STEM Education in Indiana

STEMEDUCATION science technology engineering mathematics * D O T in INDIANA The STEM subjects - science, technology, engineering, and math - have been educational priorities for the past decade, in response to global competition. Indiana scores slightly above the nation on the NAEP,* but the U.S. as a whole still struggles with these areas. SCIENCE TMATH 32% 34% of IN 8th graders scored of IN 8th graders scored proficient in math proficient in science How do we compare with the rest of the US? 29% 34% of U.S. 8th graders scored of U.S. 8th graders scored proficient in math proficient in science What about the world? In science, the United States ranks... And in math.. 1 China: Shanghai 2 Finland 3 Hong Kong 4 Singapore 5 Japan 6 Korea 7 New Zealand 8 Canada 9 Estonia 13 Liechtenstein 1 China: Shanghai 2 Singapore 3 Hong Kong 4 Korea 13 New Zealand 25 Poland 14 Germany 15 Switzerland 16 United Kingdom 14 Belgium 26 Sweden 27 Czech Republic 28 United Kingdom 29 Hungary 30 Luxembourg 15 Australia 16 Germany 17 Slovenia 5 Chinese Taipei 6 Finland 7 Liechtenstein 8 Switzerland 9 Japan 17 Estonia 18 Iceland 18 China: Macao 19 Poland 19 Denmark 20 Slovenia 21 Norway 31 United States 20 Ireland 21 Belgium 22 Hungary 23rd** 31st** 10 Australia 10 Canada 22 France 11 Netherlands 23 United States 11 Netherlands 23 Slovak Republic 12 Chinese Taipei 12 China: Macao 24 Austria While Indiana's rates are average in the United States, much improvement is necessary for our children to keep up with the achievement of children in the rest of the world. *National Assessment of Educational Progress **among Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development member nations Sources: Find out how Indiana is NAEP Data Explorer (2011). Available at: www.nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata focusing on science & math at STEMworks Indiana: Programme for International Student Assessment (2009). Available at: www.pisa.oecd.org www.stemworksindiana.org/ facebook.com/ indianayouth The Indiana Youth Institute promotes the healthy development of Indiana children and youth by serving the people, institutions, and communities that impact their well-being. The Indiana Youth Institute twitter.com/ indiana_youth www.iyi.org MAY 2012