| Table 122. | Percent of students at or above selected science proficiency levels,\1\ by race/ethnicity and age: 1977 to 1992 |
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| 9-year-olds\2\ | 13-year-olds\3\ | 17-year-olds\3\
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Sex, race/| Know |Understand| Apply | Analyze |Understand| Apply | Analyze | Integrate |Understand| Apply | Analyze | Integrate
ethnicity,|everyday| simple | general |scientific| simple | general |scientific|specialized| simple | general |scientific|specialized
and year |science |scientific|scientific |procedures|scientific|scientific |procedures|scientific |scientific|scientific |procedures|scientific
| facts |principles|information| and data |principles|information| and data |information|principles|information| and data |information
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13
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Total | | | | | | | | | | | |
1977 ...| 93.5 | 68.0 | 25.7 | 3.2 | 86.0 | 48.8 | 11.1 | 0.7 | 97.1 | 81.6 | 41.7 | 8.5
1982 ...| 95.2 | 70.7 | 24.3 | 2.3 | 89.8 | 50.9 | 9.6 | 0.4 | 95.7 | 76.6 | 37.3 | 7.1
1986 ...| 96.2 | 72.0 | 27.5 | 3.0 | 91.6 | 52.5 | 9.1 | 0.2 | 97.1 | 80.7 | 41.3 | 7.9
1990 ...| 97.0 | 76.4 | 31.1 | 3.1 | 92.3 | 56.5 | 11.2 | 0.4 | 96.7 | 81.2 | 43.3 | 9.2
1992 ...| 97.4 | 78.0 | 32.8 | 3.4 | 93.1 | 61.3 | 12.0 | 0.2 | 97.8 | 83.3 | 46.6 | 10.1
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Male | | | | | | | | | | | |
1977 ...| 94.3 | 69.5 | 27.4 | 3.7 | 87.2 | 52.3 | 13.1 | 0.9 | 97.8 | 85.2 | 48.8 | 11.8
1982 ...| 95.0 | 69.7 | 25.6 | 2.5 | 91.9 | 56.2 | 12.6 | 0.5 | 96.8 | 81.2 | 45.2 | 10.4
1986 ...| 96.8 | 74.1 | 29.9 | 3.8 | 92.9 | 57.3 | 11.9 | 0.3 | 97.4 | 82.4 | 48.8 | 11.4
1990 ...| 96.8 | 76.3 | 33.1 | 4.2 | 92.7 | 59.8 | 14.0 | 0.6 | 96.8 | 82.5 | 48.2 | 13.0
1992 ...| 97.7 | 80.4 | 37.2 | 4.6 | 93.1 | 62.9 | 14.2 | 0.3 | 98.0 | 85.0 | 50.9 | 13.6
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Female | | | | | | | | | | | |
1977 ...| 92.8 | 66.5 | 24.0 | 2.6 | 84.7 | 45.4 | 9.0 | 0.4 | 96.4 | 78.0 | 34.8 | 5.3
1982 ...| 95.5 | 71.8 | 23.0 | 2.1 | 87.9 | 46.0 | 6.9 | 0.2 | 94.6 | 72.2 | 29.9 | 3.9
1986 ...| 95.6 | 70.0 | 25.1 | 2.2 | 90.3 | 47.7 | 6.3 | 0.1 | 96.9 | 79.1 | 34.1 | 4.5
1990 ...| 97.1 | 76.4 | 29.1 | 2.0 | 92.0 | 53.3 | 8.5 | 0.2 | 96.6 | 79.9 | 38.7 | 5.5
1992 ...| 97.1 | 75.7 | 28.6 | 2.2 | 93.1 | 59.6 | 9.9 | 0.2 | 97.5 | 81.6 | 42.0 | 6.6
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White\4\ | | | | | | | | | | | |
1977 ...| 97.7 | 76.8 | 30.8 | 3.9 | 92.2 | 56.5 | 13.4 | 0.8 | 99.2 | 88.2 | 47.5 | 10.0
1982 ...| 98.3 | 78.4 | 29.4 | 2.9 | 94.4 | 58.3 | 11.5 | 0.4 | 98.6 | 84.9 | 43.9 | 8.6
1986 ...| 98.2 | 78.9 | 32.7 | 3.8 | 96.1 | 61.0 | 11.3 | 0.3 | 98.8 | 87.8 | 48.7 | 9.6
1990 ...| 99.2 | 84.4 | 37.5 | 3.9 | 96.9 | 66.5 | 14.2 | 0.5 | 99.0 | 89.6 | 51.2 | 11.4
1992 ...| 99.2 | 85.5 | 39.4 | 4.3 | 97.9 | 71.1 | 15.0 | 0.3 | 99.3 | 90.5 | 55.4 | 12.8
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Black\4\ | | | | | | | | | | | |
1977 ...| 72.4 | 27.2 | 3.5 | 0.2 | 57.3 | 14.9 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 83.6 | 40.5 | 7.7 | 0.4
1982 ...| 82.1 | 38.9 | 3.9 | 0.1 | 68.6 | 17.1 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 79.7 | 35.0 | 6.5 | 0.2
1986 ...| 88.6 | 46.2 | 8.3 | 0.3 | 73.6 | 19.6 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 90.9 | 52.2 | 12.5 | 0.9
1990 ...| 88.0 | 46.4 | 8.5 | 0.1 | 77.6 | 24.3 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 88.3 | 51.4 | 15.7 | 1.5
1992 ...| 90.7 | 51.3 | 9.2 | 0.3 | 73.8 | 26.2 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 92.1 | 55.7 | 14.1 | 0.8
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Hispanic | | | | | | | | | | | |
1977 ...| 84.6 | 42.0 | 8.8 | 0.3 | 62.2 | 18.1 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 93.1 | 61.5 | 18.5 | 1.8
1982 ...| 85.1 | 40.2 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 75.5 | 24.1 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 86.9 | 48.0 | 11.1 | 1.4
1986 ...| 89.6 | 50.1 | 10.7 | 0.2 | 76.7 | 24.9 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 93.3 | 60.0 | 14.8 | 1.1
1990 ...| 93.6 | 56.3 | 11.6 | 0.4 | 80.2 | 30.0 | 3.3 | 0.1 | 91.9 | 59.9 | 21.1 | 2.1
1992 ...| 92.4 | 55.5 | 11.7 | 0.4 | 86.2 | 36.5 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 94.6 | 68.3 | 23.0 | 2.5
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\1\As measured by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).
\2\Virtually no students were able to integrate specialized scientific information. \3\Virtually all students knew everyday science facts. Data exclude persons not enrolled in school. \4\Excludes persons of Hispanic origin. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Assessment of Educational Progress, Trends in Academic Progress and NAEP 1992 Trends in Academic Progress, prepared by Educational Testing Service. (This table was prepared May 1994.)
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