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Manfra, Louis; Squires, Christina; Dinehart, Laura H. B.; Bleiker, Charles; Hartman, Suzanne C.; Winsler, Adam – Journal of Educational Research, 2017
The present study was designed to explore the association between preschool academic skills and Grade 3 achievement among a sample of ethnically diverse children from low-income families. Data were collected from a sample of 1,442 low-income, ethnically diverse children in preschool and associated with Grade 3 achievement in reading and…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Writing (Composition), Writing Skills
Hargis, Cathy Griffin – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Research studies have yielded inconclusive results about the relationship between teacher training programs and student achievement. With the implementation of end of course exams as a graduation requirement in the state of Florida; continual need to fill teaching positions, rising student enrollment, and legislated class size limits; the level of…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Mathematics Achievement, Algebra, Mathematics Tests
Kelley, Ginno Paoli – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study examined the factors that have an effect on student scores on the Florida End-of-Course (EOC) Assessment in four secondary Algebra 1 classrooms using interactive whiteboard tools (IWTs). Four teachers and 335 students were observed in one public suburban school in central Florida during the second half of the spring term. Hierarchical…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Scores, Algebra, Secondary School Mathematics