Identifying Changes in High School Coursework and Its Relationship to NAEP Achievement

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Abstract

High school coursetaking intensity is linked to student outcomes such as academic tests, college enrollment, and selective college enrollment. However, there is no consensus on the best method to measure coursework rigor. Coursetaking involves quantity (number of credits) and quality (level of advancement). Previous research used the National High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09) was used to examine high school coursework and postsecondary enrollment. The current study uses two measures of coursetaking intensity, different in weight given to rigor versus quantity, to examine the relationship between high school coursetaking and NAEP achievement using 2019 NAEP High School Transcript Study (HSTS).

Authors

• Burhan Ogut, American Institutes for Research

• David Bamat, American Institutes for Research