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Evaluation of a Ninth Grade Transition Program for At-Risk Students.
<p>Researchers have identified the transition from middle to high school as a critical point in teenagers' educational development. Despite sweeping educational reforms, many students are leaving high school without graduating. Local school districts are struggling to redesign high schools to …
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Stuarts Draft High School: Quantitative Study Evaluating the Ninth-Grade Transition Program
The purpose of this study was to determine if a transition program had an effect on the academic and social issues that at-risk ninth graders face as they transition to high school. A case study approach based on archival data was used to explore differences in the treatment and control groups. …
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A Study of Ninth-Grade Transition Practices Across the Commonwealth of Virginia
Concerns over the academic success of first-time ninth-grade students transitioning into the high school setting continue to stimulate substantial interest in identifying the various factors that cause the ninth-grade bottleneck. Extensive research shows that when ninth-grade students transition …
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The Essential Components of a Comprehensive Ninth Grade Transition Program: A Delphi Study
The transition to high school is a critical juncture of a student's educational career. The type of ninth grade transition program a high school has in place can be a deciding factor regarding whether students 'make it or break it' during their first year and, ultimately, have success throughout …
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Examining the Effectiveness of Capturing Kids’ Hearts Training for Teachers in a Ninth Grade Transition Program
… the “What Helped Me to Become Successful in the Ninth Grade?” survey between the retained and promoted students who had been taught by teachers who had Capturing Kids’ Hearts (CKH) training during 2007-08 school year. The students in one Mid-Atlantic Virginia, urban school were the study …
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Analysis of a Stand Alone Ninth Grade School Transition Program Model: 1993-2003
… their academic achievement from middle school to ninth grade (DeLamar and Brown, 2016; Ellerbrock and Kiefer, 2014; Fulk, 2003; Mizelle and Irvin, 2000; Neild, 2009). Many students who drop out of school do so in ninth grade and do not graduate on time with their classmates (Asplaugh, 1998; …
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What is the Impact of a Transition Program and Traditional Program of Study on Over Age First Time Ninth Grade Students
The purpose of this study is to determine if a transition program has a greater success rate, as measured by GPA, number of students recycled, attendance, and conduct, than a traditional program of study for over age, first time ninth grade students by the end of first semester of the ninth grade. …
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High School Transition Practices for Ninth Graders: A Descriptive Study of Maryland Public High School
… need for programs and practices that help rising ninth grade students successfully transition from middle to high school. Various studies depict these transition programs which are related to demographics such as race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status, programs that center on rural, urban and …