Exploring the Achievement Gap between White and Minority Students in Texas: A Comparison of the 1996 and 2000 NAEP and TAAS Eight Grade Mathematics Test Results

Creator

Thomas H. Linton
Donald Kester

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Publisher

Arizona State University, University of South Florida

Publication Date

March 2003

Abstract

… The purpose of this study was to analyze the gap in mathematics achievement for eighth grade students. The study compared TAAS and National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) test results to determine if the achievement gap between white, Hispanic, and African-American Students had narrowed between 1996 and 2000. ...

Extent

19

Geographic Location

Texas

Volume

11

Issue

10

Language

English

Media Type

Journals (Periodicals)

Format

Digital Only

Note

Citation: Linton, T. H. & Kester, D. (2003, March 14). Exploring the achievement gap between white and minority students in Texas: A comparison of the 1996 and 2000 NAEP and TAAS eighth grade mathematics test results, Education Policy Analysis Archives, 11(10). Retrieved [date] from http://epaa.asu.edu/epaa/v11n10/.

Identifier

E11-00308

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.

Recommended Citation

Linton, Thomas H. and Kester, Donald, "Exploring the Achievement Gap between White and Minority Students in Texas: A Comparison of the 1996 and 2000 NAEP and TAAS Eight Grade Mathematics Test Results" (2003). Education Policy Analysis Archives (EPAA). 449.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/usf_EPAA/449