Sentences with phrase «socioeconomic background predicted»

But not only family socioeconomic background predicted problem behaviour in the sample; classroom social position appeared to be related to depression as well.

Not exact matches

Following a review of the available evidence and a public discussion involving the program's faculty, staff, and trainees, the exam's ability to predict student performance seems «weak at best» while it significantly disadvantages women, minorities, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, writes Scott Barolo, director of the Program in Biomedical Sciences (PIBS), in the announcement.

The findings held true for all students, regardless of whether they appeared likely or unlikely to attend selective schools, as predicted by student background characteristics such as race, gender, socioeconomic status, and pre-college test scores.

Each school was given a grade based on a comparison between its actual scores and its predicted scores, which in turn were based on its students» socioeconomic backgrounds.

The magazine notes, «Ana represents the growing number of extraordinary school leaders working to provide a transformational education that puts children in low - income communities on a different life trajectory than their socioeconomic background would predict.»

Freshman year course performance — more than background characteristics such as race, gender, socioeconomic status, or prior achievement — predict which students with disabilities are most at risk for dropping out of high school, according to a new report from the National High School Center at AIR and the Consortium on Chicago School Research at the University of Chicago.