U.S. Department of Education: Promoting Educational Excellence for all Americans

A r c h i v e d  I n f o r m a t i o n

Research on Science Education

 
Text for slide is below.
previous arrow Previous Table of Contents Next next arrow

Slide 14

Out-of-field Teaching in Science

Speaker's notes explaining graph:

That is why we have to be concerned about the frequency of out-of-field teaching, as illustrated in this slide. 18% of high school students, and a whopping 42% of middle schools students in the U.S. are being taught physical science by teachers who hold neither a major nor certification in that field of study.

NCES, Condition of Education, 2003, Indicator 28, Out-of-field teaching in middle and high school grades