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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge"”.
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The Influence of Student Mobility on Grade 5 New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge Scores
… study sought to explain the influence of student mobility on the total percentage of students who scored Proficient or Advanced Proficient (TPAP) on the New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge (NJ ASK) on both Grade 5 Language Arts Literacy and Mathematics in 2010-2011. The …
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The Influence of Chronic Absenteeism on Grade 6, Grade 7, and Grade 8 2014 New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge
… if any, chronic absenteeism has on Grade 6, 7, and 8 English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge (NJ ASK) performance, in the aggregate, when controlling for other influential student and school demographic variables. Student achievement scores on …
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The evaluation of the effectiveness of new writing and problem-solving classes and their impact on fourth grade New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge Test scores
<p>The purpose of this study was to determine whether or not two new programs created for Bellmawr Park School would be effective in raising scores in the New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge (NJ ASK) test for fourth grade students. This research provided a pre and posttest for 62 fourth …
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A study of the predictive validity of the Gates-MacGinitie Reading Test and the New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge at the 4th, 5th and 6th grade levels
<p>The purpose of this study was to determine the predictive validity of reading achievement scores obtained using the <em>Gates-MacGinitie Reading Test</em> and student performance on the Language Arts Literacy section on the <em>New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge</em> using a sample of …
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The Influence of the Length of the School Day on the Percentage of Proficient and Advanced Proficient Scores on the New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge for Grades 6, 7, and 8
… explanatory study aimed to explain the influence of the length of the school day on the total percentage of students who scored Proficient or Advanced Proficient (TPAP) on the New Jersey Ask (NJ ASK) in both Language Arts and Mathematics in Grades 6-8. The data analyzed included the length of the …
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The Influence of Curriculum Quality on Student Achievement on the New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge (NJ ASK) Language Arts and Mathematics for Fifth-Grade Students in the Lowest Socioeconomic School Districts
<p>This study examined the strength and direction of the relationships between student and school variables found in the present literature to influence student achievement on the New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge (NJ ASK) language arts and mathematics for fifth-grade students in the …
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The Influence of an Extended School Day on Middle School English Language Arts and Mathematics Achievement in a New Jersey Suburban School District
<p>This study examined the influence of an extended school day, reported in instruction minutes, on academic achievement of general and special education middle school students in one public suburban New Jersey school district using English Language Arts and Mathematics data from the 2014 New …
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Service learning and student leadership through environmentally immersive writing
This study examined the impact of environmentally immersive service learning on a focused cluster of the NJASK, self-perception of leadership, attitude toward the environment, and student ability to define and articulate the benefits of service learning. The study compared the 2008-2009 New Jersey …
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Exploring Relationships Between School-based Health Clinics and Academic Performance in Elementary School-aged Children
… based health clinics provide medical services and healthcare to students within the school setting. Research suggests that students who use school based health clinic services perform better academically in school by improving their attendance, health status, and addressing their medical needs. …
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The influence of Parent Portal Access on Student Efficacy and Parental Involvement
<p>This study examined the influence of Parent Portal access on student achievement and parental involvement defined as home-to-school communication. The population was students in sixth grade in a suburban district in New Jersey. Academic achievement was defined through GPA at the end of sixth …
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Test anxiety: effects on standardized testing, average classroom assessments, and fourth grade students
<p>The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of both standardized testing and average classroom assessments on the levels of test anxiety. The study was a correlation study. with a sample of 42 fourth grade students. The students came from four separate classrooms within the same …
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Reflective leadership: effects of peer mentoring on minority students within an urban school setting
The extent to which school and community resources are utilized by partially proficient students affects their academic and social proficiency (Anderson & Pellicer, 1998; Shann, 2001). All too often a school system will initiate new programs and resources without adequately targeting the students …
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The Influence of Inclusion Classes on the Academic Performance in Language Arts Literacy on Suburban Non-disabled Eleventh Grade Students as Measured by the 2013 New Jersey High School Proficiency Assessment
<p>This study examined the influence of an inclusive secondary language arts classroom setting on the academic performance of Grade 11 general education students in two suburban New Jersey high schools on the Language Arts Literacy section of the 2013 New Jersey High School Proficiency Assessment …
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An Analysis of the Influence that Community Demographic Data have on Student Performance on 2012 NJASK 8 Language Arts and Mathematics
… had on student performance on the 2012 Grade 8 New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge (NJ ASK). The data that were analyzed were procured from the New Jersey Department of Education website as well as the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Factfinder. The sample size included all New Jersey …
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The impact of an after school mathematics program on the educational outcomes of Title I middle school students
The purpose of this action research study was to evaluate if participation in an after school mathematics enrichment program has an impact on student outcomes, including the students' perception that the after school program helped prepare them for their regular school day's mathematics class, …