ERIC Number: EJ1310723
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
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The Role of Opportunity to Learn in Ethnic Inequality in Mathematics
Schmidt, William H.; Guo, Siwen; Houang, Richard T.
Journal of Curriculum Studies, v53 n5 p579-600 2021
Continuing efforts have been made in the United States (US) to examine the role of schooling in alleviating the ethnic/racial inequalities in student performance. Using the US data from the 2012 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), this study examines the between-school and within-school racial/ethnic differences in opportunities to learn (OTL) and their relationship to the corresponding differences in student mathematics achievement. In all models and for all types of students, OTL showed a significantly positive relationship to student mathematics achievement, and its effect size was about four times as large as the socioeconomic status (SES) effect. The results suggest the importance of OTL in alleviating the racial/ethnic inequalities in mathematics performance.
Descriptors: Racial Differences, Equal Education, Ethnicity, Mathematics Education, Achievement Gap, Foreign Countries, International Assessment, Achievement Tests, Secondary School Students, Mathematics Achievement, Social Class, Social Differences, Educational Opportunities, Gender Differences, Effect Size
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Program for International Student Assessment
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