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RESULTS FROM THE 2005 HIGH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPT STUDY

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RESULTS SUMMARY COURSES TAKEN CREDITS EARNED CURRICULUM GPA NAEP SCORES STUDENT GROUPS RESOURCES UNDERSTANDING HSTS DOWNLOADS AND TOOLS ABOUT NAEP OTHER REPORT CARDS FOR THE MEDIA FOR RESEARCHERS rule
TOTAL CREDITS
COURSE TYPES
CORE SUBJECTS
OTHER ACADEMIC SUBJECTS

Graduates Consistently Earn More Credits in English Than Other Core Subjects

Among the four core course fields, graduates consistently earned the most credits in English followed by social studies, mathematics, and science. In comparison with their 1990 counterparts, the 2005 high school graduates earned more credits in each core course field.

 
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Trend in credits earned, by core subject

Average course credits earned by all graduates in each core course field: 1990, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2005

*Significantly different from 2005.
NOTE:  View data with standard errors for all graduates.

Learn more about the HSTS reporting groups.
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.