (5.6)|\2\ 276 (6.6)|\2\ 239(5.4)|\2\ 254(5.6)|\2\ 267 (6.2)| 25(1.2)| 267 (8.5)| 54(1.0)| 262(6.0)| 22 (1.0)| 258 (8.1)
Hong Kong, SAR\6,7\ .......|\3\ 551 (2.9)|\3\ 542 (2.6)|\3\ 555(2.8)|\3\ 549(2.9)|\3\ 555 (2.6)| 6(0.5)| 548 (4.6)| 43(1.4)| 563(2.9)| 50 (1.4)| 554 (3.9)
Hungary ...................|\3\ 536 (2.7)|\3\ 560 (3.1)|\3\ 536(2.7)|\3\ 537(3.1)|\3\ 528 (2.9)| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
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Indonesia\8\ ..............|\2\ 424 (3.9)|\2\ 391 (3.8)|\2\ 430(4.0)|\2\ 431(3.8)|\2\ 454 (3.4)| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
Iran, Islamic Republic ....|\2\ 447 (2.6)|\2\ 445 (2.7)|\2\ 445(3.0)|\2\ 468(2.9)|\3\ 487 (2.1)| 8(0.7)| 451 (5.6)| 42(1.4)| 457(2.9)| 49 (1.7)| 452 (2.7)
Israel\9\ .................|\3\ 491 (3.0)|\3\ 499 (3.4)|\3\ 484(2.9)|\3\ 485(3.0)|\3\ 486 (2.9)| 13(0.9)| 480 (4.7)| 43(1.6)| 485(4.3)| 44 (2.0)| 505 (3.4)
Italy .....................|\3\ 498 (3.2)|\3\ 487 (3.3)| 470(3.2)|\3\ 513(3.2)|\3\ 497 (3.0)| 14(1.0)| 489 (5.9)| 41(1.1)| 487(3.7)| 45 (1.4)| 496 (3.7)
Japan .....................|\3\ 549 (2.0)|\3\ 552 (2.1)|\3\ 564(1.9)|\3\ 530(2.1)|\3\ 537 (2.0)| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
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Jordan ....................| 475 (4.0)| 478 (4.4)|\2\ 465(3.8)| 472(4.0)|\3\ 492 (3.2)| 19(0.9)| 466 (4.2)| 52(1.2)| 478(3.9)| 29 (1.5)| 499 (5.0)
Korea, Rep. of\10\ ........|\3\ 558 (1.6)|\3\ 529 (2.5)|\3\ 579(1.6)|\3\ 540(1.9)|\3\ 544 (1.4)| 4(0.4)| 549 (6.3)| 26(1.7)| 562(2.4)| 70 (2.0)| 559 (1.9)
Latvia ....................|\3\ 511 (2.5)|\3\ 514 (3.2)|\3\ 512(2.4)|\3\ 514(2.8)|\3\ 508 (3.3)| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
Lebanon ...................|\2\ 360 (5.0)|\2\ 433 (4.9)|\2\ 419(4.0)|\2\ 395(4.0)|\2\ 374 (5.1)| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
Lithuania\8\ ..............| 517 (2.4)|\3\ 534 (2.3)|\3\ 519(2.7)|\3\ 512(2.7)|\3\ 507 (2.0)| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
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Macedonia\9\ ..............|\2\ 448 (3.8)|\2\ 467 (3.9)|\2\ 458(3.1)|\2\ 440(4.3)|\2\ 442 (3.7)| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
Malaysia ..................|\3\ 504 (3.7)|\3\ 514 (3.8)|\3\ 519(3.6)|\3\ 502(3.8)|\3\ 513 (3.2)| 20(1.0)| 513 (4.4)| 49(0.9)| 510(3.6)| 31 (1.3)| 510 (4.6)
Moldova ...................|\2\ 466 (3.7)| 479 (3.9)| 479(3.7)| 475(4.0)|\2\ 454 (3.8)| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
Morocco\7,8\ ..............|\2\ 390 (2.6)|\2\ 402 (2.7)|\2\ 410(2.7)|\2\ 397(3.4)|\2\ 396 (3.3)|\11 14(0.7)|\11 391 (5.3)|\11 47(1.1)|\11 396 3.4 |\11 39 1.3 |\11 408 3.5
Netherlands\7\ ............|\3\ 536 (3.3)|\3\ 514 (2.6)|\3\ 538(3.4)|\3\ 534(3.2)|\3\ 539 (2.8)| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
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New Zealand ...............|\3\ 523 (5.1)|\3\ 501 (5.6)|\3\ 515(4.7)|\3\ 525(4.8)|\3\ 525 (3.9)| 10(1.3)| 519 (6.2)| 41(1.6)| 531(6.9)| 48 (2.0)| 518 (5.1)
Norway ....................|\3\ 496 (2.5)|\3\ 485 (3.0)|\3\ 488(2.6)|\3\ 517(2.7)|\3\ 496 (2.2)| 13(0.8)| 485 (3.7)| 44(1.2)| 493(3.1)| 43 (1.7)| 503 (2.3)
Palestinian National | | | | | | | | | | |
Authority ..............|\2\ 435 (3.6)|\2\ 444 (3.9)|\2\ 432(3.6)|\2\ 439(3.0)|\2\ 444 (3.7)| 21(1.1)| 433 (4.4)| 56(1.3)| 442(3.4)| 23 (1.3)| 441 (4.8)
Phillipines\12\ ...........|\2\ 387 (5.8)|\2\ 342 (6.1)|\2\ 380(4.7)|\2\ 377(5.7)|\2\ 403 (5.4)| 17(0.7)| 381 (7.5)| 50(0.8)| 379(5.7)| 33 (1.2)| 381 (7.2)
Romania ...................| 471 (4.8)| 474 (4.9)| 473(4.1)| 469(5.2)| 472 (4.7)| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
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Russian Federation ........|\3\ 514 (3.3)|\3\ 527 (4.0)|\3\ 511(3.4)|\3\ 518(3.3)|\3\ 491 (3.2)| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
Saudia Arabia .............|\2\ 412 (3.9)|\2\ 382 (4.8)|\2\ 394(3.9)|\2\ 394(4.0)|\2\ 410 (3.8)| 8(0.7)| 382 (6.0)| 61(1.5)| 402(4.6)| 31 (1.7)| 403 (4.6)
Scotland\7\ ...............|\3\ 512 (3.3)|\3\ 499 (3.2)|\3\ 515(3.0)|\3\ 515(3.8)|\3\ 511 (3.5)| 3(0.4)| 487(14.2)| 27(1.4)| 508(5.0)| 71 (1.5)| 517 (3.4)
Serbia\8\ .................|\2\ 468 (2.6)| 474 (3.2)| 471(2.6)| 471(3.0)|\2\ 457 (2.4)| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
Singapore .................|\3\ 569 (4.0)|\3\ 582 (4.2)|\3\ 579(3.4)|\3\ 549(3.9)|\3\ 568 (3.8)| 18(0.7)| 595 (4.1)| 48(0.7)| 585 4.4 | 34 (0.9)| 564 (5.5)
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Slovak Republic ...........|\3\ 514 (2.9)|\3\ 519 (3.6)|\3\ 519(2.9)|\3\ 523(3.3)|\3\ 509 (2.8)| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
Slovenia ..................|\3\ 521 (2.2)|\3\ 532 (2.6)|\3\ 509(1.8)|\3\ 523(2.2)|\3\ 515 (2.2)| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
South Africa ..............|\2\ 250 (6.0)|\2\ 285 (5.9)|\2\ 244(6.2)|\2\ 247(6.3)|\2\ 261 (6.6)| 17(0.7)| 234 (9.6)| 52(0.9)| 246(7.9)| 32 (0.9)| 263 (7.4)
Sweden ....................|\3\ 528 (2.7)|\3\ 526 (2.6)|\3\ 525(2.9)|\3\ 532(3.3)|\3\ 499 (2.6)| --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†) | --- (†)
Tunisia ...................|\2\ 417 (2.0)|\2\ 413 (2.5)|\2\ 386(2.5)|\2\ 408(2.0)|\2\ 436 (2.2)| 9(0.6)| 398 (4.0)| 35(0.9)| 400(2.8)| 56 (1.2)| 411 (2.6)
United States\9\ ..........|\3\ 537 (3.0)|\3\ 513 (3.2)|\3\ 515(2.9)|\3\ 532(2.9)|\3\ 533 (2.9)| 13(0.7)| 519 (4.3)| 43(1.4)| 530(3.4)| 45 (1.7)| 531 (3.7)
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---Not available. NOTE: Data are for 8th grade or equivalent in most countries. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Standard errors appear in parentheses. SOURCE: International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA), Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), 2003, TIMSS 2003 International Mathematics Report, by Ina V.S. Mullis et al. (This table was prepared April 2005.)
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