RESULTS
I- The QCEA results:
Evidence of discrepancy in the achievement of students and general academic underachievement in science was initially documented by analyzing the performance of the students in the Qatar Comprehensive Educational Assessments (QCEA).
The school report card prepared and published by the SEC (http://www. education.gov.qa/SRC/0708/files/ PREPIND 3370708LR.pdf) summarizes the performance of the students in the QCEA. According to the report, there was a significant increase in the means of the students’ achievement in science. While for the academic year 2006/2007, it was 433; for the academic year 2007/2008, it became 483. Moreover, according to the report, the percentages of the students who enjoyed learning science in the school during the year 2006/2007 was 78%, while this percentage became 81% in the academic year 2007/2008.