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ERIC Number: EJ311756
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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The Second International Science Study: U.S. Results.
Jacobson, Willard J.; Doran, Rodney L.
Phi Delta Kappan, v66 n6 p414-17 Feb 1985
Fifth and ninth graders in United States schools scored significantly higher in the Second International Science Study than did their counterparts in the first study conducted in 1970. Differences between the responses of males and females in 1983 were also noteworthy, especially at the 12th-grade level. (PGD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Comparative Education, Elementary Secondary Education, National Surveys, Outcomes of Education, Science Achievement, Science Education, Science Tests, Sex Differences
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Policymakers
Language: English
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Identifiers: International Assn Evaluation Educ Achievement; Second International Science Study