Grade Configuration Is Associated with School-Level Standardized Test Pass Rates for Sixth-, Seventh-, and Eighth-Grade Students

Autor/inn/en	Malone, Marisa; Cornell, Dewey G.; Shukla, Kathan
Titel	Grade Configuration Is Associated with School-Level Standardized Test Pass Rates for Sixth-, Seventh-, and Eighth-Grade Students
Quelle	In: School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 31 (2020) 2, S.289-305 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Malone, Marisa)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0924-3453
DOI	10.1080/09243453.2019.1654526
Schlagwörter	Standardized Tests; Grade 6; Grade 7; Grade 8; Middle School Students; Grouping (Instructional Purposes); Student Placement; Elementary School Students; Early Adolescents; State Standards; Public Schools; High School Students; Reading Achievement; Mathematics Achievement; Achievement Tests; School Demography; Scores; Virginia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Grouping; Gruppenbildung; Schülerpraktikum; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; High school; High schools; Oberschule; Studentin; Leseleistung; Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Schulbesuchsrate
Abstract	Educators and researchers have long debated the best grade configuration grouping for middle grade students. This study examined school-level differences in reading and mathematics standardized test pass rates for students placed in middle schools versus alternative grade configurations. Latent growth modeling was conducted separately for 6th, 7th, and 8th grades across a 3-year sampling period. Sixth-grade pass rates were significantly higher in elementary schools (e.g., Kindergarten-7th grade) than in middle schools for reading (78.9% vs. 72.0%) and mathematics (82.5% vs. 76.3%). Seventh-grade pass rates in elementary schools were also significantly higher than in middle schools for reading (78.5% vs. 75.9%) and mathematics (83.1% vs. 69.2%). Eighth-grade pass rates were significantly higher in middle schools than in high schools (e.g., 8th-12th grade) for both subjects (74.7% vs. 70.0% for reading, 63.3% vs. 52.0% for mathematics). These findings suggest that students benefit from remaining in elementary school through at least 7th grade. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01