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Credits Earned
Curriculum Levels
Gender
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 Male graduates completing rigorous, midlevel, or standard curricula earned higher average 2009 NAEP science scores than females completing the same curriculum.

NAEP science scores, by curriculum level and gender: 2009
Average NAEP science scores, by curriculum level and gender: 2009
Curriculum level and gender HSTS 2009
Average NAEP science score Standard error
Below standard
Male 143   (2.1)
Female 139   (2.4)
Standard
Male 147   (2.2)
Female 136 * (1.9)
Midlevel
Male 156   (1.7)
Female 151 * (1.1)
Rigorous
Male 186   (1.6)
Female 177 * (2.2)
 

* Significantly different (p<.05) from males.

NOTE: No data for 2005 is included because the science Framework was revised in 2009 and the results cannot be compared to those from previous assessments.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, High School Transcript Study (HSTS), 2009; National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2009 Science Assessment.

Read more information on science achievement levels and how each student group is defined.