Influence of Socioeconomic Disadvantages on Mathematics Achievement: A Multilevel Cohort Analysis

Malkeet Singh

The Journal of Educational Research, 2015, vol. 108, issue 5, 347-357

Abstract: Closing the achievement gap in public education is a worthy goal that has been included as a top priority in the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (2002). This study analyzed the most salient predictors at the student and school levels to identify their long-term impact on mathematics achievement from the elementary grades to high school. The findings suggest that of all the individual factors Grade 3 mathematics achievement was the most crucial predictor for future mathematics achievement. Economic disadvantage at the student and school level has a negative impact on achievement. Furthermore, individual characteristics have approximately four times the predictive power of school-level characteristics. Implications of the findings are discussed with respect to educational policies.

Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1080/00220671.2014.899956

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