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Doolittle, Martha; Looby, Karen – Online Submission, 2008
Senior high school students participating in the New Tech High program at Akins High School had higher 2008 Texas state test (TAKS) passing rates and made greater gains on TAKS from 2007 to 2008 in most subjects when compared with other seniors at Akins High School and across the district.
Descriptors: High School Seniors, Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Mathematics Achievement
Doolittle, Martha – Online Submission, 2007
Texas state assessment (TAKS) data in reading/English language arts and mathematics from 2006 and 2007 for AISD students enrolled in Fall 2007 were examined to find out how many students failed both tests, passed both tests, or failed one but not the other, for two consecutive years.
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Achievement Tests, Reading Achievement, Language Arts
Neal, Kimberly L. – Online Submission, 2004
The purpose of this applied dissertation was to examine the effects of constructivist pedagogy when addressing the issues associated with below proficiency scores in basic skills in mathematics on the state exit exam. Scores of thirty-four 11th and 12th grade students who did not perform at the state-mandated levels of proficiency in basic skills…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Mathematics Instruction, Grade 12, Exit Examinations
Neal, Kimberly L. – Online Submission, 2004
The purpose of this applied dissertation was to examine the effects of constructivist pedagogy when addressing the issues associated with below proficiency scores in basic skills in mathematics on the state exit exam. Scores of thirty-four 11th and 12th grade students who did not perform at the state-mandated levels of proficiency in basic skills…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Skills, Exit Examinations