Note to users. If you're seeing this message, it means that your browser cannot find this page's style/presentation instructions -- or possibly that you are using a browser that does not support current Web standards. Find out more about why this message is appearing, and what you can do to make your experience of our site the best it can be.

Science 24 July 1981:
Vol. 213. no. 4506, pp. 412 - 416
DOI: 10.1126/science.213.4506.412
Prev | Table of Contents | Next

Articles

Achievement Test Scores in Mathematics and Science

Lyle V. Jones 1

1 Alumni Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Director, L. L. Thurstone Psychometric Laboratory, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 27514

Average achievement test scores of the nation's youth in mathematics and science have declined rather steadily since the early 1960's, and this decline is more marked in the higher grades. The average test scores in mathematics and science of high school seniors who have intended to go to college and major in those fields, however, have been quite stable. These findings may have implications for educational policy.


THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN CITED BY OTHER ARTICLES:
A History of the National Assessment of Educational Progress and Some Questions About Its Future.
L. V. Jones (1996)
Educational Researcher 25, 15-22
   Abstract »    PDF »
Secular Increases in Reasoning and Mathematical Abilities in Britain,1972-84.
R. Lynn and S. Hampson (1989)
School Psychology International 10, 301-304
   Abstract »
Chapter 8: School Achievement Trends in Mathematics and Science, and What Can Be Done to Improve Them.
L. V. Jones (1988)
Review of Research in Education 15, 307-341
   PDF »


To Advertise     Find Products

Science. ISSN 0036-8075 (print), 1095-9203 (online)