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Showing 1 to 20 of 38 for “"School Variables"”.
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Family Functioning and School Variables in Typically-Developing Siblings of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
… the normative range on the Learning Problems and School Problems scales of the Behavior Assessment System for Children, Second Edition (BASC-2; Reynolds and Kamphaus, 2004). Daily hassles were not significantly correlated with any school measures for the TD siblings. Families with children with …
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The Effects of Parental Educational Level and Selected School Variables Across Academic Tracks on Student Reading Achievement
… an unidirectional causal relation between the variables and which also does not assume error-free measurement of variables in the model. A primary research concern of this study is whether or not the educational level of the father, mother, principal, or teacher has an effect on student reading …
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An evaluation of some cognitive, affective, and school variables as predictors of the academic achievement of standard 10 pupils in Kwazulu schools
1. DIE DOEL VAN DIE NAVORSING: Die doel van hierdie navorsing was om die beste voorspellers van akademiese prestasie (dit is persentasie slaag) onder die kognitiewe, affektiewe en skoolveranderlikes vas te stel. Die teikengroep het uit standerd 10 leerlinge in Kwazulu skole bestaan. 2. DIE …
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The Predictive Power of Community, Family, and School Variables on Student Achievement on the NJ Ask Language Arts Literacy in New Jersey in Grades 6 and 7
… to determine which combination of 20 out-of-school community demographic factors, while controlling for two school level variables, predicted and accounted for the most variance in New Jersey schools’ percentages of students scoring Proficient or above on the 2010 NJ ASK Language Arts …
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Predictors of school exiting status and post-school outcomes for students identified as severely emotionally disturbed
… to 27. It examined the capability of individual variables and two school variables (i.e., vocational education and counseling) to predict whether or not a youth graduated or dropped out of high school. The study also explored the impact individual variables and the school variables of vocational …
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A Quantitative Study of School Characteristics that Impact Student Achievement on State Assessments and those Assessments' Associations to ACT Scores in Tennessee.
… exists between particular home, student, and school characteristics and ACT scores and the relationship these characteristics subsequently have with the TVAAS grades assigned to each high school's ACT scores. These home, student, and school variables were socioeconomic status, percentage of …
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The effects of selected variables on test performance for mildly handicapped students
This study examines selected variables as they relate to the performance of sixth-grade learning disabled (LD) and behaviorally-emotionally handicapped (BEH) students on minimum competency tests administered by the North Carolina public schools. The sample consisted of 313 LD and 79 BEH subjects …
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Cyberbullying: The Role Of Family And School
… purpose of this study was to examine family and school variables in relation to different types of perpetration, victimization and witnessing experiences (physical, social, verbal and cyber). Students (n=253) in grades 7 to 8 from two middle schools located in a suburb in southeastern Michigan …
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Teacher Absences in the Commonwealth of Virginia: An Analysis of Patterns and Predictors and Implications for Policy
… This mixed methods study analyzed selected school variables for public schools and districts in Virginia contained in the 2011-2012 and 2013-2014 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) and in the National Center for Educational Statistics. In addition, a content analysis was performed on leave …
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Examining the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium Exams, Scholastic Aptitude Test, and High School Grade Point Average as Predictors of College Readiness
… and college readiness in middle and high school when compared to traditional measures such as the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and grade point average (GPA). Although the SBAC test is being used across the nation, there is a large research gap regarding how the SBAC compares with GPA and …
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Thai Teachers' Beliefs about Learner-Centered Education: Implications for Success For Life Thailand
… beliefs and practices, and (c) examine if other variables, along with familiarity with the SFLT program, predict teachers' learner-centered beliefs and practices. Ninety-three preschool and kindergarten teachers participated in the study. Among them, 17 were SFLT trainees in 1999 and 2000 (i.e., …
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The Influence of the Student Mobility Rate on the Graduation Rate in the State of New Jersey
… 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 regression models for …
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The impact of Focused Advising on retention and completion in the community college setting
… western Tennessee. Several students and/or school variables were examined to gauge their relationship with the goals of retention and completion.
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An Analysis of Highly Qualified Special Education Teachers in High Poverty Urban and Rural Areas
… special education teachers in the 2011-12 Schools and Staffing Survey. It examined how the qualifications of special education teachers varied among K-12 public schools according to the urbanicity of the school and the proportion of students in poverty within a school. Variables included …
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Faith Commitments and Spiritual Influences as Correlates of Adolescents' Involvement in Service in the Valuegenesis Study
… the relationship between home, church, and school variables, and the participation in acts of service of students attending Seventh-day Adventist schools.</p> <p><em>Methodology. </em> The present research study uses quantitative research methods and is a secondary analysis. Correlations …
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The association between school environment and children’s general health and oral health outcomes in Australia
Schooling forms a large part of a child’s life experience and schools are recognised as an appropriate setting for health promotion activities. Characteristics of schools have been associated with various health outcomes. The association between aspects of schools and child oral health outcomes was …
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The Perceptions Of School Psychologists Regarding The Disproportionality In Special Education For Students Of Color: A Qualitative Phenomenological Study
… and societal factors intersect with specific school variables and contexts. Using disability critical race theory as a lens for exploration, this qualitative phenomenological study examined the phenomenon of disproportionality situated within a specific context to uncover how local factors may …
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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
… 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 school day with …
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