TY - JOUR
T1 - High school outcomes for students in a public montessori program
AU - Dohrmann, Kathryn Rindskopf
AU - Nishida, Tracy K.
AU - Gartner, Alan
AU - Lipsky, Dorothy Kerzner
AU - Grimm, Kevin J.
PY - 2007/12
Y1 - 2007/12
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1080/02568540709594622
DO - 10.1080/02568540709594622
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:38149037243
SN - 0256-8543
VL - 22
SP - 205
EP - 217
JO - Journal of Research in Childhood Education
JF - Journal of Research in Childhood Education
IS - 2
ER -