Identification of Curriculum and Other Factors Associated with Student Achievement in Science

研究人员寻求支持，以继续分析一个项目，该项目将第三次国际数学和科学研究（TIMSS）的信息与美国青年纵向研究（LSAY）合并。 LSAY是一项纵向研究，集中于公立高中学生的全国样本的高中学习数学和科学的经验。 该提案将通过分析学生在高中期间使用的教科书内容，集中关注科学学习。 这些教科书是根据一个框架确定和编码的，该框架允许将接触课程与学生教育经历中的其他因素相关联。 该项目的目的是确定和建模与美国学生在科学方面的成就相关的主要因素。

The investigators seek support to continue analysis of a project that has merged information from the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) with the Longitudinal Study of American Youth (LSAY). The LSAY is a longitudinal study that concentrates on the high school experience for learning mathematics and science of a national sample of students from public high schools. This proposal would concentrate on the learning of science by analyzing the content of textbooks used by the students during their high school years. These textbooks have been identified and coded according to a framework that permits correlation of exposure to curriculum with other factors in the student's educational experiences. The purpose of this project is to identify and model the primary factors associated with U.S. student achievement in science.