Student–Teacher Ethno-Racial Matching and Reading Ability Group Placement in Early Grades
Banerjee, Neena
Student–Teacher Ethno-Racial Matching and Reading Ability Group Placement in Early Grades - Sage, 2019. - Vol 51, Issue 3, 2019:(395-422 p.)
This article investigates the relationship between student–teacher ethno-racial matching and students’ placement in reading ability groups in kindergarten and first grades in the United States. Multilevel regression analysis of a nationally representative sample of students shows that Latino/a first graders are more likely to be placed in higher ability groups when assigned to Latino/a teachers. Furthermore, teachers’ perception of students’ learning behavior, a variable that has been linked to teacher–student racial congruence in the literature, has a strong positive effect on ability group placement in kindergarten and first grades. These findings have implications for minority teacher recruitment policies in school districts.
student–teacher ethno-racial matching,
ability grouping,
reading,
hierarchical linear models
Student–Teacher Ethno-Racial Matching and Reading Ability Group Placement in Early Grades - Sage, 2019. - Vol 51, Issue 3, 2019:(395-422 p.)
This article investigates the relationship between student–teacher ethno-racial matching and students’ placement in reading ability groups in kindergarten and first grades in the United States. Multilevel regression analysis of a nationally representative sample of students shows that Latino/a first graders are more likely to be placed in higher ability groups when assigned to Latino/a teachers. Furthermore, teachers’ perception of students’ learning behavior, a variable that has been linked to teacher–student racial congruence in the literature, has a strong positive effect on ability group placement in kindergarten and first grades. These findings have implications for minority teacher recruitment policies in school districts.
student–teacher ethno-racial matching,
ability grouping,
reading,
hierarchical linear models