Students in the United States, as a whole, perform more poorly in measurement than in any other area, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress. Stated plainly, measurement is “the domain of least relative competence for U.S. students” (Barrett 2012). Since careers in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine) industries rely on metric measurement, our students enter the workforce ill-equipped to succeed in these fields.
Metrication in Education