ERIC Number: EJ1395937
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Jun
Pages: 31
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Ethnic/Racial Differences in Mathematics Performance of Texas Grade 3 Students: A Statewide, Multiyear Study
Davenport, Gaylon; Slate, John R.
International Journal of Modern Education Studies, v7 n1 p153-183 Jun 2023
In this investigation, the extent to which differences were present in the mathematics achievement by the ethnicity/race of Grade 3 students in Texas were analyzed. Data obtained from the Texas Education Agency Public Education Information Management System for all Texas Grade 3 students who took the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness Mathematics exam were examined for the 2016-2017, 2017-2018, and 2018-2019 school years. In all three years analyzed, statistically significant differences were revealed in overall mathematics achievement and in all four Mathematics Reporting categories. Inferential statistical analyses revealed a clear stair-step effect. Asian students were the highest performing ethnic/racial group in all four Mathematics Reporting categories and all three performance level standards, followed by White, Hispanic, and Black students. Suggestions for future research and implications for policy and practice were provided.
Descriptors: Racial Differences, Ethnicity, Mathematics Achievement, Grade 3, Elementary School Students, Achievement Tests, Mathematics Tests, Computation, Algebra, Geometry, Measurement, Data Analysis, Financial Literacy, Academic Standards
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Grade 3; Primary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Texas
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR)
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