An examination of factors associated with the achievement of middle school African-American males in mathematics, 2018
Hill, Syllen
2010-2019
This study examines factors that impact the achievement of middle school African-American males in mathematics on the Georgia Milestones Math End of Grade (EOG) test. Achievement in the middle school seventh and eighth grade math classroom, including, instructional strategies, peer affiliation, discipline, academic motivation, and school culture. Sixty students, 60 parents, and 8 teachers were survey participants in this quantitative study. The analysis of the independent variable having the greatest impact on academic achievement is school culture, based on teachers perceptions. The findings of this study determined that there is a statistically significant relationship between peer affiliation, instructional strategies, and discipline. KEY TERMS: Factors, associated, Black, male, achievement, middle, Secondary Education
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2018-05-21
dissertation
Doctor of Education (EdD)
Clark Atlanta University
Educational Leadership
Hill, Barbara Teodorescu, Daniel Groves, Darrell
Georgia--Atlanta
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:2018_hill_syllen