ERIC Number: EJ929650
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 13
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High School Outcomes for Students in a Public Montessori Program
Dohrmann, Kathryn Rindskopf; Nishida, Tracy K.; Gartner, Alan; Lipsky, Dorothy Kerzner; Grimm, Kevin J.
Journal of Research in Childhood Education, v22 n2 p205-217 2007
The study compares two groups of students who graduated from high school in the Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) during 1997-2001. Students who had participated in MPS Montessori programs from preschool through 5th grade were matched to a comparison group on the basis of gender, SES, race/ethnicity, and high school attended. Data from the ACT and WKCE, as well as overall and subject-specific high school grade point averages, were used in exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. Once a model was established, the factors were regressed on the students' demographic characteristics and type of elementary education in a structural equation modeling framework. The Montessori group had significantly higher scores on tests associated with the math/science factor. There were no significant group differences for the factors associated with English/social studies and grade point average. (Contains 5 tables and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: High School Students, Preschool Education, Elementary Education, Montessori Method, Comparative Analysis, Longitudinal Studies, Structural Equation Models, Factor Analysis, Matched Groups, Sex, Socioeconomic Status, Race, Ethnicity, High Schools, Grade Point Average, Outcomes of Education, Mathematics Achievement, Science Achievement
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Wisconsin
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