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The Impact of Classroom Performance System-Based Instruction with Peer Instruction upon Student Achievement and Motivation in Eighth Grade Math Students
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Allison, Tracy Michelle Hunter – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The researcher employed two designs to address the research question for this particular study. This quasi-experimental non-equivalent control group study compared the math achievement of 92 eighth grade students who received Classroom Performance System (CPS)-based instruction using Peer Instruction (PI) to 76 eighth grade students who received…
Descriptors: Research Design, Quasiexperimental Design, Control Groups, Mathematics Achievement
Achieving Learning Outcomes of Acquisition, Fluency, and Application for Adolescents with Difficulty Constructing Simple Sentences
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Datchuk, Shawn M. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The present study used a multiple-baseline, single-case experimental design to investigate effects of three sequential experimental conditions on frequency of correct word sequences (CWS) and construction of simple sentences per 1-minute. Sentence Instruction, Frequency Building to a Performance Criteria (FBPC), and Paragraph Instruction comprised…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Research Design, Sentences, Grade 8
Implementation of Algebra I in Eighth Grade: An "Ex-Post Facto" Study on Student Achievement
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Realdine, Dorothy S. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Only recently have school districts across the nation begun to offer Algebra I to all eighth grade students. Currently, most eighth grade Algebra I curriculum does not have a national consistent focus of topics or level of rigor. A key issue of implementing Algebra I in eighth grade is defining national Algebra I concepts and skills that students…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Urban Schools, Research Design, Family Income
Automated Writing Evaluation Program's Effect on Student Writing Achievement
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Holman, Lester Donnie – ProQuest LLC, 2011
In an ex post facto causal-comparative research design, this study investigated the effectiveness of Automated Writing Evaluation (AWE) programs on raising the student writing achievement. Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) writing achievement scores from the 2010 administration were utilized for this study. The independent variable…
Descriptors: Writing Ability, Writing Achievement, Writing Skills, Writing Evaluation
The Impact of Reading Achievement on Overall Academic Achievement
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Churchwell, Dawn Earheart – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This study examined the relationship between reading achievement and achievement in other subject areas. The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a correlation between reading scores as measured by the Standardized Test for the Assessment of Reading (STAR) and academic achievement in language arts, math, science, and social studies…
Descriptors: Research Design, Language Arts, Reading Achievement, Standardized Tests