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Direct linkKim, Jimmy – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2004
A number of studies have shown that low-income and minority students undergo larger summer reading losses than their middle-class and White classmates, and that reading is the only activity that is consistently related to summer learning. The purpose of this study was to explore whether reading books during summer vacation improved fall reading…
Descriptors: Minority Groups, Reading Programs, Reading Achievement, Summer Programs
Peer reviewedBrennan, Robert T.; Kim, Jimmy; Wenz-Gross, Melodie; Siperstein, Gary N. – Harvard Educational Review, 2001
Comparison of teacher-assigned grades and Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) scores in English, math, and science for 736 eighth-graders reveals that MCAS hurts African-Americans and Latinos/as in math and girls in math and science. Equitability disparities indicate the need for caution in high-stakes testing; scores should be…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Females, Grade 8, Grades (Scholastic)
