An Examination Of The Relationship Between Family Characteristics and Standardized Test Scores In Reading Comprehension and Mathematics Concepts

<p>Standardized testing ln the public school has become a crucial issue during this decade as more testing ls effected ln all grade levels, even to the extent that promotion to first grade may depend on a child/s standardized performance. Previous research has shown parent involvement ,, to be a factor which contributes to grade point averages; therefore, this study was developed to address the possibility of a correlation between parent involvement and successful standardized test scores.</p> <p>Eighty-four parents of fifth-grade students in a selected county in Georgia were surveyed to determine their involvement in their child's public school education. Total scores for the survey were matched with the students/ first-grade reading comprehension and mathematics concepts percentiles on the Stanford Early School Achievement Test(SESAT). The Pearson Product-Moment Correlation was used to compute the correlation coefficients. One significant correlation existed between the Parent Involvement ln Student Achievement scale and the first-grade mathematics SESAT scores. The study also revealed that children who are successful early in the field of mathematics have a very good chance of remaining successful.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Specialist in Education

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Teacher Education

Year

1988

Author dc:creator

• Hemmings, Carolyn H.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Dr. Polly K. Adams
• Dr. Harold L. Whitman
• Dr. Carolyn M. Cartledge

• Standardized Testing
• Public School
• Fifth-Grade
• Stanford Early School Achievement Test (SESAT)
• Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS)
• Early Childhood Education
• Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
• Science and Mathematics Education

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://csuepress.columbusstate.edu/theses_dissertations/704

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:csuepress.columbusstate.edu:theses_dissertations-1691