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Direct linkSlaton, Chayla R.; Lammers, William; Park, Anna – Psychology in the Schools, 2023
Student-teacher relationships and school belongingness are both strong predictors for students' academic success (Goodenow & Grady, 1993; Hattie, 2009). Experiences related to their cultural identities also inform how they perceive their educational environment (Kutsyuruba et al., 2015) and may also predict academic success. Although current…
Descriptors: Student School Relationship, Teacher Student Relationship, Predictor Variables, Academic Achievement
Angula Marie Davis – ProQuest LLC, 2024
African American males often struggle with reading motivation and reading achievement. The problem addressed in this research study was that low reading motivation in African American males is associated with low scoring on standardized and summative reading assessments. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore the reading…
Descriptors: African American Students, African American Teachers, Reading Achievement, Student Motivation
Deidre NeCol Whitehead – ProQuest LLC, 2020
Recognition of the need for students with disabilities to receive free and appropriate education was brought to the forefront with the passage of Public Law 93 - 112, Rehabilitation Act in 1973. In 1975 Public Law 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act was enacted requiring all schools to develop and provide a free, appropriate…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Interpersonal Relationship, Student Attitudes
Download full textHester, C.; Lazarev, V.; Zacamy, J.; Nardi, C.; Feygin, A. – Regional Educational Laboratory Southwest, 2022
Regional Educational Laboratory Southwest partnered with the Arkansas Department of Education to examine Arkansas's middle school and high school indicators of postsecondary readiness and success, building on an earlier study of these indicators (Hester et al., 2021). Academic indicators include attaining proficiency on state academic…
Descriptors: State Departments of Education, College Readiness, Middle School Students, High School Students
Rose, Caleb P.; Maranto, Robert; Ritter, Gary W. – Educational Policy, 2017
Knowledge is Power Program Delta College Preparatory School (KIPP DCPS), an open-enrollment charter school,1 opened in 2002 in Helena, Arkansas. KIPP DCPS students have consistently outperformed their peers from neighboring districts on year-end student achievement scores, and KIPP's national reputation led Arkansas lawmakers to exempt KIPP from…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Rural Schools, Institutional Evaluation, College Preparation
Hester, Candace; Lazarev, Valeriy; Zacamy, Jenna; Nardi, Chelsey; Feygin, Amy – Regional Educational Laboratory Southwest, 2022
Regional Educational Laboratory Southwest partnered with the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) to examine Arkansas's middle and high school indicators of postsecondary readiness and success, building on an earlier study of these indicators (Hester et al., 2021). Academic indicators include attaining proficiency on state achievement tests,…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Middle School Students, High School Students, Achievement Tests
Argue, Sarah E.; Holland, Greg O. – Arkansas Research Center, 2020
This report demonstrates the effects of the Arkansas Better Chance program (ABC) on late elementary and middle school outcomes. End of year assessments, which varied over the course of the study years, were examined for students of three preschool cohorts. Students included in the statewide study received free lunch all years and were enrolled in…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Preschool Children
Argue, Sarah E.; Holland, Greg O. – Arkansas Research Center, 2019
This report demonstrates the effects of the Arkansas Better Chance program (ABC) on late elementary and middle school outcomes. End of year assessments, which varied over the course of the study years, were examined for students of three preschool cohorts. Students included in the statewide study received free lunch all years and were enrolled in…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Preschool Children
Argue, Sarah E.; Holland, Greg O. – Arkansas Research Center, 2018
This report demonstrates the effects of the Arkansas Better Chance program (ABC) on late elementary and middle school outcomes. End of year assessments, which varied over the course of the study years, were examined for students of three preschool cohorts. Students included in the statewide study received free lunch all years and were enrolled in…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Preschool Children
Rose, Caleb P. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
KIPP Delta College Preparatory School (KIPP: DCPS), an open-enrollment charter school, opened in 2002 in Helena, Arkansas. Since its opening, KIPP: DCPS students have consistently outperformed their peers in the Helena/West Helena School district, and moreover, recent test scores suggest that white students and minority students are achieving at…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, College Preparation, Academic Achievement, High Achievement
Wood, Lisa S. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Environmental education must be better integrated into K-12 curriculum to advance environmental literacy. Producing a citizenry that can understand and address the complex environmental issues facing the world today and in the future is essential to sustainable life on this planet. Using the Middle School Environmental Literacy Survey, 6th grade…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Literacy, Scores, Middle School Students
Arkansas State Dept. of Education, Little Rock. – 1988
Developed as part of the Minimum Performance Testing Program (MPT), these item specifications for sixth grade reading were designed to provide an overview of the general content and format of test items used to measure instructional objectives. Each item specification contains the following information: objective identification number; grade…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Educational Objectives, Grade 6, Intermediate Grades
Arkansas State Dept. of Education, Little Rock. – 1988
Developed as part of the Minimum Performance Testing Program (MPT), these item specifications for sixth grade language arts are designed to provide an overview of the general content and format of test items used to measure instructional objectives. Each item specification contains the following information: objective identification number; grade…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Grade 6, Intermediate Grades, Language Arts
