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Table 8 Percent correct statistics for the items of the topic area of “ecosystem”
Item ID | Item type | Cognitive domain | Lable | 〇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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S051010 | CR | Reasoning | Middle tree did not grow as well | ◯ | Objective 1 | 79.6 | 45.8 | 33.8 |
S041178 | MC | Knowing | What plants use energy for | ◯ | Objective 1 | 84.9 | 51.4 | 33.5 |
S051194 | CR | Reasoning | Test design for plant seedlings | ◯ | Objective 1 | 44.6 | 21.0 | 23.6 |
S041177 | CR | Applying | Living things make their own food | ◯ | Objective 1 | 11.2 | 13.5 | −2.3 |
S051186 | CR | Applying | Write in names in food chain | ◯ | Objective 2 | 90.2 | 63.9 | 26.3 |
S041180 | MC | Applying | Correct predator–prey relationship | ◯ | Objective 2 | 77.4 | 57.0 | 20.4 |
S051026Z | CR | Reasoning | T/F about predator/prey- DERIVED | ◯ | Objective 2 | 51.6 | 31.6 | 20.0 |
S051007 | CR | Applying | Importance of spiders | ● | Objective 2 | 63.1 | 51.1 | 12.0 |
S031356 | MC | Knowing | Which animal is a predator | ◯ | Objective 2 | 82.7 | 87.6 | −4.9 |
S041037 | CR | Reasoning | Pos. or neg. effect of activity | ◯ | Objective 3 | 55.5 | 38.1 | 17.4 |
S051168 | CR | Applying | Why plastic objects dangerous | ◯ | Objective 3 | 62.3 | 49.2 | 13.1 |
S041039 | CR | Reasoning | Better way to travel around town | ◯ | Objective 3 | 45.0 | 48.2 | −3.2 |
S031390Z | CR | Applying | Animal extinction- DERIVED | ◯ | Objective 3 | 15.6 | 27.9 | −12.3 |
S051035 | MC | Applying | Decrease air pollution in a city | ◯ | Objective 3 | 13.8 | 34.1 | −20.3 |