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The Relationship Between Configurations Of The New Tech High School Model And Student Achievement, Kyle Grant Machen Jul 2014

The Relationship Between Configurations Of The New Tech High School Model And Student Achievement, Kyle Grant Machen

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Traditional educational environments have been documented as being potential barriers to improving student achievement. Consequently, reform models, such as the New Tech High School (NTHS), were created to enable educators to fundamentally rethink teaching and learning. The purpose of this study was to ascertain whether the NTHS, as a reform model, is an effective vehicle to increase student achievement. The study examined the relationship between NTHS models and desired outcomes of the New Tech Network (NTN) as indicated by: state proficiency exams, End of Course (EOC) exams; a college and career readiness exam, the American College Test (ACT); and, School …