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RESULTS FROM THE 2005 HIGH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPT STUDY

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RESULTS SUMMARY COURSES TAKEN GPA NAEP SCORES MATHEMATICS SCIENCE STUDENT GROUPS RESOURCES UNDERSTANDING HSTS DOWNLOADS AND TOOLS ABOUT NAEP OTHER REPORT CARDS FOR THE MEDIA FOR RESEARCHERS rule
 CREDITS EARNED
 GPA
 CURRICULUM LEVEL
 HIGHEST SCIENCE

Graduates Completing Higher Level Science Courses Score Higher On NAEP Science

Gender
Male graduates whose highest level science course was biology or above had higher NAEP science scores than female graduates at the same course levels.

 

NAEP science scores, by highest level science course completed and gender

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

*Significantly different from males.
NOTE:  View data with standard errors for gender.

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.