Author Type

Graduate Student

Date of Award

2007

Document Type

Dissertation

Publication Status

Version of Record

Submission Date

October 2026

Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]

Rhone, Angela

Abstract

In the United States there is an increasing population ofHispanic people. With this increase comes an increase of Hispanic students in the schools. In 2004, 39.8% of all dropouts in the United States were Hispanic students. Increasing population and a high dropout rate could be problematic for Hispanic people, American schools, and ultimately society. The first part of the research examined relationships between acculturation and Hispanic student reading achievement. A Spearman's Rho correlation was performed using the Short Acculturation Scale for Hispanic Youth scores and Florida Comprehensive Achievement Test reading scores. In the second part, the research used a multiple regression model to predict acculturation and reading success in fifth grade Hispanic students. The dependent variable was the acculturation score obtained through the Short Acculturation Scale for Hispanic Youth. The independent variables used for this were gender, age, free and reduced lunch status, country of origin, ESOL classification level, and previous retentions. Results from the study revealed that there is a significant correlation between acculturation and Hispanic student reading achievement in the fifth grade. The multiple regression model using the above independent variables identified three significant variables, ESOL classification, lunch status, and gender, to predict acculturation greater than chance.

Extent

119 p.

Comments

Dissertation (Ph.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2007.|Dissertation (Ph.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2007.

Identifier

FA00000688

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