Author: Juan BattlePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Academic achievement
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
A Nationwide Comparison of African American and White Eighth Graders' Academic Achievement, Educational Aspirations, and Current Attitudes Toward Education
Author: Juan BattlePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Academic achievement
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
Understanding Racial-Ethnic Differences in Secondary School Science and Mathematics Achievement
Author: Susan T. HillPublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 078813292X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 91
Book Description
Provides information about the family resources, school practices, and individual characteristics of black, Hispanic, and American Indian secondary school students. Compares the achievements of these minority students to white and Asian students in an effort to see where they stand and how to improve upon their learning in today's competitive world. Focuses on students in the 8th and 10th grades. Charts and graphs.
Dissertation Abstracts International
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dissertations, Academic
Languages : en
Pages : 756
Book Description
Family Perspective
Author: Language Characteristics and Academic Achievement
Author: Denise BradbyPublisher: Department of Education Office of Educational
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
This report examines the demographic and language characteristics and educational aspirations of Asian American and Hispanic American eighth graders and relates that information to their mathematical ability and reading comprehension as measured by an achievement test. Special attention is paid to students who come from homes in which a non-English language is spoken. The report uses information selected from the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88). The NELS:88 administered questionnaires and tests to a national sample of 25,000 eighth grade students in over 1,000 public and private schools in spring 1988. A second data collection was conducted in spring 1990. Of the 1,505 Asian American students evaluated, 73 percent were reported as language minorities (LMs), while 77 percent of the 3,129 Hispanic American students evaluated were LMs. Of the LM students, 66 percent of the Asian Americans had high English proficiency as compared to 64 percent of the LM Hispanic Americans. Both Asian American and Hispanic American groups had 4 percent of LM students showing low English proficiency. Overall, the study found many similarities between the two groups. However, differences are apparent when data are divided along language proficiency, mathematics achievement, aspiration, and other measures. Statistical data are provided in 33 tables and 44 graphs. Appendices present selected survey questions, technical notes and methodology, and 109 standard error tables. (JB)
Research in Education
Author: Resources in Education
Author: Understanding Racial-ethnic Differences in Secondary School Science and Mathematics Achievement
Author: Samuel S. PengPublisher: U.S. Government Printing Office
ISBN: 9780160455193
Category : Academic achievement
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
This study was designed to address two related issues: (1) Why are Blacks, Hispanics, and American Indians underrepresented in science and mathematics-related fields, and (2) Why do students of these minority groups have lower achievement test scores in science and mathematics than other students? Data on a number of home, school, and student variables were collected from the 1988 eighth-grade cohort of the National Education Longitudinal Study. Major findings include: (1) At early ages, all students have equally positive attitudes toward science and mathematics learning in school and have similar aspirations for science and mathematics-related careers, but as they get older, more minority students become unprepared to enter these fields as they fall behind in mathematics and science learning; (2) a larger percentage of minority students come from families in poverty which have fewer learning materials at home such as books and computers, and their parents are more likely than others to have low educational levels and to be unemployed and are less likely to provide adequate mentoring or role models for mathematics and science learning; and (3) these minority students are more likely to attend disadvantaged schools where the overall academic and supporting environments are less conducive to learning, suffer from the lack of persistent effort and active involvement in school, and are in low-track achievement groups. Appendices include data tables; National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Databases for Studies of Science and Mathematics in Education; Specification of Variables Used in the Study; and a table of Correlation Coefficients for Contextual and Process Variables. (Contains 44 references.) (MKR)
Research in Education
Author: American Doctoral Dissertations
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dissertation abstracts
Languages : en
Pages : 704
Book Description