FCAT Science

Florida Depart­ment of Edu­ca­tion has released the 2011 FCAT and FCAT 2.0 results for read­ing, math­e­mat­ics, and sci­ence. The results vary widely amongst the school dis­tricts in all areas. In review­ing the FCAT sci­ence scores many of the schools that improved in sci­ence scores attribute the gain to the imple­men­ta­tion of sci­ence, tech­nol­ogy, engi­neer­ing, and math (STEM) cur­ricu­lum. STEM prac­tices and con­tent are based on problem-based inves­ti­ga­tions, which neces­si­tates a team approach to solv­ing a prob­lem. This type of learn­ing envi­ron­ment pro­motes the devel­op­ment and strength­en­ing of crit­i­cal think­ing and problem-solving skills in stu­dents. I encour­age all school dis­tricts and schools that have not yet jumped on the STEM train to hop on now. Check out the 2011 FCAT and FCAT 2.0 results for read­ing, math­e­mat­ics, and sci­ence at the Florida Depart­ment of Edu­ca­tion site here.