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Direct linkMills, Gemar – ProQuest LLC, 2017
In the state of New Jersey, academic success at the high school level is defined by student achievement on the New Jersey High School Proficiency Assessment (NJ HSPA), which students take in the 11th grade. New Jersey high school principals are accountable for ensuring that students who attend their schools are proficient in mathematics and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Exit Examinations, High Schools, Achievement Tests
Kwak, Anna B. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
In California, at the time of this study, the CAHSEE determined if a student will graduate with a high school diploma or receive a certificate of completion of high school requirements. Although students may have completed all their high school credits, if they do not pass the CAHSEE, then the student will not receive a high school diploma or a…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, High Schools, Grade 9, Mathematics Teachers
Hill, Loralee Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Educational leaders continue to be challenged in terms of accountability measures for increased student achievement, as mandated by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB). In particular, schools must show adequate yearly progress (AYP) reaching 100% proficiency levels for all students in the areas of English language arts and mathematics by…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Correlation, Academic Standards, State Standards
Shearouse, Randy – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Over half of the states now require students to pass a high stakes exit exam before being allowed to graduate from high school. No Child Left Behind requires that standardized testing be included to determine whether or not a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP). The purpose of this study is to examine the results of the Georgia High School…
Descriptors: Exit Examinations, Graduation, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
Turner, William S. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Little is known about the leadership practices and behaviors of the building leaders of dropout recovery schools and how these behaviors correlate with the ability of their student population to pass state-required standardized tests. This study analyzed the responses of 8 building leaders of dropout recovery schools regarding their leadership…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Educational Indicators, Leadership, Dropouts
Green, Ellen Yvonne – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Students who make adequate yearly progress in grade-level mathematics courses should expect to pass the mathematics portion of their high school exit exam on the first attempt. Expectation theory states that teachers' beliefs about their own students are an important factor in students' success. The purpose of this nonexperimental study was to…
Descriptors: High Schools, Economic Status, Crime, Graduation Rate
