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High School Graduation Survey
Office of Academic and Professional Standards
March 2007
High School Graduation Survey
Data collected on the 2005 graduating class
Total number of schools responding varied by question and type of school Charter schools Vocational-Technical Schools Adult High Schools/Evening Schools Comprehensive High Schools
High School Graduation SurveyPurpose
To identify courses required for ALL students in four content areas: Mathematics English/Language Arts Literacy Science Social Studies
High School Graduation SurveyPurpose
To obtain information about the availability of AP courses
To determine how many high schools utilize Option Two of the graduation requirements
What percentage of the 2005 graduating class
took one or more Advanced Placement courses?
# Schools % Students taking AP classes
70 0%
8 10%
66 25%
57 33%
5 50%
3 75%
3 100%
6 Abbott 15%
Has the local board adopted Option Two policy?
Option Two permits schools to approve “alternative” activities to seat time for “credit”
89% of responding schools had adopted Option Two policy
Current Graduation Requirements
20 credits English/LAL 15 credits Math 15 credits Science 15 credits Social Studies 5 credits in World Languages 5 credits in the Arts 5 credits in Career Ed (Practical Arts) 3¾ credits per year in Health and PE Technology integration
Credits in Mathematics
All schools reported requiring 15 to 40 credits 91% required 15 credits 1 school required 16 credits 8% required 20 credits 1% required more than 20 credits
Mathematics: Algebra I, II and Geometry
66% required Algebra 1 of virtually all students
59% required geometry 43% required algebra II
for all students
Credits Required in Science
342 schools required 15 credits 10 schools required 16-18
credits 12 schools required 20-24
credits 4 schools required 30-35 credits 2 schools required 40 credits
Credits in Science
69% required biology 35% required chemistry 32% required physical science 27% required earth science14% required physics 1.3% required space science
Social Studies
NJ Statute requires: Two years of US History Civics, geography and history of NJ Holocaust and genocide education Principles of government/civics African American history
NJAC requires 15 credits in “social studies”
Social Studies
93% of schools required 15 credits in social studies for graduation
3 schools required 16 credits 25 schools required 16-20
credits
Social Studies
US History I 97% US History II 97% World History 75% World Cultures 25% Civics/Government 2% Economics 1% Geography 1%
Social Studies
Schools use various names for courses that “cross” content areas Include civics in US History Include geography in World History Include economics in US History World cultures/world history American Government
English/LAL
Survey asked about course content rather than courses
Courses are called “English I, II, III, and IV” with no alignment across the state
Courses called “English” may vary in content even within a school
English/Language Arts Literacy
All schools required 20 to 30 credits
94% required 20 credits1 school required 28 credits2 schools required 30 credits
English/LAL Content for Grade 9
Writing/Grammar & Structure 58% Contemporary Literature 33% Public Speaking 18% Creative Writing 16% American Literature 14% British Literature 11% Media Studies 9% Journalism 3% AP Language & Composition 0%
English/LAL Content for Grade 10
American Literature 52% Writing/Grammar & Structure 47% Contemporary Literature 34% Public Speaking 19% Creative Writing 16% British Literature 8% Media Studies 8% Journalism 4% AP Language & Composition 0%
English/LAL Content for Grade 11
American Literature 46% Writing/Grammar & Structure 42% British Literature 38% Contemporary Literature 21% Creative Writing 17% Public Speaking 17% Media Studies 8% AP Language & Composition 6% Journalism 5%
English/LAL Content Grade 12
British Literature 42% Writing/Grammar & Structure 41% Contemporary Literature 35% Creative Writing 18% Public Speaking 16% American Literature 10% Media Studies 9% AP Language & Composition 9% Journalism 5%
English/LAL
Content most often required:American LiteratureWriting and GrammarContemporary LiteratureBritish Literature
Questions/Issues
All schools should require higher level math courses for all students
NAEP will place more emphasis on informational text in English/LAL and will require students to use a computer for writing tasks
HS English (LAL) should be defined at grades 9, 10, 11, and 12
Less than 50% of schools require physics or chemistry
Social studies = history courses
Next Steps
NJ ADP recommendations re: graduation requirements
Biology and Algebra II course descriptions
End-of-course exam in biology Standards Clarification Project
with Grant Wiggins Social Studies survey (2008) H/PE survey (2007)
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