Differences in middle school science achievement by school district size
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This study examined differences in Texas middle school student achievement in science by school district enrollment size. Quantitative research utilized analysis of variance to determine whether significant differences existed between student achievement on the 2010 Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills 8 th grade science results and four school district enrollment size groups. A significant difference was found between means of small district science scores and medium, large, and mega district science scores.
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