Explore the Effectiveness of Texas Rural Independent Districts Prepare Fifth-Grade Students' Science Learning Through the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness Science Test

• In Event: 51.079 - MTCC Roundtable Session 22
  In Roundtable Session: 51.079-6 - Teaching, Leading, and Learning in Rural Schools

Abstract

Using a growth hierarchical linear model, we examined the effect of time, district location and interaction between two factors on how well independent school districts prepared their 5th grade students to make academic science achievement. We found that time, district location were both statistically significant predictors. Texas rural school districts lagged behind non-rural school districts at the initial state regarding 5th grade students’ performance in science. As time went by, the gap between rural district and non-rural districts still existed.

Authors

• Zhuoying Wang, University of Texas at Austin

• Shifang Tang, East Texas A&M University