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Accounting for Annual Classroom Change within a Multilevel Growth Modeling Framework
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Nathan P. Helsabeck – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Assessing student achievement over multiple years is complicated by students' annual matriculation through different classrooms. The process of matriculation, or annual classroom change, threatens the validity of statistical inferences because it violates the independence of observations necessary in a regression context. The current study…
Descriptors: Growth Models, Academic Achievement, Student Promotion, Statistical Analysis
An Examination of Differences between Promotion Rates of Third Grade Youth in Foster Care: A Study on One-to-One Tutoring
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Franklin, Josette R. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This quantitative research study analyzed archival data to determine if there was a significant difference in promotion rates from third to fourth grade between students in foster care who received one-to-one tutoring and those students in foster care who did not receive one-to-one tutoring over two school years. This study also analyzed student…
Descriptors: Grade 3, Foster Care, Tutoring, Statistical Analysis
A Comparative Study of Academic Achievement and Participation in a High School Freshman Academy
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Seng, Mark Patrick – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The transition to high school can be problematic for many ninth graders. Researchers and administrators have sought ways to improve academic performance and promotion rates while reducing dropout rates. A quantitative causal-comparative (ex post facto) and correlation study using a two-group design compared two freshman classes at separate…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Academic Achievement, High School Freshmen, Transitional Programs
The Impact of Freshman Academies on the Academic Achievement of At-Risk Students in the Midlands of South Carolina
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McMillan, John – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The transition from eighth-grade middle school to ninth-grade in high school can be an extremely challenging experience (Kennelly & Monrad, 2007). According to the Texas Center for Educational Research, more students decide to drop out of school during their ninth-grade year than any other time (Marshall, 2003). According to Fulco (2009), this…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, High School Freshmen, Program Effectiveness, Academic Achievement
The Influence of the Freshman Academy Model on the English End of Course Test Scores and Promotion Rates of First Time Ninth Grade Students
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Kerns, Claretta M. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of high school transition strategies for ninth grade students in comparison to the traditional high school experience of first time ninth grade students. This study compared the English End-of-Course (EOC) test scores of first time ninth grade students in a traditional high school setting…
Descriptors: Student Promotion, Transitional Programs, Grade 9, High School Students
Retention as a State Policy Mandate: IREAD in Indiana
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Stubbs, Velinda F. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The interpretation of Indiana Public Law 109 and subsequent policy adopted by the Indiana Department of Education resulted in the Indiana State Board of Education mandating circumstances implemented during the 2011-2012 school year regarding grade level retention of Grade 3 students. IREAD-3, a standardized, gateway assessment, was administered to…
Descriptors: State Legislation, State Policy, Educational Policy, Elementary School Students