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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
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