From Algebra to Zoology: How Well Do Students Report Mathematics and Science Coursetaking?

Title:	From Algebra to Zoology: How Well Do Students Report Mathematics and Science Coursetaking?
Description:	This study measures the validity of the mathematics and science coursetaking information reported by high school students by comparing it to information obtained from the NAEP High School Transcript Study (HSTS). The HSTS is an administrative data collection of transcripts belonging to high school graduates who took the NAEP twelfth-grade mathematics and science assessments. The HSTS provides NAEP with an opportunity to compare the official coursework recorded on students� high school transcripts to their self-reported high school coursetaking and identify any differences. Such differences are important to consider when exploring the relationship between student reported coursetaking and other measures of student educational performance, such as NAEP twelfth-grade assessment scores.
Online Availability:	Download, view and print the report as a pdf file. (2MB)
Cover Date:	April 2020
Web Release:	April 24, 2020
Print Release:	April 24, 2020
Publication #:	NCES 2020037 General Ordering Information
Center/Program:	NCES
Authors:	NCES
Type of Product:	Statistical Analysis Report
Survey/Program Areas:	National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
Keywords:	Coursetaking/Transcripts • mathematics and science High School Mathematics • mathematics coursework NAEP Science
Questions:	For questions about the content of this Statistical Analysis Report, please contact: Linda Hamilton.