| Title: | Assessing the Best: NAEP's 1996 Assessment of Twelfth-Graders Taking Advanced Science Courses |
| Description: | This report presents the results of a special study conducted in 1996 that focused on the science knowledge and skills of twelfth-grade students taking advanced courses in biology, chemistry, or physics during the 1995-1996 school year. It includes information on the science courses students reported taking and their overall performance on the assessment. In addition, the report presents selected questions from the study along with samples of students' responses and question-level results. This is the third in a series of special reports based on science data collected in 1996. The other two reports in the series are "Students Learning Science: A Report on Policies and Practices in U.S. Schools" and "Student Work and Teacher Practices in Science." |
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| Cover Date: | August 2001 |
| Web Release: | September 14, 2001 |
| Print Release: | October 22, 2001 |
| Publication #: | NCES 2001451 Order Your Free Copy Now From Ed Pubs General Ordering Information |
| Center/Program: | NCES |
| Authors: | C.Y. O'Sullivan and W.S. Grigg |
| Type of Product: | Statistical Analysis Report |
| Survey/Program Areas: |
High School Transcript Studies (HST) National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) |
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For questions about the content of this Statistical Analysis Report, please contact: Holly Spurlock. |
