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4 March 2009
Where U.S. Students Stand in Science
Later this year, thousands of students around the world will take the PISA test. The Program for International Student Assessment test measures Math, and Science skills. Let’s hope the results of American students are an improvement over the last test in 2006. I have mentioned before in this space, just how serious the situation is. Take a look at the results from the 2006 test. The table is from Wikipedia. …
Dan Satterfield has worked as an on air meteorologist for 32 years in Oklahoma, Florida and Alabama. Forecasting weather is Dan's job, but all of Earth Science is his passion. This journal is where Dan writes about things he has too little time for on air. Dan blogs about peer-reviewed Earth science for Junior High level audiences and up.