ERIC Number: EJ1147423
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Aug
Pages: 21
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ISSN: ISSN-1932-202X
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The Effect of an Out-of-School Enrichment Program on the Academic Achievement of High-Potential Students from Low-Income Families
Hodges, Jaret; McIntosh, Jason; Gentry, Marcia
Journal of Advanced Academics, v28 n3 p204-224 Aug 2017
High-potential students from low-income families are at an academic disadvantage compared with their more affluent peers. To address this issue, researchers have suggested novel approaches to mitigate gaps in student performance, including out-of-school enrichment programs. Longitudinal mixed effects modeling was used to analyze the growth of elementary students from low-income families on a Midwestern state achievement test in mathematics and English/language arts performance after attendance at an enrichment camp in the Midwest (n = 137). The results of the analysis showed that camp attendance had a positive effect on the state standardized scores in both math (ß = 11.370, SE = 3.846) and English/language arts (ß = 8.294, SE = 3.874) of these students.
Descriptors: After School Programs, Enrichment Activities, Academic Achievement, High Achievement, Academic Ability, Low Income Students, Achievement Gap, Longitudinal Studies, Regression (Statistics), Elementary School Students, Achievement Tests, Standardized Tests, Scores, Outcomes of Education, Mathematics Achievement, Language Arts, Hierarchical Linear Modeling, Hypothesis Testing, Academically Gifted, Bayesian Statistics, Statistical Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Indiana
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress Plus
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