ERIC Number: ED616589
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Dec
Pages: 43
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Examining the Relationship between STEM Coursetaking in High School and Grade 12 NAEP Mathematics Performance. AIR-NAEP Working Paper 2021-05
Yee, Darrick; Ogut, Burhan; Bohrnstedt, George; Broer, Markus; Circi, Ruhan
American Institutes for Research
This study linked ninth-grade student background data and school-reported high school transcript data from the national High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09) to student item responses on the 2013 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) mathematics assessment to examine the relationships between high school coursework and end-of-high school mathematics achievement. In a series of marginal maximum likelihood regression analyses, we find that STEM course GPAs, credits earned in AP/IB math and science courses, higher levels of math course content, and course-taking in chemistry and physics are all positively associated with NAEP math achievement. These relationships persist even when gender, race/ethnicity, early grade 9 mathematics achievement, and socioeconomic status are included as covariates. Cluster analysis of students with high estimated achievement suggest multiple paths to high mathematics achievement for students with both high- and low-socioeconomic status backgrounds.
Descriptors: Correlation, Grade 9, High School Students, Course Selection (Students), National Competency Tests, Longitudinal Studies, Socioeconomic Status, Chemistry, Physics, Grade Point Average, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Tests, Item Analysis, Test Items, Advanced Placement, Gender Differences, Race, Ethnicity
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Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 9; High Schools; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) (ED/IES)
Authoring Institution: American Institutes for Research (AIR); Education Statistics Services Institute Network (ESSIN)
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Assessment of Educational Progress
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: EDIES12D0002/0004