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Direct linkJanet S. Lester – ProQuest LLC, 2005
The purpose of this quantitative study was to compare the achievement of rural students on the 8th grade mathematics Virginia Standards of Learning assessments to urban and suburban students in Virginia. The variables of school size and socioeconomic status, as expressed by percentage of free or reduced lunch populations were also considered. The…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Mathematics Achievement, Rural Schools, Urban Schools
