Survey of the secondary physics education population 2000-2001

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School description School enrollment Increase/decrease # physics teachers years experience years phys experience % phys certified % w/ phys/engr degree # physics sections % schools offereing Phys concepts Math co-requisite Math pre-requisite sections increase/decrease over 3yrs % schools offereing Physics (limited Math) Math co-requisite Math pre-requisite sections increase/decrease over 3yrs % schools offereing Physics (Algebra/Trig.) Math co-requisite Math pre-requisite sections increase/decrease over 3yrs % schools offereing AP Physics B Math co-requisite Math pre-requisite sections increase/decrease over 3yrs % schools offereing AP Physics C (Calculus) Math co-requisite Math pre-requisite sections increase/decrease over 3yrs % schools offereing IB SL Math co-requisite Math pre-requisite sections increase/decrease over 3yrs % schools offereing IB HL Math co-requisite Math pre-requisite sections increase/decrease over 3yrs % schools offereing Astronomy (General) Math co-requisite Math pre-requisite sections increase/decrease over 3yrs % schools offereing Astronomy (Advanced Science) Math co-requisite Math pre-requisite sections increase/decrease over 3yrs % schools offereing GT Physics Math co-requisite Math pre-requisite sections increase/decrease over 3yrs % schools offereing Physics II # of physics students # of physics students (minus Conc. & lim. Math) %school in physics %school in physics(minus conc. & lim math)
All schools responding
Average 1141.13 73.22 1.56 14.90 9.65 80.30 59.60 4.89 19.69 21.26 90.55 19.69 18.90 3.94 1.57 7.87 3.15 1.57 0.79 95.56 65.02 7.68 5.72
Total 136935.00 6736.00 198.00 12040.00 8193.00
127 schools responding
Average 0.47 0.63 1.48 Average 2.46 1.31 1.33 Average 3.84 2.94 0.27 Average 4.43 3.79 0.19 Average 5.87 5.06 0.47 Average 3.50 3.75 0.67 Average 5.50 4.00 1.50 Average 0.00 0.86 1.25 Average 3.00 4.00 1.00 Average 5.50 4.50 0.00
Stdev 0.87 1.01 Stdev 1.13 0.62 Stdev 0.89 0.79 Stdev 1.45 1.18 Stdev 0.35 0.87 Stdev 0.71 1.50 Stdev 0.71 0.00 Stdev 0.00 0.90 Stdev #DIV/0! #DIV/0! Stdev 0.71 0.71
resp. 25.00 17.00 resp. 27.00 13.00 resp. 115.00 74.00 resp. 25.00 14.00 resp. 24.00 15.00 resp. 5.00 2.00 resp. 2.00 2.00 resp. 10.00 3.00 resp. 4.00 1.00 resp. 2.00 2.00
+/- 0.34 0.48 +/- 0.42 0.34 +/- 0.16 0.18 +/- 0.57 0.62 +/- 0.14 0.44 +/- 0.62 2.08 +/- 0.98 #NUM! +/- #NUM! 1.02 +/- #DIV/0! #DIV/0! +/- 0.98 0.98
special schools excepted
Average 1176.06 76.56 1.50 80.77 60.44 4.76 20.66 22.31 92.56 19.83 17.36 4.13 1.65 8.26 2.48 1.65 93.11 61.05 6.65 4.59
Total 134071.00 6661.00 182.00 11173.00 7326.00
121 schools
schools greater than or = 1100
Average 1692.00 120.13 2.00 13.35 8.37 78.81 61.02 7.66 32.76 32.76 98.28 27.59 31.03 5.17 1.72 8.62 1.72 3.45 0.00 156.48 99.29 8.77 5.53
Total 99845.00 5876.00 118.00 9076.00 5759.00
59 schools
schools betweein 500 and 1100
Average 735.00 118.51 1.07 16.74 10.22 80.43 60.87 2.19 9.52 14.29 90.48 9.52 2.38 4.76 2.38 7.14 0.00 0.00 0.00 36.14 26.63 4.62 3.43
Total 29413.00 596.00 46.00 1554.00 1145.00
43 schools
schools less than 500
Average 321.00 15.75 0.88 13.33 0.00 0.00 18.00 18.00 4.27 4.27
Total 4813.00 189.00 14.00 20.50 14.57 92.86 57.14 1.19 6.67 6.67 93.33 20.00 13.33 0.00 0.00 13.33 288.00 288.00
16 schools