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Showing 1 to 20 of 26 for “"free or reduced lunch"”.
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Socioeconomics, self-esteem and locus of control in third grade students
… grade students' socioeconomic status and their corresponding levels of self-esteem and locus of control. Students who received free or reduced lunch were determined as lower socioeconomic status as compared to those who paid full price for their lunch. Five third grade classes were chosen in a …
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An evaluation of the college readiness of graduating English language learners in Utah public schools.
… is directly affecting the economy and workforce in our nation. This dissertation focused on the college readiness of graduating English language learner (ELL) students in one western mountain state. The variables of gender, language proficiency levels, and free or reduced lunch status …
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Personality types and leadership styles of principals in accredited and unaccredited elementary schools
… nonaccreditation meant the students were not performing academically. The role of the principal needed to be investigated to determine if specific leadership styles could be linked to academic performance and if principals in high achieving schools had different types of leadership. A total of 18 …
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A Case Study Exploring the Use of Evocation to Enhance the Reading Comprehension of Special Needs Students in the Fifth Grade
The purpose of this study was to explore the use of evocation to enhance the reading comprehension of special needs students in the fifth grade. Data were collected from the Garfield Elementary Reading Attitude Survey, Classroom Assessment of Reading Processes, student interviews, student …
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High Stakes Testing and School Characteristics: A Comparative Study
… <p>The purpose of this quantitative, correlational study was to better understand the relationship between the 2016 Grade 10 ISTEP+ English passing rate and 2018 graduation rate amongst 290 Indiana high schools and the following variables: school size, average SAT reading score, …
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An investigation of the effects of an early reading intervention on students with disabilities and those at-risk of reading failure
… students who were at risk of reading failure or who were already identified as being eligible for special education services made significant progress toward predictive reading benchmarks as assessed by using DIBELS measures. The greatest gains were seen in kindergarten and first grade.This …
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An investigation into predictors of middle school mathematics achievement as measured by the Georgia criterion-referenced competency tests
… was to locate variables from 2006 and 2007 Georgia Criterion-Referenced Competency Test (CRCT) that could predict mathematics performance on the 2008 CRCT for a cohort of 449 students in two middle schools in Murray County in north Georgia. The student population was 80% Caucasian, 17% …
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The relationship between ethnicity, academic achievement, and perception of school culture of Mexican American and Puerto Rican urban high school students
… and the Instructional Climate Inventory. The self-reported ethnic affiliation of students in the Student Background Questionnaire was used to determine their ethnicity. The socio-economic status of the subjects was determined by their participation in the free or reduced lunch …
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The Association between Type of Preschool Experience and Student Achievement of Economically Disadvantaged Students in Four Northeast Tennessee Schools.
… and student achievement in third grade as reported by criterion referenced Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) scores in four schools in northeast Tennessee with at least 80% of its students receiving free or reduced lunch. The variable under study was the presence and type of …
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Revolutionizing the case for affirmative action in the 21st century: Analyzing the consequences and benefits of a merit-based scholarship for URM students
… degree attainment of underrepresented racial minority (URM) students receiving a merit-aid scholarship. Using an institutional database from a highly selective public university, multiple statistical techniques were conducted to examine how degree attainment differed between the different groups …
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Perceptions of social support among male and female students with specific learning disabilities and in general education
… relationship between perceived social support and resiliency in children and adolescents without disabilities, but less is known about the perceptions of social support among youth with disabilities. Available research suggests that students with disabilities report lower levels of social …
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Child And Family Predictors Of Bullying In Middle School Students
… aggression, specifically bullying and to explore the role of family context, and adolescent personality characteristics on predicting bullying behavior. The theoretical framework of this study was based on evidence that no specific element can describe why some individuals are at risk for …
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Parent Perceptions of their Involvement and the Relationship to Student Achievement: A Sequential Mix Methods Case Study
… case study used a critical perspective to explore parents' perceptions of their parental involvement and the relationship to student achievement in a Title I elementary school. The survey based on the work of Epstein and Salinas (1993) was used to gather data from parents of students who …
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The impact of an after school mathematics program on the educational outcomes of Title I middle school students
… the after school program helped prepare them for their regular school day's mathematics class, score better on benchmark assessments, and succeed on their New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge (NJ ASK) state test. One hundred and twenty five students who received free or reduced lunch …
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Language Arts Achievement of Fourth Grade Students with Regard to Gender, Ethnicity, and Socioeconomic Status
… arts proficiency levels from 2010 through 2012 for males and females in the fourth grade in an upper East Tennessee urban school system. A quasi-experimental design was selected because preexisting data were collected on 2,080 fourth grade students enrolled and assessed in 2010, 2011, and 2012 in …
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The Relationship of School Location and School Size on Eighth Grade Mathematics Achievement on SOL Tests in Virginia.
… status, as expressed by percentage of free or reduced lunch populations was also considered. The population consisted of 294 middle schools in Virginia. Data were gathered from the 2003-2004 school year. Several <em>t</em>-tests for independent samples and analysis of variance were used …
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A Study of Associations between Third Grade Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program Scores and Subsequent Scores in a Rural Tennessee School District.
… and differences that exist in the NCE scores of students on the <em>TerraNova</em> portion of the Tennessee Comprehensive Exam, as well as the possible influence of variables such as initial scores, grade level, gender, and free or reduced lunch status. The population consisted of a …
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A Study of the Relationship between Building Conditions and Student Academic Achievement in Pennsylvania's High School
… Pennsylvania were identified as the population for this study. Selected high school principals or principal designees were sent an on-line version of a modified Commonwealth Assessment of Physical Environment (CAPE) survey to ascertain information regarding the building conditions of their …
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HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE FOR ENGLISH LEARNERS TO BE RECLASSIFIED AS ENGLISH PROFICIENT?
… populations enrolled in K–12 schools. One important factor influencing the academic achievement of ELs is attaining English language proficiency (ELP). Once ELs attain ELP, they are reclassified as English proficient. In practice, exiting or reclassify ELs indicates that they no longer need or …
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Cultivating Literary Imagination, Developing Empathetic Understanding toward Others: Using Louise Rosenblatt's Reader Response Theory to Teach Literature to Eighth Graders in Southeast Georgia
<p>This study explores how to cultivate literary imagination and develop empathic understanding toward others through using Louise Rosenblatt's Reader Response Theory to teach literature to eighth graders in Southeast Georgia. Louise Rosenblatt's (1938/1995) reader response theory is the major …
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