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Download full textLaTonia Amerson; Cynthia Martinez-Garcia; John R. Slate – School Leadership Review, 2024
The extent to which differences were present for African American girls as a function of their economic status in their performance on the Texas state-mandated Algebra I End-of-Course exam was examined. Specifically addressed was the extent to which African American girls differed in their performance on three Grade Level performance standards:…
Descriptors: African American Students, Algebra, Mathematics Achievement, Socioeconomic Status
Direct linkNuwayyir Alenezi – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of selected demographic factors on the academic achievement of high school students. More specifically, this study was concerned with the effects of the variables gender, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) scores in Mathematics,…
Descriptors: Demography, Influences, Academic Achievement, High School Students
Klopfenstein, Kristin; Lively, Kit – Education Finance and Policy, 2016
When calculating class rank, high schools often give additional weight to grades earned in College Board Advanced Placement (AP) courses as an incentive for students to take hard courses. This paper examines changes in student course-taking behavior after an increase in AP grade weights at Texas high schools. We find that raising the magnitude of…
Descriptors: High School Students, Class Rank, Advanced Placement, Grades (Scholastic)
Murakami, Elizabeth T.; Kearney, W. Sean – School Leadership Review, 2020
This study examines practices of principals working in high-performing, high-poverty schools with a high representation of students of color in south central Texas. This study explores how leaders build individual and organizational capacity in high-needs schools. Using a criterion sample, and a conceptual framework focused on leadership for…
Descriptors: Principals, Minority Group Students, Poverty, Instructional Leadership
Wisely, Lynn Woodward – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study examined the relationships of college knowledge and parent education level with these college-going beliefs: (a) self-efficacy, (b) outcome expectations, (c) likelihood both to go to and graduate from college, (d) choice intentions, and (e) educational goals. Social Cognitive Career Theory (Lent, Brown, & Hackett, 1994) provided the…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Grade 8, Student Attitudes, Beliefs
Hargrove, Linda; Godin, Donn; Dodd, Barbara – College Board, 2008
Performance was examined for five cohorts of 1998-2002 Texas public high school graduates through their first year and 1998-2001 cohorts through their fourth year of Texas public higher education. Student performance on college outcomes included (a) first- and fourth-year grade point averages (GPAs), (b) first- and fourth-year credit hours earned,…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Academic Achievement, Outcomes of Education, Comparative Analysis
