Grades, coursework, and student characteristics in High School economics

The authors use U.S. public and private high school transcripts to analyze grade distribution patterns in economics courses across student and school characteristics, and compare these grades to those earned in other selected high school courses. Results are reported for the 53 percent of 2009 high...

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Published in:The Journal of economic education 2015-04, Vol.46 (2), p.219-230
Main Authors: Rebeck, Ken, Walstad, William B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abschluss
Academic grading
Charakteristik
College Curriculum
Comparative Analysis
Core curriculum
Courses
coursework
Economics
Economics Education
FEATURES AND INFORMATION
grades
Grades (Scholastic)
high school economics
High School Graduates
High School Students
Hochschulökonomie
Institutional Characteristics
Kursarbeit
Private Schools
Public Schools
Secondary school students
Secondary schools
Social studies
Student
Student behavior
Student Characteristics
Studies
United States (Midwest)
United States (Northeast)
United States (South)
United States (West)
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Summary:The authors use U.S. public and private high school transcripts to analyze grade distribution patterns in economics courses across student and school characteristics, and compare these grades to those earned in other selected high school courses. Results are reported for the 53 percent of 2009 high school graduates who took a basic economics course and the additional 5 percent who took a college-level course in high school. Basic economics grades were relatively high but within range compared to grades earned in other social studies courses, and higher than the grades in mathematics and science courses. College-level economics grades were lower on average than those earned in college-level social studies courses, comparable to grades in college-level mathematics courses, and lower than grades in college-level science courses.
ISSN:0022-0485
2152-4068
DOI:10.1080/00220485.2015.1015192