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Percentage of Career-Oriented Students at Experienced Sites Completing the

HSTW-Recommended Academic Curriculum

64

3933

18

62

45

34

85

Mathematics Science English All ThreeAreas

2000

1996

Schools that were members of the network throughout this period.

Archived Information

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Percentage of Students Who Met HSTW

Performance Goals at Experienced Sites*

Reading Mathematics Science

1996 43% 44% 39%

2000 51 61 55

*Schools that were members of the network throughout this period.

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High- and Low-implementation Sites Have Comparative Students

High Sites Low Sites

African-American 20% 21%

White 66 65

Other minorities 14 14

Parents completed some college

70 68

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Comparison of High- and Low-implementation Sites by Percentage of Students Having Selected Curriculum

Experiences

High

Sites

Low

Sites

Completed recommended English 55% 32

Completed recommended math 88 70

Completed recommended science 71 58

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Students Meeting the HSTW Performance Goals

High- Implementation

Sites

Low-Implementation

Sites

Goal

Reading 66% 48% 85%

Math 68 51 85

Science 57 42 85

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Percentage of Students Receiving Extra Help at High- and Low-implementation Sites

Source: Special analysis of 2002 Assessment top 50 and bottom 50 sites in implementing the HSTW design.

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What do students think about extra help at their school?

High Low

Received help needed for English class each week or more often

28% 23%

Extra help often helped me earn better grades

45% 33%

Source: Special analysis of 2002 Assessment top 50 and bottom 50 sites in implementing the HSTW design.

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Students’ Experiences in Career/Technical Classes

High Low

Used math for CT assignments 27% 20%

Read technical books for CT assignments

32 23

Read and understood CT articles

59 44

Used computer skills 68 53

Had challenging CT assignments

62 48

All differences are statistically significant at the .01 level.

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Mean Increases for 14 Schools That Improved First-Time Passing Rates on Graduation Test

and Their Completion Rates

10%

15%

3% 4%

Passed HS Grad. Test 1st Try HS Completion Rate

Mean Increase Between 1999 and 2002

14 Schools StateNote: 14 high schools in Georgia were on two lists of schools: the top 50 high schools increasing the percent of students passing the graduation test on their first try; and the top 50 high schools having an increase in their graduation rate.

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What do students plan to do after high school?

Working full-time or part-time 21%

Apprenticeship 3

Military 5

Homemaker 1

Trade school or community college 26

4-year college 41

No plans 3

Source: 42,000 career/technical senior participating in the 2002 HSTW Assessment

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Postsecondary Remediation Rate by High School English Curriculum Taken

Had to take remedial postsec.

Courses

Completed 4 CP English courses 44%

Completed weekly writing assignments

19%

Scored at Proficient or Advanced level in reading (NAEP-referenced exam)

28%

Source: 2002 Assessment at all network sites

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Postsecondary Remediation Rate by High School Mathematics Courses

Had to take remedial postsec. Courses

Completed 4 CP mathematics courses

20%

Took mathematics the senior year

27

Did not take mathematics the senior year

34

Source: 2002 Assessment at all network sites