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RESULTS FROM THE 2005 HIGH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPT STUDY

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CREDITS EARNED
GPA
CURRICULUM LEVEL
HIGHEST SCIENCE

Graduates Completing Higher Level Science Courses Score Higher On NAEP Science

With each additional science course level completed, the graduates' average NAEP science score increased. Graduates who completed advanced science courses scored 58 points higher than graduates whose highest level of science was general/earth science and 44 points higher than graduates whose highest level of science was biology.

 
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NAEP science scores, by highest level science course completed

Average scale scores in science by highest level science taken: 2005

*Significantly different from next highest level course completed.
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.