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Cura, Dollye Renae – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This quantitative, correlational-predictive study examined the predictive relationship of the NWEA's Map Growth projected proficiency report data with students' STAAR scores in the area of mathematics, using archival data from the 2021-2022 school year. The theoretical foundation for this study was provided by Vygotsky's zone of proximal…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Mathematics Tests, Mathematics Achievement, Scores
Tera S. Waldo – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this quantitative study was to explore readiness to take the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination (NAPLEX) and the potential impact of organizational factors on candidates that graduated from a pharmacy degree program. In addition, this study explores candidates' experiences in preparing for the licensure examination,…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Pharmaceutical Education, Black Colleges, Licensing Examinations (Professions)
Emily Paige Driessen – ProQuest LLC, 2023
I conducted a set of four studies to catalogue and examine course elements, including active learning strategies and evidence-based teaching practices, and their influence on student experiences and performance in college biology classes. In the first study, I defined the term "active learning" and catalogued the 300[plus] strategies…
Descriptors: Biology, Science Instruction, Educational Change, Undergraduate Students
Eric Don Neely – ProQuest LLC, 2019
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP) English II and Algebra I scores correlate with American College Testing (ACT) English and Mathematics scores, to examine the methods teachers use to prepare students for the MAAP test, and to determine whether these methods enhance…
Descriptors: College Readiness, College Entrance Examinations, Standardized Tests, State Standards
Donaldson, Robin Faulk – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study surveyed college freshman to determine which types of preparation if any they had before taking either the SAT and/or ACT to decide if a certain type of preparation increased their scores. Students indicated whether they used online resources, self-help resources, school workshops and/or private tutoring before taking either test. The…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Test Preparation, College Freshmen, Student Surveys
Bryant, Karen Adair Carter – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Federal and state educational agencies provide guidelines for public schools across the United States to follow (Linn, 2008; Levy, 2008). During a time of high-stakes testing fueled by school accountability standards, educators strive to meet requirements for academic growth in order to maintain a successful accountability level and avoid being…
Descriptors: Accountability, Teaching Methods, Public Schools, Test Preparation
Yin, Xinying – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this collaborative action research was to understand how science educators can negotiate the tension between integrating formative assessment (FA) for students' learning and meeting the need for standardized summative assessment (testing) from a critical perspective. Using formative assessment in the era of accountability testing…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Student Evaluation, Accountability, Standardized Tests
Barnwell-Sanders, Pamela – ProQuest LLC, 2015
Graduates of associate degree (AD) nursing programs form the largest segment of first-time National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN®) test takers, yet also experience the highest rate of NCLEX-RN® failures. NCLEX-RN® failure delays entry into the profession, adding an emotional and financial toll to the unsuccessful…
Descriptors: Health Education, Exit Examinations, Scores, Day Programs
Thomas, Sonya C. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Writing is seldom explicitly taught, most specifically, in academic and scholarly writing. Therefore, this mixed methods correlational phenomenology research study explored the correlation between self-efficacy perception and course room preparation for the comprehensive examination, APA standards in the course room, APA standards evaluation for…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Scholarship, Writing (Composition), Academic Discourse
Mayfield, Linda Riggs – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study examined the effects of being taught the Mayfield's Four Questions multiple-choice test-taking strategy on the perceived self-efficacy and multiple-choice test scores of nursing students in a two-year associate degree program. Experimental and control groups were chosen by stratified random sampling. Subjects completed the 10-statement…
Descriptors: Nursing Students, Intervention, Self Efficacy, Multiple Choice Tests
Kang, Jee Sun Emily – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This study explored how inquiry-based teaching and learning processes occurred in two teachers' diverse 8th grade Physical Science classrooms in a Program Improvement junior high school within the context of high-stakes standardized testing. Instructors for the courses examined included not only the two 8th grade science teachers, but also…
Descriptors: Test Preparation, Achievement Gap, Learning Theories, Teaching Styles