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ERIC Number: EJ271998
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1982
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The Effects of Schooling on Mathematics Achievement.
Welch, Wayne W.; And Others
American Educational Research Journal, v19 n1 p145-53 Spr 1982
Using data drawn from the 1977-1978 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) in mathematics, it was found that background variables accounted for 25 percent of the variance in mathematics achievement. Exposure to mathematics courses explained an additional 34 percent of the variance. (Author/BW)
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, High School Students, High Schools, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Education, Parent Background, Predictor Variables, Scores
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: National Assessment of Educational Progress; Second Mathematics Assessment (1978)