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The Impact of the Units of Study for Reading and Writing on Elementary School Implementors and Student Achievement: A Mixed-Methods Study
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Chad Murphy; Shar Ames – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this mixed-methods study was to first determine whether literacy performance changed over time for third and fourth graders of a private school in Tennessee with the implementation of the Units of Study co-authored by Lucy Calkins and Teachers College Reading and Writing Project (UOS). The researchers utilized data from the school's…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Writing Instruction, Reading Instruction, Grade 3
The Impact of the Units of Study for Reading and Writing on Elementary School Implementors and Student Achievement: A Mixed-Methods Study
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Shar Ames; Chad Murphy – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this mixed-methods study was to first determine whether literacy performance changed over time for third and fourth graders of a private school in Tennessee with the implementation of the Units of Study co-authored by Lucy Calkins and Teachers College Reading and Writing Project (UOS). The researchers utilized data from the school's…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Writing Instruction, Reading Instruction, Grade 3
The Effects of Write Score Formative Assessment on Student Achievement
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Fox, Janice M. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
In an "ex post facto" causal-comparative research design, this study investigated the effectiveness of a formative writing assessment program, Write Score, on increasing student writing achievement. Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) reading language arts and writing scores from 2012 were utilized for this study. The…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Writing Evaluation, Writing Achievement, Comparative Analysis
The Relationship between Highly Qualified Teachers and Student Academic Achievement
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Macken, Sherry Lou – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study examined the relationship between the percentage of highly qualified teachers and standardized measures of student proficiency in the core academic subjects of mathematics, reading, science, social studies, and writing. Signed into law in January of 2002 by President George W. Bush, the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act requires teachers…
Descriptors: Teacher Qualifications, Correlation, Academic Achievement, Teacher Influence
Automated Writing Evaluation Program's Effect on Student Writing Achievement
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Holman, Lester Donnie – ProQuest LLC, 2011
In an ex post facto causal-comparative research design, this study investigated the effectiveness of Automated Writing Evaluation (AWE) programs on raising the student writing achievement. Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) writing achievement scores from the 2010 administration were utilized for this study. The independent variable…
Descriptors: Writing Ability, Writing Achievement, Writing Skills, Writing Evaluation