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Download full textHolmes, Venita R. – Houston Independent School District, 2018
This study hypothesized that HISD prekindergarten participation consistently correlated with better educational outcomes for students. Taking into account students' age differences through kindergarten enrollment, propensity score matching controlled for students' background characteristics. Three cohorts of students in this study were eligible or…
Descriptors: Language Proficiency, Mathematics Achievement, Reading Achievement, Language Arts
Direct linkSalmon, Sabrina – ProQuest LLC, 2012
School leaders must determine the most efficient and effective means of complying with national, state, and local policies. Administrators determine methods to meet the needs of all stakeholders. School leaders in Oklahoma selected school improvement techniques to assist with improving student performance. This causal-comparative study addressed…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Urban Schools, High Schools, Middle Schools
Peer reviewedMaltese, Adam V.; Hochbein, Craig D. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2012
For more than half a century concerns about the ability of American students to compete in a global workplace focused policymakers' attention on improving school performance generally, and student achievement in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) specifically. In its most recent form--No Child Left Behind--there is evidence…
Descriptors: School Restructuring, Federal Legislation, Science Achievement, Standardized Tests
Anderson, Susannah; Mezuk, Briana – Journal of Adolescence, 2012
This study investigates the relationship between participating in a high school debate program on college-readiness in the Chicago Public School district over a 10-year period. At-risk school students were identified using an index including 8th grade achievement, poverty status, and enrollment in special education. Regression analyses were used…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Program Effectiveness, Adolescents, Public Schools
Bennett-Garraway, Jocelyn M. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Do parents play a significant role in the academic achievement and career decision making process of African American children? Studies have confirmed the importance of the role of parents and have even identified preferred parenting styles as having the best academic achievement (Dornbusch, Ritter, Leiderman, Roberts, & Fraleigh, 1987;…
Descriptors: Parent Role, Career Choice, Decision Making, African Americans
ACT, Inc., 2013
This manual contains information about the American College Test (ACT) Plan® program. The principal focus of this manual is to document the Plan program's technical adequacy in light of its intended purposes. This manual supersedes the 2011 edition. The content of this manual responds to requirements of the testing industry as established in the…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Formative Evaluation, Evaluation Research, Test Bias
