Effects of High School Course-Taking on Secondary and Postsecondary Success
- 1 April 2012
- journal article
- Published by American Educational Research Association (AERA) in American Educational Research Journal
- Vol. 49 (2), 285-322
- https://doi.org/10.3102/0002831211431952
Abstract
Using panel data from a census of public school students in the state of Florida, the authors examine the associations between students’ high school course-taking in various subjects and their 10th-grade test scores, high school graduation, entry into postsecondary institutions, and postsecondary performance. The authors use propensity score matching (based on 8th-grade test scores, other student characteristics, and school effects) within groups of students matched on the composition of the students’ course-taking in other subjects to estimate the differences in outcomes for students who take rigorous courses in a variety of subjects. The authors find substantial significant differences in outcomes for those who take rigorous courses, and these estimated effects are often larger for disadvantaged youth and students attending disadvantaged schools.Keywords
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