High School Outcomes for Students in a Public Montessori Program
High School Outcomes for Students in a Public Montessori Program
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DOI:
10.1080/02568540709594622
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发表时间:
2007-01-01
影响因子:
1.5
通讯作者:
Grimm, Kevin
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作者:
Dohrmann, Kathryn;Nishida, Tracy;Grimm, Kevin
The study compares two groups of students who graduated from high school in the Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) during 1997-2001. Students who had participated in MPS Montessori programs from preschool through 5th grade were matched to a comparison group on the basis of gender, SES, race/ethnicity, and high school attended. Data from the ACT and WKCE, as well as overall and subject-specific high school grade point averages, were used in exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. Once a model was established, the factors were regressed on the students' demographic characteristics and type of elementary education in a structural equation modeling framework. The Montessori group had significantly higher scores on tests associated with the math/science factor. There were no significant group differences for the factors associated with English/social studies and grade point average.