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Download full textGorman, Steven; Yu, Ching C. – 1990
The relationship between student's home environment and achievement in science was examined using data from the 1985-86 National Assessment of Educational Progress, Science Assessment, for a nationally representative sample of American school age children in grades 7 and 11. Science achievement and background data were also collected for grade 3.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Attainment, Family Environment, Family Involvement
Arnold, Carolyn L.; Kaufman, Phillip D. – 1992
This report examines the effects of both student and school characteristics on mathematics and science achievement levels in the third, seventh, and eleventh grades using data from the 1985-86 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Analyses feature hierarchical linear models (HLM), a regression-like statistical technique that…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cultural Differences, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 11
