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Title
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Selected Student Characteristics and Science Achievement in a Mid-Sized Secondary School.
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Creator
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McDonald, Jack, Morris, John D., Weppner, Daniel B., Florida Atlantic University
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Abstract/Description
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For 306 twelfth grade students, secondary science achievement by sex, race, and socioeconomic status (SES) was compared using analysis of variance (ANOVA), and the relationship of a set of 22 predictor variables to science achievement was investigated using multiple linear regression. That the reduced regression model with its primarily cognitive characteristics exhibited the highest significant correlation coefficients in predicting science achievement for low SES, black students is a...
Show moreFor 306 twelfth grade students, secondary science achievement by sex, race, and socioeconomic status (SES) was compared using analysis of variance (ANOVA), and the relationship of a set of 22 predictor variables to science achievement was investigated using multiple linear regression. That the reduced regression model with its primarily cognitive characteristics exhibited the highest significant correlation coefficients in predicting science achievement for low SES, black students is a finding that is at odds with much of the current literature, as is also the finding that females outperform males in science achievement. These anomalies, along with the implications of differences in science achievement based on sex and race, are discussed.
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Date Issued
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1991
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000677
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Subject Headings
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Science--Study and teaching (Secondary), Academic achievement--Evaluation, High school students--United States, Motivation in education
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Format
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Document (PDF)
