Exploring Epistemological Trends in Students’ Understanding of Science from the Perspective of Large-Scale Studies

Table 3

Mean of percentage of correctness on two PISA items (114 Q3 and 114 Q4) in three countries and OECD during 2000–2006.

Item	Year	OECD	Den	Swe	Fin
	2000	57.30	55.20	61.60	61.80
114 Q03	2003	54.02	57.34	61.59	64.44
	2006	53.94	55.78	54.83	66.63
Diff		−3.36 *	—	−6.77 *	+4.83*
	2000	39.50	37.70	40.50	49.10
114 Q04	2003	35.99	33.98	40.13	44.53
	2006	34.47	34.62	29.91	47.64
Diff		−5.03 *	—	−10.59 *	—