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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Freshman Academies"”.
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Freshman Academies: A Study of Student Outcomes.
… point in students' lives. The addition of a Freshman Academy in some schools has targeted the 9th grade year to ease students' transition to high school and increase the likelihood of academic success.</p><p>One purpose of this study is to compare student outcomes of schools that have …
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A Quantitative Study Comparing Traditional High Schools and High Schools Implementing Freshman Academies in the State of Tennessee.
… year before and after the schools implemented a freshman academy, as well as compare such schools with traditional Tennessee high schools. The factors in this study that impact student achievement and serve as the dependent variables were attendance rates, number of credits earned, and …
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An Examination of the Perception of School Administrators on the Effectiveness of Freshman Academies on the Academic Achievement of African American Males
… not graduating high school with their incoming freshman class.</p> <p> Kunjufu (2011) reported that only 12% of African American males are proficient in reading, 80% of African American male students are in special education, and 53% of African American males drop out of high school. The Schott …
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More than just a number: student and educator perceptions about the transition to ninth grade
… students−including “school-within-a-school” iii freshman academies. Research indicates ninth-grade academies improve student achievement and behavior (McIntosh & White, 2006; Morgan & Hertzog, 2001; Styron & Peasant, 2010), yet few studies ask students and educators what they think about the …