Poverty and Parent Marital Status Influences on Student Achievement

Autor/inn/en	Jones, Kelly; Clark, Landon; Wilson, Randal; Dunham, Mardis
Titel	Poverty and Parent Marital Status Influences on Student Achievement
Quelle	In: Educational Research Quarterly, 42 (2018) 1, S.62-80 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0196-5042
Schlagwörter	Poverty; Family Structure; Marital Status; Correlation; Grade 8; Academic Achievement; Middle School Students; Scores; Lunch Programs; Achievement Tests; Kentucky + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Armut; Familienkonstellation; Familiensystem; Familienstand; Korrelation; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Schulleistung; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Mittagessen; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen
Abstract	This study was designed to investigate the influence of poverty and parent marital status on eighth grade student achievement as measured by the EXPLORE, a precursor to the ACT. The sample included 520 eighth grade students at a middle school in West Kentucky--parent marital status, free/reduced lunch status, and EXPLORE test scores were obtained from archives. Contrary to expectations, this study found that only poverty distinguished the groups--marital status, by itself and in combination with poverty, had no statistically significant bearing upon test scores. Implications and limitations are discussed. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Behavioral Research Press. Grambling State University, Math Department, P.O. Box 1191, Grambling, LA 71245. Tel: 318-274-2425; Web site: http://erquarterly.org/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01