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| Table 397. | Science test scores of 9-year-olds in educational systems participating in the International Assessment of Educational Progress: 1991 |
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| Average percent correct | Percentile scores | Topic averages | Process averages
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | |Exhibit basic|Combine factual|Able to draw
Country | | | | | | | | | | | |Earth and | |knowledge of |knowledge with |conclusions
| | | | | | | | | |Life |Physical |space |Nature of |science facts|rules and |on the basis of
| Total | Male | Female | 1 | 5 | 10 | 90 | 95 | 99 |sciences |sciences |sciences |science |and concepts |formulas |available data
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | (Knows) | (Uses) | (Integrates)
------------------------|----------|----------|-----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|-----------|----------|----------|-------------|---------------|-----
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
------------------------|----------|----------|-----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|-----------|----------|----------|-------------|---------------|-----
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IAEP average............|62.1 --- | --- --- | --- --- | --- --- | --- --- | --- --- | --- --- | --- --- | --- --- |63.3 --- |58.6 --- |64.1 --- |63.9 --- | 63.9 --- | 62.7 --- |56.9
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Populations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(comprehensive) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Korea...................|67.9 (0.5)|70.4 (0.7)| 65.1 (0.5)|32.8 (4.9)|44.8 (0.4)|50.0 (0.0)|84.5 (0.0)|87.9 (0.0)|93.1 (3.4)|69.1 (0.5)|68.2 (0.5) |62.4 (0.6)|70.7 (0.6)| 67.3 (0.5) | 70.1 (0.5) |64.5
Taiwan..................|66.7 (0.5)|68.5 (0.6)| 64.6 (0.7)|27.6 (1.3)|39.7 (0.0)|44.8 (7.2)|86.2 (0.0)|89.7 (0.0)|94.8 (0.0)|65.3 (0.6)|68.1 (0.5) |66.6 (0.7)|67.4 (0.6)| 65.3 (0.6) | 69.5 (0.6) |63.6
United States...........|64.7 (0.9)|65.5 (1.1)| 63.8 (0.8)|25.9 (0.3)|36.2 (1.7)|43.1 (5.1)|84.5 (0.0)|87.9 (0.0)|93.1 (0.0)|65.2 (0.9)|57.5 (0.8) |70.6 (1.1)|70.7 (1.0)| 67.0 (1.0) | 65.5 (0.9) |57.9
Canada\1\...............|62.8 (0.4)|63.6 (0.4)| 62.0 (0.5)|27.6 (0.5)|37.9 (1.1)|43.1 (0.0)|81.0 (0.0)|84.5 (0.0)|91.4 (0.0)|63.3 (0.4)|57.7 (0.4) |66.8 (0.4)|67.3 (0.5)| 63.4 (0.4) | 65.3 (0.4) |56.4
Hungary.................|62.5 (0.5)|63.4 (0.6)| 61.6 (0.6)|26.9 (1.7)|38.5 (0.7)|44.8 (0.0)|79.3 (0.0)|84.2 (2.9)|89.7 (0.0)|64.7 (0.6)|56.3 (0.6) |68.2 (0.5)|62.0 (0.6)| 66.1 (0.5) | 61.1 (0.5) |57.4
Spain\2\................|61.7 (0.7)|63.4 (0.9)| 59.7 (0.7)|27.6 (3.1)|36.2 (0.0)|41.8 (1.6)|81.0 (0.0)|84.5 (0.0)|89.7 (0.0)|65.7 (0.7)|54.1 (0.7) |62.7 (0.7)|65.1 (1.0)| 66.7 (0.7) | 60.3 (0.7) |53.8
(Former) Soviet Union\3\|61.5 (1.2)|62.7 (1.4)| 60.4 (1.2)|29.3 (4.2)|39.7 (1.5)|43.1 (1.4)|79.3 (4.8)|86.2 (2.4)|93.1 (2.4)|63.8 (1.4)|58.1 (0.9) |63.1 (1.4)|60.2 (1.4)| 63.9 (1.4) | 62.3 (1.1) |54.7
Israel\4\...............|61.2 (0.7)|63.0 (0.9)| 59.4 (0.7)|27.6 (0.3)|36.2 (1.4)|41.4 (0.0)|81.0 (0.0)|86.2 (0.0)|93.1 (0.0)|61.4 (0.8)|59.8 (0.6) |60.6 (0.7)|64.1 (0.9)| 61.0 (0.8) | 63.0 (0.6) |57.7
Slovenia................|57.7 (0.5)|58.3 (0.6)| 57.0 (0.6)|27.8 (0.8)|35.1 (0.2)|40.4 (0.4)|75.4 (0.0)|79.0 (0.0)|86.0 (1.5)|59.4 (0.5)|56.6 (0.5) |58.3 (0.7)|54.1 (0.6)| 60.3 (0.5) | 57.0 (0.5) |52.9
Ireland.................|56.5 (0.7)|58.2 (1.0)| 54.8 (0.9)|22.9 (1.4)|29.3 (1.6)|36.2 (1.3)|75.9 (0.0)|81.0 (1.8)|89.7 (5.2)|54.7 (0.8)|53.8 (0.7) |62.9 (0.8)|59.5 (0.8)| 57.2 (0.8) | 57.4 (0.7) |53.0
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Populations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(with exclusions or | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
low participation) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Italy\5\................|66.9 (0.9)|67.9 (1.0)| 65.8 (1.0)|31.0 (1.7)|41.4 (3.3)|48.3 (0.3)|86.2 (1.7)|89.7 (1.7)|94.8 (0.0)|71.3 (0.9)|61.0 (0.9) |66.8 (0.9)|66.9 (1.1)| 71.6 (0.9) | 66.1 (0.9) |58.2
England.................|62.9 (0.9)|63.8 (1.3)| 62.0 (1.2)|24.1 (4.1)|36.2 (0.9)|41.4 (0.0)|82.8 (0.0)|86.2 (2.8)|93.1 (0.0)|62.4 (0.9)|60.1 (0.9) |66.3 (1.1)|66.0 (1.1)| 64.5 (1.0) | 63.6 (0.9) |58.2
Scotland................|62.2 (0.7)|61.9 (0.7)| 62.5 (1.0)|27.6 (0.0)|36.8 (3.0)|43.1 (0.0)|81.0 (3.5)|84.5 (0.0)|89.7 (0.0)|61.3 (0.7)|59.1 (0.8) |65.1 (0.7)|67.7 (1.0)| 62.5 (0.6) | 62.7 (0.7) |60.4
Portugal................|54.8 (0.7)|56.3 (0.9)| 53.3 (0.9)|26.3 (3.8)|33.3 (3.2)|37.9 (0.0)|72.4 (0.0)|79.0 (5.6)|86.2 (3.9)|58.1 (0.8)|50.0 (0.6) |57.3 (0.9)|52.4 (1.1)| 58.4 (0.9) | 54.1 (0.7) |48.5
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Populations (Canadian) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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British Columbia........|65.9 (0.6)|66.1 (0.8)| 65.6 (0.6)|29.3 (4.6)|41.4 (0.0)|46.6 (3.6)|82.8 (0.0)|86.2 (0.0)|91.4 (0.0)|66.4 (0.7)|59.6 (0.7) |72.1 (0.6)|69.9 (0.8)| 68.2 (0.6) | 66.9 (0.6) |58.6
Quebec-English..........|63.0 (0.7)|64.3 (0.9)| 61.7 (0.8)|29.3 (2.0)|37.9 (0.0)|43.1 (2.0)|82.8 (0.0)|86.2 (0.0)|91.4 (0.0)|63.9 (0.8)|57.3 (0.6) |66.8 (0.8)|67.9 (0.8)| 65.1 (0.8) | 64.4 (0.6) |55.7
Quebec-French...........|62.8 (0.5)|63.2 (0.7)| 62.4 (0.5)|32.8 (5.2)|40.7 (3.6)|44.8 (0.6)|79.3 (0.0)|84.5 (0.0)|89.7 (4.9)|63.3 (0.6)|59.1 (0.6) |63.0 (0.6)|69.0 (0.7)| 61.1 (0.5) | 66.9 (0.6) |57.9
Ontario-English.........|62.5 (0.5)|63.6 (0.6)| 61.4 (0.7)|27.6 (0.0)|36.2 (2.6)|43.1 (3.1)|81.0 (0.0)|86.2 (3.4)|91.4 (0.0)|63.0 (0.6)|56.6 (0.5) |68.4 (0.6)|66.2 (0.7)| 64.3 (0.6) | 64.1 (0.5) |55.1
New Brunswick-English...|61.6 (0.4)|61.9 (0.5)| 61.3 (0.6)|24.1 (0.0)|34.5 (3.2)|41.4 (0.0)|81.0 (0.0)|84.5 (0.0)|91.4 (0.0)|61.3 (0.4)|56.9 (0.4) |67.2 (0.5)|65.4 (0.5)| 63.1 (0.4) | 63.4 (0.4) |54.5
Ontario-French..........|56.3 (0.5)|56.5 (0.7)| 56.1 (0.5)|28.9 (3.5)|34.5 (0.0)|39.7 (0.0)|74.1 (0.0)|79.3 (1.8)|86.2 (0.0)|54.9 (0.5)|53.7 (0.5) |60.5 (0.5)|60.3 (0.7)| 55.1 (0.5) | 59.7 (0.5) |51.7
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1 Four provinces.
2 Schools where instruction is in Spanish, in all regions except Cataluna.
3 Schools in 14 republics, where instruction is in Russian.
4 Schools where instruction is in Hebrew.
5 Emilia-Romagna province only.
---Data not available.
NOTE.--Standard errors appear in parentheses.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, International Assessment of Educational
Progress, "Learning Science," by Educational Testing Service. (This table was prepared February 1992.)
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