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The Impact Of Student Cell Phones On Standardized Test Achievement In The High School English Classroom, Jackie Otway
The Impact Of Student Cell Phones On Standardized Test Achievement In The High School English Classroom, Jackie Otway
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This 2022 study analyzes the impact cell phones have on secondary student’s academic performance and whether or not banning cell phones from classrooms is an effective policy for supporting student's academic success. To answer this question, two class periods of approximately 30 students in each period will be asked to adhere to two different cell phone policies; one conventional policy that allows for unstructured cell phone use during the class period and one policy that bans cell phone use for the class period. Academic performance and success will be determined by scaled scores on the standardized STAR Reading test, which …
Placement Testing Instruments For Modality Streams In An English Language Program, Aimee Hilgers
Placement Testing Instruments For Modality Streams In An English Language Program, Aimee Hilgers
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The purpose of this study was to determine placement testing instruments for the modality streams in the English Language Program (ELP) at Minnesota State University Moorhead (MSUM). The study involved research into and consideration of types and purposes of tests. A placement test was determined to be the appropriate test type for the program’s current student placement needs. An investigation was performed regarding characteristics placement tests need to possess for our program. With these characteristics guiding research, placement test options for the modality streams were reviewed, including standardized tests and in-house assessments. This project determined that in-house placement testing instruments …