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Showing 1 to 20 of 106 for “"Graduation rate"”.
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An Examination of the Association Between the Graduation Coach Program and Georgia's Graduation Rate
… study was to examine the association between the graduation coach program and Georgia's graduation rate of over a 7 year period of time, 2004-2010. The research sought to determine if differences existed between graduation rates pre the induction of the graduation coach programs and post the …
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The Influence of the Student Mobility Rate on the Graduation Rate in the State of New Jersey
… examined the influence of the student mobility rate on the high school graduation rate of schools in the state of New Jersey. Variables found to have an influence on the graduation rate in the extant literature were evaluated and reported. The analysis included multiple and hierarchical …
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The Impact of Online Credit Recovery Programs on the On Time Graduation Rate in Virginia School Divisions
… face federal and state mandates to improve graduation rates and are under pressure to reform educational practices in an effort to lower the dropout rate (Picciano, Seaman, Shea, and Swan, 2012). School districts around the country have sought to diminish dropout rates through a variety of …
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Career and Technical Education (CTE) Graduation Rates in Tennessee: A Comparative Study.
… the military, or to employment upon high school graduation was significant in comparison to the state baseline for secondary placement. This study further compared CTE graduation rates to overall graduation rates. The graduation rates were compared based on gender as well. School systems that …
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Building Support Systems for High School English Language Learners: A Developmental Program Evaluation
<p>The graduation rate of English Language Learners (ELL) is lagging behind the general school population graduation rate. The purpose of this study is to address the needs of ELL students for improving the graduation rate of ELL students. The context of this inquiry is a high school with a large …
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High Stakes Testing and School Characteristics: A Comparative Study
… between the 2016 Grade 10 ISTEP+ English passing rate and 2018 graduation rate amongst 290 Indiana high schools and the following variables: school size, average SAT reading score, percentage of students passing advanced placement (AP) exams, percentage of special education students, percentage of …
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An examination of the relationship between inclusion of students with disabilities in general education classrooms and student success as measured by public school district graduation rates, dropout rates, and ACT mathematics performance
… in Section 612(a) (5) (a) of IDEIA (2004). With graduation tied to rigorous curriculum requirements, high-stakes testing, and greater stipulations to receive a school diploma, engaging students with disabilities at the secondary level through inclusion has become a priority (Bost & Riccomini, …
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Enrollment Management in Higher Education: From Theory to Practice
… These suggested practices were incorporated into a sixty-six question survey that was distributed to a random sample of colleges and universities taken from the 1999 US News and World Report of college rankings. The survey data were used to identify which of the suggested enrollment …
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Applications of Linear Regression and Other Statistical Tools in the Study of Alcohol Sales
… sales and independent variables of unemployment rate, personal consumption expenditures, consumer price index, population, and high school graduation rate. For the purposes of developing a reliable regression model, this study focuses on satisfying the seven classical assumptions of ordinary …
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An Examination of NCAA Division I-A Football Program Success and Student-Athlete Graduation Rates.
… success had a relationship to student-athlete graduation rates. Graduation rate data for 2001 were obtained from the NCAA and cumulative five-year records of selected NCAA Division I-A football programs determined winning percentage for the years 1996-2000. The data were examined by correlating …
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Graduation Rates in South Carolina Public High Schools: The Effect of School Size and Socioeconomic Status
<p>This study included a comparison of the graduation rates among high schools in South Carolina closely analyzing school size and socioeconomic status. The purpose for the study was to answer two questions: What patterns and relationships exist between school size and graduation rates at high …
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A Longitudinal Study of Block Scheduling in One South Carolina High School: A Descriptive Twenty-Five Year Case Study From Traditional To Block
… at one large suburban high school analyzing the graduation rate, SAT scores, BSAP/HSAP scores, the changing demographics, and the voices of the principals and veteran teachers. The study used mixed methods. The quantitative data described, analyzed, and interpreted the graduation rate, SAT …
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A Comparison Of Preparatory Academies And Traditional High Schools In A Large Urban District Of Completion Rate And Student Perceptions Of School Climate Characteristics
… academic and social support; and increasing graduation rate. This study utilized the tripod student perception survey for secondary students to determine if there was a statistically significant difference between students' perceptions of teacher effectiveness, safety, social support, …
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An Examination of the Effectiveness of the 30/30 Program on High School Students' Academic Performance, Attendance, Behavior and On-Time Graduation
… school attendance, behavior, and on-time graduation rate (4 years). The 30/30 Program is a mentoring program that was developed by the principal of a public high school. The 30/30 Program was staffed by five adults who worked with 30 at-risk students from the beginning of their sophomore …
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The Graduation Rates of Career and Technical Education (CTE) Concentrators in Tennessee.
… quantitative study was to compare high school graduation rates between Career and Technical Education (CTE) concentrators and non-CTE concentrators. School systems in the state of Tennessee that offered CTE courses for the 2007-2008 (120 systems) or 2008-2009 (118 systems) school years were …
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The Impact of Resource Allocation on Graduation Rates
… has come under increased scrutiny is student graduation rate. With revenue at many institutions expected to remain flat or in some cases decline over the next several years institutions must find a way to strategically allocate their funds so as to positively impacts student outcomes, in this …
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An Analysis of Career and Technical Education's Influence on Graduation Rates in the Commonwealth of Virginia
… requirements. ESSA defined high school graduation rate for the first time in federal education law. In ESSA, the Four-Year Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) was defined as the ratio of the number of students who graduated with a regular high school diploma over the course of four …
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An Analysis of Tennessee Gateway Exams and the Variables Related to Student Results.
… as: socioeconomic status, ethnicity, dropout rate, graduation rate, attendance, average daily membership, per-pupil expenditure, teachers' salary, and elementary-school reading scores.</p><p>Pearson correlations between school characteristics and pass rates of three Gateway exams were …
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Graduation Rates: A Comparison of First-Time, Full-Time Freshmen Who Entered a Community College Prepared and Those Who Entered Underprepared for College-Level Work.
… whether there were significant differences in graduation rates between students who entered college academically underprepared and those who entered academically prepared to enroll in college-level courses.</p><p>The subjects of the study were a selected group of students enrolled at a public, …
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Outcomes of a Sheltered Collaborative Teaching Model for English Language Learners
… analyzed the effect of this model on the on-time graduation rate of limited English proficient students. Discussing the experiences of teachers involved in this model provided valuable information that can be used to refine instruction and improve ELLs cultural assimilation, self-motivation, and …
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