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Direct linkNuwayyir Alenezi – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of selected demographic factors on the academic achievement of high school students. More specifically, this study was concerned with the effects of the variables gender, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) scores in Mathematics,…
Descriptors: Demography, Influences, Academic Achievement, High School Students
Musa, Ahlam – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The content area of social studies has not been given as much attention as its counterparts despite its inclusion in the state wide TAKS exam in Texas. All students in grades 8, 10, and 11 are required to take the social studies portion, and must pass it in order to graduate. The consequences of such a test and the importance of social studies in…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Social Studies, Educational Objectives, Test Items
Dodson, Dan W. – National Council for the Social Studies Yearbook, 1972
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Demography, Economic Factors, Minority Groups
Download full textStauffer, Cheryl Lynn, Ed. – 2000
This booklet focuses on eight elements of population dynamics: "Population Growth and Distribution"; "Natural Increase and Future Growth"; "Effect of Migration on Population Growth"; "Three Patterns of Population Change"; "Patterns of World Urbanization"; "The Status of Women";…
Descriptors: Demography, Females, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society)
National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC. – 1984
An analysis of 12,000 1982 high school graduates' transcripts, as part of a study conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics, substantiates the National Commission on Excellence in Education's (NCEE) concern about students' insufficient coursework in the new basics: English, mathematics, science, social studies, and computer…
Descriptors: Computer Science, Credits, Demography, Educational Quality
Peer reviewedLucas, Samuel R.; Berends, Mark – Sociology of Education, 2002
Investigates school-level correlates of de facto tracking. Explains that the higher the correlation between student achievements in different domains, the more pronounced the de facto tracking. Argues that racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic diversity are also positively controlled. Suggests that de facto tracking is maintained by technical and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, English, Ethnic Groups, Higher Education
