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News Release 06-034
Science Leaders Cite a "Changed World" in Call for Bold Efforts to Improve K-12 Science and Mathematics Education
Advisors worry students will not be prepared to help U.S. keep its competitive edge
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Science and Engineering Indicators 2006.
Credit: National Science Board
America's Pressing Challenge - Building a Stronger Foundation.
Credit: National Science Board
Report of the National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP) 2005.
Credit: Adam Ross, National Science Foundation, using information from the National Center for Education Statistics
By percentage, where the world's high-technology manufacturing is located. EU-15 is the European Union. Asia-8 includes South Korea, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Phillipines, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand.
Credit: Adam Ross, National Science Foundation, using information from Science and Engineering Indicators 2006 (overview chapter)
Scores for the 2003 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) tests, which measured students' ability to apply scientific and mathematical concepts and skills. The test was administered to U.S. 15-year-olds. U.S. students scored below the international average.
Credit: Adam Ross, National Science Foundation, using information from the 2003 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA)
Scores for the 2003 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) tests, which measured students' ability to apply scientific and mathematical concepts and skills. The test was administered to U.S. 15-year-olds. U.S. students scored below the international average.
Credit: Adam Ross, National Science Foundation, using information from the 2003 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA)
The U.S. percentage of the total number of first degrees in natural science and engineering (NS&E), relative to other countries. NS&E does not include the social sciences.
Credit: Adam Ross, National Science Foundation, using information from the 2003 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA)