Lead exposure and educational proficiency: moderate lead exposure and educational proficiency on end-of-grade examinations

Abstract Purpose To investigate and quantify the impact of moderate lead exposure on students' ability to score at the “proficient” level on end-of-grade standardized tests. Methods We compared the scores of 3757 fourth grade students from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on the Wisconsin Knowledge and Co...

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Published in:Annals of epidemiology 2012-10, Vol.22 (10), p.738-743
Main Authors: Amato, Michael S., MS, Moore, Colleen F., PhD, Magzamen, Sheryl, PhD, Imm, Pamela, MS, Havlena, Jeffrey A., MS, Anderson, Henry A., MD, Kanarek, Marty S., PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Achievement
Child, Preschool
Childhood
Educational Measurement - methods
Educational Status
Environmental Exposure - adverse effects
Environmental policy
Environmental pollutants
Environmental pollution
Female
Humans
Infant
Internal Medicine
Lead - adverse effects
Lead - blood
Lead exposure
Lead poisoning
Male
Predictive Value of Tests
School
Schools
Socioeconomic Factors
Students - statistics & numerical data
Testing
Urban Population - statistics & numerical data
Wisconsin
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Summary:Abstract Purpose To investigate and quantify the impact of moderate lead exposure on students' ability to score at the “proficient” level on end-of-grade standardized tests. Methods We compared the scores of 3757 fourth grade students from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on the Wisconsin Knowledge and Concepts Exam (WKCE). The sample consisted of children with a blood lead test before age 3 years that was either unquantifiable at the time of testing (
ISSN:1047-2797
1873-2585
DOI:10.1016/j.annepidem.2012.07.004