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Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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Science, Math, Social Studies, And Language Arts Achievement Of High School Students In Complete Programs Of Agriscience Education, Dennis W. Duncan, John C. Ricketts, Todd Shultz Jan 2012

Science, Math, Social Studies, And Language Arts Achievement Of High School Students In Complete Programs Of Agriscience Education, Dennis W. Duncan, John C. Ricketts, Todd Shultz

Online Journal for Workforce Education and Development

The purpose of this descriptive and comparative study was to describe the academic achievement of FFA (Future Farmers of America) members in a complete program of agriscience at Jackson County Comprehensive High School (JCCHS). A secondary purpose was to compare science, math, social studies, and language arts achievement of senior agriscience students/FFA members to the achievement of all seniors at JCCHS. The findings indicate that senior agriscience students/FFA members had a higher percentage of students achieving at the highest level (Pass Plus) of Language Arts on the GHSGT (Georgia High School Graduation Test) than the remaining student population at JCCHS. …