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. 2019 Fall;18(3):ar31. doi: 10.1187/cbe.18-12-0238

TABLE 3.

Percent correct on the TOSLS for each of the 28 questions, nine skills, and two categoriesa

Percent correct
Categoryb Skill Question Question Skill Category
1 1 1 79 73 65
1 1 8 64
1 1 11 76 57
1 2 10 41
1 2 12 50
1 2 17 50
1 2 22 79
1 2 26 67
1 3 5 85 80
1 3 9 70
1 3 27 84
1 4 4 62 53
1 4 13 68
1 4 14 29
2 5 15 47 47 64
2 6 2 63 67
2 6 6 74
2 6 7 73
2 6 18 58
2 7 16 73 73
2 7 20 58
2 7 23 87
2 8 3 59 57
2 8 19 59
2 8 24 54
2 9 21 68 66
2 9 25 73
2 9 28 57

aThis table provides results for 795 students across eight science classes.

bSee Introduction for explanations of the categories of scientific literacy skills.