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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"Academically At-Risk"”.
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What Academically At Risk Students Need from a Summer Transition Program
… programs were examined and reported on. At risk students transitioning from 8th to 9th grade were identified and completed a self reporting survey of 14 questions regarding what they have as academic, social/emotional, and programmatic needs. Eighth grade teachers were also surveyed …
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Analyzing The Impact Of Motivational Interviewing In A School Counseling Setting With Academically At-Risk High School Students
<p>This study investigates the impact of motivational interviewing (MI) on the academic performance and motivation of academically at-risk high school students over an eight-week period. The primary research questions examine whether there is a statistically significant impact of using MI in a …
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A framework to support academically 'at risk' students to enhance student success : a Faculty of Health Sciences case study
Submitted in fulfillment of requirements of the Ph.D.: Health Sciences, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2018.
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The Relationship Between Academic Confidence and Academic Achievement of Selected First Time Students at Grand View College
… using traditional criteria for identifying academically at-risk students. This study used College Student Inventory, Nelson Denny Reading Test scores, and GPA to investigate the relationship among academic achievement, confidence, and study habits for selected academically at-risk students …
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The Relationship Between Academic Entitlement, Academic Performance And Satisfaction With Life In A College Student Population
… very little scholarly focus in the higher education literature to date. AE has been defined as a belief held by students that they deserve high grades in school despite a lack of effort put forth into their work (Chowning & Campbell, 2009). AE has been linked to a variety of inappropriate …
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The Relationship Between Patterns of Relating and Academic Self-Concept
The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between patterns of relating to both parents and academic self-concept. Also, this study examined the differences between academically high-achieving college students and academically at-risk college students in patterns of relating and …
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Problem solving and personality factors of two at -risk *college populations
This dissertation describes and compares three university populations: (a) students at-risk of alcohol related problems, (b) students academically-at-risk, and (c) non-at-risk students. These populations were given two self-report measures, the Problem Solving Inventory (Heppner, 1988) and the 16PF …
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Success Against the Odds: The Experience of At-Risk Students Who Graduate Fom Postseconday Institutions
Over the years, dramatic changes in retention and attrition rates have given rise to extensive studies on the academically at-risk college student (Nisbet, Ruble, and Schurr 1982; Levin and Levin, 1991, White & Salacek, 1986). Yet, most of these studies have focused on statistical measures …
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An Assessment of <em>READ 180</em> Regarding Its Association with the Academic Achievement of At-Risk Students in Sevier County Schools.
… through adaptive software, interesting literature, and direct instruction with reading skills. The purpose of this study was to compare the achievement of academically at-risk students in Sevier County Public Schools in East Tennessee who participated in the <em>READ 180</em> pilot program …
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Identifying Teacher Perceptions of Teaching At-Promise Students Online in an Alternative School
… study aims to uncover teacher perceptions toward at-promise learners while teaching online in an alternative school. A qualitative case study methodology was utilized and this research framed using Critical Race Theory and Gloria Ladson-Billings’s (2009) Matrix of Behaviors Toward Academically …
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The Effectiveness of a Learning Strategies Course on College Student-Athletes' and Non-Athletes' Adjustment, Academic Performance, and Retention after the First Two Years of College
This study replicated and extended previous research I had performed that suggested that a student success course is an effective intervention to assist student-athletes in the adjustment to college. Participants in the current study included 4 groups of students, including (1) non-athletes and (2) …
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A sociocultural approach to the study of an ICT curriculum for at-risk students in Singapore
… and classroom practices of a Computer Applications (CPA) classroom in Singapore. It attempts to answer the question: why and how the affordances of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have been or have not been perceived and taken up in the CPA course for academically at-risk …
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Collaborative Teaching: A Delivery Model to Increase Responsiveness to the Needs of all Learners Through Academic and Social Inclusion
… While these services are valued for educational benefits, this instruction method often has negative impacts on social-emotional development and targets students for their differing needs.</p> <p>Integrated collaborative teaching models include collaborative teaching among general and …
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Impact of Teacher Perceptions in the Disproportionality of Black People in Special Education
<p>If you walk into any special education classroom in America, you will see that Black students are overrepresented. The issue of disproportionality of Black students in special education has been a longstanding concern. Although students can be referred to special education through parent …
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USING A RISK PREDICTION MODEL WITH FIRST-YEAR COLLEGE STUDENTS: EARLY INTERVENTION TO SUPPORT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
The purpose of the study was to investigate the establishment of an early warning system and subsequent intervention with college freshmen, which addressed both the academic viability and retention of first-year students. The population of interest was first-semester students who were predicted to …
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Exploring the Effectiveness of the Grizzly Success Program at Georgia Gwinnett College: A Quantitative Study
<p>Research suggests that summer bridge programs are a successful strategy for helping at-risk students succeed in college by offering additional tutoring, mentoring, and advising (Slade et al., 2015). Bridge programs are effective for increasing student success (Bir & Myrick, 2015). However, …
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An Investigation of the Student-Teacher Relationship for Children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Developmental Systems Theory Perspective
The student-teacher relationship quality has shown to predict academic and social outcomes (Crosnoe, Johnson, & Elder, 2004), and relatively recent research suggests its protective nature for children who are academically at-risk, such as those with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD; …
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Primary school children at academic risk : a qualitative study of an educational psychology schools-based indirect service delivery strategy
… to locally contextualize and critically evaluate a PARENT COUNSELLOR ASSISTANCE (PCA) programme implemented in a local primary school. The programme investigated the possibility of providing an appropriate schools-based indirect service in the form of a consultation and counsellor assistance …
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The Effect On Cumulative Language Acquisition Increase For English Language Learner Students In Kindergarten Through Third Grade Who Attended Multiple Years Of Summer Remediation Programs
… University, December 2013. The Effect On Cumulative Language Acquisition Increase For English Language Learner Students In Kindergarten Through Third Grade Who Attended Multiple Years Of Summer Remediation Programs. Major Professor: Marilyn A. Hirth</p> <p>Already academically at risk, students …
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Case Study of an Alternative Education Program for At-risk Students
… analysis of the Opportunity School, an alternative public education program in Danville,Virginia that serves students who are considered academically at-risk, grades six through twelve. A case study analysis of the Opportunity School was implemented to provide specific information regarding …