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The Influence Of Curriculum Customization On Grade 3 Student Achievement In Language Arts And Mathematics In New Jersey’S 30 Poorest School Districts, Michael Deturo Jul 2015

The Influence Of Curriculum Customization On Grade 3 Student Achievement In Language Arts And Mathematics In New Jersey’S 30 Poorest School Districts, Michael Deturo

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

The purpose for my correlational cross-sectional study was to explore the influences of proximal and distal forces on curriculum development and how it affects student achievement as it pertains to NJ ASK Grade 3. I sought to determine the strength and direction of the relationships between curriculum customization at the local level and student achievement on the NJ ASK 3 in Mathematics and Language Arts. Seventy-four elementary principals were surveyed pertaining to development, design, and implementation of their curriculum.


The Influence Of Curriculum Quality On Student Achievement On The New Jersey Assessment Of Skills And Knowledge (Nj Ask) Language Arts And Mathematics For Fifth-Grade Students In The Lowest Socioeconomic School Districts, Jessica Luciano Jul 2014

The Influence Of Curriculum Quality On Student Achievement On The New Jersey Assessment Of Skills And Knowledge (Nj Ask) Language Arts And Mathematics For Fifth-Grade Students In The Lowest Socioeconomic School Districts, Jessica Luciano

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

This study examined the strength and direction of the relationships between student and school variables found in the present literature to influence student achievement on the New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge (NJ ASK) language arts and mathematics for fifth-grade students in the lowest socioeconomic school districts. The purpose of this study was to explain the influence of curriculum customization at the school level. The independent variables in this study were: curriculum design, curriculum development, influential forces that drive curriculum, socioeconomic status including free and reduced lunch status, teachers with graduate degrees, attendance rates, percentage of special education students, …