Beginning School Math Competence: Minority and Majority Comparisons.

Entwisle, Doris R.; Alexander, Karl L.

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ERIC Number: EJ409139

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Publication Date: 1990

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Beginning School Math Competence: Minority and Majority Comparisons.

Entwisle, Doris R.; Alexander, Karl L.

Child Development, v61 n2 p454-71 Apr 1990

Examined factors that influence children's competence in mathematics when they begin first grade. Results indicated that parent education, family economic resources, and parent expectations influenced children's competence. Race and family structure, when considered apart from other variables, were not significant influences. (PCB)

Descriptors: Blacks, Computation, Expectation, Family Structure, Mathematical Concepts, Parent Influence, Racial Differences, Sex Differences, Social Differences, Whites, Young Children

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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IES Cited: ED544376

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Note: Thematic Issue on Minority Children