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Contents

Acknowledgements

A Introduction

B Science knowledge and understanding
B.1 Assessing and reporting Science knowledge and understanding
B.2 National Science knowledge and understanding achievement estimates
B.3 National Science knowledge and understanding achievement estimates, by gender
B.4 National Science knowledge and understanding achievement estimates, by deprivation category
B.5 Teachers' judgements
B.6 Detailed results for Science knowledge and understanding

C Science literacy results
C.1 Assessing and reporting Science literacy
C.2 National Science literacy achievement estimates
C.3 National Science literacy achievement estimates, by gender
C.4 National Science literacy achievement estimates, by deprivation
C.5 Science literacy discussions
C.6 Science literacy - scientific awareness enquiry
C.7 Science investigation
C.8 Detailed results for Science literacy

D Core skills assessment
D.1 Assessing and reporting core skills
D.2 Teachers' judgements
D.3 Teachers' judgements, comparisons over time
D.4 Practical core skills
D.5 Working with others
D.6 Problem solving
D.7 Using ICT
D.8 Detailed results for teachers' judgements
D.9 Practical assessment of core skills - tables

E Pupil questionnaires
E.1 The questionnaire and the respondents
E.2 Self-assessments in Science
E.3 Confidence in Science
E.4 The perceived importance of Science
E5 Interest, enjoyment and motivation to learn
E.6 Topics studied in school Science
E.7 Science in the news
E.8 Learning activities in Science lessons
E.9 Focus, structure and support in Science lessons
E.10 Out-of-class activities
E.11 Detailed results for pupil questionnaires

F Teacher questionnaire
F.1 The questionnaire and the respondents
F.2 Science teaching responsibilities
F.3 Confidence in teaching Science
F.4 Professional development
F.5 Teaching and preparation time
F.6 Lesson activities
F.7 Resource use
F.8 Pupil assessment and personal learning planning
F.9 Pupils' lesson attendance, learning motivation and behaviour
F.10 Detailed results for teacher questionnaire

Annex I Survey design and methodology
I.1 Introduction
I.2 The sample design
I.2.1 Sampling across authorities and in the independent sector
I.2.2 Sampling for Gaelic medium reporting
I.2.3 Summary of sampling strategy
I.3 Science knowledge & understanding and Science literacy assessments
I.4 Sampling strategy for practical assessments
I.5 Sampling strategy for writing assessments
I.6 Participation rates
I.7 Data weighting procedures
I.8 Estimating standard errors through the jackknife procedure
I.9 Statistical significance

Annex II Assessment materials and procedures
II.1 Science knowledge and understanding
II.2 Science literacy assessment
II.3 Writing
II.4 Practical assessment
II.4.a Science investigation skills
II.4.b Science literacy
II.4.c Group discussion (working with others/problem solving)
II.4.d ICT

Annex III Pupil and teacher questionnaires
III.1 The pupil questionnaires
III.2 The teacher questionnaire

Annex IV Local authority achievement results

Annex V Gaelic-medium Science Survey (English)

Annex VI Sgrùdadh Saidheans tro Mheadhan na Gàidhlig

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