Appendix D: Additional Information About the Sample Study
|
Group |
n |
Mean |
S.D. |
|
Highest grade at intake |
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|
Grade 0-4 |
2 |
573.5 |
95.4 |
|
Grade 5-8 |
85 |
724.7 |
69.4 |
|
Grade 9-12 |
479 |
718.1 |
82.1 |
|
HS Diploma or GED |
54 |
694.7 |
96.4 |
|
Primary language is English |
|||
|
Yes |
583 |
718.1 |
81.5 |
|
No |
37 |
693.3 |
92.8 |
|
Parent gender |
|||
|
Male |
28 |
703.2 |
85.9 |
|
Female |
627 |
716.0 |
81.7 |
|
Parent race/ethnicity |
|||
|
African American |
329 |
712.1 |
75.8 |
|
Asian |
5 |
750.0 |
65.2 |
|
Hispanic |
56 |
699.7 |
88.4 |
|
American Indian |
5 |
698.2 |
128.3 |
|
Caucasian |
219 |
728.2 |
88.5 |
|
Total |
685 |
716.5 |
81.3 |
| Exhibit reads: 627 females completed a pretest on the TABE Reading; the mean pretest scale score was 716.0, with a standard deviation of 81.7. |
|
Group |
n |
Mean |
S.D. |
|
Highest grade at intake |
|||
|
Grade 0-4 |
2 |
583.5 |
92.6 |
|
Grade 5-8 |
84 |
710.7 |
83.2 |
|
Grade 9-12 |
455 |
720.5 |
83.1 |
|
HS Diploma or GED |
54 |
701.8 |
110.2 |
|
Primary language is English |
|||
|
Yes |
562 |
717.5 |
85.9 |
|
No |
33 |
711.6 |
91.8 |
|
Parent gender |
|||
|
Male |
27 |
694.3 |
99.4 |
|
Female |
603 |
717.2 |
85.5 |
|
Parent race/ethnicity |
|||
|
African American |
317 |
716.9 |
82.9 |
|
Asian |
4 |
765.0 |
19.6 |
|
Hispanic |
53 |
709.5 |
96.7 |
|
American Indian |
5 |
701.8 |
124.2 |
|
Caucasian |
210 |
718.8 |
89.1 |
|
Total |
661 |
716.9 |
85.8 |
|
Exhibit reads: 455 adults who had completed between 9 and 12 years of schooling completed a TABE math pretest; the mean pretest scale score was 720.5, with a standard deviation of 83.1. |
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[ Exhibits D-5 and D-6 ] | [ Exhibit D-9 ] |