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High School Curriculum Structure: Effects on Coursetaking and Achievement in Mathematics for High School Graduates

NCES
Author(s):
Valerie E. Lee, David T. Burkam, Todd Chow-Hoy, Becky A. Smerdon, and Douglas Goverdt -- University of Michigan
Publication date:
May 1999
Survey areas:
NELS:88 - National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988
HST - High School Transcript Studies
Publication number:
NCES 9809

Summary

The study described in this report focuses on an important feature of secondary schools: the mathematics curriculum. The study investigates how the structure of the high school curriculum influences the courses students take, how students' academic and social background characteristics are mapped onto their course choices, and ultimately how secondary school curriculum structure influences student achievement.

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Academic Achievement, K-12 Education

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