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2000 High School Transcript Study Tabulations Report
Table 20-J.Correlation of NAEP mathematics and science scores of high school graduates with number of course credits earned, by subject field and selected school and student demographic characteristics: 2000 (Specific Labor Market Preparation)
| Characteristic | Mathematics | Science | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pearson rho | s.e. | N | Pearson rho | s.e. | N | |
| Specific Labor Market Preparation | -.22 | 0.031 | 6,031 | -.22 | 0.023 | 7,392 |
| Student gender | ||||||
| Male | -.20 | 0.040 | 2,809 | -.18 | 0.031 | 3,402 |
| Female | -.27 | 0.031 | 3,201 | -.30 | 0.026 | 3,988 |
| Student race/ethnicity1 | ||||||
| White | -.26 | 0.034 | 3,570 | -.26 | 0.024 | 4,326 |
| Black | -.12 | 0.038 | 1,003 | -.21 | 0.036 | 1,253 |
| Hispanic | -.07 | 0.051 | 995 | -.07 | 0.063 | 1,212 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | -.12 | 0.086 | 312 | -.16 | 0.075 | 398 |
| American Indian | -.39 | 0.177 | 50 | # | † | 72 |
| Other | -.17 | 0.805 | 6 | .03 | 0.359 | 6 |
| Student program | ||||||
| Academic | -.18 | 0.030 | 4,296 | -.19 | 0.021 | 5,212 |
| Vocational | .10 | 0.110 | 139 | .08 | 0.074 | 174 |
| Both | -.13 | 0.056 | 1,321 | -.07 | 0.035 | 1,707 |
| Neither | -.05 | 0.086 | 275 | -.21 | 0.099 | 299 |
| Community type | ||||||
| Urban | -.21 | 0.040 | 1,736 | -.21 | 0.056 | 2,105 |
| Suburban | -.23 | 0.044 | 2,868 | -.22 | 0.031 | 3,364 |
| Rural | -.22 | 0.031 | 1,427 | -.23 | 0.028 | 1,923 |
| School type | ||||||
| Public | -.20 | 0.030 | 5,538 | -.20 | 0.024 | 6,936 |
| Nonpublic | -.25 | 0.082 | 493 | -.27 | 0.062 | 456 |
| Region of the country2 | ||||||
| Northeast | -.37 | 0.045 | 919 | -.37 | 0.038 | 1,098 |
| South | -.22 | 0.033 | 2,883 | -.25 | 0.030 | 3,577 |
| Midwest | -.23 | 0.068 | 1,012 | -.18 | 0.027 | 1,250 |
| West | -.12 | 0.071 | 1,217 | -.12 | 0.096 | 1,467 |
† Not applicable.
# Rounds to zero.
1 American Indian includes Alaska Native, Black includes African American, Pacific Islander includes Native Hawaiian, and Hispanic includes Latino. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin unless specified.
2 "Region of the country" refers to the Census-defined regions. For more information about Census-defined regions, see the U.S. Census Bureau online publication "Census Regions and Divisions of the United States" (http://www.census.gov/geo/www/us_regdiv.pdf [1.1M PDF]).
NOTE: Sample size counts for student gender and student race/ethnicity do not sum to totals because the "Not Reported" categories were not included in the table.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, High School Transcript Study (HSTS), 2000.
Last updated 21 May 2007 (MH)
