Why Does High School Coursework Matter? The Case for Increasing Exposure to Advanced Courses

Autor/inn/en	Ogut, Burhan; Circi, Ruhan; Yee, Darrick
Institution	American Institutes for Research (AIR)
Titel	Why Does High School Coursework Matter? The Case for Increasing Exposure to Advanced Courses
Quelle	(2021), (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
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Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Advanced Courses; High School Students; Outcomes of Education; Difficulty Level; Correlation; Educational Quality; Enrollment; Course Selection (Students); Prerequisites; Required Courses; Longitudinal Studies; Student Attitudes; Parent Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Mathematics Teachers; Science Teachers; Algebra; Administrator Attitudes; Counselor Attitudes; English; Language Arts; Mathematics Education; Science Education; College Attendance + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fortgeschrittenenunterricht; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Schwierigkeitsgrad; Korrelation; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Einschulung; Course selection; Kurswahl; Voraussetzung; Pflichtkurs; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Schülerverhalten; Elternverhalten; Lehrerverhalten; Mathematics; Teacher; Teachers; Mathematik; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Science; Science teacher; Wissenschaft; English language; Englisch; Sprachkultur; Mathematische Bildung; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; College; Colleges; Attendance; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Anwesenheit
Abstract	Increasing the rigor of courses taken in high school is a crucial part of education policy. However, existing knowledge about high school coursework is outdated. Using data from a recent nationally representative data set, this brief reports results that expand our knowledge base on the relationship between rigorous coursework and postsecondary outcomes. Findings show that (1) Timing of the course-taking matters; (2) Advanced coursework is important; (3) Students who take diverse courses are likely to have better postsecondary outcomes; and (4) Both the quality and quantity of the coursework matters. The results of this study have implications for students, parents, educators, policymakers, and researchers. Students and their parents who would like to increase students' chances of becoming successful after high school should ensure students do not fall behind in taking the specific courses outlined in this study and enroll in advanced courses after completing the prerequisites for those courses. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01