COLLEGE READINESS DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ASIAN AND WHITE STUDENTS IN TEXAS HIGH SCHOOLS: A MULTIYEAR STATEWIDE INVESTIGATION
BRAD L. MITCHELL
Department of Educational Leadership, Sam Houston State University, USA
JOHN R. SLATE *
Department of Educational Leadership, Sam Houston State University, USA
GEORGE W. MOORE
Department of Educational Leadership, Sam Houston State University, USA
CYNTHIA MARTINEZ-GARCIA
Department of Educational Leadership, Sam Houston State University, USA
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The extent to which differences in college-ready rates were present in reading, mathematics, and both subjects for Asian and White students in Texas public high schools for 2005-2006 through 2011-2012 was determined in this investigation. Statistically significant differences, albeit small to trivial effect sizes, were present between Asian and White students in reading, mathematics, and both subjects for each year analyzed. Asian students demonstrated higher college-ready rates than White students in reading, mathematics, and both subjects. Of importance was the presence of sharp increases in college-ready rates for Asian students and White students for the 2005-2006 through the 2008-2009 school years. Achievement gaps between Asian students and White students decreased in reading, mathematics, and both subjects. Implications were provided.
Keywords: Achievement, Asian, college-ready, mathematics, reading, white