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Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning, 2011
Students' academic success in science is widely seen by political and business leaders as key to the nation's economic rebirth and future competitiveness. President Obama has made clear his belief in the importance of scientific literacy by stating that "our nation's long-term economic prosperity depends on providing a world-class education…
Descriptors: National Competency Tests, Scientific Literacy, Grade 12, Science Education
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Chen, Li-Ling; Benton, Brian; Cicatelli, Erin; Yee, Linda – TechTrends: Linking Research & Practice to Improve Learning, 2004
National attention has been focused on the fact that math and science scores for students in the United States are among the lowest in the world. In DeSchryver's (1998) article, "Fifteen Years and Still a Nation at Risk," it was noted that American twelfth graders ranked nineteenth out of 21 industrialized nations in mathematics…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Program Implementation, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Technology