Old Order Amish Pupils, Culture, and Mathematics Achievement.

Ediger, Marlow

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ERIC Number: ED226971

Record Type: Non-Journal

Publication Date: 1982

Pages: 9

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Old Order Amish Pupils, Culture, and Mathematics Achievement.

Ediger, Marlow

Following a brief discussion of some characteristics of the Amish culture and schools, data from the Iowa Test of Basic Skills are reported for 23 pupils in grades 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8 in Pleasant Hill School near Bloomfield, Iowa. Thirteen pupils scored at or above the fifteenth percentile in mathematics concepts; 17 were at or above that level in problem solving; and all 23 were above the fifteenth percentile in computation. For the composite score, 19 pupils scored at or above the fifteenth percentile. (MNS)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Amish, Cultural Influences, Educational Research, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnic Groups, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Instruction, Sociocultural Patterns, Testing

Publication Type: Reports - Research

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Language: English

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