RACE CLASS FAMILY AND SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT

COLLECTED INTELLIGENCE AND ACHIEVEMENT TEST SCORES AND HOME AND FAMILY INFORMATION FROM 389 5TH-6TH GRADE STUDENTS. CONTROLLING FOR SOCIAL CLASS, RACIAL DIFFERENCES WERE FOUND ON BOTH TEST SCORES AND FAMILY MEASURES. WHEN FAMILY DIFFERENCES WERE ALSO STATISTICALLY CONTROLLED, THERE WERE NO SIGNIFICANT RACIAL DIFFERENCES ON TEST SCORES IN THE UPPER SOCIOECONOMIC GROUP, ALTHOUGH DIFFERENCES REMAINED SIGNIFICANT IN THE LOWER SOCIOECONOMIC GROUP. IT IS SUGGESTED THAT ECONOMIC DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE RACIAL GROUPS MIGHT BE RELATED TO THE PRESENT FINDINGS, AND FURTHER RESEARCH IS SUGGESTED ON ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS TO ACCOUNT FOR THE RACIAL DIFFERENCE AMONG THE LOWER SOCIOECONOMIC GROUPS. (23 REF.) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved). © 1968 American Psychological Association.