Male graduates completing rigorous, midlevel, or standard curricula earned higher average 2009 NAEP science scores than females completing the same curriculum.
Average NAEP science scores, by curriculum level and gender: 2009
| Average NAEP science score |
Standard error |
|---|
| Male |
143 |
|
(2.1) |
|---|
| Female |
139 |
|
(2.4) |
|---|
| Male |
147 |
|
(2.2) |
|---|
| Female |
136 |
* |
(1.9) |
|---|
| Male |
156 |
|
(1.7) |
|---|
| Female |
151 |
* |
(1.1) |
|---|
| Male |
186 |
|
(1.6) |
|---|
| Female |
177 |
* |
(2.2) |
|---|
* Significantly different (p<.05) from males.
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.