Critics say that the international tests of mathematics and science achievement have all suffered from what Dr. Hodgkinson called the "major problem."
In the CSIU16 region, Danville ranked 6th for science achievement.
"This is a basic science achievement - basic science with a lot of applications in engineering."
United States students will be first in the world in mathematics and science achievement.
Fifth-grade students rank eighth among 16 industrialized countries in science achievement.
Emphasizes reading, language arts, mathematics and science achievement as "core academic subjects."
It now had only four sub tests, including verbal ability, quantitative ability, science achievement, and understanding modern society.
Before this survey of science achievement, national evaluations rated only whether a student was at grade level or below.
Performance of students in project-based science classrooms on a national measure of science achievement.
The rising science achievement among fourth graders mirrored similar trends on nationwide reading and math tests released last fall.