Vasquez-Salgado Yolanda, Chavira Gabriela
California State University, Northridge.
Hisp J Behav Sci. 2014 Feb 1;36(1):179-194. doi: 10.1177/0739986313513718.
The transition from middle school to high school is an important developmental period to investigate because of the negative impact it has on youths' academics. The purpose of this study was to investigate Latino youths' academic achievement prior to, during, and after the transition to high school, and gender differences in youths' achievement over time. School transcripts were obtained for 92 youth. Three latent growth curve models were tested. Youth were stable in achievement throughout middle school, declined in grades during the transition, yet remained stable in high school. Youth with higher achievement in fall of eighth grade declined in the transition at a faster rate than youth who held lower achievement. Girls held higher levels of achievement across each stage in development; boys and girls differed in high school trajectories. Policy makers interested in fostering a successful transition should create programs for both high and low achieving Latino youth.
从初中到高中的过渡是一个值得研究的重要发展阶段，因为它会对青少年的学业产生负面影响。本研究的目的是调查拉丁裔青少年在进入高中之前、期间和之后的学业成绩，以及随着时间推移青少年成绩的性别差异。我们获取了92名青少年的学校成绩单。测试了三个潜在增长曲线模型。青少年在整个初中阶段成绩稳定，在过渡期间成绩下降，但在高中阶段保持稳定。八年级秋季成绩较高的青少年在过渡期间成绩下降的速度比成绩较低的青少年更快。女孩在每个发展阶段的成绩水平都较高；男孩和女孩在高中阶段的轨迹有所不同。对促进成功过渡感兴趣的政策制定者应该为成绩高低不同的拉丁裔青少年制定相应项目。
