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Nichols, Karen D. "The diagnostic usefulness of the Wepman Auditory Discrimination Test and the Goldman-Fristoe-Woodcock Test of Auditory Discrimination convergent/discriminant validation /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1985. http://www.tren.com.

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Denny, Gary Richard. "Discriminating attention-deficit hyperactivity disordered, learning disabled, and typical school aged children: Evaluating an assessment battery for learning clinics and schools." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/282270.

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The performance of children with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or Learning Disability (LD) were compared to "typical" children using the Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Experimental Assessment Battery (AEAB). The AEAB is a battery of assessment instruments that have been used individually and in various combinations in research to either (1) measure attention or other ADHD characteristics in research participants or (2) discriminate LD characteristics from the characteristics of typical participants. The present study examined whether these assessment instruments dif

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Li, Yanju. "Item Discrimination and Type I Error Rates in DIF Detection Using the Mantel-Haenszel and Logistic Regression Procedures." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1339428784.

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Strosnider, Roberta Atha. "Predictor variables discriminating with success or failure of handicapped students on the retest of the Maryland Functional Mathematics Test." Diss., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/74216.

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The purpose of this study was to determine which pupil and program characteristics discriminate with the success of learning disabled and mildly mentally retarded students on the retest of the Maryland Functional Mathematics Test (MFMT). A secondary purpose was to provide Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS) with added knowledge to utilize in planning for handicapped students' Individualized Educational Program (IEP) . The sample consisted of 270 handicapped ninth grade students who failed the MFMT in the fall of 1985 and took the retest in the spring of 1986. Students taking the retest were

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Price, Emily A. "Item Discrimination, Model-Data Fit, and Type I Error Rates in DIF Detection using Lord's χ², the Likelihood Ratio Test, and the Mantel-Haenszel Procedure". Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1395842816.

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Zhang, Tan. "Understanding physical education teacher motivation in relation to job resources and demands." Thesis, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10123702.

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<p> Research has shown that the working environment of physical education influences teacher motivation. Identifying the characteristics of teachers’ working environment may contribute to developing a productive and motivating working environment for physical education teachers. </p><p> The first part of this dissertation study was focused on developing and validating an instrument that measures physical education teachers’ job demands/resources perception on five theorized dimensions: organizational resources, physical resources, cognitive demands, physical demands, and emotiona

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Leung, Wai-ming. "A study of the implementation of the teacher assessment scheme in the sixth form biology curriculum of Hong Kong from the students' perspective." [Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong], 1994. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B13833121.

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Taylor, Deborah. "Special Education Students and Standardized Assessments." Thesis, Lindenwood University, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10249256.

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<p> Special education students with many different disabilities are taught in today’s classrooms, and since the passing of the No Child Left Behind Act in 2001, they are required to take the same standardized assessments as their regular education peers (Resmovits, 2013). Within this study, data were analyzed to determine the perceptions of two groups, which included third-grade regular education teachers and special education teachers of special education students who took the same standardized assessments as their regular education peers. In addition, data were also examined to determi

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Kaye, Gail Leslie. "Construct validity study of the Myers-Briggs type indicator." The Ohio State University, 1989. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1399891250.

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Blanchard, Janey. "The Predictive Validity of Norm-Referenced Assessments to the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment on Native American Reservations." Thesis, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3745625.

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<p> This research study compared the three commonly used norm-referenced assessments (Northwest Evaluation Assessment, STAR Enterprise, and AIMSweb) to the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment. The basic question was which one of the three assessments provided the best predictive validity scores to the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment. Yearly scores from three years were gathered to evaluate which one of the three assessments had a stronger correlation score to the MCA. The study was confined to using 4<sup>th</sup> grade scores from three different schools located on a Native American reserva

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Eichman, Kjurstin M. "Teacher perceptions of the effects of Minnesota Basic Standards tests on curriculum and instruction." Online version, 2002. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/2002/2002eichmank.pdf.

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Ramothlale, Elizabeth Faith. "An investigation into the appropriateness of the current assessment model continuous assessment (CASS) and common task for assessment (CTA) for the general education and training band." Pretoria : [s.n.], 2010. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-04072010-121044.

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Ye, Hong. "Comparison of Cox regression and discrete time survival models." Thesis, Wayne State University, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10153426.

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<p> A standard analysis of prostate cancer biochemical failure data is done by conducting two approaches in which risk factors or covariates are measured. Cox regression and discrete-time survival models were compared under different attributes: sample size, time periods, and parameters in the model. The person-period data was reconstructed when examining the same data in discrete-time survival model. Twenty-four numerical examples covering a variety of sample sizes, time periods, and number of parameters displayed the closeness of Cox regression and discrete-time survival methods in situation

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Ellis, Joann Almyra. "District Level Achievement Gap Between the Distribution of Caucasian and African American District Means on the 2003/2004 Ohio 4th Grade Reading Proficiency Exam." The Ohio State University, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1395853965.

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Schmid, Dale Walter. "A validity study of the National Dance Education Organization's Dance Entry Level Teachers' Assessment (DELTA)." Thesis, University of Pennsylvania, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3721067.

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<p> Dance education is the only arts discipline without a national entry-level teacher readiness examination, which serves as a proxy for subject matter competency demanded by the Highly Qualified Teacher (HQT) requirement of the <i> No Child Left Behind Act.</i> Consequently, the absence of a qualifying examination has been a barrier to K-12 dance licensure in several states. Additionally, lack of commonly held expectations for what entry-level dance teachers should know and be able to do have led to great disparity in teacher preparation programs nationwide. In response, the National Dance E

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Lo, Pik-yee. "Formative assessment in English language education in local primary schools." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2006. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B37365654.

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Ip, Tsang Chui-hing Betty. "The construct validity of the aptitude test for prevocational schools." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 1986. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/HKUTO/record/B3862770X.

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Song, Hwang-Ruey. "Essays on the information-generating function of the educational system /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/7377.

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Burns, Dana. "Measuring the Outcome of At-Risk Students on Biology Standardized Tests When Using Different Instructional Strategies." Thesis, Lindenwood University, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10281791.

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<p> Over the last two decades, online education has become a popular concept in universities as well as K-12 education. This generation of students has grown up using technology and has shown interest in incorporating technology into their learning. The idea of using technology in the classroom to enhance student learning and create higher achievement has become necessary for administrators, teachers, and policymakers. Although online education is a popular topic, there has been minimal research on the effectiveness of online and blended learning strategies compared to the student learning in

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Stein, Zachary. "Tipping the Scales: Social Justice and Educational Measurement." Thesis, Harvard University, 2014. http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:13383548.

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In this work I address foundational concerns at the interface of educational measurement and social justice. Following John Rawls’s philosophical methods, I build and justify an ethical framework for guiding practices involving educational measurement. This framework demonstrates that educational measurement is critical to insuring, or inhibiting, just educational arrangements. It also clarifies a principled distinction between efficiency-oriented testing and justice-oriented testing. In order to explore the feasibility and utility of this proposed framework, I employ it to analyze several his

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Mohd, Puad Mohd Hazwan. "The role of employability skills training programs in the workforce of Malaysia." Thesis, Purdue University, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3719684.

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<p> Employability skills training programs are an essential strategy to improve the skills of the workforce and minimize unemployment in Malaysia. However, there has been a lack of assessment and evaluation studies regarding local employability skills training programs. Existing local studies are focused more on the identification of the skills that allow a person to be employable. Due to the lack of assessment and evaluation studies, stakeholders seem perplexed about the direction of training programs. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of educators, employers

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Hill, Gerry R. "Impact of Teacher Attitudes on Implementation of a Standards-Based Grading System." Thesis, Piedmont College, 2019. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=13426348.

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<p> The purpose of this phenomenological study was to examine the impact of teacher attitudes and to discover other factors that have an impact on the implementation of a standards-based grading program. This descriptive phenomenology features interviews of 25 educators from Georgia as well as other states and two foreign countries in order to collect their perspectives of the lived experience of the implementation process. </p><p> The findings of this study suggest that the attitudes teachers have regarding the implantation process of a standards-based grading program do have a significant

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Kim, Eliza. "New Leaders of Charter Schools Who Close Achievement Gaps in Urban Public Schools." Thesis, Pepperdine University, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10842678.

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<p> This dissertation studies 7 high-performing middle school principals’ leadership styles and programs as measured by their student achievement on the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress or CAASPP. The qualitative research includes interviews of these identified school leaders about their self-reported strengths that account for their students’ success. While Kouzes and Posner’s set of leadership practices is the theoretical framework behind this study, the primary investigator developed two themes evident in both the high-achieving schools and its hig

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Rodriguez, Gabriel R. "A Mixed Methods Bounded Case Study| Data-Driven Decision Making within Professional Learning Communities for Response to Intervention." Thesis, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10271885.

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<p>Rodriguez, Gabriel R. Bachelor of Science, University of Southwestern Louisiana, Spring 1999; Bachelor of Arts, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Spring 2005; Master of Education in Educational Leadership, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Fall 2007; Doctor of Education, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Spring 2017 Major: Educational Leadership Title of Dissertation: A Mixed Methods Bounded Case Study: Data-driven Decision Making Within Professional Learning Communities for Response to Intervention Dissertation Director: Dr. Dianne F. Olivier Pages in Dissertation: 206; Words

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Bayyan, Aquil F. Sr. "One-to-one mobile technology and standardized testing| A quantitative ex post facto study." Thesis, University of Phoenix, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10100962.

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<p> This quantitative, ex post facto study examined the impact a districtwide high school one-to-one mobile technology initiative had on the number of 10<sup> th</sup> grade students in the Forney Independent School District (ISD) (Texas) who passed their standardized TAKS tests during the 2010 academic year. The research study used annual public Forney ISD (Texas) data obtained from the Texas Education Agency (TEA) website. The study compared the 2009 academic year when 10<sup>th</sup> grade students (n=520) did not have one-to-one mobile technology and the 2010 academic year when 10<sup> th<

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Pearson, Deborah Lynn. "A Study on ACCESS Scores and MAP Data." Thesis, Lindenwood University, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3729525.

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<p> English Language Learners (ELLs) are no longer a part of specific areas of America. They have crossed all classroom boundaries of the United States. This means as ELLs have integrated into the classrooms, educators are becoming versed in methods and strategies to help ELLs learn and achieve proficiency on standardized assessments. The purpose of this study was to determine if ELLs learned enough to be proficient in English to do well on a standardized test as their non-ELL peers. The Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) and the Assessing Comprehension and Communication in English State to

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Barger, Brett. "A Quantitative Study of Educational Poverty, School Location, and Student Achievement Measured by the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA)." Thesis, Lindenwood University, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3668688.

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<p> The performance of the United States' students on international tests remains an ongoing source of concern, division, and anxiety for government, educational, and business leaders, teachers (and their unions), as well as the general public. These selfsame test results have been used as evidence to support diametrically opposed political and educational strategy and policy for decades. All too often the performance of students is discussed with a single test score number that is used to represent the entirety of the education system's students without accounting for geographical, demographi

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Retz, Anne Christine. "Important issues of educational testing: lessons from the No Child Left Behind Act." The Ohio State University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1400144639.

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Zhang, Jin. "Dichotomous or polytomous model? equating of testlet-based tests in light of conditional item pair correlations." Diss., University of Iowa, 2007. http://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/139.

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Xu, Yonghong. "Using data mining in educational research: A comparison of Bayesian network with multiple regression in prediction." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/280504.

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Advances in technology have altered data collection and popularized large databases in areas including education. To turn the collected data into knowledge, effective analysis tools are required. Traditional statistical approaches have shown some limitations when analyzing large-scale data, especially sets with a large number of variables. This dissertation introduces to educational researchers a new data analysis approach called data mining, an analytic process at the intersection of statistics, databases, machine learning/artificial intelligence (AI), and computer science, that is designed t

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Barton, Mary Lynn. "A study of the response to accountability and standardized testing in a state university system predictive models, gatekeeping strategies, and intervention in teacher education /." Open access to IUP's electronic theses and dissertations, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/2069/96.

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Perucca, David. "Divided Timed and Continuous Timed Assessment Protocols and Academic Performance." Thesis, Walden University, 2013. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3566589.

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<p> Children from a low socioeconomic status (SES) are exposed to numerous stress factors that are negatively associated with sustained attention and academic performance. This association suggests that the timed component of lengthy assessments may be unfair for students from such backgrounds, as they may have an inability to sustain attention during lengthy tests. Research has also found academic disparities between gender. The purpose of this quasi-experimental study was to investigate the relationship between continuous and divided timed tests in terms of student test scores, with addition

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Midyett, Stephen Jay. "Methods for assessing student learning in the State of Arizona." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/279868.

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The effectiveness of a method using scaled scores and a correction for regression to the mean (RTM) designed to measure academic growth attributable to schools was compared to several alternative methods all incorporating simple (unadjusted) growth. Problems with scaled scores and the correction for RTM were discussed. Three alternative methods using normal curve equivalent (NCE), percentile rank (PR), and stanine scores were presented and compared to the scaled score method. A variation of the scaled score method without the correction for RTM was proposed to examine the effects of the correc

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Bicak, Bayram. "Affective domain applications in the junior high schools in Turkey." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/280254.

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Teachers' affective domain applications in the junior high schools in Turkey were explored in this dissertation. Teachers' attitudes toward, awareness levels of, importance placed on, and planning and classroom applications of affective objectives were investigated. One hundred thirty-one junior high school teachers participated in the study. They were selected randomly from 13 schools in central Ankara. They answered a 57-item questionnaire. Ten of the teachers were interviewed based on the questionnaire items used for the study. Differences among teachers were studied according to subjects t

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Gonzalez-Montesinos, Manuel Jorge. "Defining and measuring academic standards for higher education: A formative study at the University of Sonora." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/280701.

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Institutional efforts to organize the admissions process in several Mexican universities have led to the adoption of standardized instruments to measure applicants' initial academic qualifications for career programs. The University of Sonora, located in four campuses throughout the state, initiated the administration of a college level entrance exam in the fall of 1997. The Examen de Conocimientos y Habilidades Basicas (EXCHOBA), developed in 1991, is the instrument employed for aiding the academic and administrative agencies in making admissions and career placement decisions to date. Drawi

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Gerdeman, Anthony Michael 1968. "Understanding the oral examination process in professional certification examinations." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/282619.

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The subjective nature of oral examinations often lead to reliability estimates that are lower than other types of examinations (i.e., written examinations). The potentially biasing individual attributes of examiners (i.e., experience) are of particular concern since the oral examination process depends specifically upon the quality of their assessments. In addition, traditional reliability estimation procedures are not always possible for some oral exams due to the utilization of incomplete measurement designs (i.e., one examiner per candidate) resulting from the inherent high costs and compli

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Harris, Bryn. "Defining and identifying giftedness in English language learners of Mexican descent." [Bloomington, Ind.] : Indiana University, 2008. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3331352.

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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Indiana University, Dept. of Educational and Counseling Psychology, 2008.<br>Title from PDF t.p. (viewed on Jul 24, 2009). Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 69-11, Section: A, page: 4243. Adviser: Jack A. Cummings.

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Keating, Katrina Ann. "Noncognitive Variables for Placement| A Randomized Control Trial." Thesis, San Francisco State University, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10822840.

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<p> This study was born out of a concern that U.S. community colleges were currently using or considering using noncognitive variables for academic placement without an understanding of how students would react to these scales in a high-stakes setting. While the use of noncognitive variables for placement often stems from a desire to overcome the myriad of limitations of content-based placement tests, the researcher was concerned that noncognitive variables had the potential to become an <i>extension</i> of the problems caused by the test. </p><p> This study was guided by two research questi

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Almon, Luke. "Exploring Differences in Student Achievement in Advanced Placement Coursework in Response to an Academic Support Systems Grant in Alaska." Thesis, Ball State University, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10979305.

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<p> This study explored the relationship between a National Math and Science Initiative (NMSI) College Readiness Program (CRP) Grant and student achievement outcomes in Advanced Placement (AP) courses and on AP Exams in four Alaska high schools. A logistic regression model returned the odds of students obtaining an A or B versus a C, D, or F in an AP course, and earning a passing score versus a failing score on the exam. The results indicate there are more frequent significant differences in exam scores than in course grades based on the independent variables in the regression model. Free-and-

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Quin?ones, Agar V. "Student Art Assessments, Teacher Evaluations, and Job Satisfaction among Art Teachers." Thesis, St. Thomas University, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10745119.

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<p> The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore and recognize if district-created student art assessments and teacher evaluations influenced the job satisfaction of art teachers due to the increased teacher turnovers and teacher shortages. The experiences, beliefs, and perceptions of the art teachers were critical in understanding and establishing if the increased implementation of the accountability measures added to the stress level and job satisfaction experienced by art teachers. The sample for this case study comprised of 10 male and female art teachers who were certified to

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DeRossett, Woodrow Garry. "A research study of educational practice of reading strategies and assessment in Indiana high schools." Thesis, Indiana State University, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10242386.

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<p> The purpose of this quantitative study was to investigate teachers’ implementation levels of best practices in reading. This study examined the frequency of instructional reading strategies serving as predictors of student success in the End of Course Assessments (ECA) for Algebra I and English Grade 10. This study reviewed current literature to determine the depth of the problem and to study effective research strategies in order to provide a better understanding of the secondary reading issue. The study also reviewed the specific reading strategies in Indiana high schools in relati

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Mazjanis, Brian I. "Divergent summers| Measuring the effect-size of summer vacation on reading and mathematics achievement scores for different populations of Maine students." Thesis, University of Southern Maine, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3723188.

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<p> This quantitative study of summer learning for Maine students in grades three through grades eight analyzed changes in academic achievement level in mathematics and reading that occurred during the summer recess of 2009. </p><p> For mathematics, it appeared that when school was not in session, students showed a cumulative loss of nearly 11 percent of a standard deviation. Although small, the change in performance over the summer was not uniform across all grades studied. For the youngest students in this study, the summer recess represented a time where children collectively lost nearl

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Tyree-Hamby, Ashley L. "An Examination of the Correlation between Teacher-Assigned Standards-Based Grades and Teacher-Assigned Traditional Grades and Student Achievement." Thesis, Lindenwood University, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3732246.

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<p> The relationship between teacher-assigned standards-based grades and teacher-assigned traditional grades and student achievement on the Missouri Assessment Program was examined for all students of the sample. The 120 participants for this study were third graders during the 2012-2013 school year transitioned to fourth grade during the 2013-2014 school year. The students were enrolled in Elementary School A in rural Missouri. One hundred twenty students’ permanent traditional and standards-based grade cards and Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) scores provided the data to determine th

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Erwin, Douglas. "Fine Arts Coursework and Student Achievement Among African-American Students in a Midwest Setting." Thesis, Lindenwood University, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10244375.

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<p>The researcher designed this study to investigate a possible correlation between the number of years of fine arts coursework and achievement on the American College Test (ACT). The district studied was predominantly African American; therefore, similar schools may use the results to plan strategies to reduce the achievement gap. Results included a mild positive correlation between student ACT achievement and coursework in visual arts, and a moderate correlation between ACT achievement and performing arts. The more fine arts coursework a student received, the higher his or her ACT score.

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Wild, Justin. "Perception and use of Tanzania's Language of Instruction Policy in a Rural Ordinary Level Secondary School| Translating Qualitative Data into a Quantitative Instrument Measuring the Foreign Language Environment." Thesis, Indiana University, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10931398.

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<p> In Tanzania, the debate surrounding language of instruction has been rekindled with an announcement in February of 2015 that the language of instruction would be changed from English to Kiswahili in Ordinary Level secondary schools. European languages have perceived economic benefits, while researchers in cognitive learning argue foreign languages of instruction are often detrimental to a child’s learning. However, this debate is studied largely at the national and international levels. This dissertation research investigates perceptions of language of instruction in a rural school c

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Delmont, Rodney. "Comparison of Classroom Grades and Missouri End-of-Course Exam Scores." Thesis, Lindenwood University, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10253890.

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<p> Educational leaders are tasked with finding the best practices for motivating students and accurately reporting progress (Popham, 2011). Additionally, the alignment of curriculum, assessment, and pedagogy can facilitate changes in education (Klenowski & Wyatt-Smith, 2014). Therefore, as districts align curriculum to assessment standards, students’ scores on assessments should increase (Squires, 2012). The purpose of this study was to determine if a correlation exists between Missouri English II end-of-course (EOC) exam scores and student grade-point averages (GPAs) earned in Engl

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Vogt, Abbey Nicole. "The Impact of Educational Backgrounds on Academic Success at a Private Work College in the Midwest." Thesis, Lindenwood University, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10169680.

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<p> More families in the United States are beginning to choose private or homeschool education for children instead of a public school education (Hanna, 2011); therefore, college administrators must begin to evaluate each student’s educational background in order to help all students achieve academic success at the college level. The purpose of this study was to determine differences in multi-year college academic performance among public, private, and homeschool graduates who attended a private work college in the Midwest. The variables analyzed consisted of students’ final high

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Gilchrist, Clifton. "Using a Distributed Leadership Model to Investigate Practices That Influence Student Achievement Scores in Middle Level Education." Thesis, Delaware State University, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10262066.

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<p> Few studies have focused on middle school students’ academic achievement and overall performances (Flowers, 2003; Leithwood & Jantzi, 2006). Delaware Comprehensive Assessment system (DCAS) used by school officials recognized an emerging trend in which a large percentage of students’ academic performances consistently declined over a period of three years. Indications point to standardized test scores lower on each grade level. Students’ assessment scores were sixty-six percent lower on the State’s DCAS assessment tests in math for sixth, seventh and eighth grade

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Sanders, Megan. "Defining, Exploring, and Measuring Relevance in Education." The Ohio State University, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1466416573.

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Patsalides, James P. "Building a climate for creativity| A theory of action to improve U.S. elementary schools." Thesis, Prescott College, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3705902.

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<p> In the context of a rapidly changing world, higher order thinking skills are necessary for sustainability of U.S. society. Beginning with the premise that U.S. public schools are charged with the constitutional duty of growing children into informed and educated citizens, prepared to thrive in the world of work <i>and</i> to participate in democratic processes; and, that higher order thinking is a core part of that mission, this study examined children’s perspectives on school climate and the environment for the teaching and learning of higher order thinking in twenty five public ele

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