Online Course-Taking and Expansion of Curricular Options in High Schools

Autor/inn/en	Hart, Cassandra M. D.; Linden, Robert; Jacob, Brian; Loeb, Susanna
Titel	Online Course-Taking and Expansion of Curricular Options in High Schools
Quelle	In: Peabody Journal of Education, 98 (2023) 1, S.26-48 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
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Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0161-956X
DOI	10.1080/0161956X.2023.2160108
Schlagwörter	High School Students; Online Courses; Guidelines; Distance Education; Enrollment Trends; High Achievement; Rural Schools; Advanced Placement; Access to Education; Virtual Classrooms; Outcomes of Education; Student Characteristics; Trend Analysis; Educational Trends; Course Selection (Students); Florida + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Online course; Online-Kurs; Richtlinien; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Trendanalyse; Bildungsentwicklung; Course selection; Kurswahl
Abstract	A common rationale for offering online courses in K-12 schools is that they allow students to take courses not offered at their schools; however, there has been little research on how online courses are used to expand curricular options when operating at scale. We assess the extent to which students and schools use online courses for this purpose by analyzing statewide, student-course level data from high school students in Florida, which has the largest virtual sector in the nation. We introduce a "novel course" framework to address this question. We define a virtual course as "novel" if it is only available to a student virtually, not face-to-face through their own home high school. We find that 7% of high school students in 2013-14 enrolled in novel online courses. Novel courses were more commonly used by higher-achieving students, in rural schools, and in schools with relatively few Advanced Placement/International Baccalaureate offerings. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01