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Curran, F. Chris; Kellogg, Ann T. – Educational Researcher, 2016
Disparities in science achievement across race and gender have been well documented in secondary and postsecondary school; however, the science achievement gap in the early years of elementary school remains understudied. We present findings from the recently released Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 2010-2011 that…
Descriptors: Science Achievement, Achievement Gap, Longitudinal Studies, Early Childhood Education
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Johnson, Ursula Y.; Hull, Darrell M. – Journal of Educational Research, 2014
The authors examined science achievement growth at Grades 3, 5, and 8 and parent school involvement at the same time points using the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten Class of 1998-1999. Data were analyzed using cross-classified multilevel latent growth curve modeling with time invariant and varying covariates. School-based…
Descriptors: Science Achievement, Parent Participation, Grade 3, Grade 5
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Quinn, David M.; Cooc, North – Educational Researcher, 2015
Research on science achievement disparities by gender and race/ethnicity often neglects the beginning of the pipeline in the early grades. We address this limitation using nationally representative data following students from Grades 3 to 8. We find that the Black-White science test score gap (-1.07 SD in Grade 3) remains stable over these years,…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Science Achievement, Gender Differences, Racial Differences
Johnson, Ursula Yvette – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This study examined science achievement growth across elementary and middle school and parent school involvement using the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten Class of 1998-1999 (ECLS-K). The ECLS-K is a nationally representative kindergarten cohort of students from public and private schools who attended full-day or half-day…
Descriptors: Science Achievement, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Parent Participation
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Simms, Kathryn – Journal of At-Risk Issues, 2012
Prior research has suggested private school education in middle school and high school as a solution for the Black-White achievement gap. However, more recent research calls this solution into question. Additionally, research increasingly implicates third grade as being of preeminent importance in driving students' subsequent academic achievement.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gap, Minority Group Students, Standardized Tests
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Kohlhaas, Kay; Lin, Hsin-Hui; Chu, Kwang-Lee – RMLE Online: Research in Middle Level Education, 2010
This nationwide study examined the relationships among gender, ethnicity, and poverty with fifth graders' (n = 8,741) science performance. Extant fifth grade data files (2003-2004), from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99 (ECLS-K), were used. An ANOVA test revealed that males performed significantly better than…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Poverty, Academic Achievement, Outcomes of Education
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Chang, Mido; Kim, Sunha – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2009
This study examined the effects of computer access and computer use on the science achievement of elementary school students, with focused attention on the effects for racial and linguistic minority students. The study used the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study (ECLS-K) database and conducted statistical analyses with proper weights and…
Descriptors: Language Minorities, Elementary School Students, African American Students, Racial Differences