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High Stakes Testing And School Characteristics: A Comparative Study, Kelsey M. Dailey
High Stakes Testing And School Characteristics: A Comparative Study, Kelsey M. Dailey
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The purpose of this quantitative, correlational study was to better understand the relationship between the 2016 Grade 10 ISTEP+ English passing rate and 2018 graduation rate amongst 290 Indiana high schools and the following variables: school size, average SAT reading score, percentage of students passing advanced placement (AP) exams, percentage of special education students, percentage of free or reduced lunch students, percentage of English Language Learner students, and percentage of minority ethnic group students.. The results of the research may further evaluate how 2016 school characteristics are related to the Grade 10, 2016 ISTEP+ English which may suggest future …
Perceptions Of Technology Use In Rural And Urban Pennsylvania High Schools, Brenda M. Freeman
Perceptions Of Technology Use In Rural And Urban Pennsylvania High Schools, Brenda M. Freeman
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Policy makers are implementing standards and developing guidelines for integrating technology into K-12 schools. With this in mind, the integration of technology into curriculum is an ever-growing point of discussion among high-school education professionals. Technology uses in teaching and learning present significant issues in educational reform literature. Rather than trying to describe the impact of all technologies as if they were the same, this study focuses on the differences in the ways technologies are being used in the classroom as well as the role technology played in instruction. There is also a need to investigate whether or not student …