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Direct linkHorton, Tracy D. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect an afterschool program had on middle school at-risk students' standardized test scores and behavior. The study examined students who participated in the 21st Century Community Learning Center afterschool program at two similar schools in a county in Northwest Georgia. Data were compiled for the…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Standardized Tests, At Risk Students, Measures (Individuals)
Herring, Phillip Allen – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of the study was to analyze the science outreach program, Science In Motion (SIM), located in Mobile, Alabama. This research investigated what impact the SIM program has on student cognitive functioning and teacher efficacy and also investigated teacher perceptions and attitudes regarding the program. To investigate student…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Science Programs, Outreach Programs, Criterion Referenced Tests
Jones, Donna L. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This quantitative study analyzed data to find a valid and reliable assessment for progress monitoring also having predictive power of a student's future reading performance on a state-mandated standardized reading achievement evaluation. The Response to Intervention (RTI) model was implemented in the language arts classrooms of a rural middle…
Descriptors: Response to Intervention, Reading Fluency, Oral Reading, Language Arts
Colquitt, Gavin T. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this quantitative study was to investigate the predictive ability of six teacher variables: absenteeism, age, gender, degree level, certification status, and experience on fifth-grade mathematics achievement as measured by norm- and criterion-referenced tests. The study was conducted in a large suburban school district in Georgia…
Descriptors: Suburban Schools, Mathematics Achievement, Teacher Attendance, Norm Referenced Tests
Reid, Johnnie M. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The impact of schools and students not meeting academic achievement standards affects the community and the nation's future workforce. This paper examines many of the factors influencing achievement with special attention given to the facts of teacher turnover in the schools. Teacher turnover and the sad state of the academic achievement of…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Teacher Persistence, Educational Improvement, Federal Programs
Barnes, Shontier Prescott – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The primary purpose of this study was to examine significant differences, if any, in student achievement in the area of math and science of students taught by traditionally certified teachers and alternatively certified teachers. This study examined alternatively certified teachers, as identified from through the Georgia TAPP (Teacher Alternative…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Academic Achievement, Rural Schools, Secondary Education
