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The Effects of Laughter Yoga on Second Grade Math Achievement
… investigate the effects of laughter yoga on the mathematic achievement of second grade students as measured by the math Mock Criterion Reference Competency Test (CRCT). According to Hoffman (2008), laughter can provide positive benefits to children and adults impacted by autism, epilepsy, and …
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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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A Multilevel Analysis of Student Engagement, Teacher Quality, and Math Achievement
This study examined the relationships between math engagement, teacher quality, school factors, and math achievement in middle school students. This study used the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) data from the 2007 wave. The data were analyzed using exploratory factor …
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The Effect of Self-Concept on Math Achievement in Fourth Grade Students
… there is a correlation between self-concept and math achievement on a standardized test for a heterogeneous group of forty-eight fourth grade students. Also studied were the relationships of self-concept and math achievement on students from single parent homes and students from two-parent …
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Examining Children’s Conceptual Subitizing Skill and its Role in Supporting Math Achievement
… quantities above 4 items, and its relation to mathematics achievement in Grade 2 students. Both reaction time (RT) and strategy use to enumerate patterned structures of 4 to 10 dots were examined. Using cluster analysis on the collected enumeration speeds, three distinct groups were identified …
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Parental Differential Treatment With Math: Links to Adolescent Girls' Math Achievement Beliefs
… particularly for gender-stereotyped domains of math and English relates to adolescent girls' achievement beliefs in these subjects. Participants included 124 female adolescents (mean age = 12 years), their siblings (mean age difference = 2.35 years) and parents, with individual surveys completed …
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Accelerated Mathematics and High-Ability Students Math Achievement in Grades Three and Four.
… integrated learning system entitled Accelerated Math (AM) as a supplement to traditional mathematics instruction on achievement as measured by TerraNova achievement tests of third and fourth grade high-ability students. Gender, socioeconomic status, and grade level were also considered. The …
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Socioeconomic, Demographic, Attitudinal and Involvement Factors Associated with Math Achievement in Elementary School.
… and parent involvement were associated with math achievement. Students in Grade 5 were selected as the population for this study. Random sampling procedures were used to select the sample. Students in the sample completed a modified version of the <em>Fennema-Sherman Mathematics Attitudes …
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The Association between the Use of <em>Accelerated Math</em> and Students' Math Achievement.
… learning system entitled <em>Accelerated Math</em> and traditional mathematics instruction on achievement as measured by standardized achievement tests of elementary school students. The variables of ability level, special education, grade, socioeconomic status, gender, classroom teacher, …
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Effects of Adaptive Learning Technologies on Math Achievement: A Quantitative Study of ALEKS Math Software
… investigate the effects of a particular adaptive math learning program (ALEKS) on math achievement and its impact on closing the achievement gap in math performance of middle school students. The study is conducted in two small urban school districts in a southern city. The study is a …
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The Effect of Cooperative Learning on Math Achievement of First Grade Students: an Experimental Study
… learning would have an effect upon the math achievement of first grade students. Two intact classrooms were used in the study, one receiving cooperative learning techniques and the other receiving only traditional techniques. The California Achievement Test was administered to both …
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Change processes resulting from low ISTEP+ math achievement indicators in the 1997-98 performance-based accreditation cycle
… because they had performed below standard on the math portion of ISTEP+, the State standardized assessment test, during the 1997-98 school year. The objective of the study was to examine the perceptions of the participants as to the influence that mediating factors had on their schools' …
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The Impact of After School Tutoring on Math Achievement: Perceptions of African American Males and Those Who Teach Them
<p>Despite increases in overall academic achievement, African American males continue to struggle in the area of mathematics. Data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) indicates that eighth grade African American males had the lowest levels of mathematics success of all …
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The Difference in Reading and Math Achievement With Regards to a Regional Program, Project Excell: a Causal--Comparative Study
… to determine the difference in reading and math achievement for first, second, and third grade students experiencing a regional program, Project ExCELL and a similar group who did not. The groups were not randomly selected as the school district chose the three schools to pilot the four year …
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The Relationship between Teacher Efficacy Levels and Virginia Standards of Learning Fifth Grade Math Achievement in One Virginia School Division
… efficacy levels and fifth grade Virginia SOL Mathematic achievement. This study sought to determine the extent to which personal efficacy, general efficacy, and total efficacy account for fifth grade Virginia Standards of Learning Mathematic achievement over and above that explained by teacher …
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The Effects of Social Support from Parent, Teacher, and Peers on High School Students' Math Achievement: The Mediational Role of Motivational Beliefs
… and peer influence, on 11th-grade students' math achievement. The study also examined the indirect influences of these contextual social support factors on students' achievement through their math motivation in math courses. The first follow-up year data of High School Longitudinal Study of …
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LOCUS OF CONTROL AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT: INTEGRATING SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY AND EXPECTANCY-VALUE THEORY
The current study examines predictors of math achievement and college graduation by integrating social learning theory and expectancy-value theory. Data came from a nationally-representative longitudinal database tracking 12,144 students over twelve years from 8th grade forward. Models for math …
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Math Intervention Teachers' Pedagogical Content Knowledge And Student Achievement
<p>This research investigated the relationship of math intervention teachers' (MITs) pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) and students' math achievement gains in primary math interventions. The Kentucky Center for Mathematics gathered data on the MITs and primary math intervention students included …
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