Dissertations / Theses: 'Student performance'

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Moses, R. "Improving student performance." Tshwane University of Technology, 2013. http://encore.tut.ac.za/iii/cpro/DigitalItemViewPage.external?sp=1001657.

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Bellman, Markus, and Gustaf Blidholm. "Student performance drivers : An analysis of the declining performance of Swedish middle school students." Thesis, KTH, Optimeringslära och systemteori, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-189028.

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The PISA reports presented between 2000 and 2013 display a sustained decline in the mathematics proficiency of Swedish middle school students. The latest OECD reports suggest that the downward trend is still present, whereby the aim of this thesis is to investigate its underlying causes. Can the decline be deduced from the poor performance of specific Swedish municipalities with significantly worse results than others? By analyzing the current situation in Swedish education from a national standpoint, the intention is to derive the main factors for good overall math performance in middle school within a municipality. Moreover, the thesis aims to identify areas of possible enhancement within the Swedish education system on a municipal as well as a national level, by analyzing how political financial decisions and society as a whole factor into student performance. Finally, the impact of education on aspects of macroeconomics is analyzed. It is arbitrated that several factors controllable by the government have significant impact on the average math performance of students in a Swedish municipality. The results from the analysis indicate that governmental expenditures are better spent on quality of teaching than on the quantity of teachers present.
PISA-rapporterna publicerade mellan 2000 och 2013 påvisar en tydlig nedåtgående trend i matematikresultat f ̈or svenska högstadieelever. Nya OECD-rapporter tyder på att trenden alltjämt kvarstår. Denna uppsats ämnar undersöka vilka anledningar som ligger bakom den negativa utvecklingen. Kan nedgången härledas ur skolresultat i specifika kommuner med sämre resultat än andra? Den nuvarande situationen i den svenska skolan analyseras ur ett nationellt perspektiv, där kommuner jämförs med varandra. Målet är att undersöka vilka huvudfaktorer som leder till bra skolresultat i en kommun. Vidare är ett mål att identifiera hur det svenska skolsystemet kan förbättras på både kommunal och nationell nivå med hjälp av politiska finansieringsbeslut, samt att analysera vilka faktorer hos samhället i stort som påverkar skolresultaten. Slutligen analyseras utbildningens påverkan på aspekter inom nationalekonomi ur ett makroperspektiv. Slutsatsen dras att flera påverkbara faktorer har signifikant inflytande på elevers genomsnittliga matematikprestation i en kommun. Dessutom konstateras att statliga utgifter skulle göra mer nytta om man valde att satsa på lärarnas kvalitet istället för att satsa på ett ökat antal lärare.

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Lunsford, Garrett P. "Environmental effects on student performance /." Available to subscribers only, 2009. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1885755991&sid=4&Fmt=2&clientId=1509&RQT=309&VName=PQD.

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Lunsford, Garrett Paul. "Environmental Effects on Student Performance." OpenSIUC, 2009. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/11.

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AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Garrett P. Lunsford, for the Masters degree in Architecture, presented on July 10th 2009, at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. TITLE: ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ON STUDENT PERFORMANCE MAJOR PROFESSOR: Dr. Walter Wendler With the increasing concern for sub par student performance in America, it has become more vital than ever for designers to create optimal learning environments. Student performance is significantly dependent on the quality of teaching as well as the pupil-instructor relationship. However, it is rare for even our best instructors to receive adequate performance from their students when teaching in poor environments. Research for more than 30 years has displayed explicit correlation between physical characteristics of school buildings and educational outcomes. These physical characteristics include lighting, acoustics, thermal control, indoor air quality, as well as class size. By taking each of these factors into consideration, architects can produce settings that do not hinder student performance. Better educated children today will make the world a smarter, improved, more sustainable environment tomorrow.

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Edwards, Nicole C. "School facilities and student achievement student perspectives on the connection between the urban learning environment and student motivation and performance /." Columbus, Ohio : Ohio State University, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1164663224.

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Wong, Chan Pik-Yuen. "Human factors in performance assessment : the assessment of practicum performance in social work." Thesis, University of Bristol, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.369110.

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Haskell, Loretta Murray. "Student Performance of a Library-Related Task." Thesis, North Texas State University, 1986. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc330802/.

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The high school research paper is a task which consumes instructional time, requires considerable student effort, and places a high demand on school library resources. Little research has been conducted on how students accomplish this task. Academic task research indicates that in classrooms, tasks are defined by students in terms of (a) the nature of the products the teacher will accept and (b) the operations allowed and the resources available. Here the product is the research paper; the resources available include those found in the school library. The purpose of this study was to determine what strategies students use to perform the library-related task.

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Wei, Xin. "Accountability stringency, incentives and student performance /." May be available electronically:, 2008. http://proquest.umi.com/login?COPT=REJTPTU1MTUmSU5UPTAmVkVSPTI=&clientId=12498.

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Clancy, Diane M. "The effects of student accountability on student performance and self-efficacy." [Bloomington, Ind.] : Indiana University, 2004. http://wwwlib.umi.com/dissertations/fullcit/3173527.

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Thesis (Ed.D.)--Indiana University, Dept. of Educational Leadership, 2004.
Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 66-04, Section: A, page: 1278. Director: Terrence C. Mason. "Title from dissertation home page (viewed on Nov. 22, 2006)."

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Winton, Terry W. "Student and Teacher Perceptions of Standards-based Grading and Student Performance." Thesis, Lindenwood University, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3728021.

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Assessing student learning has been part of education since the beginning of formalized schooling. Developments at the national, state, and local level have led to grading reforms over the past quarter century. The purpose of this study was to explore students’ and teachers’ perceptions of standards-based grading to determine if there was a significant difference on standardized tests scores between students graded using standards-based grading and students graded using traditional grading. Teachers and students from one Missouri high school were interviewed to determine their perceptions about standards-based grading. A stratified sample was utilized to select interviewees. Artifacts from the district were analyzed to determine the process in the implementation of standards-based grading. Quantitative data were obtained from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to compare the Missouri Assessment Performance (MAP) Index scores and means on end-of-course exams from the participating high school with Missouri students. A t-test was utilized to determine the difference between the two means. The data revealed teachers’ perceptions of standards-based grading were varied, with only two teachers who preferred standards-based grading. Student perceptions were more positive than those of teachers, with 50% of students who were interviewed preferring standards-based grading. Quantitative data revealed no statistically significant difference between the means on end-of-course exams of students assessed with standards-based grading and students assessed with traditional grading in five of the eight subject areas studied.

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Greywind, Tonya. "Online Student Resource Use and the Effect on Student Course Performance." Thesis, North Dakota State University, 2013. https://hdl.handle.net/10365/26676.

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The purpose of this study was to identify potential factors of student resource use that could indicate student success in an online course. This would allow instructors to look for in patterns of use to identify students that may not be successful. Statistical components of the course management system, Blackboard, and online lecture resource, Tegrity, were used to collect student resource use (clicks). Duration of access was also available exclusive to the Tegrity resource. The findings of the study indicate students that used online resources more often were more successful. Successful students used online resources nearly twice as often as their counterparts. Additionally, they spent nearly twice the amount of time engaged in lecture resources watching, on average, 59% of the lecture resources available. Furthermore, there appeared to be a critical window where those who accessed the resources in the first five weeks had a greater likelihood of course success.

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Hill, Edwin. "The Effects of Student Activity Dashboards on Student Participation, Performance, and Persistence." NSUWorks, 2018. http://nsuworks.nova.edu/gscis_etd/1026.

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Researchers have turned their attention to the use of learning analytics and dashboard systems in education. Schools are using knowledge gained in this area to address the issue of persistence to increase graduation rates. While dashboard systems have been developed and are starting to be implemented, it is not yet clear how activity and performance data from dashboards influences student behavior. In addition, much of the research has been focused on instructor-facing dashboards rather than student-facing dashboards. The current study implemented a student-facing dashboard in the learning management system and measured how information on the dashboard may have influenced participation in discussions, student performance on graded items, and persistence in future courses. A dashboard tool was developed for this study. Activity, performance, and persistence data was collected from all participating students. The study followed an experimental design approach that involved assigning a random group of students from multiple courses to a dashboard tool which showed the individual student’s activity and performance compared with that of their peers. Activity indicators included frequency of posting, average length of posts, percent of posts made to peers, and percent of posts made to instructor. The current score for the student, as a measure of performance, was also shown on the dashboard along with the current class average. Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) was used to determine whether there were statistically significant differences in participation as measured by number of posts, word count of posts, and percent of posts to peers or performance as measured by final grade. Chi Squared analysis was used to determine whether there were significant differences in persistence as a measure of whether students registered for and attended the following session. The analysis of results indicated no significant differences in participation or performance between the experimental and control groups (f(4, 59) = .947, p = .443). Similarly, no significant differences were found in persistence between the two groups (χ2(2) = .960, p = .619). Further research is needed to more fully understand the use of student dashboard interfaces and their impact on student behavior. Future studies using a similar methodology should incorporate larger sample sizes and include all students in the class, rather than using self-selected samples. A better understanding of how the use of dashboards influences participation, performance, and persistence is needed in order to develop effective strategies for supporting students.

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Alcine, Enock. "Teachers' Perceptions of Academic Performance and Student Engagement Among Ninth-Grade Students." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/6390.

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Lack of academic proficiency in ninth grade is a serious concern because of its associations with subsequent grade retention and dropout risk. The purpose of this qualitative single case study was to explore teachers' perceptions of the prospective causes of poor academic performance of ninth-grade students, with particular attention to cognitive, behavioral, and emotional barriers to student engagement. Self-determination theory provided the interpretative framework for this study. Data were collected through semistructured interviews with 10 ninth-grade teachers, observation of teachers' classrooms, and review of archival documents. Results of 6-phase thematic analysis indicated 8 themes: (a) no or little student engagement, (b) lack of support, (c) lack of basic skills, (d) lack of interest in school, (e) different levels and styles of learning, (f) mind-set in relation to performance, (g) disciplinary issues, and (h) belongingness in the classroom. Results confirmed the importance of students receiving support from parents and teachers in developing psycho-social skills to cope with the rigors of high school life. Findings may be used to update teacher training courses to emphasize promoting students' autonomy, competence, and relatedness.

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Purdie, John R. "Examining the academic performance and retention of first-year students in living-learning communities, freshmen interest groups and first year experience courses." Diss., Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri-Columbia, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10355/4710.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2007.
The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file (viewed on October 8, 2007) Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

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Palmer, Jason S. "Performance Incentives, Teachers, and Students: Estimating the Effects of Rewards Policies on Classroom Assessment Practices and Student Performance." Connect to this title online, 2002. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1024404726.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2002.
Title from first page of PDF file. Document formatted into pages; contains xiv, 169 p.; also includes graphics. Includes abstract and vita. Advisor: Mary K. Marvel. Includes bibliographical references (p. 150-169).

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Sheffield, Katherine L. "Military Middle School Student Classroom Turnover and Student Performance| A Correlational Study." Thesis, University of Phoenix, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10689229.

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Military students are a population of learners who must move several times during their service member parent's careers. Adolescents may be more affected by these frequent moves, as the moves occur during a crucial time of physical and emotional development. Social capital theory best underpins this research study, as adolescents begin to value the social capital established among peers and then become affected by the breaks in social capital as they are forced to move. The purpose of this correlational study was to examine the degree of the relationship, if any, of military middle school students' standardized test scores and grade level turnover to determine if grade level turnover had an impact on the outcome of the students' annual standardized test scores. Enrollment and archived tests data were collected from 18 DoDEA schools that serve grades six through eight. The independent variable was military middle school classroom turnover, and the dependent variables were the students’ test scores on the TerraNova3. Nine bivariate correlations were conducted for each school year and by grade level to analyze the data. Five subject areas were tested per test, and the results of these 45 analyses indicate 5 weak correlations. Post-hoc Bonferroni and a familywise error correction were conducted to correct the insufficient power and inflated alpha values. The results of this research can be valuable to educators who are unfamiliar with a transient population of learners, more specifically the adolescent military student population and how it could be correlated with academic success.

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Brathwaite, Mark Anthony. "The effect of student anxiety, student engagement, and student performance on retention at a proprietary institution." Thesis, Argosy University/Phoenix, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3738587.

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The purpose of this quantitative study was to determine the relationship of student anxiety, student engagement, and student performance to the retention of students at a proprietary institution. Student anxiety, engagement, performance, and retention have been discussed in previous education literature; however, no such relationship has been investigated when linked to the proprietary institution. The study used the Noel-Levitz College Student Inventory ^TM online survey containing 74 closed-ended questions to measure a planned sample off 100 enrolled students' academic motivation, general coping, receptivity to intuitional services, and educational plans at the proprietary institution. The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS 22.0) was used to code and tabulate scores collected from the survey. Inferential statistics were used to draw conclusions from the sample tested. Multiple regression analysis was used to evaluate the four research hypotheses. The findings of the study revealed that students' engagement and anxiety was not significantly related to students' retention; however, students' performance was significantly and positively related to retention. Further study is recommended for the research by using a larger sample, qualitative and mixed method formats to ensure true record of opinion from the sample, and results from the study should be compared with surveys to find correlation in students' satisfaction.

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Sprietsma, Maresa. "Improving student performance : three micro-econometric studies /." Louvain-la-Neuve : Univ. Catholique de Louvain, 2007. http://www.gbv.de/dms/zbw/543458822.pdf.

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Olmstead, Phyllis M. "Using electronic portflios to archive student performance." Doctoral diss., University of Central Florida, 1994. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/RTD/id/16462.

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University of Central Florida College of Education Thesis
This study regards the use of portfolios for evaluating and documenting student progress and performance. In consideration of the far reaching and global nature of education, the researcher included educators from both the United States and other countries. Based upon the great importance that many countries and states have placed upon servicing students by alternative means, the population sample examined included 500 teachers instructing by both conventional and distance education modalities. Many current educational reform measures and legislative issues concern the attainment of job skills; therefore, both vocational and non-vocational instructors were included in the study. Exmained in the study are the media utilized in retaining portfolios (paper, product samples, audio/video tape recordings, computer diskette files, electronic mail files) by both conventional and distance education instructors. Paper and product samples in portfolios are considered as non-electronic methods for archiving student work. Audio and video tape recording, computer files, and electronic mail files are considered electronic methods for portfolio archiving. Distance education and vocational educators, respectively, are examined for the use of electronic and non-electronic portfolios. A six question instrument was developed and a pilot study was conducted. The instrument included a question on whether or not the instructor used portfolios and a written description of the type of portfolio currently used. Those educators indicating the use of portfolios then classified, by type, the methods used in maintaining the portfolios. The respondents were further asked if they taught by distance education modalities. An additional questions ascertained the forms of distance education used to provide instruction. A final question asked the respondent to list the program or subject that she/he taught the majority of the time. Findings indicate that approximately 40% of the educators surveyed use portfolios, but several of the respondents indicated the implementation of portfolios in the near future. No difference was found to exist between the use of electronic and non-electronic portfolios among teachers using portfolios. The same was true for both distance educators and vocational instructors using portfolios.
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Instructional Programs
Education
Curriculum and Instruction
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xi, 76 leaves, bound : ill. ; 28 cm. + 1 computer disk (3 1/2 in.)

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McClure, Kathleen R. Gallo. "Examining student performance on open-ended questions /." Full Text (HTML) Full Text (PDF) Abstract, 2008. http://eprints.ccsu.edu/archive/00000527/02/1976FT.htm.

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Thesis (M.S.) -- Central Connecticut State University, 2008.
Thesis advisor: Robin S. Kalder. "... in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Mathematics." Includes bibliographical references (leaf 20). Also available via the World Wide Web.

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Hutto, Rodney Dean. "Teacher evaluation and development and student performance." Thesis, Full text (PDF) from UMI/Dissertation Abstracts International, 2001. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/fullcit?p3008259.

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Taylor, Helen Kermgard. "Evaluation of a community college extended orientation course : effect on self-appraisal and performance /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/7882.

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Hartmann, Lillian Ann. "An Examination of Mathematics Teachers’ Use of Student Data in Relationship to Student Academic Performance." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2013. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc407744/.

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Among educational researchers, important questions are being asked about how to improve mathematics instruction for elementary students. This study, conducted in a north Texas public school with 294 third- through fifth-grade students, ten teachers and three coaches, examined the relationship between students’ achievement in mathematics and the mathematics teaching and coaching instruction they received. Student achievement was measured by the Computer Adaptive Instrument (CAT), which is administered three times a year in the district and is the main criterion for students’ performance/movement in the district’s response to intervention program for mathematics. The response to intervention model employs student data to guide instruction and learning in the classroom and in supplemental sessions. The theoretical framework of the concerns based adoption model (CBAM) was the basis to investigate the concerns that mathematics teachers and coaches had in using the CAT student data to inform their instruction. The CAT data, based on item response theory, was the innovation. Unique in this study was the paralleling of teachers’ and coaches’ concerns and profiles for their use of the data with student scores using an empirical approach. Data were collected at three intervals through the Stages of Concerns Questionnaire, the Levels of Use interviews, and the Innovation Configuration Components Matrix from teachers and at three intervals student CAT-scaled scores. Multiple regression analyses with the concerns and CAT scores and levels of use and CAT scores were conducted to determine if relationships existed between the variables. The findings indicated that, overall, the teachers and coaches who scored high in personal concerns at the three data points remained at low levels of use or non-use of CAT data in their instruction. Only two teachers indicated movement from high intense personal concerns to high concerns regarding the impact on students. This correlated with their increased use of CAT at the three-collection points. The regression analyses indicated no correlations between the teachers’ and coaches’ concerns and the CAT and no correlations between their levels of data use and the CAT. At the exit interviews, patterns suggested that the presence of a change facilitator might have made a difference in their understanding and use of the CAT data ultimately impacting student achievement. This study sets a new precedent in the use of CBAM data and offers insights into the necessity of providing support and training in a change process.

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Leung, Wai-yee Winnie, and 梁慧儀. "Effects of student-student interaction on approaches to learning and on academic performance." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1993. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31210892.

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Peterson, Lloyd Douglas. "Effects of Student Self-Management on Generalization of Student Performance to Regular Classes." DigitalCommons@USU, 1999. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/7488.

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The use of a student self-monitoring and self-rating/teacher matching strategy to assist generalization of social skills use and decrease off-task behavior of five inner-city at-risk middle school students was investigated. A multiple-baseline design was used to assess the effects of the intervention in up to six different class settings. Results indicated that the self-monitoring and self-rating/teacher matching intervention led to an increase in correct social skills use and a decrease in off-task behaviors with all five students. These data add to the existing literature, suggesting self-monitoring with self-rating/teacher matching is an effective procedure to promote generalization of behavior. Implications for research and practice are discussed.

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Blackwell, Shawnrell Denise. "The Impact of a Transition Program on Ninth Grade Students' Performance." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/29880.

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Transition programs designed to ease the middle to high school transition are becoming a necessity in high school because ninth grade is deemed as a critical year for determining students’ success in high school. Few studies examined transition programs’ impact on students’ educational outcomes, and transition research is typically conducted in inner-city or urban settings. The purpose of this case study was to examine the impact of a full transition model program on ninth grade students’ performance in a rural high school. A comparison of the students who participated in the transition program to those who did not was examined by using a mixed method approach. The qualitative data consisted of the ninth grade teachers and administrators’ perceptions and the program documents. The quantitative data consisted of a chi-square analysis of the transition and nontransition program students’ pass rate of high stakes tests, earned credits, retention status, out-of-school suspensions, dropout status, and attendance. The study also examined if specific groups of students as categorized by race, gender, and socioeconomics were impacted more by the transition program. The findings of this study suggested that the transition program may have eased the transition by providing support to ninth grade students to improve their conduct. The quantitative evidence does not show other significant benefits from the transition program, however. Improving academic performance still remains a challenge for this rural high school.
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Copper, Michael C. "Teacher expectations and student achievement." Virtual Press, 1989. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/720325.

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The 1989 Teacher Expectations and Student Achievement (TESA) study analyzed whether students perceived as low achievers, having been taught by TESA-trained instructors in the Metropolitan School District (MSD) of Warren Township over a three-year period, achieved significantly (p < .05) higher academic gain than a similar control group of students not taught by TESA-trained instructors as measured by the Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills (CTBS).Federal Judge S. Hugh Dillin, in 1971, found the Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) system to be racially segregated in violation of the Constitution. The ruling indicated that the school system was denying equal opportunity to black children because of race. Following ten years of review and appeals to higher courts, one-way busing of black students from IPS to six suburban school districts began in the fall of 1981 in Marion County, including the MSD of Warren Township. Some of the greatest concerns for one-way busing included the steps being taken to ensure fair treatment and full academic opportunity for all children involved in desegregation.As a result of the desegregation order, the MSD of Warren Township and several other Indianapolis suburban school systems adopted the TESA staff development program. TESA is an intervention program designed to encourage non-discriminatory behavior toward all students in the classroom in order to increase academic performance.The original TESA research was conducted in 1974 by Sam Kerman and Mary Martin in school districts in Los Angeles, California. This 1989 TESA study covered five school years from 1982-1983 through 1986-1987, and followed the progress of 102 students through three consecutive years of being taught by a TESA-trained teacher, or a teacher not trained in TESA skills, in 246 classrooms.A multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) indicated that neither group (TESA or other) or race (black or other) were found to be statistically significant in improving students' academic achievements on the CTBS. Although some academic gains were noted for students taught by TESA-trained teachers over a three-year period, the gains were not statistically significant. TESA continues to be a staff development program many school systems support, but perhaps the interest should not include the expectation that low achieving students will significantly improve academic achievement.

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Carmichael, Colin S. "Modelling student performance in a tertiary preparatory course." University of Southern Queensland, Faculty of Sciences, 2006. http://eprints.usq.edu.au/archive/00003577/.

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[Abstract]: In this dissertation a review of the literature as it applies to the modelling of educational performance data is undertaken. Statistical linear models, including the novel Beta, Tweedie and Tobit regression models, are then applied to the performance data of students who have undertaken a preparatory mathematics course. These models are then critically reviewed and compared with the commonly used standard linear regression model.Issues that arise from the application of statistical linear models to educational performance data are then explored. For example, the effects of non-Normality, which characterizes educational performance data, and thepresence of large numbers of students who fail to complete the course (a characteristic of this particular context), are examined and reported. Both of these effects can violate the underlying assumptions of the standard linearregression model. Simulation studies are then used to assess the appropriateness of the linear model when it is applied under the condition of non-Normality and the presence of large numbers of missing observations.Findings from this study indicate that issues relating to model effectiveness are clouded in the educational context by typically large values of the error variance (high noise) and the difficulty in finding suitable performancepredictors. Educational models of performance typically lack statistical power, so that in many instances it doesn’t matter what model is applied to the data. Nevertheless, the study highlights many reasons why modelsalternative to the standard linear regression model should be applied to such data. For example, in situations where the effect is not constant over the entire domain of the explanatory variable, a linear model based upon the betadistribution will be much more appropriate. Similarly, in situations where the performance data contains exact zeros (for example the performance of students who withdraw from the course without providing any measure of achievement) it is more appropriate to use a Tweedie linear model than the standard linear regression model.

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Brooks, Lindsay Ann. "Adult ESL student attitudes towards performance-based assessment." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape7/PQDD_0002/MQ45956.pdf.

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Lee, Jung-Sook Bowen Natasha K. "School socialization style, student engagement, and academic performance." Chapel Hill, N.C. : University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2008. http://dc.lib.unc.edu/u?/etd,1528.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2008.
Title from electronic title page (viewed Sep. 16, 2008). "... in partial fulfillment of the requirement for a degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the School of Social Work." Discipline: Social Work; Department/School: Social Work.

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McDowell, Claire. "Component skill fluency : effects on student task performance." Thesis, University of Ulster, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.274553.

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Lund, Jacalyn Lea. "Student performance and accountability conditions in physical education /." The Ohio State University, 1990. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu14876830493781.

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Moss, Andrea. "EVALUATING EXTENDED LEARNING TIME ON URBAN STUDENT PERFORMANCE." Cleveland State University / OhioLINK, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu152580152291944.

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Senol, Nurettin Selcuk. "Periodic Performance Analysis to Predict Student Success Rates." Youngstown State University / OhioLINK, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1588872003722039.

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Wright, James Scott. "Academic Lineage and Student Performance in Medical School." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1999. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2206/.

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This research investigated the association between academic lineage and student performance in medical school. The purposes of the study were to: (1) determine whether the Carnegie classifications of medical school applicants' institutions of origin are associated with academic performance in medical school; (2) consider the relationship between the admission selectivity of the schools of origin and the academic performance of medical school students; (3) compare the performance of medical students from institutions under public governing control with students from privately controlled institutions; and (4) establish a model by which the relative academic strengths of applicants from a variety of undergraduate institutions can be understood more clearly based on the previous performance of medical students from schools with similar institutional characteristics. A review of the literature on medical school admissions was completed and used to develop this research. Medical students from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas who enrolled between the years 1990 and 1994 and graduated or were dismissed between the years 1994 and 1998 were selected as the sample for the study (n=933). The undergraduate institution of origin for each student was coded based on its Carnegie classification, admissions selectivity group, and whether its governing control was public or private. Because the sample was not randomly selected and the data likely would not meet the assumptions of equal means and variance with the population, nonparametric analyses of variance and multiple comparison tests were completed to compare the groups of the independent variables over each dependent variable. The analyses revealed that for the sample of medical students selected for this study there was an association between academic lineage and student performance in medical school. Differences were found among Carnegie classifications on the dependent variables of cumulative medical school grade point average, class rank, failure rate, and score on Step 1 of the United States Medical Licensure Examination. Further, it was found that admission selectivity was also associated with student performance in medical school for each dependent variable except failure rate. Finally, the study results indicated no association between public or private governing control and student performance in medical school.

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Spisak, Jen. "Secondary Student Information Literacy Self-efficacy vs. Performance." VCU Scholars Compass, 2018. https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/5643.

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The amount of information in the world has grown exponentially in the last generation. Students often believe that growing up as digital natives means they have advanced information literacy skills. However, school librarians are not seeing evidence of this in their schools. The purpose of this study was to determine if secondary students overestimate their information literacy (IL) abilities, if relationships exist between IL self-efficacy and performance, and if grade level or self-efficacy level changes those relationships. To accomplish this, data were collected from two middle schools and three high schools from a total of 397 students in grades 6, 9, and 12. Students completed the Information Literacy Self-efficacy Scale (ILSES) and the Tool for Real-time Assessment of Information Literacy Skills (TRAILS) to measure their IL self-efficacy and performance. The data were examined as a whole, by grade level, by self-efficacy level, and by a breakdown of combined self-efficacy level and grade level. Analyses involved t-tests, bivariate correlations, and hierarchical linear regression. Results showed that all groups overestimated their IL abilities and that the overestimation increased as self-efficacy level increased. In addition, correlations provided evidence of a relationship between IL self-efficacy and performance for each grade level and for each self-efficacy level. Another finding was that in all grade levels, higher self-efficacy equated to higher performance, however, for a large percent of students, high self-efficacy equated with lower scores. Grade level did have an effect on the relationship between IL self-efficacy and performance. This effect showed statistical and practical significance when grade level was used as a covariate but only practical significance when used as a moderating variable. Overall, ninth graders showed a dip in performance when compared to sixth and twelfth grades.

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Kakakhel, M. M. S., W. Jamal, and H. Baig. "Student evaluation of teaching (set): perceptions of students and faculty." Thesis, Sumy State University, 2016. http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/45330.

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Quality assurance and focus on performance management is the urgent need of time in today’s business environment. Among the quality assurance, student evaluations of teaching (SET) is always debatable by researchers and academicians. Keeping in consideration the need of high quality education this paper tends investigate the perception of faculty and student about the Student Evaluations of Teaching (SET).

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Hughes, Lynda J. "Australian assessors' experiences of grading nursing student performances in clinical courses when that performance is not a clear pass or fail." Thesis, Griffith University, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/392852.

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Accurate assessment of nursing students’ clinical performance is a cornerstone of professional nursing education. Such assessment is vital to ensure the delivery of safe clinical practice and maintain high nursing proficiency. Ensuring nursing students meet fitness for practice standards commensurate with their level of experience is an essential component of an assessor’s role. However, evidence suggests that some students pass assessment items within clinical courses of undergraduate tertiary nursing programmes despite not reaching the required standards of practice. Whilst this phenomenon, known as failure to fail, has been alluded to in studies involving mentor assessors in the Northern Hemisphere, to date, no comprehensive evaluation of failure to fail has occurred in the Australian nursing context. The aim of this programme of work was twofold: first, to identify whether failure to fail is a real issue in the Australian education nursing context; and second, to progress understanding of the failure to fail phenomenon and explore assessors’ experiences of grading marginal student performances when student performance is not a clear pass or fail. This aim was achieved through an exploratory, sequential, mixed methods design where the data and results from one phase of the research provided the foundation and direction for the next phase of the research. Guided by Invitational Theory, this programme of work included one-on-one and focus group interviews, and the development, testing, and piloting of the Assess-Safe Instrument measuring assessors’ experiences of grading marginal student performances. Invitational Theory, a humanistic theory designed to empower people to reach their full potential, was the theoretical framework that guided the two data collection phases of this study. First, one-on-one and focus group interviews were conducted with academics (n=23) to explore their perceptions of failure to fail. Findings from this discrete analysis identified two main themes that impacted upon assessors’ experiences: human influences and organisational processes. These data were then used to develop a tool that measured assessors’ experiences of grading nursing student performances in clinical courses when that performance was not a clear pass or fail and its psychometric properties were assessed. This was piloted with industry and tertiary assessors (n=149) in an Australian population. The findings of this analysis identified that assessors take their role of gatekeeper to the profession very seriously; however, personal, professional, and systemic issues impacted upon their ability to fulfil this role. The results of these two phases were integrated to enable greater understanding of the enablers and barriers to assessors managing failure to fail. Three enablers and four barriers emerged from across the data. These data suggested that enablers include assessor support, programme flexibility, and organisational culture. The barriers include grade inflation, student responses, organisational processes, and workload. The enablers facilitated assessors’ abilities to fail a student who was underperforming in clinical courses. Several barriers were highlighted that impacted on assessors’ abilities to award a failing grade to a performance that did not meet standards of practice. This new understanding provides a clear identification of the ongoing gaps in knowledge and practice, as well as target areas for future programme and assessor development in Australian, and possibly international, tertiary nursing programmes. Consequently, strategies that enhance the enablers and reduce the barriers to failing students will empower and support assessors to fulfil their gatekeeping role. This newly developed understanding has the potential to benefit student competence, assessors’ experiences, patients, their families, and the nursing profession.
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Griffith Health
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Forstall, James Carroll Hines Edward R. Laymon Ronald L. "Student performance on two selected assessment tests and performance in basic English courses." Normal, Ill. Illinois State University, 1985. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ilstu/fullcit?p8525561.

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Thesis (Ed. D.)--Illinois State University, 1985.
Title from title page screen, viewed June 23, 2005. Dissertation Committee: Edward R. Hines, Ronald L. Laymon (co-chairs), Ronald S. Halinski, J.H. McGrath, William E. Piland. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 89-92) and abstract. Also available in print.

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Sabetghadam, Shirin. "The Effect on Student Performance of ESL Programs, Performance Pay and Immigrant Status." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/293733.

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Optimal investment in human capital through effective K-12 schooling is critical for building a productive work force. This investment is particularly important for minority and low income students. My dissertation uses econometric techniques to analyze the effects of different educational programs on the academic achievement of elementary and middle school students in Arizona. The first essay evaluates the effect of Arizona's new English program, the 4-hour ELD block, on the achievement of students. In the 2008-2009 academic year, Arizona law required that English Language Learner (ELL) students to be separated from their native English-speaking peers and interact in the same classroom for 4-hour per day with other ELL students. In this study dynamic panel data methods and regression discontinuity design are employed to analyze the effect of the 4-hour ELD block program on the academic achievement of students. Using data from one school district during the school years 2006 to 2010, this study shows that this new program did not have a notable effect on the state-wide test scores of ELL students. The second essay assesses the long-run and short-run effects of Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF) program in Arizona. The TIF program is a nationwide performance-based compensation plan that provides incentives to teachers based on the student performance. The TIF program started in Arizona in the 2007-2008 school year and targets high need schools. Using a panel data set from 2006-2007 to 2010-11 school year, the effect of the TIF program on the achievement of students is estimated using the difference-in-difference method. Comparing the short-run and long run effect of this program indicates that the long-run effect is greater than that of the short-run. Finally, by utilizing a rich set of panel data from 2006-2007 to 2010-2011 school years, the third essay studies the raw and value-added achievement gap between first and second-generation students with native students. This study shows that native students outperform both groups of immigrant students in reading and math tests. Within immigrant students, second-generation students outperform first-generation students in reading but not in math, while the achievement growth of the second-generation students has a slower pace.

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Plenzler, Nicole. "Student Performance and Educational Resources: A Spatial Econometric Examination." University of Toledo / OhioLINK, 2004. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1083353063.

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Mthimunye, Katlego Dumisani Trevor. "Predictors of academic performance and throughput among second-year nursing students at a university in the Western Cape." University of the Western Cape, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/4695.

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Background: Institutions offering Bachelor of Nursing programmes worldwide are under increasing pressure to graduate larger numbers of students to meet the demands of the desired nurse workforce. High academic performance, which is measured by continuous assessment and examination results, is one of the major goals of higher education. However many students experience difficulty during their second year of study at the university used in this study. Aim: The overall aim of the study is to assess whether the identified predictor variables (cognitive, non-cognitive and demographic) influence academic performance of second-year nursing students at the University of the Western Cape. Methodology: A non-experimental quantitative research approach with a cross-sectional predictive design was applied. The selected sample (n=226) included all first-time enrolled Bachelor of Nursing students for the years 2012 – 2013 at the University of the Western Cape. An all-inclusive sampling method was applied. Data were obtained from the Student Administrative System Integrated and recorded in the data collection check list. Statistical Package for Social Sciences software version 23.0 was used sort and analyse the data. Simple and multiple linear regression were done. Ethics: Permission to conduct the present research study at the University of the Western Cape was obtained from the Registrar and the Director of The School of Nursing. The Research Ethics Committee of the University of the Western Cape granted ethics approval related to the research. The researcher maintained the principles of anonymity and confidentiality throughout the study. Results: The study found that the cognitive predictor variables had the strongest predictive power in association with student performance in comparison to the non-cognitive predictors and demographic variable, besides race which rejected the null hypothesis. Conclusion: The findings provided evidence to the School of Nursing to assist them in identifying students who may be at risk of unsatisfactory academic performance and who ultimately fail to proceed to the next level of study.

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Southworth, Jennifer Williams. "Student Demographics, Academic Performance, and Faculty Perceptions of Equine Students at The Ohio State University." The Ohio State University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1397654291.

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Vencel, Mobley Andrea Faith. "The relationship between principal leadership and student performance an analysis of the Leadership for Learning framework and student performance on Indiana's ISTEP+ /." [Bloomington, Ind.] : Indiana University, 2009. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3383861.

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Thesis (Ed.D.)--Indiana University, School of Education, 2009.
Title from home page (viewed on Jul 12, 2010). Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 70-11, Section: A, page: 4146. Adviser: Robert Toutkoushian.

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Norman, Lynn Purcell Witte James E. "Prediction of nursing student performance in first year coursework." Auburn, Ala., 2006. http://repo.lib.auburn.edu/Send%208-7-07/NORMAN_LYNN_17.pdf.

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Al-hajri, Amina Obaid. "Computer assisted assessment in Oman : factors affecting student performance." Thesis, University of Plymouth, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/318.

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This thesis investigates the social and psychological factors that might affect Omani higher education students if computerised assessment was to be implemented. A review of the literature and the historical and cultural development in Oman suggested that a number of different variables might affect students‘ performance when taking computerised assessment. These factors which include gender, college of study and geographical region of residence may cause unwanted and selective differences in student performance which are not related to the content of the assessment. In addition, the potential effects of such variables as computer experience and computer self-efficacy on student performance were investigated. The study also explored student and academic staff attitudes towards computerised assessment. Both quantitative and qualitative methods are used in this study through a selection of instruments such as a test that was delivered in different modes, questionnaires, focus groups and semi-structured interviews. Quantitative approaches are used to provide answers to the main study questions about student performance, and qualitative approaches are used to get deeper insights into the students‘ and staff members‘ perceptions, attitudes and values in relation to the research subject of the study. All these instruments were developed based upon the literature and also validated through a separate initial study. The main study took place after the instruments had been validated and involved over 400 students and 100 staff at three Omani Applied Sciences Colleges. Statistical analysis showed a small but significant difference between the two assessment modes in favour of the paper-and-pencil test. There was a significant difference in performance between both genders, with females out-performing males. However, the most striking finding was a differential effect of assessment mode between males and females. Males performed better in the computerized test than in the paper-based one, in contrast to females whose performance in the paper test was better. This suggests that the introduction of computerised testing may affect males and females in different ways. One 4 possible explanation for this is that Omani males have more opportunities to use computers inside and outside homes. The questionnaire results and the qualitative information from focus groups both showed that females were more nervous and found it more difficult to read from the computer screen than males did. Also, it was obvious in the focus group discussions that females had more negative feelings towards computerised testing compared to males, both before and after experiencing computerised assessment. The study found that students‘ performance in the English language test had showed significant variation across colleges, and among students from different regions. This variation seemed to be associated with variation in computer experience among students at the different colleges and from different regions. This may be due to regional differences or specificities, especially in terms of computer use, among the nine administrative regions in Oman. Staff attitudes and perceptions towards CAA, in general, were positive and not affected by either the gender or nationality/language factor. Most of the academic staff members revealed their willingness to implement CAA but also stressed that CAA should be gradually implemented. Both students and staff members identified a number of important points such as the need for a reliable system, qualified technicians and sufficient computers if Computer Assisted Assessment was to achieve wide acceptability.

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Yisrael, Asherrie Baht. "The impact of the freshmen academy on student performance." DigitalCommons@Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center, 2006. http://digitalcommons.auctr.edu/dissertations/348.

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This study examines student achievement to determine the extent that adolescent counseling, peer tutoring/counseling, student involvement, study skills, freshmen assemblies and activities, career activities, and teacher methodology have on student performance through the ninth grade transition program (Freshmen Academy). This study was based on the premise that students often have a difficult time making a transition from middle to high school academically. According to the research studies, more students fail ninth grade than any other grade of school. Poor and minority students are twice as likely as others to be retained. Students who repeat at least one year are three times more likely to drop out of school than students who have not failed a grade. A survey was used to analyze the data gathered. The sample population consists of random samples of twelve teachers that represent each area, English, social studies, math and science. The twelve teachers were observed and completed the teacher questionnaires. The student population was randomly selected to represent students of all abilities. Three (first year) ninth grade homerooms and one retained ninth grade homeroom were randomly selected for the student surveys. The researcher found that while in its first year of implementation, the freshmen program in this study was lacking many essential components which would contribute to the success of the program, such as team planning among the teachers, the isolation of the freshmen classes from the general classes of the other high school students, consistent academic and behavioral expectations, increased student involvement, and improved follow up on individual student’s performance. Findings show that there is a significant relationship between student achievement and the independent variables; however, there is not a significant relationship between the independent variables and the freshmen transition program. The conclusions drawn from the findings suggest that the program did not effectively improve the level of achievement in the school or improve the discipline problems among the students because the level of adolescent counseling, peer tutoring or counseling, student involvement, study skills taught, freshmen and career assemblies and activities, teacher methodology, instructional leadership, teacher expectations, and parental involvement were weak components in the program. Overall, the teachers agree that the level of achievement among the students did not improve as a result of the program and the program is not worth the time and money for this school year.

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McAfee, Wade J. "Education reforms and innovations to improve student assessment performance." Thesis, University of Phoenix, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3583293.

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International assessments such as the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) have exhibited United States students specifically in the fourth and eighth grades, are not performing well when compared to their international peers. Educational stakeholders including parents, teachers, politicians, and the business community are putting more pressure on schools to improve their student’s academic performance. The stakeholders want improved performance on not only American assessments but also on international tests. The purpose of the current qualitative phenomenological study was to explore the perceptions of educators in the United States to investigate the possible use of alternative educational innovations as a means for bridging the achievement gap between learners. The qualitative research study involved investigating the perceptions of 52 educational professionals through an online web-based survey and analyzing the data using the three steps outlined by Merriam. Two themes emerged from the data and two subthemes were revealed. The themes were finances and training and professional development. The subthemes were funding allocation and teacher compensation.

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Yudd, Moscoso Regina. "The Effects of School Characteristics on Student Academic Performance." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/27346.

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This work expanded on previous research on school effectiveness by developing and testing hypotheses about the specific relationships between school characteristics---including aggregated student and classroom characteristics---and student academic performance. The work used data from the "Early Childhood Transitions Project," a study of intensive social and educational services in a suburban school system, to identify and test the effect of a limited set of school-level characteristics on test score gains made by individual students on the Metropolitan Achievement Test (MAT) between the second and third grade. The analyses found that there are differences in the size of schools, the percent of low performing students, and the percent of students who are non-English speaking across the schools in the sample. Test score gains are affected by concentrations of these types of students at the schools. Students at schools in this sample with high concentrations of non-English speaking students or high concentrations of Hispanic students achieve lower test score gains than students in other schools. Another "concentration effect" emerged from the analysis of high-performing students in the sample. In particular, female students with high scores on the second grade MAT who are in schools with large concentrations of students who perform poorly on the second grade exam have smaller third grade test score gains than similar students who are in schools without a concentration of low performing students. These results suggest that more attention be paid to the influence that the characteristics of the student population have on the school's ability to implement the curriculum. As a first step, researchers may want to simply document the differences in the educational characteristics of students entering schools. This would provide evidence of the segregation that occurs across schools. Researchers may then want to conceptualize students within schools in terms of their homogeneity on demographic measures and their homogeneity on educational characteristics. This "educational minority or majority" concept may bring researchers closer to understanding the school environment, as it is organized by schools and experienced by children.
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Hall, Christine Marie, and Christine Marie Hall. "Sleep Difficulties Associated with Academic Performance in Student Athletes." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/625003.

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INTRODUCTION: Student athletes frequently report sleep disturbances due to overscheduling and balancing academics and athletics. This study examined associations between a wide range of sleep complaints and academic performance in a large, national sample. METHODS: Data were obtained from the National College Health Assessment of US college/university students from 2011-2014 (N=8,683 student athletes). Overall academic performance (GPA) was self-reported. Sleep difficulties included: report of "sleep difficulties" being "traumatic or very difficult to handle" over the past 12 months (SLEEP-DIFFICULTY), extreme difficulty falling asleep ≥ 3 nights/week (INSOMNIA), extreme daytime tiredness ≥ 3 days/week (TIREDNESS), nights/week of insufficient sleep (INSUFFICIENT-SLEEP), and whether sleep difficulties interfered with academics (INTERFERE). Multinomial regression analyses (Reference=A) were adjusted for age, sex, and survey year. RESULTS: Prevalence was 20% for SLEEP-DIFFICULTY, 22% for INSOMNIA, 61% for TIREDNESS, 27% for sleep problems that existed but did not INTERFERE and 18% for sleep problems that did INTERFERE. Mean days of INSUFFICIENT SLEEP was 3.2 (SD = 1.9), with 61% reporting insufficient sleep at least 3 nights per week. SLEEP-DIFFICULTY was associated with and increased likelihood of B (OR = 1.47, p<0.0001) or C (Or=2.18,P<0.0001) grades. INITIALINSOMNIA was associated with increased likelihood of B (OR=1.35,p<0.0001), C (OR=2.08,p<0.0001) and D/F (OR=3.71,p=0.001) grades. TIREDNESS was associated with increased likelihood of B (OR=1.25,p<0.0001), C (OR=1.62,p<0.0001), and D/F (OR=2.90,p=0.024) grades. Each night of INSUFFICIENT-SLEEP is associated with an increased likelihood of B (OR=1.04,p=0.001), C (OR=1.17,p<0.0001) and D/F (OR=1.34, p=0.002) grades. For those for whom sleep difficulties INTERFERE with academics, there is an increased likelihood of B (OR=1.87,P<0.0001) and C (OR=3.17,p<0.0001) grades. Those who felt that sleep problems did not INTERFERE were not at increased risk of lower grades. CONCLUSION: Sleep difficulties, including sufficient sleep, insomnia, and daytime tiredness are highly prevalent and associated with poorer academic performance in student athletes. SUPPORT: K23HL110216

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