Mathematics Curriculum StudyGraduates in rigorous algebra I and geometry courses scored higher on NAEP.

• Algebra I Findings
• Geometry Findings

Graduates in rigorous algebra I courses performed better on NAEP than graduates in beginner algebra I courses.

• Graduates who took rigorous algebra I courses obtained higher NAEP algebra scores (146) than graduates who took beginner algebra I courses (137) (figure 7).

FIGURE 7. Average NAEP Mathematics score of graduates in algebra I, by course level: 2005

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*Significantly different (p > .05) from honors.
NOTE: Details may not sum to total because of rounding and the use of integrated mathematics textbooks in nonintegrated mathematics courses. "Two-year" algebra I is a course that is completed in two years.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education
Statistics, High School Transcript Study (HSTS), Mathematics Curriculum Study, 2005.

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Graduates in rigorous geometry courses also performed better on NAEP.

• Graduates who took rigorous geometry courses obtained higher NAEP geometry scores (159) than graduates who took beginner (148) or intermediate (152) courses (figure 8).

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*Significantly different (p > .05) from honors.
NOTE: Details may not sum to total because of rounding and the use of integrated mathematics textbooks in nonintegrated mathematics courses. "Two-year" algebra I is a course that is completed in two years.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, High School Transcript Study (HSTS), Mathematics Curriculum Study, 2005. 

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