Grade 5 academic and non-cognitive skills are positive predictors of grade 8 mathematics scores¶
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q3 i? Holding other variables constant, each grade 5 hypothesized mediator (math, reading, writing report cards, effort, work habits, behavior) was a positive predictor of grade 8 mathematics scores. → O'Dwyer 2016
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O'Dwyer 2016¶
O'Dwyer, L. M., Lee-St. John, T., Raczek, A. E., Luna Bazaldua, D. A., & Walsh, M. (2016). Examining the role of early academic and non-cognitive skills as mediators of the effects of City Connects on middle school academic outcomes. SREE Spring 2016 Conference. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED567236
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Model 3 multilevel regressions (Tables 5 and 6) predicting grade 8 mathematics from each grade 5 mediator separately. All six mediators had positive, statistically significant Path b coefficients.
"The results indicate that, holding all other variables in the model constant, each of the grade 5 hypothesized mediators were positive predictors of students' grade 8 mathematics scores (Path b)."
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Related Claims¶
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- Previous domain knowledge accounts for most of the variance in later achievement, considerably reducing the predictive impact of IQ and WM — related
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