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Andrea S. Fields – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The problem addressed in this study is that the low reading proficiency levels of marginalized elementary students significantly affect their future academic achievement and life outcomes. The purpose of this quantitative comparative study was to investigate the differences in the reading proficiency levels of marginalized Grade 3-5 students in a…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Reading Programs, Reading Achievement, Minority Group Students
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Kast, Dieuwertje J.; Bansil, Surbhi; Kast, W. Martin – Science and Children, 2022
Lung cancer is the second most common cancer diagnosis and is the leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States for both men and women. The etiologies of many different types of lung cancer can be linked to risk factors that can be prevented, such as chronic tobacco smoking. Lung cancer is significantly more prevalent among…
Descriptors: Cancer, Clinical Diagnosis, Etiology, Risk
American Psychological Association, 2023
The purpose of this APA BEA Racial Disparities Task Force report is to examine the role of racism and bias on educational opportunity and achievement disparities experienced by children. Specifically, we seek to link racism explicitly to opportunity gaps by examining how racism operates on multiple levels. Using critical race theory,…
Descriptors: Racism, Preschool Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
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Hosterman, Shelley J.; DuPaul, George J.; Jitendra, Asha K. – School Psychology Quarterly, 2008
Disproportionate placement of African American and Hispanic students into disability and special education categories may result from true behavioral and cognitive differences, bias in assessment and referral, or some combination of the two. Studies of commonly used ADHD rating scales suggest teacher bias may contribute to placement discrepancies.…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Observation, Rating Scales, Grade 4
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Mathys, Lori; Bennett, Linda – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 2006
This article describes several websites that can be used to encourage students to vote. These include "The Democracy Project: Inside the Voting Booth" sponsored by PBS. This site addresses three elementary topics: how one vote has made a difference in U.S. history, how the right to vote has gradually been expanded to include minorities (African…
Descriptors: Democracy, Internet, United States History, Web Sites
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Garbe, Douglas G. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1985
A study of mathematical vocabulary conducted with Navajo Indians in grade four is discussed. How students processed mathematical terms and concepts is described, with problems for Navajo students noted. Recommendations are included. (MNS)
Descriptors: American Indians, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
Lee, Valerie – Momentum, 1986
Summarizes National Assessment of Educational Progress findings regarding the reading proficiency of students in Catholic and public schools in fourth, eighth, and eleventh grades. Contrasts results in terms of family background and social status, school characteristics, and behavior associated with academic performance. (DMM)
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Characteristics