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The Effects of a Middle School Magnet Program on Eighth Grade Student Performance
… different analyses. A chi square analysis of the student population was conducted to determine racial balanced on attendance data from the school years 1993-94 through 1996-97, and if the racial balance of the magnet program mirrored that of the district. Three-way ANCOVA analyses, with a 2x2x2 …
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1:1 Laptop Experience And High-Stakes Testing: Effects On Eighth-Grade Student Achievement
… implementations is missing key information about student achievement on high-stakes assessment. This post hoc, quasi-experimental, quantitative study explores how 1:1 laptop access affects student achievement on the mandated eighth-grade online science assessment in five Mississippi school …
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A Study of Seventh and Eighth Grade Student Feelings About Instructional Activities in District 202, Lisle, Illinois
… of this study was to determine how seventh and eighth grade students of Lisle Junior High school, District 202, Lisle, Illinois, feel about the instructional activities in their school. Answers were sought to the following questions: (1) Are gender and grade level important in student feelings …
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A Study of Cherokee and White Eighth Grade Student Career Development: Sex, Self-Concept and Attribution (Oklahoma)
… by Crites. The subjects for this study were 48 students in the eighth grade in four rural Northeast Oklahoma elementary schools with a high concentration of Cherokee students. The measures utilized in the assessment of career development were: Planning Career Goals and the Career Maturity …
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An examination on the impact of school grade configuration on eighth grade student academic achievement In reading, writing, and math
… research effort was to examine the impact of grade configuration on eighth grade student achievement in Math, Reading, and Writing. The quantitative research design used publicly available data and studied the 2000 through 2007 Arizona standards-based, eighth grade student test results across …
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IS GRADE SPAN ASSOCIATED WITH THE LEVEL OF PROBLEM BEHAVIOR AMONG EIGHTH GRADERS? AN EXPLORATORY INVESTIGATION
In spite of two waves of grade reorganization in American schoolsthe Junior High and Middle School movementsand the increase of problem behavior in schools, little empirical evidence exists pertaining to the effects of grade spanthe range of grades making up schoolson adolescent problem behavior. …
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Preparing for change: an examination of an urban school's extra-curricular activities and professional learning communities in creating a culture ready for change
… strategies specific to the school based on student and staff expressed needs. The study takes place at Sonia Middle School located in the United States' fifth most dangerous and impoverished city, Bartlett, New Jersey. Numerous academic reform models have failed to improve teaching and …
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Technological literacy: design and testing of an instrument to measure eighth-grade achievement in technology education
… testing of an assessment instrument to measure eighth-grade student achievement in the study of technology. The instrument measured the impact of instruction in technology education to determine if technology education instruction guided by the Standards for Technological Literacy (STL) can …
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The Role of Physical FITNESS and Physical ACTIVITY on Academic Achievement Among Eighth Grade Students in Alabama
… in America has failed to measurably improve student achievement. An additional public health concern, increased sedentary lifestyles and unhealthy-weight conditions have significantly increased in the past 30 years among American children and adolescents.</p> <p>The researcher incorporated a …
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A Correlational Study of the AVID Program with M.S. Math Achievement
<p>Improving student achievement in mathematics in secondary schools remains a priority for public education in our country. With continued federal and state mandates to improve overall student achievement in mathematics, as well as to close the achievement gap, many school districts have sought …
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The Determinants Of Student Achievement And High School Completion In Michigan
… <p>Policy and practice regarding in-grade level retention and their effects on high school graduation rates and successful student academic outcomes have currently assumed great importance in the education reform debate. Further, the effectiveness of our public schools and the …
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A Causal-Comparative Study of the Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) Program on Middle School Student Achievement and Attendance
… Determination (AVID) Program on middle school student academic achievement and attendance. There were two major research questions, which were presented. They were as follows: Is there a statistically significant interaction among gender (males, females), race/ethnicity (blacks, whites), and …