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Bayer Facts of Science Education Survey
Bayer Facts Of Science Eduction VIII
U.S. College Students Look Ahead Post September 11
Preparation in Math and Science
Question 15
Much of America's homeland security involves sophisticated, high-technology. Do you think that your generation has the preparation it will need in math and science to succeed in these industries?
Question 16
Looking back, do you wish you had a stronger preparation in math and science before you entered college?
Question 17
Do you feel the next generation will need a stronger pre-college math and science education than you received?
A large majority (83%) of college students feel their generation has the preparation it will need in math and science to succeed in industries that will involve sophisticated, high-technology. Sixteen percent do not.
Asked if they wished they had a stronger preparation in math and science before they entered college, two in every five (40%) students said "yes" and three in five (60%) said "no." More than half (52%) of students from less competitive colleges felt they could have used a better preparation in math and science. This compares to one-third (33%) of the students enrolled in highly competitive colleges.
While a majority of today's students feel their generation has the preparation it needs to succeed, seven in ten (72%) believe the next generation will need a stronger pre-college math and science education than they, themselves, received.
FEEL THEIR GENERATION IS PREPARED IN MATH AND SCIENCE (n=1000)
WISHED FOR STRONGER MATH AND SCIENCE PREPARATION BEFORE ENTERING COLLEGE (n=1000)
NEXT GENERATION WILL NEED STRONGER PRE-COLLEGE MATH/SCIENCE PREPARATION THAN THEY, THEMSELVES RECEIVED (n=1000)
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