Average science scale scores by amount of time students reported watching television/videos, grade 4 (public and nonpublic schools combined): 2000

NOTE: Results are based on administration procedures that did not permit accommodations.
SOURCE: National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2000 Science Assessment.

Major Finding

• Fourth-graders who reported watching television/videos 6 hours or more on a school day scored lower, on average, than fourth-graders who reported watching between 1 hour or less and 5 hours. The apparent difference between students who reported watching no television/videos and those who watched 6 hours or more was not statistically significant.

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Last updated 12 November 2001 (CLH)