Gender Differences in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Interest, Credits Earned, and NAEP Performance in the 12th Grade

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Title:	Gender Differences in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Interest, Credits Earned, and NAEP Performance in the 12th Grade
Description:	This Statistics in Brief describes high school graduates’ attitudes toward STEM courses (specifically, mathematics and science), credits earned in STEM fields, and performance on the NAEP mathematics and science assessments in 2009.
Online Availability:	Download, view and print the report as a pdf file. (860KB)
Cover Date:	February 2015
Web Release:	February 12, 2015
Publication #:	NCES 2015075
Center/Program:	NCES
Authors:	Brittany C. Cunningham American Institutes for Research Kathleen Mulvaney Hoyer and Dinah Sparks Activate Research, Inc.
Type of Product:	Statistics in Brief
Survey/Program Areas:	National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
Keywords:	Coursetaking/Transcripts • course credit Gender High School Graduates NAEP Performance STEM (Science, Engineering, Technology, Mathematics)
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