Thirteen-year-olds. More advanced mathematics courses were associated with higher scores on the 2004 long-term trend mathematics assessment. Students in algebra scored higher than those in pre-algebra, who in turn scored higher than those in regular mathematics classes.
Seventeen-year-olds. Students who had taken higher-level mathematics courses had higher average scores than those taking lower-level courses, from calculus down through pre-algebra.
Average mathematics scale scores for students ages 13 and 17, by type of mathematics course taken: 2004
View data with standard errors for age 13 and age 17.
‡ Reporting standards not met. Sample size is insufficient to permit a reliable estimate.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2004 Long-Term Trend Mathematics Assessment.
This graphic differs from others in that the scale scores have been placed on the horizontal axis rather than on the vertical axis. The categories of the contextual variable analyzed are on the vertical axis.
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