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Showing 1 to 20 of 29 for “"TAKS"”.
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A framework for the assessment of nursing taks and environmental demands
The nursing profession is pivotal to the delivery of healthcare services within the UK National Health Service (NHS). However, studies have shown that an increasing number of older nurses are leaving the NHS as a result of the physical and cognitive demands of the nursing job. In particular, a …
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A COMPARISON OF THE TWO WAY DUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BILINGUAL PROGRAMS ON TAKS READING ACHIEVEMENT: IMPLICATIONS FOR SCHOOL LEADERS
… (b) who have been tested on the 2010 and 2011 TAKS reading test, (c) non-English language students who have been tested on the 2010 and 2011 TAKS reading test, (d) who have not been retained and (e) who did not receive special education services. The data for the 2010-2011 reading TAKS 5th …
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An Analysis of the Benefits of the Student Success Initiative in the 3rd and 5th Grades in a District in Texas.
… of the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) test to be promoted to the 4th grade, and for 5th graders to pass the reading and math portions of the TAKS test to be promoted to the 6th grade. Beginning in spring 2008, 8th graders will also need to pass the reading and math portions of the …
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Ninth grade student success: An analysis of a credit recovery program.
… gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, TAKS Reading/Language Arts results, and TAKS Mathematics results. A review of related literature provided background information regarding the issues surrounding high school freshmen, dropouts, grade retention, and effective intervention programs. …
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The Effects of Socioeconomic Status on Growth Rates in Academic Achievement.
… in academic growth rates as demonstrated on the TAKS test among students based on those who received free lunches, those who received reduced-price lunches, and those not economically disadvantaged. Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) for reading and mathematics scale scores were …
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EFFECTS OF SCHOOL CLIMATE ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND DISCIPLINE BEHAVIORS IN THREE URBAN HIGH SCHOOLS
… a southwest district of Houston, Texas, and the TAKS test scores for 5,625 10th and 11th grade students during the 2010-2011 school year in mathematics and English. The study analyzed the relationship between the teachers’ perceptions of school climate and the number and severity of students’ …
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CAREER PATHWAYS’ IMPACT ON STATE ASSESSMENT, GRADUATION RATES AND SCHOOL LEADERSHIP
… on the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) state assessment, and analyzed completion and dropout rates between CTE students in a career pathway and their non-CTE peers. A significant difference was found in English Language Arts (ELA), math and science TAKS scores, as well as in both …
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Assessing Linguistic, Mathematical, and Visual Factors Related to Student Performance on the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills, Eighth Grade Mathematics Test.
… of the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) math test. Content analysis of the 2004 TAKS eighth grade math test identified the prevalence of linguistic complexity, mathematical rigor, and visual presentation factors and explored their relationship to student success on individual test …
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Impact of Core Knowledge Curriculum on Reading Achievement
… by the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) test. The experimental and control school were examined for student achievement gains overall, for advantaged versus disadvantaged students and for achievement gap differences. Although the results of the statistical analyses indicated that …
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of a South Texas Rangeland Curriculum on Student Knowledge, Understanding, and Appreciation
… for student performance on the Texas Science TAKS (state standardized test). Knowledge, understanding, appreciation, and TAKS scores did not show a significant difference between the pre-test and the post-test. However, with the small sample size, the high degree of variance and p values …
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Cellular Respiration: A Stars Science Suitcase for High School Biology Students
… on the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) exam.
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Academic Achievement Patterns of Former English Language Learners Served in a Bilingual Education Program
… by the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS). It compared the achievement rates of fifth and eighth grade students who exited the bilingual education program at different grade levels. The fifth and eighth grade 2010 TAKS data were categorized in two groups of former bilingual education …
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The Relationship of Interactive Instructional Technology-Rich Classrooms to High-Stakes Reading, Math and Science Test Results for Fifth Grade Students
… along with one dichotomous dependent variable (TAKS Pass/Fail) to determine if a relationship may exist between students having access to an interactive instructional technology-rich classroom and either passing or failing high-stakes standardized assessments in reading, math and science at the …
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Framing for creativity : the impact of framing a task for gains and losses on risk perceptions and creative performance
… in a lab experiment to assess the role of taks framing on creative performance. A modified version of Antes and Mumford (2010)'s creativity in-basket was used, with either a gain or loss-framed manipulation. It was hypothesized that a mediated moderation would occur where self-efficacy …
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Performance of Students In a Middle School Gifted and Talented Academy Program: Implications for School Leaders
… found that there was little to no difference on TAKS scores for the two groups. The GT Academy students earned an average of 2.13 more high school credits than the zoned district GT students. School leaders that want to challenge gifted students should consider accelerated programs to meet the …
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Technology Integration in Middle School Mathematics and Reading Achievement: Implications for School Leaders
… The Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) scores for all Texas middle schools for the school year 2010-11 were correlated with three components in the Teaching and Learning area of the Texas Campus Student Technology and Readiness (STaR) Chart. Probit regression analyses of the three …
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Factors that contribute to educational success for Hispanic students in Texas school districts
… factors have a significant effect on Hispanic TAKS cumulative pass rate.
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Formative Assessment, Modification of Instruction, and Grade Three Achievement in Predominantly Economically Disadvantaged Hispanic Schools on the South Texas Border
… by the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS), of third grade students receiving focused instruction as the result of formative assessment, data collection and analysis, with the reading achievement, as measured by the TAKS, of third grade students not receiving focused instruction as a …
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The Effects of Bilingual Education on Reading Test Scores: Can Dual-immersion Support Literacy for All Students?
… Students' scores on standardized tests (ITBS, TAKS, Logramos, Stanford 9, and Aprenda) were studied to assess the impact, if any, of dual-immersion instruction vs. regular/bilingual education on reading development. Scores from 2000 through 2004 were gathered and analyzed for students enrolled …
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Placement in the prekindergarten bilingual and English as a second language programs as a predictor of reading achievement of 3rd grade students.
… the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) reading test. No statistically significant difference in 3rd grade reading achievement was found among the four groups at the .05 level. There was, however, a small-to-medium effect size. The MANOVA indicated that the group to which the …
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