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Table 7 Percent correct statistics for the items of the topic area of “human health”
Item ID | Item type | Cognitive domain | Lable | ◯Item not covered in the national science curriculum ●Item covered in the national science curriculum | Topic area bullet (objective) | Percent correct: JPN(a) | Percent correct: intl. ave.(b) | (a)–(b) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S041182 | CR | Applying | One thing to avoid flu | ◯ | Objective 1 | 92.8 | 41.5 | 51.3 |
S041181 | CR | Applying | Influenza passing between people | ◯ | Objective 1 | 78.2 | 58.5 | 19.7 |
S051137 | MC | Applying | Why wash hands before eating | ◯ | Objective 1 | 89.7 | 73.2 | 16.5 |
S051024 | CR | Applying | Cover your mouth though not sick | ◯ | Objective 1 | 50.8 | 34.5 | 16.3 |
S031325 | CR | Applying | Manuel’s temperature rise | ◯ | Objective 1 | 47.2 | 38.9 | 8.3 |
S051173 | CR | Knowing | Calcium important for growth | ◯ | Objective 2 | 48.6 | 20.1 | 28.5 |
S031340 | MC | Knowing | Best source of calcium | ◯ | Objective 2 | 70.4 | 46.8 | 23.6 |
S041301 | CR | Applying | Importance of drinking water | ◯ | Objective 2 | 41.2 | 27.6 | 13.6 |
S041183 | CR | Applying | Maintaining good physical health | ◯ | Objective 2 | 22.3 | 17.4 | 4.9 |
S041032 | CR | Knowing | Staying in sun with no protection | ◯ | Objective 2 | 81.6 | 76.8 | 4.8 |
S041043 | CR | Knowing | How to protect teeth from decay | ◯ | Objective 2 | 62.4 | 59.7 | 2.7 |