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A Study of Suburban Secondary Education Mathematics Programs: The Programmatic Impact of Limited Early Access to Algebra on Student Performance
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Watkins, Donna Moguel – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this researcher was to investigate the programmatic impact of school districts' practice of limited early access to algebra on student performance. School districts selected for the study are located in the counties of Nassau and Suffolk, Long Island, New York. School districts that reported Mathematics A and Integrated Algebra…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, School Districts, Grade 8, Educational Researchers
The Predictive Validity of the New York State Grade 8 Mathematics Assessment for Success in High School Mathematics
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Nekulak, Tracey A. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The main purpose of this researcher was to examine how well the New York State Mathematics Assessment in Grade 8 predicted success in high school mathematics programs at the Regents and Accelerated levels as measured by the New York State Regents' Math A and B examinations. These exams are statewide and are governed by the New York State…
Descriptors: High Schools, Predictive Validity, Program Effectiveness, Data Analysis
Teaching for Ownership in the Middle School Science Classroom: Towards Practical Inquiry in an Age of Accountability
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Clayton, Christine D.; Ardito, Gerald – Middle Grades Research Journal, 2009
The authors of this study document one middle school classroom in an attempt to understand how inquiry learning, supported with technological tools, can provide students with opportunities to develop ownership of science content knowledge. Case study and collaborative teacher researcher methods were utilized to document the implementation of a…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Classroom Environment, Teacher Researchers, Teaching Methods