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Youth Victimization: School Climate or Deviant Lifestyles?
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Zaykowski, Heather; Gunter, Whitney – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2012
Despite much focus on school violence, there has been little research that explores the relationship between offending and victimization in various school climates. School climate theory suggests that the school's social system, culture, milieu, and ecological structure affect student outcomes including academic performance, delinquency, and more…
Descriptors: Institutional Characteristics, Violence, Educational Environment, Victims of Crime
Profile of State College Entrance Exam Policies. Delaware
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Center on Education Policy, 2011
This individual profile provides information on Delaware's college entrance exam standards and polices. Some of the categories presented include: (1) College entrance exam policy; (2) Purpose; (3) Major changes in college entrance exam policy since the 2009-10 school year for financial reasons; (4) Preparation state offers to students taking…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Academic Achievement, College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations
Using Common Assessments to Inform Social Studies Instruction and Professional Development
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Baker, Nicholas John – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study examines the problem of inconsistent achievement in social studies on the Delaware State Testing Program (DSTP) at a high school in Delaware. Since 2002, the district began an initiative to create common assessments for all core content areas that were meant to align with the state standards. In social studies, that initiative was the…
Descriptors: United States History, Testing Programs, State Standards, Grade 11
A Descriptive Analysis of Enrollment and Achievement among English Language Learner Students in Delaware. Issues & Answers. REL 2012-No. 132
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O'Conner, Rosemarie; Abedi, Jamal; Tung, Stephanie – Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic, 2012
This study describes English language learner (ELL) student enrollment and achievement trends in Delaware public schools from 2002/03 to 2008/09. Two research questions guide this study: (1) How did the enrollment of ELL students in Delaware public schools change between 2002/03 and 2008/09?; and (2) How did performance (the percentage scoring at…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gap, Comparative Analysis, Educational Change
A Descriptive Analysis of Enrollment and Achievement among English Language Learner Students in Delaware. Summary. Issues & Answers. REL 2012-No. 132
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O'Conner, Rosemarie; Abedi, Jamal; Tung, Stephanie – Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic, 2012
This study describes English language learner (ELL) student enrollment and achievement trends in Delaware public schools from 2002/03 to 2008/09. Two research questions guide this study: (1) How did the enrollment of ELL students in Delaware public schools change between 2002/03 and 2008/09?; and (2) How did performance (the percentage scoring at…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gap, Comparative Analysis, Educational Indicators
General Achievement Trends: Delaware
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Center on Education Policy, 2009
This general achievement trends profile includes information that the Center on Education Policy (CEP) and the Human Resources Research Organization (HumRRO) obtained from states from fall 2008 through April 2009. Included herein are: (1) Bullet points summarizing key findings about achievement trends in that state at three performance…
Descriptors: Grades (Scholastic), Federal Legislation, Testing Programs, Academic Achievement