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Performance Of African American And Lower-Income Students On State Standardized Tests., Mavis R. Higgins-Green Jan 1998

Performance Of African American And Lower-Income Students On State Standardized Tests., Mavis R. Higgins-Green

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Black Parent Attitudes Toward Child-Rearing Practices Of Learning Disabled And Normal Achieving Children., Rayola Brown Cartwright Jan 1987

Black Parent Attitudes Toward Child-Rearing Practices Of Learning Disabled And Normal Achieving Children., Rayola Brown Cartwright

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Attitudes Of Urban Students Toward Vocational Education, David S. Lredia Jan 1986

Attitudes Of Urban Students Toward Vocational Education, David S. Lredia

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Aspirations Of Black Parents For Their Children’S Educational Achievement., Ahmad R. Nikkaresfahani Jan 1986

Aspirations Of Black Parents For Their Children’S Educational Achievement., Ahmad R. Nikkaresfahani

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Attitudes Of Urban Classroom Teachers Toward Homework, Home Study And Parental Involvement As Means Of Improving The Overall Academic Achievement Of Elementary School Pupils, Barbara Jean Johnson Jan 1986

Attitudes Of Urban Classroom Teachers Toward Homework, Home Study And Parental Involvement As Means Of Improving The Overall Academic Achievement Of Elementary School Pupils, Barbara Jean Johnson

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Urban Teachers And Pupils’ Perceptions About Each Other., Peggy Akers Mitchell Jan 1986

Urban Teachers And Pupils’ Perceptions About Each Other., Peggy Akers Mitchell

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An Investigation Of The Maze Procedure In Assessing Reading Levels Of Incarcerated Adults: Texas Department Of Corrections., Alice Shields Fisher Jan 1984

An Investigation Of The Maze Procedure In Assessing Reading Levels Of Incarcerated Adults: Texas Department Of Corrections., Alice Shields Fisher

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The purpose of this investigation was to determine whether significant correlations exist between comprehension and vocabulary scores on the maze procedure test and the Gates-MacGinitie Reading Tests when these instruments are administered to incarcerated adults. The investigator conducted this investigation during the spring of 1983. The sample (N=299) from the population (N=l,300) was randomly selected from alphabetical class rosters of the ten Texas Department of Corrections units randomly selected for this investigation. Subjects attended regular academic classes in the Windham School System (Texas Department of Corrections). For this investigation, the Test of Adult Basic Education, Level M, Form I, reading …


The Effects Of Academic Self-Concept, Significant Others, And Sex On The Scholastic Performance Of Fifth-Grade Pupils., Michael Maurice Gaynor Jan 1983

The Effects Of Academic Self-Concept, Significant Others, And Sex On The Scholastic Performance Of Fifth-Grade Pupils., Michael Maurice Gaynor

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The Effects Of Different Instructional Techniques On The Academic Performance Of College Freshmen, Martha Roberts King Jan 1979

The Effects Of Different Instructional Techniques On The Academic Performance Of College Freshmen, Martha Roberts King

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The Effect Of Parent Participation On Second Grade Reading Achievement, Iris Williams Perkins Jan 1978

The Effect Of Parent Participation On Second Grade Reading Achievement, Iris Williams Perkins

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A Comparative Analysis Of Mathematical Knowledge And Mathematical Attitude Between Urban And Suburban Elementary School Teachers., Jack Green Okech Jan 1978

A Comparative Analysis Of Mathematical Knowledge And Mathematical Attitude Between Urban And Suburban Elementary School Teachers., Jack Green Okech

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The problem of this study was to investigate answers to these questions: (1) How do the performances of urban and suburban elementary teachers compare on the test of (a) mathematical competency, and (b) mathematical attitude? (2) Is there any relationship between mathematical attitude and competency scores? The research involved 186 urban and 166 suburban elementary school teachers employed by the Houston Independent School District (HISD). Data were collected through: (1) A personal data sheet completed by each participant to obtain background information. (2) A Revised Test for Elementary Mathematics Understandings (RTEMU) developed by Gibney, Ginther, and Pigge (1970) and then …