STEM Schools Versus Non-STEM Schools: Comparing Hispanic Students' Mathematics Growth Rate on High-Stakes Test Performance

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Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate Hispanic students’ mathematics achievement growth rate in inclusive STEM high schools (ISHSs) compared to Hispanic students’ mathematics achievement growth rate in traditional public schools. Twenty-eight schools, 14 of which were T-STEM academies and 14 were matched non-STEM schools were included in this study. A Hierarchical Linear Modeling (HLM) method was conducted. The result of the present study revealed that there was no difference in Hispanic students’ mathematics achievement growth rate in T-STEM academies compared to Hispanic students’ mathematics achievement growth rate in comparison schools. However, in terms of gender, the results indicated that female Hispanic students in T-STEM academies outperformed female Hispanic students in comparison schools in their mathematics growth rate.

Authors

• Ali Bicer, Texas A&M University - College Station

• Robert M. Capraro, Texas A&M University - College Station

• Mary Margaret Capraro, Texas A&M University - College Station