Full Report - Center for Collaborative Education
Full Report - Center for Collaborative Education
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IN DEPTH:<br />
Attendance Rates of MCAS Test-Takers and Their MCAS Outcomes<br />
The relationship between student attendance and their academic achievement is a frequent<br />
theme explored by educational researchers. Our findings, contained in Table 40, show that<br />
Boston LEP students who passed MCAS had higher attendance rates that those who did not.<br />
This was true at all grade levels and on all subjects and the differences were statistically significant.<br />
In addition, among those who passed MCAS, at all grade levels and on all subjects,<br />
LEP students had higher attendance rates than EPs. These differences are also statistically<br />
significant.<br />
Table 40. Median Attendance Rate of MCAS Test-takers, EP and LEP Students. BPS, SY2009<br />
EP: Median Attendance Rate LEP: Median Attendance Rate<br />
MCAS Test-takers Did Not Pass Passed MCAS Did Not Pass Passed MCAS<br />
MCAS ELA ELA MCAS ELA ELA<br />
Elementary School test-takers1 94.4% 96.1% 96.1% 97.2%<br />
Middle School test-takers2 92.2% 95.4% 94.4% 96.1%<br />
High School test-takers3 85.8% 93.9% 90.6% 95.0%<br />
Did Not Pass Passed MCAS Did Not Pass Passed MCAS<br />
MCAS Math Math MCAS Math Math<br />
Elementary School test-takers1 94.4% 96.1% 96.1% 97.2%<br />
Middle School test-takers2 92.7% 96.1% 94.4% 96.7%<br />
High School test-takers3 85.6% 93.9% 90.6% 95.5%<br />
Did Not Pass Passed MCAS Did Not Pass Passed MCAS<br />
MCAS Science Science MCAS Science Science<br />
Elementary School test-takers1 95.0% 96.1% 96.1% 97.2%<br />
Middle School test-takers2 92.8% 96.1% 94.4% 97.8%<br />
High School test-takers3 86.1% 93.9% 90.6% 96.1%<br />
1 Differences in median attendance between elementary school LEP test-takers who passed and did not pass MCAS tests were statistically<br />
significant in regards to ELA (p