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Indicator 37. Science Scores and Home Activities

Science scores and home activities of 13-year-olds in selected countries: 1991

_________________________________________________________________________________                        |          |          |Percent of|Percent of| Percent of                        | Average  |Percent of|  students|students  |students with        Country         | percent  | students |with 2 or |who watch |  positive                        | correct  | who read |more hours| TV 5 or  |  attitudes                        |on science| for fun  | homework |more hours|   towards                        |  test    |every day |  daily   |  daily   |   science _______________________|__________|__________|__________|__________|_____________ Korea...................       78         11         38         10            27 Taiwan..................       76         17         44          7            51 Switzerland1/ ..........       74         49         21          7            59 Hungary.................       73         44         61         16            69 Soviet Union,2/ former .       71         48         52         19            66 Israel3/................       70         40         49         20            62 Slovenia................       70         43         27          5            78 Canada..................       69         36         26         15            62 France..................       69         39         55          4            55 Scotland................       68         37         15         23            66 Spain4/.................       68         34         62         11            78 United States...........       67         29         31         22            57 Ireland ................       63         40         66          9            57 Jordan..................       57         22         54         10            82 _________________________________________________________________________________
1/15 cantons.
2/Schools in 14 republics, where instruction is in Russian.
3/Schools where instruction is in Hebrew.
4/Except Cataluna, Spanish-speaking schools.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, International Assessment of Educational Progress, Learning Science, prepared by Educational Testing Service.

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