Graduates earning more science credits earned higher average NAEP science scores in 2009.
Average NAEP science scores, by science credits earned: 2009
| Average NAEP science score |
Standard error |
|---|
| 2.5 credits or less |
132 |
* |
(1.6) |
|---|
| 2.6 to 3.0 credits |
143 |
* |
(1.2) |
|---|
| 3.1 to 4.0 credits |
160 |
* |
(1.0) |
|---|
| More than 4.0 credits |
176 |
|
(2.4) |
|---|
* Significantly different (p<.05) from next highest science credit category.
NOTE: No data for 2005 is included because the science Framework was revised in 2009 and the results cannot be compared to those from previous assessments.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, High School Transcript Study (HSTS), 2009; National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2009 Science Assessment.