America's High School Graduates: Results of the 2009 NAEP High School Transcript Study

摘要

The High School Transcript Study (HSTS) collects and analyzes transcripts from a representative sample of Americafs public and private high school graduates. The study is designed to inform the public about the types of courses that graduates take during high school, how many credits they earn, and their grade point averages (GPAs). The HSTS also explores the relationship between course. taking patterns and student achievement, as.measured by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). High school transcript studies have been conducted periodically for nearly two decades, permitting the reporting of trends in coursetaking and GPA as well as providing information about recent high school graduates. In addition to.collecting transcripts, the HSTS collects student information such as gender, graduation status, and race/ethnicity and information about the schools studied.