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The Effect of Demographic Characteristics on the Mathematics Performance of Middle School Students on a Standardized Examination
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Muteb Alanazi – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of the demographic characteristics of middle school students on their mathematics performance on the STAAR examination. More specifically, this study examined the effect of the variables gender, ethnicity, and at-risk status, separate and collectively, on the four mathematics components…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Standardized Tests, Demography, Middle School Mathematics
Economic Capital and Hispanic Economically Disadvantaged Student Persistence at a Hispanic-Serving Institution
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Griselda C. Castilla – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between college persistence and family income, parental education level, and type of financial aid for first-time, full-time Hispanic economically disadvantaged students selected from a South Texas Hispanic-serving institution. The dependent variable, college persistence, was measured by…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Minority Serving Institutions, Student Financial Aid, Correlation
The Texas Experiment on the Border: Analysis of Student Access and Success of Borderland Top 10% Students at Borderland and Top Tier Public Universities
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Rodriguez, Cristobal – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This study analyzed trends in access and success of students admitted through the Top 10% admissions policy. The study employs an comparative analysis between public universities from the Borderland region and the two top-tier public universities in Texas. This Texas admissions policy provides students in the top 10% of their graduating high…
Descriptors: Economic Development, State Universities, Family Income, Academic Persistence