This report presents science achievement results for students in the two grades with the largest proportion of 13-year-olds the seventh and eighth grades in most countries across 42 countries. Special emphasis is placed on the eighth-grade results, including selected information about students' background and classroom practices in teaching science.
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The Science Achievement in the Middle School Years was released in November 1997 and written by Albert E. Beaton, Michael O. Martin, Ina V.S. Mullis, Eugenio J. Gonzalez, Teresa A. Smith, and Dana L. Kelly.