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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"improving academic achievement"”.
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Improving Academic Achievement for Students in Poverty: A Case Study Analysis of a Rural Elementary School
… and factors which led to increased student achievement at a rural, high poverty, elementary school in 2014-2019. Student academic achievement was measured through the pass rates of students in third, fourth, and fifth grades on the Virginia SOL assessments in English and mathematics. In …
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The effect of one-to-one device initiatives on math and English language arts academic achievement in secondary schools
… setting. Not only was this study focused on the academic achievement of all students, but also the impact of such initiatives on the academic achievement in the free and reduced lunch population. The study was conducted utilizing standardized test scores from 30 schools in the state of Missouri. …
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Implementation of School-wide Positive Behavior Supports in the Neoliberal Context in an Urban Elementary School
… discipline referrals and suspensions, as well as improving academic achievement.</p> <p>Using in-depth interviews, participant observation, and policy analysis, I investigate the factors that influence an urban elementary school's ability to implement SWPBS, and how factors related to school-based …
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Parental Educational Involvement in High School: Practice, Policy, and Implications for Low-Income and Minority Youth
… a key factor in policies and practice aimed at improving academic achievement, particularly for low-income and racial/ethnic minority youth. While much previous work has explored parental educational involvement for younger children, few consistent findings have emerged regarding parental …
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A Case Study of the Impact of Zero-Based Staffing and the Teacher Selection Process in the Improvement of Academic Success Indicators in an Underachieving Elementary School in Maryland
… of zero-based staffing as a reform model for improving academic achievement at an underachieving elementary school in a county school system in Maryland. The process of zero-based staffing involved the involuntary transfer of all professional staff from the building. This study examined the …
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An integrated curriculum for the arts and the language arts in grades K-3
… whether this curriculum was effective in improving academic achievement, (2) determine whether teachers would be comfortable teaching such a curriculum, and (3) determine whether parents perceived their children as successful in learning arts and language arts. Samples of K-3 children were …
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A Descriptive Study of Attitudes and Behavior in the Public School
… growth in reducing overt problem behavior and academic achievement. The comparison group showed no significant. growth in attitude toward school and overt problem behavior, and significant growth in academic achievement. A comparison of attitude toward school gain scores to overt problem …
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Leadership Practices That Enhance Reading Achievement For African American Males: A Case Study
… was to examine leadership practices that lead to improving academic achievement for African American males. Specifically, this study examined cultural insensitivity and its impact on educating African American male students in reading. The study utilized several techniques to determine what …
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Teachers' perceptions of mastery learning
… relationship between mastery learning and the academic performance of students, and strong evidence exists to suggest that the application of mastery learning in the classroom not only increases academic performance but may also positively impact students’ levels of motivation and their …
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Concurrent Enrollment Programs and Acquired Social Capital for Students from Impoverished Backgrounds: An Examination of High School and College Outcomes
… to the acquisition of social capital may improve academic outcomes for students from impoverished backgrounds. The Colorado concurrent enrollment legislation, provides one opportunity for students to enroll in college level coursework and receive college credits with tuition being paid through …
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How Do Administrators of New York City Early Intervention Programs Conceptualize and Implement Family-Centered Care?
… collaborative partnerships with families, thus improving academic achievement.</p>
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Private tutoring and its impact on students' academic achievement, formal schooling, and educational inequality in Korea
… tutoring in Korea on three outcomes: students' academic achievement, the quality of the learning environment in formal schooling, and educational inequality. The first set of empirical analyses explores how private tutoring in secondary schools affects students' academic achievement in both …
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Factors Impacting Principals' Career Decision Making
… school leaders as one of the major catalysts to improving academic achievement. Increasing accountability demands call for replacement of the principal when adequate gains in student achievement are not met, yet research indicates that it takes at least five years to affect change (Fullan, 2006). …
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Teacher: Professionalism in Saskatchewan's Community Schools
… on health and behavioral outcomes as well as improving academic achievement for Aboriginal, Metis and at risk children. In community schools, considerable numbers of students are considered at-risk for academic failure because of behavioural disorders, difficulty getting to school on time, …
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Dynamics of Motivation, Self-Regulation, and Feedback in Greek Adolescents' Academic Achievement: A Mixed-Methods Study
Academic achievement is considered important for attaining a greater socio-economic position and societal prosperity. Yet, the academic achievement of Greek adolescents is declining in the last decades according to international student assessment surveys. Hence, the present dissertation is a …