SOCIOLOGICAL FACTORS RELATED TO DISCREPANT ACHIEVEMENT OF WHITE AND BLACK FIRST GRADERS
Using the chi square test of independence, four types of achievement were studied for their association with socioeconomic status, family size, and ordinal position of white and black first graders. Findings revealed no significant associations in areas of word knowledge, word discrimination, and reading achievement. One significant result was obtained for ordinal position in the area of arithmetic achievement. Achievement was also analyzed in relation to race and sex.