Beliefs and Achievement: A Study of Black, White, and Hispanic Children

• DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.1990.tb02796.x
• Publication Date: 2006-07-03T20:19:19Z
• Authors: Harold W. Stevenson; Chuansheng Chen; David H. Uttal
• Keywords: White (mutation); Racial differences

School achievement among black, white, and Hispanic elementary school children was investigated, efforts were made to study the beliefs about academic of their mothers. A total approximately 3,000 first, third, fifth graders enrolled in 20 schools Chicago metropolitan area given tests mathematics reading. Black performed at a significantly lower level than white children, but grade ethnic differences scores no longer significant when mothers' education statistically controlled. This not case reading, where found after controlling for effects education. Interviews with subsamples 1,000 mothers revealed greater emphasis on concern minority families families. evaluated abilities highly; they positive held high expectations children's future prospects Mothers teachers believed more strongly value homework, competency testing, day as means improving