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Direct linkBurhan Ogut; Ruhan Circi – Grantee Submission, 2023
The purpose of this study was to explore high school course-taking sequences and their relationship to college enrollment. Specifically, we implemented sequence analysis to discover common course-taking trajectories in math, science, and English language arts using high school transcript data from a recent nationally representative survey. Through…
Descriptors: High School Students, Course Selection (Students), Correlation, College Attendance
Burhan Ogut; Darrick Yee; Ruhan Circi; Nevin Dizdari – Grantee Submission, 2023
Research shows that the intensity of high school course-taking is related to postsecondary outcomes. However, there are various approaches to measuring the intensity of students' course-taking. This study presents new measures of coursework intensity that rely on differing levels of quantity and quality of coursework. We used these new indices to…
Descriptors: Course Selection (Students), High School Students, Difficulty Level, Age Differences
Download full textOgut, Burhan; Circi, Ruhan; Yee, Darrick – American Institutes for Research, 2021
Increasing the rigor of courses taken in high school is a crucial part of education policy. However, existing knowledge about high school coursework is outdated. Using data from a recent nationally representative data set, this brief reports results that expand our knowledge base on the relationship between rigorous coursework and postsecondary…
Descriptors: Advanced Courses, High School Students, Outcomes of Education, Difficulty Level
Burhan Ogut; Ruhan Circi – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2023
The purpose of this study was to explore high school course-taking sequences and their relationship to college enrollment. Specifically, we implemented sequence analysis to discover common course-taking trajectories in math, science, and English language arts using high school transcript data from a recent nationally representative survey. Through…
Descriptors: High School Students, Course Selection (Students), Correlation, College Attendance
Burhan Ogut; Darrick Yee; Ruhan Circi; Nevin Dizdari – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2023
Research shows that the intensity of high school course-taking is related to postsecondary outcomes. However, there are various approaches to measuring the intensity of students' course-taking. This study presents new measures of coursework intensity that rely on differing levels of quantity and quality of coursework. We used these new indices to…
Descriptors: Course Selection (Students), High School Students, Difficulty Level, Age Differences
