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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR)"”.
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Differences Between African American and White Males in Grades 6-8: Comparative Evidence from Selected Texas Rural Schools
<p>The academic achievement gap among Black males in grades 6-8 across Texas is a growing concern. Based on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR), secondary data from the Texas Education Agency (TEA) was used to evaluate scores from a sample of Texas rural schools. In this …
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Navigating the Framework: Evaluating Program Placement for Secondary English Learners in Texas Schools
… the fastest-growing student groups in the United States, yet persistent disparities in language proficiency and academic performance remain, particularly in Texas secondary schools. Despite extensive investment in bilingual and English as a Second Language (ESL) programs, student outcomes vary …
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Adoption, implementation, and reality : an explanatory sequential mixed methods study of the novice teacher experience implementing a knowledge-building curriculum.
Student performance on national and state assessment metrics signals a concern regarding our nation's current literacy performance. Four key data metrics signal this crisis: National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP; National Center for Educational Statistics, 2021), American College Test …
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The Impact of Offering Students Choice in Close Reading on Their Attitudes and Achievement
… is a practice that is gaining a larger share of instructional time in contemporary classrooms largely due to the Common Core State Standards. Although it finds its roots in the New Criticism movement, only recently has it caught the attention of the primary and secondary education communities. …
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Disproportionate Disciplinary Removals of Black Students with Disabilities from Their Learning Environment: The Influence on Reading Performance
Background: Research shows the effects of exclusionary discipline persist for students who are Black and have disabilities, limited data is available to determine if there is a correlation between disciplinary removals of Black students with disabilities and their reading performance as measured by …
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Improving Academic Outcomes for Students with Disabilities: Peeling Back the Onion
Background: The all-encompassing problem of school failure is in the spotlight. The need to turn around schools is imperative not only to build a future economy and shift the attitude of public perception but also, more importantly, to impact student academic achievement positively. Purpose: The …
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An investigation on the impact of modified mathematics course sequence on student's retest scores in Algebra I end-of-course exam.
… in the high school curriculum has been a source of continued debate in the United States due to the high failure rates in high school math courses and high failure rates in state-developed end-of-course exams (EOC). Identifying effective sequences of mathematics courses has the potential to offer …
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An Examination of the Effects of Classroom Structure on Third Graders' Reading and Mathematics Achievement
Background: The struggle of school leaders to meet the established accountability standards is on the rise in the K-12 educational system. The challenge becomes compounded in Texas when students enter third grade and take the state standardized test for the first time. Elementary school teachers' …
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Program Differences in the Development of English Learners in Rural Texas Schools
… education program can employ a sufficient number of bilingual certified teachers in grades PK-5. As a result, rural districts find themselves having to file for a bilingual exception with the Texas Education Agency and instead implement an English only English as a Second Language (ESL) program. …
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An explanatory sequential mixed methods study : solving mathematics word problems among African American students.
… sequential mixed methods study, which consisted of QUAN → to qual investigated the impact of mathematics word problems among African American students in the seventh grade. This study applied a culturally relevant education (CRE) lens to examine how students solve mathematics word problems. …