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Burhan Ogut; Darrick Yee; Ruhan Circi; Nevin Dizdari – Grantee Submission, 2023
Research shows that the intensity of high school course-taking is related to postsecondary outcomes. However, there are various approaches to measuring the intensity of students' course-taking. This study presents new measures of coursework intensity that rely on differing levels of quantity and quality of coursework. We used these new indices to…
Descriptors: Course Selection (Students), High School Students, Difficulty Level, Age Differences
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Burhan Ogut; Darrick Yee; Ruhan Circi; Nevin Dizdari – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2023
Research shows that the intensity of high school course-taking is related to postsecondary outcomes. However, there are various approaches to measuring the intensity of students' course-taking. This study presents new measures of coursework intensity that rely on differing levels of quantity and quality of coursework. We used these new indices to…
Descriptors: Course Selection (Students), High School Students, Difficulty Level, Age Differences
Lambert, Matthew C.; Duppong Hurley, Kristin; January, Stacy-Ann; Huscroft D'Angelo, Jacqueline – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2022
Parental involvement in school is an undoubtedly important element of a student's educational experience and outcomes. Students with elevated emotional and behavioral risks (EBR) tend to experience poor educational outcomes, and research suggests varying levels of parental involvement across domains for these at-risk students. However, there is…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Achievement Gap, High School Students, At Risk Students
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Davenport, Ernest C., Jr.; Park, Kyungin; Davison, Mark L. – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2019
This study makes use of data from NCES's High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 to ascertain the relationship of number of mathematics courses and content of mathematics courses to mathematics achievement. As one contribution, the study replicates a process to quantify mathematics course content. Results of the study show that mathematics content…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Grade Prediction, Racial Differences, Ethnicity
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Saw, Guan K.; Agger, Charlotte A. – Educational Researcher, 2021
Using the nationally representative High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09), this study documents that rural and small-town students were significantly less likely to enroll in postsecondary STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) degree programs, compared with their suburban peers. This study also shows that schools…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Career Pathways, Rural Areas, Municipalities
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Saw, Guan – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2017
Given the policy goals of course graduation requirements (CGRs), this study first tests the hypothesis that CGRs promote academic excellence and equity by both improving student performance ("productivity hypothesis") and reducing the gap between student groups as defined by academic ability, race/ethnicity, and socioeconomic status…
Descriptors: Graduation Requirements, Secondary School Mathematics, Secondary School Science, High School Students