How well prepared are our high school mathematics and science teachers?
An extremely high percentage of high school mathematics and science teachers lack adequate preparation in the content area they teach. Twenty-eight percent of U.S. public high school (grades 9-12) mathematics teachers were teaching out-of-field (without a major or minor) in 1993-94. In that same year, 55 percent of public high school physical science teachers (physics, chemistry, or geology) were teaching out-of-field. These percentages increase with poverty status of the schools, and for schools with high percentages of minority students.
Related Questions
- If a district adopts and purchases standards-based textbooks for high school mathematics (i.e., geometry, and beyond), will the high school mathematics teachers be eligible for SB 472 funding?
- Am I eligible if my research focuses generally on high school mathematics and science teachers rather than specifically on beginning teachers?
- What percentage of teachers in Oklahoma are certified to teach upper level or advanced high school mathematics?
