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Arnold, Holly Weber – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study examines the relationship between delivery models (the class size reduction model and the sheltered instruction model) and language development levels on the grade-level reading development of sixth-grade English learners (ELs) attending public middle schools in metro Atlanta, Georgia. The instrument used to measure grade-level mastery…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Models, Language Acquisition, English (Second Language)
Airola, Denise Tobin – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Changes to state tests impact the ability of State Education Agencies (SEAs) to monitor change in performance over time. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the Standardized Performance Growth Index (PGIz), a proposed statistical model for measuring change in student and school performance, across transitions in tests. The PGIz is a…
Descriptors: Evidence, Reference Groups, Norm Referenced Tests, Criterion Referenced Tests
Trinkle, Sheila Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this study is to examine the differences in achievement on the end of course assessment in Geometry and the Grade 11 Literacy exam administered to students in Arkansas during the 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 school years. The three main types of scheduling are the traditional schedule with seven or eight periods; the A/B, or the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Block Scheduling, Statistical Analysis, Geometry