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RESULTS FROM THE 2005 HIGH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPT STUDY

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RESULTS SUMMARY COURSES TAKEN GPA NAEP SCORES STUDENT GROUPS RESOURCES UNDERSTANDING HSTS DOWNLOADS AND TOOLS ABOUT NAEP OTHER REPORT CARDS FOR THE MEDIA FOR RESEARCHERS rule
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Percentage of graduates by highest level science course completed:
Various years, 1990-2005
Course 1990 1994 1998 2000 2005
General/
   earth science
5
 
(0.8)
3
*
(0.3)
4
 
(0.6)
4
 
(0.6)
4
 
(0.3)
Biology 39 * (1.1) 35 * (1.0) 28 * (1.2) 25 * (1.2) 21   (0.7)
Chemistry 27 * (0.9) 31   (0.8) 29 (1.3) 30 (1.1) 32   (0.8)
Physics 18 * (0.8) 21 * (0.9) 24   (1.3) 25   (1.1) 25   (0.9)
Advanced science 10 * (0.9) 11 * (0.7) 14 * (1.1) 16 * (1.2) 19   (0.7)
*Significantly different from 2005.
NOTE: Standard errors of the estimates appear in parentheses.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, High School Transcript Study (HSTS), various years, 1990-2005.
National Assessment of Educational Progress, National Assessment Governing Board
National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences
U.S. Department of Education

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, High School Transcript Study (HSTS), various years, 1990-2005.