Math Scores Improve, But Children Retain Engineering Misconceptions

摘要

As U.S. students math scores are increasing, more than 85% of youth ages 8-17 say they aren't interested in engineering as a future career and their parents aren't encouraging it either.rnIn the Trends in International Mathematics and Science (TIMSS) report released last month, fourth grade students in the U.S. improved 11 points in math between 2003 and 2007 and eighth graders jumped 16 points since 1995, says Fabricators & Manufacturers Association International. They now rank at least in the top one-third compared to other countries. TIMMS is an international comparison that measures the mathematics and science knowledge and skills of fourth-and eighth graders.