Josh Medrano
@jmedrano.bsky.social
Postdoc at UC Berkeley School of Education 🐻 studying math and executive functions // PhD in Human Development from Maryland 🐢 // Always a Buckeye 🌰
Implications (also in the abstract) include further data reporting and disaggregation. We conclude that some subgroups might not benefit from one-size-fits-all policies.
In collaboration with @damcotto.bsky.social, this work is now out in Early Education and Development. doi.org/10.1080/1040...
In collaboration with @damcotto.bsky.social, this work is now out in Early Education and Development. doi.org/10.1080/1040...
Examining Subgroup Differences in School Readiness and Math Achievement in Asian American Children Through the Opportunity-Propensity Model
Research Findings: The opportunity-propensity model of achievement was used to examine the ways in which demographic characteristics, child characteristics, and characteristics of home and learning...
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August 21, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Implications (also in the abstract) include further data reporting and disaggregation. We conclude that some subgroups might not benefit from one-size-fits-all policies.
In collaboration with @damcotto.bsky.social, this work is now out in Early Education and Development. doi.org/10.1080/1040...
In collaboration with @damcotto.bsky.social, this work is now out in Early Education and Development. doi.org/10.1080/1040...
For example, for Vietnamese children, Fall math scores mediated primary home language (English and another language), and for Other Southeast Asian children, parent reading, EFs, and bedtime routines were significant mediators.
August 21, 2025 at 7:49 PM
For example, for Vietnamese children, Fall math scores mediated primary home language (English and another language), and for Other Southeast Asian children, parent reading, EFs, and bedtime routines were significant mediators.
In the overall group, we found that propensity variables (eg executive functions, working memory) mediated much of the antecednet variables (SES, immigration status, parental expectations, number of close grandparents and siblings). But these were not present in all subgroups.
August 21, 2025 at 7:49 PM
In the overall group, we found that propensity variables (eg executive functions, working memory) mediated much of the antecednet variables (SES, immigration status, parental expectations, number of close grandparents and siblings). But these were not present in all subgroups.