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Direct linkMuteb Alanazi – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of the demographic characteristics of middle school students on their mathematics performance on the STAAR examination. More specifically, this study examined the effect of the variables gender, ethnicity, and at-risk status, separate and collectively, on the four mathematics components…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Standardized Tests, Demography, Middle School Mathematics
Peters, Joshua A. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
There is a lack of knowledge in whether there is a difference in results for students on paper and pencil high stakes assessments and computer-based high stakes assessments when considering race and/or free and reduced lunch status. The purpose of this study was to add new knowledge to this field of study by determining whether there is a…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Testing, Lunch Programs, High Stakes Tests
Wisely, Lynn Woodward – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study examined the relationships of college knowledge and parent education level with these college-going beliefs: (a) self-efficacy, (b) outcome expectations, (c) likelihood both to go to and graduate from college, (d) choice intentions, and (e) educational goals. Social Cognitive Career Theory (Lent, Brown, & Hackett, 1994) provided the…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Grade 8, Student Attitudes, Beliefs
Weber, Eric G. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of a one-to-one laptop computer program on the literacy achievement of eighth-grade students with above average, average, and below average measured cognitive skill levels who are eligible and not eligible for free or reduced price lunch program participation. The study analyzed, student…
Descriptors: Laptop Computers, Middle School Students, Grade 8, Literacy
Jones, Jone S. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This causal-comparative study examined the effects of the collaborative leadership style provided by professional learning communities (PLCs) on the students' Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) mean Value-Added achievement scores in language arts and mathematics. The study used twenty-nine selected middle schools in eight different…
Descriptors: Leadership Styles, Cooperation, Communities of Practice, Scores
Moss, Patricia Lewis – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this mixed-method study was to determine if there is a significant difference between the achievement of students who are taught by traditionally prepared teachers and that of students who are taught by alternatively prepared teachers. The study further addressed the perspectives of both groups of teachers regarding selected…
Descriptors: Teacher Certification, Academic Achievement, Mixed Methods Research, Alternative Teacher Certification
Janet S. Lester – ProQuest LLC, 2005
The purpose of this quantitative study was to compare the achievement of rural students on the 8th grade mathematics Virginia Standards of Learning assessments to urban and suburban students in Virginia. The variables of school size and socioeconomic status, as expressed by percentage of free or reduced lunch populations were also considered. The…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Mathematics Achievement, Rural Schools, Urban Schools
