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RESULTS FROM THE 2005 HIGH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPT STUDY

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RESULTS SUMMARY COURSES TAKEN GPA NAEP SCORES STUDENT GROUPS ALL GRADUATES GENDER RACE/ETHNICITY PARENTAL EDUCATION RESOURCES UNDERSTANDING HSTS DOWNLOADS AND TOOLS ABOUT NAEP OTHER REPORT CARDS FOR THE MEDIA FOR RESEARCHERS rule
CREDITS EARNED
CURRICULUM
GPA
NAEP MATH
NAEP SCIENCE

Males Earn Higher NAEP Science Scores than Female Graduates with Comparable High School Records

Credits Earned
Among graduates who completed the same number of credits in science, male graduates had higher average scores than their female counterparts in 2005.

 
CREDITS
EARNED
GPA
CURRICULUM
LEVEL
HIGHEST
SCIENCE

NAEP science scores, by science credits earned and gender

Average scale scores in science by science credits earned and gender: 2005

*Significantly different from male.
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.