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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"Eight Grade"”.
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All Female Education: Self Image and Academic Success of Fourth Through Eight Grade Girls
<p>When investigating whether there are advantages in all female education, it is important to consider student perceptions within these all female schools. This study examines how young women in single sex institutions perceive their educational experience in four categories: academics, resources, …
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Factors Affecting Social Attainment Among Individuals: Evidence from the National Educational Longitudinal Study 1988-2000
… between 1988-2000 as they transitioned from eight grade through high school and into the labor force: (1) background characteristics: household type, race, and gender, (2) social capital, (3) cultural capital, (4) academic ability, and (5) parental social class. The results revealed that …
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The impact of oral fluency and silent fluency on the comprehension of fourth graders
… done to acquire knowledge after the fourth grade is performed silently. Students need to be an effective silent reader to be successful in school. In addition, reading comprehension and most other parts of standardized testing is read silently by the student unless accommodations are put in …
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The roles of professional organizations in the effective teaching of reading in Chicago public schools: the International Reading Association and Illinois Reading Council as case studies
… State Achievement Test (ISAT) for third and eight grade students in selected schools in CPS between 1999 and 2004 and how the professional development resources of both the IRA and IRC affected students’ performances by interviewing and conducting a sample survey of CPS reading specialists …
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Exploring the use of manipulatives in teaching number sense in Grade 2: Oshana region, Namibia
… of this study was to establish how selected Grade 2 teachers in the Oshana Region used manipulatives when teaching number sense aspects in mathematics. The study wanted to establish in what way the teachers’ understanding of number sense and use of manipulatives influenced the Grade 2 …
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The Effects of Math Recovery on the Low-Performing Mathematics Student
… the course, Math Recovery, on a group of ninth-grade students enrolled in the course Algebra/Geometry I measured by course grades and subsequent tenth-grade MAP scores. In addition, gender and race differences were investigated in this study to determine the impact, if any, on academic …
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The effects of computer music learning activities on the tonal aptitudes of Canadian students
… or no specialized audiation training. Forty-eight Grade 11 and 12 music students were administered AMMA as a pretest. An intact music class of 24 students received 13 weeks of computer instruction. The experimental treatment consisted of a computer assisted software program, Tonal Syntax …
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The Influence of Feed and Sunshine on the Vitamin D Content of Cow’s Milk
… upon the growth and development of dairy calves. Eight grade Holstein heifer calves, all less than two weeks old, were secured for this experiment. Four of these calves were reared in a shed which opened into a large outside lot in the south. They were allowed to run in this outside lot at will …
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Factors that influence utilization of primary health facilities by adolescents in Tafelsig, Mitchells Plain
… In-depth interviews were conducted with eight Grade 9 and seven Grade 10 male and female learners from the local secondary school - all of whom were randomly selected from a list of learners who indicated their willingness to participate in the study and who had obtained the written …
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Assessing The Academic Impact Of Two Adaptive Learning Technology Math Programs Using Hattie’s Visible Learning Theory
… district. Data for the study was taken from 24 grade five students, 29 grade seven students and 17 grade eight students for a total of 70 student data points. Student data was only taken from students who took both the pre and the post assessment, were enrolled in one of the two participating …
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Essays on Education Policy
… approach in which I instrument for actual eighth grade absences with simulated measures of eight grade absences. I find consistent evidence that teacher reports of the attendance of poor students are negatively biased and that math teacher reports of male attendance are positively biased. …
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Opportunity Gaps and Remediation: Can Academic Intensity in High School Level the Playing Field?
… of academic intensity, the study makes use of eight-grade standardized test scores as independent variables. These scores are collected early enough that effective interventions can be applied before high school graduation, and they offer a convenient means of assessing the likelihood that …
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Science practical work: what types of knowledge do secondary science teachers use?
… plan, enact and assess practical work in Grade 8 and 9 natural sciences, may reveal the nature of the knowledge base required for effective practical work. It was thought that such insight might also shed light on some of the reasons for the apparent lack of effective practical work in …
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Eighth-grade Pre-Algebra: Rationale and Suggested Course of Study
… high schools throughout the system. For seventh graders, there are courses in remedial mathematics, regular mathematics, and pre-Algebra. For eighth graders, the guide lists two courses: remedial and regular. Algebra I 1s also offered at the Junior-high level for a select group of eighth-graders …
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Mathematics Achievement and Writing Assignments Among Urban Middle-School Students
<p>Thirty-seven eighth-grade students from a middle grade urban school in the southeast served as subjects for the study of whether the inclusion of writing assignments affected mathematics achievement. Total math scores on the Iowa Test of Basic Skills were compared before and after various …