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.