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Differences in ACT Scores Based on Enrollment in ACT Preparation Courses
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Matthew Allen Johnson – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The purpose of this quantitative causal-comparative study was to determine the extent of differences in student achievement scores on the ACT based on enrollment in preparation courses in large group settings, for students graduating from 2011 to 2020 at a private high school in the southwestern United States. Bandura's Social Cognitive Theory…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Scores, Test Preparation, Courses
Academic College Readiness Indicators of Seniors Enrolled in University-Model Schools® and Traditional, Comprehensive Christian Schools
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Brobst, Sharon Christian – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This correlational study examined the relationship between type of high school a senior attends (University-Model SchoolRTM (UMS RTM) or traditional, comprehensive Christian) and academic college readiness, when controlling for prior academic achievement and gender. The study compared archival data from Christian school graduates from six schools…
Descriptors: Correlation, High Schools, Institutional Characteristics, Traditional Schools
Differences in American College Test Performance after Seven Years of No Child Left Behind Reform in an Urban School District
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Hammond, Craig Alan – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study addressed the effectiveness of No Child Left Behind reform in an urban school district. The researcher obtained American College Test composite scores from a diverse, urban, public school district and a private school within the same city for years 2001 and 2008. Statistical tests were run to determine if seniors' scores were…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Federal Legislation, Economically Disadvantaged, Private Schools