Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Education Commons

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Lindenwood University

2021

Student Achievement

Articles 1 - 2 of 2

Full-Text Articles in Education

The Effect Of Choice Programs On Student Achievement, David Whitham Aug 2021

The Effect Of Choice Programs On Student Achievement, David Whitham

Dissertations

Educational choices provide unique learning opportunities for all children to have access to and allow parents to be the decision-makers for their child’s education (Valant & Lincove, 2018). Brown v. Board of Education (1954) of Topeka sparked the creation of choice programs in the United States to end the segregation of students and empower families to be direct stakeholders in their child’s education (Brown v. Board of Education, 1954). This study focused on a school district in the Midwest region of the United States, which investigated the expansion of learning options available to the community. The purpose of this study …


Academic Intensive Care Units: What Is The Impact On Student Achievement?, Brandi Compass Jul 2021

Academic Intensive Care Units: What Is The Impact On Student Achievement?, Brandi Compass

Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine if academic intensive care units along with no-zero grading policies at the high school level result in students having higher achievement levels on state EOC assessments. A mixed-methods approach was taken in order to obtain both qualitative and quantitative data from surveys and interviews. Additional quantitative data were analyzed from archival data. Two separate schools were chosen for the populations. High School A implemented academic intensive care units and no-zero grading polices while High School B did not. Participants in the study consisted of both teachers and students at High School A …