Factors Associated with Fourth Grade Health Education Scores on the Maine Educational Assessment.

Stroble, Lucy P.

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ERIC Number: EJ545387

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Publication Date: 1997

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Factors Associated with Fourth Grade Health Education Scores on the Maine Educational Assessment.

Stroble, Lucy P.

Journal of School Health, v67 n2 p56-61 Feb 1997

This study examined 1993-94 Maine Educational Assessment data to determine factors related to fourth-grade students' health knowledge scores. Results indicated that students' overall ability, community factors, and teachers' perceptions about program quality related strongly to health achievement. Any (versus no) health education affected health scores significantly. (SM)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Influence, Elementary School Students, Evaluation Methods, Grade 4, Health Education, Intermediate Grades, Knowledge Level, Scores, Socioeconomic Status, Standardized Tests, Student Evaluation, Teacher Attitudes

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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