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Showing 1 to 20 of 24 for “"California Achievement Test"”.
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The Relationship Between the Initial Screening Instrument and the California Achievement Test in Kindergarten
… the Initial Screening Instrument (ISI) and the California Achievement Test (CAT). The subjects were 100 students who did not receive a passing score of seven on the ISI and 100 students who did receive seven or above in an urban public school system. The Pearson Product-Moment Correlation …
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The Correlation of Reading Outside School and Reading Proficiency
… by the Reading Comprehension component of the California Achievement Test. The underlying philosophy of this research stressed that the best way to develop reading ability is to provide abundant opportunity for experiencing reading. The research was conducted at a small, rural school in western …
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A comparative study of the writing and reading achievement of children, ages nine and ten, in Great Britain and the United States
… the extent of relationship between writing achievement and reading achievement for children ages nine and ten from selected schools in Great Britain and the United States of America.The California Achievement Test ("Reading Comprehension" subtest) was used to obtain reading comprehension …
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The Effect of Stress on the Academic Achievement of Fifth Grade Students from Single-Parent Homes
… family and focus on its effect on the achievement of the child in the family in his role as a student. Dealing specifically with fifth-grade students, a description of their physical, social and emotional characteristics will be included, as well as the symptoms, related causes and a …
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The Effect of Cooperative Learning on Math Achievement of First Grade Students: an Experimental Study
… learning would have an effect upon the math achievement of first grade students. Two intact classrooms were used in the study, one receiving cooperative learning techniques and the other receiving only traditional techniques. The California Achievement Test was administered to both groups in …
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The Relationship between Comprehension and Literature Based Reading Program
… pre-grouped literature based reading. The California Achievement Test was used as a measuring tool. The results were that among literature based reading groups there was no significant difference in comprehension gain. However, when comparing the student selected literature based reading …
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A Study of the Difference Between the Achievement of Latchkey Children and Non-Latchkey Children
… or not there was a difference between the achievement scores of latchkey children and non-latchkey children. Secondly, within the group of latchkey children, whether girls or boys showed a difference in their achievement scores and in both cases which direction the change occurred. The …
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The Role of an Adequate Schema for Reading in Good and Poor Readers’ Comprehension of Text
… or below grade on the reading comprehension subtest of the California Achievement Test, were given a questionnaire about reading and a set of passages altered to restrict meaning. Replies were examined to see if good and poor readers differed in their inclusion of meaning or if a significant …
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Reading Achievement Comparison of Special Education Students Instructed Through Pull-Out Programs and In-Class Programs
… there is a significant difference in the reading achievement between students with handicapping conditions who receive instruction in pull-out programs and students with handicapping conditions who receive instruction in in-class programs. The pretest and posttest reading scores from the …
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The Relationship Between the Amount of Television Watched and the Reading Achievement Scores of Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Grade Students
… amount of television viewing time and reading achievement of fourth, fifth, and sixth grade students when intelligence was partialled out. To implement the study 172 students in a small rural school district within a twenty-five mile of Springfield, Missouri were selected to participate. The …
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Using the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills to Identify Students At-Risk for Reading Difficulties
… students' DIBELS scores were compared to their California Achievement Test-Fifth Edition reading scores at second grade. Published benchmarks were then adjusted to decrease the number of students who were seen as on-target initially, but struggled with reading at a later age (false negatives). …
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Predictors of Success on the New York State Earth Science Regents Examination
… 260 students. Out of 132 students that took the test, 104 were included in the study. (Of the other 28 students, one was in the eleventh grade and therefore not included. The other 27 were not included due to incomplete or missing data.) The variables that were included as potential predictors …
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The relationship between native Vietnamese language literacy and English language reading achievement of Vietnamese high school students /
… language literacy and English language reading achievement of Vietnamese High School students. This research was needed in order to identify literacy in L1 is transferred and enhances reading achievement in L2. This study was focused on a group of 90 LEP Vietnamese speaking students, who …
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A Study To Assess The Relationships Among Student Achievement, Teacher Motivation, And Incentive Pay
… of career pay, teacher motivation, and student achievement. This study sought to answer the following questions: (1) Is there a difference in intrinsic and extrinsic motivation of those teachers who receive career pay as opposed to those teachers who do not receive career pay? and (2) Is reading …
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The effect of absence from elementary school on student performance as measured by standardized achievement tests
… school and student performance on standardized achievement tests. The study was designed to provide statistical data for educators and others interested in efforts to improve public education.Subjects of the study were students from a large school district in northern Indiana. Students included …
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Effect of Computer-Aided Instruction on Grades in Middle School Algebra
… of computer-aided instruction on classroom achievement in middle school algebra remains unclear. Participants were 1452 middle-school algebra students who were seldom, occasionally, or often exposed to the algebra modules of Destination Math, an interactive mathematics software designed to …
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The Effects of Training and Practice in the Use of a Self-Monitoring Technique to Enhance the Reading Comprehension of Intermediate-Grade Students
… to stanine six on the reading comprehension subtest of the California Achievement Test. Subjects' treatment was based on the school they attended. Three comparable middle schools were randomly elected and assigned one of the following treatments: (1) training with practice, (2) training, or (3) …
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Effects Of First Grade Non-Promotion On The Achievement And Attitude Of Students At The Third Grade Level
… with respect to IQ and age and compare their achievement and attitude toward school at a common point in time (the third grade level). The study reported on herein compared the achievement test scores and attitude regarding the social-emotional and educational aspects of school of third grade …
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A comparison of student performance in partial immersion and FLES programs
… language? Normal curve equivalent scores of the California Achievement Test (CAT) were used to measure language arts, reading, and math performance. The North Carolina third grade tests for science and social studies were used to measure mastery of state objectives in those subjects. French …
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