GRADE 6 STUDENT MOBILITY AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT: A TEXAS MULTIYEAR ANALYSIS
BENJAMIN MARK BOSTICK
Spring Independent School District, USA
JOHN R. SLATE *
Sam Houston State University, USA
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Differences in reading and mathematics achievement of Grade 6 students as a function of mobility were examined with and without controls for economic status in this investigation. Data were obtained from the Texas Education Agency Public Education Information Management System for the 2003-2004 through the 2007-2008 school years. Statistically significant differences were revealed in reading and mathematics test scores as a function of student mobility, both when controlling for and not controlling for economic status. Mobile students had statistically significant lower reading and mathematics test scores than did non-mobile students for all 6 school years. Implications for policy and practice and suggestions for future research were made.
Keywords: Mobility, academic achievement, poverty, Grade 6