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Higgins, Ryan M. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
In support of the national movement to improve mathematics instruction and assessment, states and districts are looking for the best tools to measure student progress toward proficiency. There is a national dialogue about how to use 8th-grade measurements like ACT EXPLORE and NAEP as predictors of student success and school accountability. This…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Tests, Student Evaluation, Measurement Techniques
Cardinale, Betty Roberts – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this multiple case study was to explain how mathematically proficient homeschool graduates acquired their proficiency. Bronfenbrenner's (1979, 1999) ecological and Process-Person-Context-Time (PPCT) models were used as theoretical frameworks to analyze the development of the graduates in the homeschool environment. The National…
Descriptors: Home Schooling, Mathematics Achievement, Family Influence, Family (Sociological Unit)