[Lmresearch] New NCES report--The Nation's Report Card: Science 2005

[Russell W. Rumberger]

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           The Nation's Report Card: Science 2005 

            This report presents results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2005 science assessment. In addition to national results for grades 4, 8, and 12, fourth- and eighth-grade results are reported for 44 participating states and the Department of Defense schools. This report also provides results for groups of students defined by various background characteristics (e.g., gender, race/ethnicity, and students' eligibility for free/reduced-price school lunch). Comparisons are made to results from previous years in which the assessment was administered. In addition to the 2005 results, national results are reported from the 1996 and 2000 assessments. 

            The national results show an increase in the average science score since 1996 at grade 4, no significant change at grade 8, and a decline at grade 12. Results for participating states and other jurisdictions from the 2000 assessment at grade 4 and from the 1996 and 2000 assessments at grade 8 are also reported. Of the 37 states and jurisdictions that participated in both the 2000 and 2005 fourth-grade science assessments, nine showed gains in average scores and none showed declines. Of the 37 states and jurisdictions that participated in the 2000 and 2005 eighth-grade assessments, 11 showed gains and 4 showed declines. 

            Minority students in grades 4 and 8 are making progress. At grade 4, average scores increased by
            7 points for Black students, and by 11 points for Hispanic students, since 2000. White and Asian/Pacific Islander fourth-graders also improved since 1996, as did Hispanic and Black students. At grade 8, Black students were the only racial/ethnic group to make gains since 1996, and no racial/ethnic group showed improvement since 2000. 

            Due largely to gains made by minority students, the score gaps between fourth-grade White students and their Black and Hispanic peers were smaller in 2005 than in 2000. The gap between White and Black students narrowed by 4 points since 2000, while the gap between White and Hispanic students narrowed by 8 points. The gap between White and Black twelfth-graders, however, widened during the same time period. 

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