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De Champlain, Andre F. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1996
Assessed the dimensionality of two forms of a large-scale standardized test separately for three ethnic groups of examinees. Investigated whether differences in their latent trait composites have impacts on unidimensional item response theory true-score equating functions. On both forms, a two-dimensional model accounted for item responses of…
Descriptors: Black Students, Diversity (Student), Equated Scores, Ethnicity
Meyinsse, Joseph; Tashakkori, Abbas – 1994
The main objective of this study was to show whether eighth graders' performance on standardized mathematics tests could be predicted from a variety of variables. These predictors included the students' race/ethnicity, gender, attitudes toward mathematics, students' time spent on homework, whether parents helped with homework assignments,…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Grade 8, Junior High Schools, Mathematics Achievement
High, Clennis F. – 1997
A study was conducted to identify factors affecting student performance on the Texas Academic Skills Program (TASP), a state-mandated measure designed to assess students' basic skills and competencies. TASP and Assessment of Student Skills for Entry Transfer (ASSET) scores were analyzed for 328 academic track students from 6 community colleges in…
Descriptors: Age, Community Colleges, Educational Assessment, Ethnicity
Gana, Rajaram; Hoerl, Arthur E. – Online Submission, 1994
Since the publication of the highly influential "Coleman Report" of 1966, researchers have tried to find inputs, such as school quality, that are associated with student achievement on standardized tests, but have found little. This study finds an underlying association between Scholastic Aptitude Test scores and several measures of…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Statistical Analysis, Standardized Tests, Measures (Individuals)
Bembenutty, Hefer – Online Submission, 2005
This study examined the predictive association between gender, ethnicity, and homework parental involvement, self-regulated learning processes, and motivational beliefs among 10th grade high school students. It was predicted that students' motivational beliefs and self-regulatory processes would be significant predictors of students' math academic…
Descriptors: Grade 10, Student Attitudes, Learning Strategies, Standardized Tests
Murphy, Kevin B. – Online Submission, 2006
Preliminary research into the populations of public urban four year higher education institutions indicates that race/ethnicity and Verbal SAT scores may be acting as proxies for immigration status and the use of a home language other than English. There are indications of differences in the behavior of immigrant/ other language students that may…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Urban Areas, School Holding Power, Academic Persistence