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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Academic Proficiency"”.
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A study of the effect of extra-curricular activities upon the academic proficiency of college students pursuing such activity
… those active in extra-curricular activities. Academic attainments between groups was compared. Subdividing the above named groups by schools within the college, academic attainments were compared. Subdividing these same groups in a manner to require each pair or groups by school to consist of …
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Where Are They Now? A Look at CTE Student Enrollment Outcomes
… to placement, graduation, credential earned, academic proficiency attained, intention post-secondary, and completion status of graduates. Methods: This quantitative descriptive research study utilized a descriptive design to determine the status of student outcomes at various points in their …
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A formative evaluation of the Humanities Faculty Mentorship Programme
… must recognise these students' social, academic and economic struggles and implement interventions to support them. The Humanities Faculty Mentorship Programme (HFMP) provides psychosocial support through mentoring for students likely to be under-prepared to meet the demands of the …
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A Literature Review: Dual Immersion Programs in Elementary Schools
… programs carry on the goals of bilingual proficiency, academic proficiency, academic achievement, and positive cross-cultural attitudes and behaviors. This type of program refers to an integrated model in which speakers of two languages are placed together in a bilingual classroom to …
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Effects of integrating cognitive apprenticeship instructional methods into the community college writing classroom
… data included ACT's Collegiate Assessment of Academic Proficiency Writing Skills Test (1993), essay scores, instructor journals, classroom observations, and instructor interviews. MANCOVA indicated that cognitive apprenticeship is effective in writing instruction. Treatment students' post test …
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Building condition and student achievement and behavior
… determined by the scale scores of the Test of Academic Proficiency for grade eleven during the 1992-1993 school year. Student behavior was determined by the ratio of the number of expUlsions. suspensions, and violence/substance abuse incidents to the number of students in each school. All …
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Bilingual Education : Searching for the Ideal Elementary Bilingual Program
… Bilingual education’s goals are to not only academically but also culturally embrace the student learner and prepare them for the competitive, global market. This research project heralds the merits and challenges of each teaching model (two-way immersion, transitional, and developmental) …
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Building condition and student achievement and behavior
… determined by the scale scores of the Test of Academic Proficiency for grade eleven during the 1991-1992 school year. Student behavior was determined by the ratio of the number of expulsions, suspensions, and violence/substance abuse incidents to the number of students in each school. All …
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Reflective leadership: effects of peer mentoring on minority students within an urban school setting
… by partially proficient students affects their academic and social proficiency (Anderson & Pellicer, 1998; Shann, 2001). All too often a school system will initiate new programs and resources without adequately targeting the students who would benefit most, or not provide the management and …
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Summer Credit Recovery and Middle Grade Students
… success was defined and assessed in the areas of academic proficiency, discipline, and student absenteeism. Student information regarding each area was obtained from the Hamblen County School System, coded, and analyzed through quantitative testing.</p> <p>This study was guided by 8 research …
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Overcoming the Odds: The Success Story of an African American Gifted Male Student
… students included in gifted programs maintain academic and social success. Data from semi-structured interview responses, behavioral checklists, and personality traits rating scales were coded and themed as a means to tell Elijah's story. Currently a 20 year old African American college …
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A Collaborative & Systematic Approach To Implementing An Effective Standards-Based Grading And Reporting System: A Change Leadership Plan
… decided on the best way to measure and report academic achievement that would best prepare all students for success in colleges and careers.</p> <p>In addition, this study, strived to shed light on a possible correlation between grade point average (GPA) and standardized test scores. Results …
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The accessibility of English academic texts that were rewritten in plain language and according to document design principles: A Stellenbosch University case study
… University students’ experience with English academic texts, and considered solutions for potential problems that students might encounter with such texts. The findings suggested a user-friendly, simple application of English as a strategy to support students who struggle with academic …
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Translation versus direct composition. effects of first language on second language arab writers
This study has been undertaken to investigate whether Arabic students when writing in their second language (English), compose best directly in the second language or compose best in their first language and hen translate in their second language. This study of English and Arabic compositions …