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Uygun, Kamil; Arslan, Ibrahim Ethem – International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education, 2020
The aim of this study was to determine middle school 7th grade students' opinions on controversial issues. In the research, screening model and quantitative research method has been used. The sample of the study consists of 7th graders from 5 public schools located on the center of Demirci district of Manisa province. The 5-point Likert-type…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Social Studies, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Middle School Students
Francis A. Pearman II – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2020
This study examines the relationship between county-level estimates of implicit racial bias and black-white test score gaps in U.S. schools. Data from over 1 million respondents from across the United States who completed an online version of the Race Implicit Association Test (IAT) were combined with data from the Stanford Education Data Archive…
Descriptors: Racial Differences, Tests, Scores, Grade 3
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Kevelson, Marisol J. C. – ETS Research Report Series, 2019
This study presents estimates of Black-White, Hispanic-White, and income achievement gaps using data from two different types of reading and mathematics assessments: constructed-response assessments that were likely more cognitively demanding and state achievement tests that were likely less cognitively demanding (i.e., composed solely or largely…
Descriptors: Racial Differences, Achievement Gap, White Students, African American Students
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Börkan, Bengü; Bakis, Ozan – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2016
The purpose of this study is to discuss student and school factors, including cross level interaction, that cause inequalities in seven and eighth grade students' achievement in Turkish context by using national achievement test scores with a multi-level statistical approach. Our results are in line with most other studies with similar purpose.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Achievement, Middle School Students, Grade 7
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Lessne, Deborah; Harmalkar, Sayali – National Center for Education Statistics, 2013
This document reports data from the 2011 School Crime Supplement (SCS) of the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). The Web Tables show the extent to which students with different personal characteristics report bullying and cyber-bullying. Estimates include responses by student characteristics: student sex, race/ethnicity, grade, and…
Descriptors: Bullying, Computer Mediated Communication, Peer Relationship, Victims
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Lessne, Deborah; Yanez, Christina – National Center for Education Statistics, 2016
This document reports data from the 2015 School Crime Supplement (SCS) to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). The Web Tables show the extent to which students with different personal characteristics report being bullied. Estimates include responses by student characteristics: student sex, race/ethnicity, grade, and household income.…
Descriptors: Bullying, Student Reaction, Crime, School Statistics
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Guevremont, Anne; Roos, Noralou P.; Brownell, Marni – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2007
Data from a population-based repository in Manitoba showed that students who are male, young for grade, and in Grades 1, 2, 7, and 8 were the most likely to be retained. After controlling for key student factors including socioeconomic status, school changes, and key school characteristics including stability of the student body, retention was a…
Descriptors: Grade Repetition, Foreign Countries, School Holding Power, Gender Differences
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Schreck, Christopher J.; Miller, J. Mitchell – Journal of School Violence, 2003
While policymakers have granted a substantial commitment of resources in order to reduce fear of crime among U.S. school students, the research literature on fear of crime at school is in its infancy. This study investigates whether school security techniques reduce or exacerbate fear of crime among students, net of community and school disorder…
Descriptors: Individual Characteristics, Crime, School Security, Fear