Prior Year’s Predictors of Eighth-Grade Algebra Achievement
Autor: | Jian-Hua Liang, Paul E. Heckman, Jamal Abedi |
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Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Zdroj: | Journal of Advanced Academics. 29:249-269 |
ISSN: | 2162-9536 1932-202X |
Popis: | This study examines the power of cognitive and noncognitive variables to predict students’ performance in algebra. We investigated students’ prior year’s assessment scores and demographic characteristics to predict eighth-grade algebra scores. Using California statewide assessment data, we explored predictive factors in three regression models. These analyses reveal that the seventh-grade mathematics test scores account for 61% of the variance in eighth graders’ algebra test scores. Analyzing subscores of the seventh-grade mathematics test, the assessment content focus of rational numbers is a major predictor, contributing 48% of the variance in eighth graders’ algebra test scores. On the other hand, students’ demographic variables show little predictive power for eighth-grade algebra scores. This study provides empirical evidence for understanding the factors that impact a student’s success in learning algebra. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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