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Health and STEM Career Expectations and Science Literacy Achievement of U.S. 15-Year-Old Students

NCES
Author(s):
Marissa Hall, AIR Amy Rathbun, AIR
Publication date:
June 2020
Survey areas:
IAP - International Activities Program
PISA - Program for International Student Assessment
Publication number:
NCES 2020034

Summary

This report uses U.S. data from the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), a nationally representative study of 15-year-old students. This brief details the percentage, and reports the average score, of students who foresee either a career in health fields or in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields. The report analyzes career expectations and science achievement by gender, race/ethnicity, immigration status, and a measure of socioeconomic status.

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