A Relationship Between the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test 2.0 Mathematics Scores and Racial and Ethnic Concentrations when Considering Socio-Economic Status, ESOL Student Population
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@ Florida International Unviersity
Galindo, Marilys
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From the moment children are born, they begin a lifetime journey of learning about themselves and their surroundings. With the establishment of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, it mandates that all children receive a high-quality education in a positive school climate. Regardless of the school the child attends or the neighborhood in which the child lives, proper and quality education and resources must be provided and made available in order for the child to be academically successful. The purpose of this ex post facto study was to investigate the relationship between the FCAT 2.0 mathematics scores of public middle school students in Miami-Dade County, Florida and the concentrations of a school’s racial and ethnic make-up (Whites, Blacks, and Hispanics), English for Speakers of other Languages (ESOL) population, socio-economic status (SES), and school climate. The research question of this study was: Is there a significant relationship between the FCAT 2.0 Mathematics scores and racial and ethnic concentration of public middle school students in Miami-Dade County when controlling SES, ESOL student population, and school climate for the 2010-2011 school year? The instruments used to collect the data were the FCAT 2.0 and Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) School Climate Survey. The study found that Economically Disadvantaged (SES) students socio-economic status had the strongest correlation with the FCAT 2.0 mathematics scores (r = -.830). The next strongest correlation was with the number of students who agreed that their school climate was positive and helped them learn (r = .741) and...
Maria FernandezTeresa LucasMaria LovettBenjamin Baez
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Sunshine State Digital NetworkKeywords
- Academic Achievement
- Charter School
- Curriculum And Instruction
- Dominant Culture
- Educational Assessment, Evaluation, And Research
- Educational Attainment
- English For Speakers Of Other Languages
- Esol
- Ethnic Concentration
- Family Structure
- Fcat
- Florida
- Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test
- Homeownership
- M Dcps
- Magnet Program
- Miami Dade County Public Schools
- Neighborhood
- No Child Left Behind
- Parent Involvement
- Parental Influence
- Parents' Education
- Perceptions Of Education
- Poverty
- Racial Concentration
- Residential Segregation
- School Choice
- School Climate
- School Climate Survey
- School Segregation
- Ses
- Social Segregation
- Socio Economic Status
- State Standardized Test
- Title I
- Tracking
- Vouchers