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An Investigation Of The Relationship Between Teacher Factors And Academic Performance Of High School Students, William S. Castellane
An Investigation Of The Relationship Between Teacher Factors And Academic Performance Of High School Students, William S. Castellane
Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)
This study examined the relationship between teacher factors and student achievement, measured by high school grade point average while controlling for student and school-level factors. The study focused on teacher certification, teacher experience, full-time employment status, level of academic degree, and teacher absenteeism for the first semester of the school year. The student factors that were included are gender, race, socioeconomic status, the number of students enrolled in Advanced Placement, and International Baccalaureate courses the students took during their high school careers. The school-level factor included in the study was the percentage of students who receive free and reduced lunches. …
The Relationship Between Principal Longevity And Student Achievement In Middle Schools In New Jersey, Douglas J. Petty
The Relationship Between Principal Longevity And Student Achievement In Middle Schools In New Jersey, Douglas J. Petty
Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)
The purpose of this study was to determine the strength of the relationship between principal longevity in New Jersey public middle schools (Grades 6, 7 & 8) and students scoring at Levels 4 (meets expectations) and 5 (exceeds expectations) on the 2016-2017 Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) assessment in both English language arts and mathematics. This study used existing empirical data from the New Jersey School Report Card and Data Universe. To put this relationship into better context, eight independent variables were examined in this study: principal’s length of time in a school, principal’s overall …