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The Analysis of a Teacher Test Preparation Tutorial to Learner Test Scores: An Action Research Study
Direct linkMild, Toni L. Hittle – ProQuest LLC, 2014
Many Pennsylvania colleges and universities require that teacher candidates pass a standardized assessment in order to gain formal entry in to their education programs. Standardized tests are also required for Level I teacher certification within Pennsylvania. The initial assessment required of all Pennsylvania preservice teachers for…
Descriptors: Tests, Test Preparation, Scores, Action Research
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Download full textMartin, Taylor; Brasiel, Sarah J.; Turner, Herb; Wise, John C. – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2012
This study examines the effects of Connected Mathematics Project 2 (CMP2) on grade 6 student mathematics achievement and engagement using a cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT) design. It responds to a need to improve mathematics learning in the Mid-Atlantic Region (Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Washington, DC). Findings…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Intervention, Observation, Mathematics Achievement
Shoemaker, Traci L. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this quasi-experimental non-equivalent control group study was to test theories of constructivism and motivation, along with research-based teaching practices of differentiating instruction and instructing within a child's Zone of Proximal Development, in measuring the effect of computer-aided instruction on fifth grade students'…
Descriptors: Grade 5, Elementary School Students, Quasiexperimental Design, Constructivism (Learning)
Snyder, Nancy – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study examines the relationships between students' academic motivation, evidence of achievement as measured by assessments and the effects of feedback in mediating effort. Policy makers currently view student achievement is as synonymous with proficiency on standardized tests. Testing students as a means of determining educational…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Learning Motivation, Academic Achievement, Student Evaluation
Waldron, Chad H. – Online Submission, 2008
The research study examined whether a difference existed between the reading achievement scores of an experimental group and a control group in standardized reading achievement. This difference measured the effect of systematic oral reading fluency instruction with repeated readings. Data from the 4Sight Pennsylvania Benchmark Reading Assessments…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Reading Fluency, Reading Achievement
