About 22 percent of California's eighth-graders tested on a national science test passed, ranking the Golden State among the worst in the nation, according to figures released Thursday.
Scores from the 2012 National Assessment of Educational Progress, also known as the Nation's Report Card, show that too few students have the skills that could lead to careers in the field, educators said.
Nationally, 31 percent of eighth-graders tested scored proficient or advanced. Both the national and state scores improved slightly over scores from two years ago, the last time the test was administered.
The state ranked 47th, only above Mississippi, Alabama and the District of Columbia. But many local educators call into question the significance of the results, saying that the small sample size, and other factors can skew the results.
About 120,000 U.S. students were tested in the exams administered last school year, including about 14,000 in California out of the state's 470,000 eighth-graders. Scores were not broken down beyond the state level. In Orange County, fewer than 100 students typically take the test each year.
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Scores from the 2012 National Assessment of Educational Progress, also known as the Nation's Report Card, show that too few students have the skills that could lead to careers in the field, educators said.
Nationally, 31 percent of eighth-graders tested scored proficient or advanced. Both the national and state scores improved slightly over scores from two years ago, the last time the test was administered.
The state ranked 47th, only above Mississippi, Alabama and the District of Columbia. But many local educators call into question the significance of the results, saying that the small sample size, and other factors can skew the results.
About 120,000 U.S. students were tested in the exams administered last school year, including about 14,000 in California out of the state's 470,000 eighth-graders. Scores were not broken down beyond the state level. In Orange County, fewer than 100 students typically take the test each year.
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Calif. students rank 47{+t}{+h} in science | students, state, scores - News - The Orange County Register