An Analysis of the Relationships Between South Carolina Department of Education Annual School Report Card Variables of Public Elementary Schools and Student Achievement as Measured by 2008 PACT Data: With An Initial Emphasis On School Size

<p>One purpose of this study was to determine whether a relationship exists between the size of South Carolina PreKindergarten - 5 or Kindergarten - 5 public elementary schools and student achievement while controlling for the effect of socioeconomic status. The independent variable school size, or 135-day average daily membership, the dependent variable student achievement, and the control variable poverty index were obtained from the 2008 South Carolina Department of Education (SC DOE) 2008 Annual School Report Card. Utilizing the same variables, a second purpose of this study was to ascertain if student achievement varied among public elementary schools in South Carolina when the poverty index was controlled by including schools with similar poverty indexes in strata.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Campus Access Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Educational Leadership and Policies

Year

2010

Author dc:creator

• Minolfo, Salvatore Andrew

Contributors dc:contributor

• Kenneth Stevenson

• Education
• Educational Administration and Supervision
• Palmetto Achievement Challenge Test (PACT)
• School Report Cards
• School size
• Student Achievement

Statement dc:rights

• © 2010, Salvatore Andrew Minolfo

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/etd/986

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarcommons.sc.edu:etd-1987