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The Effect of Read 180 on the Reading Achievement of Struggling Readers in a Large, Public, Urban High School in Northern New Jersey
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Yurchak, Stephen M. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This action research study examined the effect of Read 180, a research-based reading intervention program, on the reading achievement among struggling readers in Grades 9-11 as measured by reading clusters on the Language Arts Literacy portion of the High School Proficiency Assessment, final English grades, and Lexile scores. Struggling readers…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Intervention, Program Effectiveness, Reading Achievement
High School Algebra Readiness Program: A Quasi-Experimental Study
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Birnbohm, Carol L. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This quasi-experimental study measured the effectiveness of a locally created summer Algebra readiness program in a large suburban high school district in New Jersey. Incoming ninth grade students who were not ready for high school algebra were invited to participate in the summer program. The program was designed to provide access to more…
Descriptors: Control Groups, High Schools, Summer Programs, Economic Status
Cooperative Learning--Its Effect on Rote Memorization.
Ward, Linda R. – 1991
A 2-week study was conducted to determine what effect the practice of cooperative learning had on the rote memorization of 51 prepositions in ninth-grade English classrooms. One class of 15 students acted as a control group, memorizing the prepositions independently, in a traditional setting. Another class of 15 students acted as the experimental…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Educational Research, English Curriculum, English Instruction
Does the Computer-Assisted Remedial Mathematics Program at Kearny High School Lead to Improved Scores on the N.J. Early Warning Test?
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Schalago-Schirm, Cynthia – 1995
Eighth-grade students in New Jersey take the Early Warning Test (EWT), which involves reading, writing, and mathematics. Students with EWT scores below the state level of competency take a remedial mathematics course that provides students with computer-assisted instruction (2 days per week) as well as regular classroom instruction (3 days per…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Courseware
New Jersey Statewide Testing System: 1986-87 High School Proficiency Test. State Summary, Grade 9.
New Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. – 1987
This report presents tables summarizing test results statewide for ninth-grade students who took the New Jersey High School Proficiency Test (HSPT) in April, 1987. The HSPT consists of reading, writing, and mathematics sections, and must be passed as one of the requirements for a high school diploma. Data include percent passing, mean score, and…
Descriptors: Grade 9, Graduation Requirements, High Schools, Mathematics Tests
Helping Educators Prepare Their Students for the High School Proficiency Test.
New Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. – 1985
This booklet describes a number of activities initiated in the State of New Jersey to improve academic standards and to help teachers prepare their students for taking New Jersey's High School Proficiency Test (HSPT). The HSPT, administered to all public school ninth graders, is more demanding than the previously used Minimum Basic Skills Test.…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Grade 9, Graduation Requirements, High School Graduates