ERIC Number: EJ1071745
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0671
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Influence of Socioeconomic Disadvantages on Mathematics Achievement: A Multilevel Cohort Analysis
Singh, Malkeet
Journal of Educational Research, v108 n5 p347-357 2015
Closing the achievement gap in public education is a worthy goal that has been included as a top priority in the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (2002). This study analyzed the most salient predictors at the student and school levels to identify their long-term impact on mathematics achievement from the elementary grades to high school. The findings suggest that of all the individual factors Grade 3 mathematics achievement was the most crucial predictor for future mathematics achievement. Economic disadvantage at the student and school level has a negative impact on achievement. Furthermore, individual characteristics have approximately four times the predictive power of school-level characteristics. Implications of the findings are discussed with respect to educational policies.
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Influences, Achievement Gap, Public Education, Mathematics Achievement, Predictor Variables, Grade 3, Economically Disadvantaged, Individual Characteristics, Educational Policy, Cohort Analysis, Longitudinal Studies, Student Characteristics, Educational Research, Hierarchical Linear Modeling, Standardized Tests, Predictive Validity, Predictive Measurement, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 3; Primary Education; Elementary Education; Early Childhood Education; Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Hawaii
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: No Child Left Behind Act 2001
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