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The impact of standards-based report cards on reading achievement in the third grade
… away from traditional A-F letter grade report cards in favor of standards-based report cards (SBRC). Previous studies have indicated that many parents were confused by SBRC. The purpose of this study was to determine if a difference exists between the reading achievement of third-grade …
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A Comparison of Academic Achievement and Value-Added Grades on the State Report Cards in Tennessee, 2001-2003.
<p>This study uses the state report cards published by the Tennessee Department of Education to compare the academic achievement grades to the value-added grades to determine if there is a relationship between the two grading systems. The data used for this study are from the 2001, 2002, and the …
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Implications for Leaders: The Correlation between Kindergarten Report Cards and Seventh-Grade Achievement in a Southern Public School District
… the skills they mastered on their kindergarten report cards. The study also evaluated which kindergarten skills are more likely to yield a high GPA, and discovered significant differences in kindergarten preparedness and seventh-grade achievement due to gender differences. Both the kindergarten …
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An Experimental Study in Reporting Pupil Progress Through Parent-Teacher Conferences as a Supplement to Report Cards in the Wishram, Washington, Elementary School
… conferences used as a supplement to report cards would be worth while in the Wishram, Washington, Elementary School.
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Elementary music assessment and report card practices in Livingston County, Michigan
… school districts in Livingston County, Michigan, report musical achievement to parents. The purposes were to examine what is assessed in K–4 music classrooms, what grading systems are used to report the assessment data, and how school districts use report cards to convey information about …
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An Investigation of Parents' Perceptions of BMI and BMI-for-age, School-Based BMI Screening Programs and BMI Report Cards: Using Framing Theory and Perceptual Mapping Methods to Develop a Tailored BMI Report Card for the School District of Philadelphia
… concern about parents' reactions to BMI reports. Using a sample of school nurses (n=7) and parents/guardians (n=125) from the School District of Philadelphia (SDP), this research addressed these concerns by clarifying: 1) parents'/guardians' perceptions and knowledge about BMI; 2) the …
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An Analysis of Parents’ Reaction to a Reporting System
… study was to analyze parents' reaction to a new reporting system. The system had been modified to eliminate all marks, and conferences and narrative reports were used in place of report cards.
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The Canadian Child Safety Report Card - A Comparison of Injury Prevention Practices Across Provinces
Background Health-based report cards have been used as a tool to disseminate research findings to parents, government agencies, stakeholders, and the general public. In Canada, health-based report cards such as the Canadian Pediatric Societys report provides a comparison of how provinces measure up …
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Elementary Teachers' Grading Practices: Does the Reality Reflect the Rubric?
Report cards are the primary way that teachers, students, and parents communicate about student achievement in the classroom. Although many school districts develop rubrics to guide teacher grading practices, most research finds that in reality, grades represent a hodgepodge of factors that vary …
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How implementing social programs with first grade students to improve their existing emotional and behavioral issues affects a new teacher's outlook on her classroom and students
… School documents such as school records and report cards were utilized to determine past behaviors as well as academic success. Findings indicate that students responded positively to direct individualized social strategies and enhanced their learning. In conclusion, a better understanding of …
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Investigating the effects of redshirting on the academic performance of primary school learners in Windhoek, Namibia
… was used, and secondary data, namely school report cards from public and private schools in the boundaries of Windhoek, were employed as a research instrument. The data revealed that a large number of learners in Grades 1, 3 and 5 were overaged. Moreover, at Grade 1 level, both redshirted …
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School Factors and Their Impact on the Black-White Achievement Gap in Eastern North Carolina
… North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Report Cards of End-of-Grade tests, to investigate the presence of the Black-White achievement gap in Eastern North Carolina. The study also investigated the impact school factors (e.g., school size, average class size, minority composition, and AYP …
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Family Functioning and School Variables in Typically-Developing Siblings of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
… interviews (total n = 39). Teacher reports on classroom functioning (n = 25) and report cards were also collected. All parent participants (92% Caucasian, 90% married, 79% college-educated) had a child with an ASD diagnosis (80% male, M age = 11.74) and a TD child (62% male, M age = …
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SOCIAL CONTEXT & ITS INFLUENCE ON PERFORMANCE IN SCHOOL
… behavioral characteristics (e.g., student report cards, at10tiveness, and/or at10dance). Also, this study considers the po10tial of using factors among high performing students to impact low impact low performing students as they are applied. The following outline presents the proposed …
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Characteristics and Success of South Dakota Archery Deer Hunters
… and Parks (SDGFP) mandatory big game hunter report card. Success rate of bowhunters killing deer and crippling rate of deer by bowhunters were determined. A profile of the average bowhunter was developed. The SDGFP bowhunter reporting system was evaluated. Success rates from the 2 …
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Effects of an experimental program for reluctant learners on reading ability, writing ability, and self-concept
… identified by low achievement scores, poor report cards, teacher recommendation, counselor recommendation, and personal interview.A pretest/posttest comparison of scores on six standardized tests for vocabulary, reading comprehension, spelling, language mechanics, language expression, and …
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An exploration of parent ivolvement in Response to Intervention (RTI) in Title I schools
… own children with questions, or by examining report cards and student work that comes home. Personnel and parents cited various challenges for involving parents in RTI. However, they all also agreed that teachers are accessible and willing to reach out to parents, and that teachers already …
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Evaluation of a Prescription Drug Pay-for-Performance Program: Impact on Prescribing Trends, Budget, and Patient Outcomes
… with them, or discussed quarterly prescribing report cards. Program administrative costs amounted to $250,795, which was the total budget impact of the GIP. The 2.61% systematically higher GDR by GIP participants year over year amounted to a two-year savings of $1,998,633. We found no …
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Teachers Respond To Impact Of Intelligent Mathematics Tutorial On Students’ Motivation And Engagement
… be a point of concern, as the current National Report Cards continue to show insufficient change. For middle school students, grades six through eight are formative years, as they begin to shape emotional connections and make a decision about their ability and motivation to do mathematics. These …
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The Nature of Data Sources That Inform Decision-Making in Reading by Experienced Second-Grade Teachers
… such as grade books, student work samples, report cards, and reading tests. Data analysis was accomplished by transcribing all data into a qualitative data base (Padilla, 1991). Text chunks were tagged and filtered by data source. Categories such as oral language and comparison of data were …
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