Mathematics Course-Taking in Rural High Schools

Autor/inn/en	Anderson, Rick; Chang, Beng
Titel	Mathematics Course-Taking in Rural High Schools
Quelle	In: Journal of Research in Rural Education, 26 (2011) 1, (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1551-0670
Schlagwörter	High Schools; Course Selection (Students); Mathematics Achievement; High School Graduates; Credits; High School Students; Rural Schools; Mathematics Education; Geographic Location; Required Courses; Comparative Analysis; Advanced Placement; Metropolitan Areas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? High school; Oberschule; Course selection; Student; Students; Kurswahl; Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; High schools; Graduate; Graduates; Absolvent; Absolventin; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Mathematische Bildung; Pflichtkurs; Ballungsraum
Abstract	Using data from the 2005 NAEP High School Transcript Study, this paper examines the mathematics course-taking of rural high school students. Although several studies indicate rural high school students' mathematics achievement is comparable to that of students in non-rural high schools, the mathematics course-taking patterns of rural and non-rural high school graduates are not the same. The data suggest that, regardless of location, high school graduates typically earn more mathematics credits than that required for a standard diploma; however, graduates of rural high schools generally earn fewer mathematics credits than graduates from other locations. The data also suggest that, when compared to students from other locations, rural high school students tend to begin high school at a slightly lower level of mathematics and end their mathematics studies sooner, thus achieving an overall lower course-level of mathematics. Graduates from rural high schools also appear to have had substantially less access to AP mathematics courses. (Contains 6 tables and 1 footnote.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Penn State University College of Education, Center on Rural Education and Communities. 310B Rackley Building, University Park, PA 16802. Tel: 814-863-2031; Web site: http://www.jrre.psu.edu/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10