“How-to” Analysis Resources: A Review of High School Mathematics Coursetaking Pathways Among Students Who Completed Algebra I in Grade 7

August 2021

REL Appalachia developed “how-to” analysis resources that include a memo and a graph template to support Virginia school division leaders and mathematics content experts with using data to inform and improve decisions about policy and practice related to mathematics coursetaking pathways. The “How-to” analysis memo shows educators how to create an analytic dataset and conduct descriptive analyses to review high school mathematics coursetaking pathways among students who completed Algebra I in grade 7 in Virginia. The accompanying “How-to” analysis graph template allows users to create analytic datasets and tables referenced in the “How-to” memo. Dive into the resources below to learn more about descriptive analyses to review high school mathematics coursetaking pathways among students who completed Algebra I in grade 7 in Virginia.

Resources

• “How-to” Analysis Memo: A Review of High School Mathematics Coursetaking Pathways Among Students Who Completed Algebra I in Grade 7
• “How-to” Analysis Accompanying Graph Template

• Descriptive Study: Algebra I and College Preparatory Diploma Outcomes among Virginia Students Who Completed Algebra I in Grades 7-9
• Infographic: Examining educational inequities: How do Algebra I and high school outcomes differ for students who complete Algebra I in grades 7, 8, or 9?