Technical Appendix For: Unequal Access to 8th-Grade Algebra: How School Offerings and Placement Practices Limit Opportunity. Technical Brief
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| Title: | Technical Appendix For: Unequal Access to 8th-Grade Algebra: How School Offerings and Placement Practices Limit Opportunity. Technical Brief |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Daniel Long, Megan Kuhfeld, Scott Peters, NWEA |
| Source: | NWEA. 2025. |
| Availability: | NWEA. 121 NW Everett Street, Portland, OR 97209. Tel: 503-624-1951; Fax: 503-639-7873; Web site: http://nwea.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 13 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Elementary Education Grade 8 Junior High Schools Middle Schools Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Algebra, Mathematics Education, Educational Opportunities, Educational Practices, Access to Education, Equal Education, Student Placement, Research Methodology, Student Characteristics, Academic Achievement, Institutional Characteristics, Disproportionate Representation, High Achievement, Race, Ethnicity, Poverty, Achievement Tests, Grade 8 |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: | Measures of Academic Progress |
| Abstract: | The purpose of this technical appendix is to describe the sample and methods used to create the brief "Unequal Access to 8th-Grade Algebra: How School Offerings and Placement Practices Limit Opportunity." This brief adds a recent, national-scale, student-level perspective to our understanding of current inequities in 8th grade Algebra access. This study uses a unique dataset collected by NWEA of 162 thousand students in 22 states that combines 2023-24 math 8th grade course enrollment information with student demographic characteristics and prior achievement. |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Accession Number: | ED679145 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | The purpose of this technical appendix is to describe the sample and methods used to create the brief "Unequal Access to 8th-Grade Algebra: How School Offerings and Placement Practices Limit Opportunity." This brief adds a recent, national-scale, student-level perspective to our understanding of current inequities in 8th grade Algebra access. This study uses a unique dataset collected by NWEA of 162 thousand students in 22 states that combines 2023-24 math 8th grade course enrollment information with student demographic characteristics and prior achievement. |
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