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Direct linkJennifer Swann Jacobson – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Eighth-grade students who are placed into Algebra 1 but fail end-of-course exams may experience lowered grade point averages (GPAs) and loss of motivation for math or avoid taking advanced mathematics courses in high school. Middle-achieving students present challenges in terms of mathematics placement. Self-efficacy theory and locus of control…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Grade 8, Algebra, Mathematics Achievement
