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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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Trend in credits earned, by core subject and gender: Various years,
1990-2005
  Credits earned by graduates
Gender 1990 1994 1998 2000 2005
Mathematics
Male 3.3 * (0.03)   3.4 * (0.02)   3.5 * (0.03)   3.6 * (0.03)   3.8   (0.02)
Female 3.2 *,** (0.03)   3.4 * (0.03)   3.5 *,** (0.03)   3.7 *,** (0.03)   3.8 ** (0.02)
Science
Male 2.8 * (0.03)   3.0 * (0.03)   3.1 * (0.03)   3.2 * (0.04)   3.3   (0.02)
Female 2.7 *,** (0.02)   3.1 * (0.03)   3.2 *,** (0.03)   3.3 *,** (0.04)   3.4 ** (0.02)
English
Male 4.1 * (0.03)   4.2   (0.04)   4.1 * (0.04)   4.2 * (0.04)   4.3   (0.02)
Female 4.2 *,** (0.03)   4.2 * (0.03)   4.2 *,** (0.04)   4.3 ** (0.04)   4.4 ** (0.02)
Social studies
Male 3.5 * (0.04)   3.6 * (0.04)   3.7 * (0.04)   3.8 * (0.03)   4.0   (0.03)
Female 3.5 *,** (0.04)   3.6 *,** (0.04)   3.8 *,** (0.04)   3.9 *,** (0.04)   4.2 ** (0.03)
*Significantly different from 2005.
**Significantly different from males.
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.