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Predicting New Jersey High School Proficiency Test Results in Mathematics and Language Arts Using Community Demographic Data
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Lynch, Christopher D. – ProQuest LLC, 2015
This study examined the relationship between the 2013 New Jersey High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA) Language Arts and Mathematics scores and school level data related to family human capital and community social capital found in the extant literature to influence student achievement on high-stakes standardized assessments. School level data…
Descriptors: Prediction, Standardized Tests, Mathematics Achievement, High School Students
Athletic Participation and "New England Common Assessment Program" Scores
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Powers, Timothy J. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
In many schools, standardized tests are used to determine school effectiveness in instruction. School districts spend money, implement research, and look for new ways to improve on these metrics of academic achievement. Researchers have shown that athletic participation has helped to lead to academic success at a macro level; however less is known…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, School Effectiveness, Grade Point Average, Program Effectiveness
The Impact of Teacher Assigned but Not Graded Compared to Teacher Assigned and Graded Chemistry Homework on the Formative and Summative Chemistry Assessment Scores of 11th-Grade Students with Varying Chemistry Potential
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Wilson, Jennifer L. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The study analyzed 2005 posttest data compared to 2008 posttest data to determine student end of school year academic achievement outcomes across three academic levels (above average, average, and below average chemistry potential) and two teacher homework evaluation methods (assigned but not graded and assigned and graded) on teacher prepared…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Test Results, Graduation Requirements, Program Effectiveness