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Capraro, Mary Margaret; Capraro, Robert M.; Wiggins, Bettie Barrett – 2000
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 gender, race, socioeconomic status, and previously earned grades in mathematics. Data came from the base year of the National Educational Longitudinal Study of…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Junior High Schools, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Education