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Direct linkChristopher C. Harry – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This study examined the effect of small class size intervention on student outcomes using reading achievement scores as measured by the Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills (CTBS), a standardized, norm-referenced test, while controlling for independent variables inclusive of students' gender, race, socioeconomic status (SES), and environment. This…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Public Schools, Class Size, Scores
Klousnitzer, Lindsay Erin – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Knowing that each student's academic success relies on his/her reading proficiency, schools must implement effective instructional reading models so that students can move from learning to read to reading to learn in the early years of development. The purpose of this inquiry was to evaluate the effectiveness of a kindergarten and first grade…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Grade 1, Beginning Reading, Reading Programs
Dieterle, Steven – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Prior research has established the potential for achievement gains from attending smaller classes. However, large statewide class-size reduction (CSR) policies have not been found to consistently realize such gains. A leading explanation for the disappointing performance of CSR policies is that schools are forced to hire additional teachers of…
Descriptors: Economics, Class Size, Small Classes, Teacher Effectiveness
Connelly, Kimberly A. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to investigate the reliability and validity of a newly developed survey instrument, the "Primary Practices Questionnaire" ("PPQ"), designed to measure first, second, and third grade teachers' perceived use of developmentally appropriate practices. The initial item pool was reviewed for content…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Test Reliability, Surveys, Questionnaires
Huss, Christopher D. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The researcher conducted a nonexperimental study to investigate and analyze the influence of reduced class sizes, intensity (all day and every day), duration (five years), and heterogeneity (random class assignment) on the Head Start Fade effect. The researcher employed retrospective data analysis using a longitudinal explanatory design on data…
Descriptors: Class Size, Early Intervention, Disadvantaged Youth, Child Development Centers
Kimball, Rhonda L. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose to this study was to provide a comprehensive analysis of per pupil expenditures at a specific school site. The objectives were threefold. The first objective was to determine per pupil expenditures, the second question was to determine variations in expenditures on a per student basis and finally, the third question in the study was to…
Descriptors: Expenditure per Student, Resource Allocation, Elementary Schools, Urban Schools
