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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"MEAP"”.
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Servant leadershp style of Michigan public school superintendents and MEAP reading and math proficiency
… as measured by student proficiency on the MEAP Math and Reading tests for grades 3rd – 8th.</p> <p>The methodology for this qualitative study consisted of the Wong and Page’s (2003) Servant Leadership Profile Revised Instrument (SLPR). The survey consisted of a 62 item survey, using a 7- …
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Instructional Implications of the Michigan Educational Assessment Program as an Accountability Instrument
… the Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP). Although state officials claim the MEAP can inform instruction, no data are regularly collected to describe reading instructional practices or the relationship between current practices and the percentage of students who pass the MEAP.</p> …
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An evaluation of item response theory for detecting differential item functioning of examinees' responses to the seventh grade mathematics MEAP test investigating learner characteristics /
… The Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) was a large scale testing program requiring students to pass several specific sections (reading, mathematics, and science) before receiving a state-endorsed diploma. Test measurement continues to come under the microscope because of the "high …
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Differences in the expression of opioid peptides in Dahl salt-resistant and salt-sensitive rats
… (MEAGL), andMet5-enkephalin-Ard-Phe7 (MEAP) in Sprague-Dawley rats, and effects of these peptides on isolated intact hearts of Sprague-Dawley rats, were examined. At intravenous doses of 3.6 and 36 nmole, none of the opioid peptides had effects on arterial pressure or heart rate. …
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The effects of site based decision making in elementary schools on student outcomes
… making with student outcomes as measured by MEAP test scores for reading and mathematics. Findings indicated that students did not appear to perform better on MEAP tests in site-based managed schools when compared to results from schools using a traditional management structure. This research …
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Mastery of Sixth-Grade Mathematics Expectations as Measured by the Seventh-Grade Michigan Education Assessment Program from 2005 to 2007
… Michigan Education Assessment Program (MEAP) over a period of 3 years: 2005, 2006, and 2007. This study investigated whether mathematics performance in Michigan is related to ethnicity by analyzing student responses on the seventh-grade MEAP which evaluates students’ mastery of the …
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Examining The Costs Of Providing An Adequate Education For Michigan's K-12 Public School Students
… on the Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP). The Successful Schools or Empirical Observation approach was used to estimate the total costs needed by the State to adequately fund its K-12 public school and public school academies to meet State prescribed student proficiency standards on …
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The Impact Of Academic Optimism On Student Achievement In Five Middle Schools
… of students scoring at the four levels of the MEAP were obtained from www.mischooldata.org. School composite scores for the five levels of the MAP were obtained from school principals and distributed prior to administering the survey. Data was downloaded into a SPSS file for analysis. The …
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Making mathematics matter: professional development improving outcomes in high-poverty environments
… of students as measured on the state-wide MEAP test.</p> <p>Research findings were: 1. LMT data collected at the beginning, middle, and end of PM<sup>3</sup> showed treatment teachers significantly increased their pedagogical, content knowledge for teaching mathematics over their …
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Dynamics of Pitching Wave Energy Converter with Resonant U-Tank Power Extraction Device
… sites with RAO, mean annual energy production (MEAP) are computed. The predicted MEAP favorably compares with other existing devices, confirming the superior efficiency of the new proposed device over a larger range of incident wave frequency.
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School improvements and student achievement: teachers' conceptions and practices in an urban school community
… of the 90/90/90 Model. The study also examined MEAP test scores using the chi-squared goodness-of-fit test to compare the 2009 and 2010 results.</p> <p>To address the first purpose of the study, three descriptive categories were revealed based on the data. The three categories were: (1) …
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Relationships between cognitive styles and written composition of African American ninth grade students in a metropolitan school district in Western Michigan /
… of the Michigan Education Assessment Program (MEAP) Eighth Grade Writing Test, provided the measures for writing comprehension. Analyses of one-way ANOVA were performed to determine whether there were statistically significant differences between low field-independent and high field-independent …
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The Relationship Between Formal Education In Arabic And Students'attitudes Towards Langauges And English And Mathematic Proficiency
… of the Michigan Educational Assessment program (MEAP), and (4) scores on the English Language Proficiency Assessment (ELPA).</p> <p>Descriptive analyses were used to summarize, classify and simplify the data collected from the two surveys. Inferential analyses, on the other hand, were used to …
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The self-perception of leadership efficacy of teachers and the effects on student achievement
… by the Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP). Findings showed a moderately strong, positive correlation between teachers’ perceptions of teacher leadership and collective efficacy at both the individual and school-level. No significant relationship was found between teacher leadership …
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Differentiated instruction: The effect on student achievement in an elementary school
… from the Michigan Education Assessment Program (MEAP) and teacher and student survey results were analyzed as a means to outline broad relationships from the data. Results from the quantitative findings directed the researcher on how to frame the qualitative design. Second, a qualitative analysis …
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An analysis of spending patterns in dissimilar revenue school districts in the state of Michigan
… higher funded school district had much higher MEAP and standardized test scores.</p>
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Mainstream teacher attitudes toward english language learners
… i.e. high school graduation requirements, state MEAP testing, NCLB) understanding complexities of ELLs and background knowledge of the language acquisition process can be beneficial for educators, parents, and students in educational reform efforts of ELLs, whose academic performance currently …
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An examination of the relationship between servant-leadership behavior of the elementary school principal, school climate and student achievement as measured by the 4th grade Mathematics and Reading Michigan Educational Assessment Program
… climate. Student achievement data, 4th grade MEAP test results, were gathered from the participating schools or through School Matters, a service of Standard and Poors.</p> <p>The population of this study consisted of 206 randomly selected teachers from 27 elementary schools in Michigan. Data …
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Dropping out of High School Among African Americans in Benton Harbor, Michigan : a Study of its Economic Implications
… “a revolving superintendency syndrome,” very low MEAP scores, poverty, single parent-female headed families, and high number of welfare recipients, are related to the dropout problem. While students are dropping out, local businesses need workers with proficiencies in reading, writing, …
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