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UNINA9910219962303321 |
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Examining gaps in mathematics achievement among racial-ethnic groups, 1972-1992 / / Mark Berends ... [et al.] |
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Santa Monica, CA, : RAND Education, c2005 |
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1-282-28263-8 |
9786612282638 |
0-8330-4066-9 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (184 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Mathematics - Study and teaching - United States - Evaluation |
Mathematics - Study and teaching - United States - History - 20th century |
Mathematical ability - Testing |
Minorities - Education - United States - Evaluation |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"Prepared for The Spencer Foundation and the U.S. Department of Educatin." |
"MG-255-EDU"--P. [4] of cover. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-163). |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One- Explaining Student Achievement Gaps Over Time; Background and Significance; Student Test Scores Trends Between the 1970's and 1990's; Families, Schools, and Student Test Score Gaps; Organization of Analysis; Chapter Two- Individual, Family, and School Conditions and Their Relationships to Student Achievement; Theoretical Perspectives for Examining Student Achievements; Examining Families, Schools, and Student Achievement Gaps; Individual and Family Characteristics; School Factors |
Chapter Three- Data and Methodology Data for High School Senior Cohorts; Dependent Measure: Mathematics Achievement; Definitions of Family Variables; School Variables; Methodology; Chapter Four- Trends in Mathematics Achievement, Family, and School Characteristics, 1972-1992; Test Score Differences Among Racial-Ethnic Groups over Time; Changes in Family Background Characteristics Among Racial-Ethnic |
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Groups; Changes in School Characteristics Among Racial-Ethnic Groups; Changes in Self-Reported Track Placement Among Racial-Ethnic Groups; Summary |
Chapter Five- The Relationships Between Mathematics Test Score Gaps and Changes in Families and Schools, 1972-1992 Decomposing Changes in the Black-White Test Score Gap; Decomposing Changes in the Latino-White Test Gap; Chapter Six- Test Score Gaps Among Racial-Ethnic Groups: Conclusions and Policy Implications; Limitation of Our Analysis; Changes in Mathematics Score Gaps Among Blacks, Latinos, and Whites; Changes in Families and Test Score Gaps in Mathematics; Changes in Schools and Test Score Gaps in Mathematics; Persistent Inequality in the Mathematics Test Score Gaps |
Policy Implications of Our Analysis Appendix A- Item Response Theory Scaling of Pooled Senior Cohorts in NLS, HSB, and NELS; Appendix B- Mathematics Items Mapping Across Data Sources, 1972-1992; Appendix C- Item Response Theory Estimation Methods; Appendix D- Survey Items Used to Operationalize Individual, Family, and School Measures in NLS-72, HSB-82, and NELS-92; Appendix E- Multilevel Results Relating Mathematics Achievement to Individual, Family, and School Characteristics, 1972-1992; References |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Examines several nationally representative senior high school student cohorts between the early 1970's to early 1990's to understand trends in the mathematics scores of these different racial-ethnic groups. |
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