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Effect Of Small Class Setting On The Algebra I Achievement Of Ninth-Grade Students, Lisa Kissire
Effect Of Small Class Setting On The Algebra I Achievement Of Ninth-Grade Students, Lisa Kissire
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The effects of class size on student outcomes has been widely studied at the elementary level. Many such studies have found important relationships between class size and outcome in the areas of academic achievement, student discipline, and teacher retention. However, little attention has been given to the examination of how class size may affect student outcomes in the middle school and high school levels. The purpose of this nonexperimental study was to examine the effects of class size setting, gender, socioeconomic status, and school configuration on the Algebra I achievement of ninthgrade students. Participants were drawn from four rural schools …
Effects Of Traditional High School Versus Career Academy High School On Literacy And Mathematics Achievement, Dana Brown
Effects Of Traditional High School Versus Career Academy High School On Literacy And Mathematics Achievement, Dana Brown
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The purpose of this dissertation was to determine the effects by gender and by socioeconomic status between students in career academy high schools versus students in traditional high schools on literacy and mathematics achievement for 8th-11th grade students in 6A and 7A high schools in the state of Arkansas. In the context of this study, relevance has to do with the connection or link established between something learned and an opportunity to apply that learning. Critics of the traditional learning structure argue that because information is learned in isolation, a difficulty arises in how that learning is readily applicable to …