ETD RECORD
A comparative analysis of student absenteeism and mathematics achievement between Hispanic and Caucasian students in a rural Oregon school district
Citation
Phillips, Stephen Walter.. (2006). A comparative analysis of student absenteeism and mathematics achievement between Hispanic and Caucasian students in a rural Oregon school district. Theses and Dissertations Collection, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections. https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/etd/items/etd_39.html
- Title:
- A comparative analysis of student absenteeism and mathematics achievement between Hispanic and Caucasian students in a rural Oregon school district
- Author:
- Phillips, Stephen Walter.
- Date:
- 2006
- Keywords:
- School attendance Academic Achievement Mathematics Hispanic American students Technology Enhanced Student Assessment (Educational test)
- Abstract:
- The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between student attendance and mathematical achievement scores. The study compared student attendance and mathematical achievement scores in the 3rd, 5th, 8th and 10th grades using the state of Oregon's assessment instrument, Technology Enhanced Student Assessment (TESA) as a measure. TESA provides school districts in the State of Oregon with mathematics, reading, writing, science and social science grade level tests. This study uses TESA, mathematics as a measure, presenting statistically significant and practical findings through the use of the Mann-Whitney U test and effect size, d, analysis.;This study should prove to be important to educators who work with Caucasian and Hispanic students and face the problem of student absenteeism. Results of the study reveal that mathematically high achieving students attend school more regularly than mathematically low achieving students at the 10 th grade level only. Significant correlations were found between student attendance and student absences at the 3rd and 10th grade levels. Hispanic and Caucasian attendance rates were also analyzed, no significant differences in absentee rates were found at any grade level. Caucasians were found to score significantly higher than Hispanics on the TESA, mathematics testing instrument at all levels. One conclusion that can be drawn from the findings of this study is that the Hispanic achievement gap that exists in this district is not due to differences in absenteeism rates.
- Description:
- Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Idaho, Spring 2006.
- Major Professor:
- Russell A. Joki
- Defense Date:
- Spring 2006.
- Type:
- Text
- Format Original:
- ix, 107 leaves :ill. ;29 cm.
- Format:
- record
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