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Full-Text Articles in Education
Literacy Assessment New Zealand Style, Thomas R. Guskey, Jeffrey K. Smith, Lisa F. Smith, Terry Crooks, Lester Flockton
Literacy Assessment New Zealand Style, Thomas R. Guskey, Jeffrey K. Smith, Lisa F. Smith, Terry Crooks, Lester Flockton
Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology Faculty Publications
It's mostly performance based. It assesses students in teams as well as individually. What's more, students like it.
Making High School Grades Meaningful, Thomas R. Guskey
Making High School Grades Meaningful, Thomas R. Guskey
Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology Faculty Publications
Most teachers base students' grades on more than one factor. The difficulty is figuring out how to weight and combine the different pieces that go into the final mark. Mr. Guskey suggests a system that not only avoids those problems but gives a better overall picture of a student's performance than the traditional single letter grade.
Does The Advertising Effect Of Athletics Impact Academic Rankings?, Brad A. Trenkamp
Does The Advertising Effect Of Athletics Impact Academic Rankings?, Brad A. Trenkamp
MPA/MPP/MPFM Capstone Projects
The study presented here examines the relationship between athletic success and academic quality among Division I universities. The analysis begins by revisiting models that have been previously examined by other researchers. The current literature is then extended using a new model incorporating academic rankings. The previously used models incorporate objective measures of academic quality. The new model presented here uses rankings which have a subjective input. It is then examined to see whether the subjective opinions present in the academic rankings are influenced by athletic success. The analysis supports the assertion that successful football programs enhance the academic mission of …
Effects Of Charter School Laws On Charter School Performance, Kristen R. Hoffman
Effects Of Charter School Laws On Charter School Performance, Kristen R. Hoffman
MPA/MPP/MPFM Capstone Projects
Problem Statement
Many issues exist in the public school system in the United States today. The main problems are: 1) American students are performing below their peers in other developed nations; 2) American high school graduates have trouble competing in the global economy; 3) Large achievement gaps exist between subgroups of American students. One of the many recommended policy solutions is to create charter schools to induce innovation and competition into the public school system.
Research Question
While many researchers have looked at charter school outcomes, few consider the effects of charter school laws on student achievement. My research question …