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Showing 1 to 20 of 31 for “"CRCT"”.
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The Relationship Between Ability Grouping and the Reading Scores of Low Achieving 3Rd Grade Students In High Poverty Urban Schools In Georgia
… if a significant difference exists between the CRCT reading scores of third grade students who are homogeneously grouped and third grade students who are heterogeneously grouped. This study was designed to investigate the relationship of ability grouping on the Criterion Reference Competency …
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An investigation into predictors of middle school mathematics achievement as measured by the Georgia criterion-referenced competency tests
… Georgia Criterion-Referenced Competency Test (CRCT) that could predict mathematics performance on the 2008 CRCT for a cohort of 449 students in two middle schools in Murray County in north Georgia. The student population was 80% Caucasian, 17% Hispanic, and 3% other. It was hypothesized that …
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Higher-Order Thinking Question Affecting Economically Disadvantaged Students’ Reading Achievement
… were analyzed to determine the effect on reading CRCT scores and the two domains within the reading CRCT scores of Literary Comprehension and Reading Skills and Vocabulary Acquisition. In addition, intraclass correlation coefficients compared teacher reported use of HOT question levels to …
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Conducting Cluster Randomized Controlled Trials in Hospitals: Barriers and Enablers Assessment and Strategies to Facilitate Delivery
Background: Cluster randomized control trials (cRCTs) are useful for asking about system-level interventions compared to other types of clinical research design, however they present unique challenges with conduct and delivery. Numerous cRCTs in hospitals have encountered challenges and time delays …
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The Effects of Laughter Yoga on Second Grade Math Achievement
… math Mock Criterion Reference Competency Test (CRCT). According to Hoffman (2008), laughter can provide positive benefits to children and adults impacted by autism, epilepsy, and even diabetes. Hoffman (2008) conducted research on humor in early childhood education settings and found little …
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A Critical Examination of the Relationship between Student Performances on Assessments of English Language Proficiency and Academic Achievement
… and the Criterion-Referenced Competency Test (CRCT). Using a critical ELP assessment validation framework, the intent of this study was to investigate the relationship of students’ performances on Title assessments, analyze student level variability in the predictive power of the ELP assessment …
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Design, Development and Evaluation of Chinese Radical and Character Tutorial by Hypermedia
… of the Chinese Radical and Character Tutorial (CRCT) project. The web-based CRCT project integrated hypermedia resources (audio, video, graphics, animation and hyperlinks) to teach undergraduate and graduate students basic Chinese radical and character recognition and writing. One-to-one test, …
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Examination of the Influence of Single Sex Instruction on Student Achievement and Behavior at Sixth Grade Level at Two Middle Schools
… achievement and behavior. This study compared CRCT scores for two years of heterogeneous sixth grade classes in math, reading and language arts to two years of CRCT scores in the same content areas from single sex classes at two different middle schools. Further, in order to determine the …
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An Examination of the Relationship Between Georgia’s School Climate Star Rating and Student Performance in Reading and Math on the Criterion-Referenced Competency Test
… on its Criterion-Referenced Competency Test (CRCT) in Reading and Math achievement. Additionally, the researcher sought to determine the effect of Title I/non-Title I status, SCSRs, and the interaction between the two on CRCT Reading and Math achievement. The selected population contained …
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Factors in seventh grade academics associated with performance levels on the tenth grade biology end of course test in selected middle and high schools in northwest Georgia
… grade Criterion Referenced Competency Test (CRCT) scores in science, math, reading, and language arts associated with performance categories in tenth grade biology End of Course Test (EOCT) and the following demographic variables : gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, disability category, …
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Parent Perceptions of their Involvement and the Relationship to Student Achievement: A Sequential Mix Methods Case Study
… from the Criterion Reference Competency Test (CRCT) were used to measure achievement and free or reduced lunch was used as a measure of economically disadvantaged. Findings emerged from this study explored parents' perceptions towards three of Epstein's Six Types of Parental Involvement, …
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The effects of single-sex classrooms on student outcomes on mathematics and reading in an elementary school
… rate on the Criterion Reference Competency Test (CRCT). In an effort to decrease the failure rate on the fifth grade CRCT reading and mathematics subtests, the school's teachers and administrators implemented a single-sex class for 2 years. A quantitative data collection method compared the …
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The Impact of Teacher Absenteeism on Student Performance: The Case of the Cobb County School District
… on the Criterion Reference Competency Test (CRCT). A regression analysis was also performed on the percentage of students receiving free and/or reduced lunch per school and those students’ scores on the math and reading sections of the CRCT. The results of the analysis support previous …
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The effectiveness and implementation of the BokSmart Safe Six Injury prevention programme
… study was a cluster-randomised controlled trial (cRCT) over eight weeks, using six schools (n = 210 players) in the Western Cape to determine the effectiveness of the BokSmart Safe Six on injury risk profiles and IID. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: SA youth rugby cohort have a similar IID to other youth …
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Inequities in Education: The Case of Fulton County School District
… on the Criterion Reference Competency Test (CRCT) there were large variations among the races and socioeconomic levels present in Fulton County School District. The results of the various analysis support previous research findings that students of lower socioeconomic levels and certain …
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How Georgia Suburban Middle School Principals Work with Teachers to Enhance Student Achievement in this Era of Standardized Testing
… Act and Criterion-Referenced Competency Test (CRCT). There was a limited amount of information, however, on the strategies middle school principals use to maintain acceptable test scores and how they work with teachers to enhance student achievement. Since schools are graded based on …
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The Relationship Between Middle School Students' Mathematical Vocabulary and Their Achievements in Mathematics: A Mixed Method Study
… Georgia’s Criterion Referenced Competency Test (CRCT). Using Ericsson and Simon's (1980) think-aloud protocol, the qualitative study was conducted to examine whether conceptual understanding of mathematics vocabulary impacts students’ ability to problem-solve. The results from both studies …
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The Relationship between Teacher Empowerment and Student Achievement
… Criterion Referenced Competency Test scores (CRCT) were used as a measure of student achievement. The SPES were distributed to teachers in five middle schools in one school district in Georgia. The response rate for this study was 85.2 percent. A Pearson Correlation was computed to determine …
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The impact of standards-based report cards on reading achievement in the third grade
… and those students using SBRC. Pre-existing CRCT data of the pass/fail percentage of third graders from five school districts and 118 schools in 2009 and 2010, the year prior to and the year of implementation of SBRC, were analyzed. A chi square test indicated that no statistically …
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Identifying most significant predictors of low mathematics achievement in African American male middle school students
… by Criterion-Referenced Competency Test (CRCT) scores. There are multiple predictors that educators utilize when identifying students who need supplemental instruction and opportunities. Some predictors are more significant than others. This study attempts to identify the most crucial …
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