National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988: Eighth Graders' Reports of Courses Taken during the 1988 Academic Year by Selected Student Characteristics

摘要

The set of tables examines self-reports of coursework taken by a national probability sample of eighth graders in public and private schools in the United States. Statistics were obtained from the base year student survey of the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88). There are three basic sets of tables on self-reported course taking, covering three general groupings of courses. Within each set of tables, the first table shows reports of course taking across all schools. Subsequent tables show course taking separately for four different types of schools (public, Catholic, independent private, and other private schools). Within each table, reports of course taking are presented across all students and for a number of subgroups based upon student and school characteristics. Tables 1.1 to 1.5 contain self-reports of course taking in mathematics, science, and computer education. Tables 2.1 to 2.5 contain self-reports of course taking in English, foreign language, history, social studies, and religion. Tables 3.1 to 3.5 contain self-reports of course taking in a number of arts, vocational education, and personal development courses.