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Alternative Assessments And Student Perceptions In The Foreign Language Classroom, Robin Barnard Bachelor
Alternative Assessments And Student Perceptions In The Foreign Language Classroom, Robin Barnard Bachelor
Ed.D. Dissertations
The paradigm shift in education with the implementation of the Common Core State Standards has created the opportunity for foreign language educators to evaluate appropriate and beneficial assessments for their students. This study investigated how first-year students in a Midwestern high school perceived three different alternative assessments in the foreign language classroom: Dynamic Assessment, Task-based Assessment, and Formative Assessment using self- and peer-evaluation. The researcher correlated the perceptions to the students’ assessment scores. Additionally, the researcher compared final exam scores of the control group to those of the experimental group. The results indicated that the experimental group students favorably perceived …
The Utility Of Local Norms In The Identification Of Students With Learning Disabilities In Reading, Brian C. Malliett
The Utility Of Local Norms In The Identification Of Students With Learning Disabilities In Reading, Brian C. Malliett
Ed.D. Dissertations
Third grade students were administered two universal screening reading measures at the beginning and end of the school year. In an effort to limit the misidentification of reading disabilities (RD) in lower socioeconomic community populations of the school district, local norms were established. The local and national norms were compared using the 10th percentile, or -1.27 Z-score, to identify discrepant scores. A diminished classification of RD was evidenced when local norms were utilized in contrast to the use of national norms. Locally-normed slope scores in conjunction with the benchmark testing scores showed a moderate level of correlation than when …
The Relationship Between Mobility And Student Achievement, Scott R. Buchanan
The Relationship Between Mobility And Student Achievement, Scott R. Buchanan
Ed.D. Dissertations
Mobility, at least sometime before a student graduates from high school, has become the norm rather than the exception in the United States today. The current study represented one high school administrator’s effort to examine mobile students’ academic performance. A quantitative, quasi-experimental design was utilized to examine the relationship between student mobility and academic achievement as measured by semester grades in mathematics and English classes, and raw scores on the state high school achievement examination. The results indicated that a statistically significant difference existed between the semester one grades in mathematics and English. However, the results further indicated that there …
Analysis Of Financial Assistance On Graduation Rates And Grade Point Averages, John L. Perry
Analysis Of Financial Assistance On Graduation Rates And Grade Point Averages, John L. Perry
Ed.D. Dissertations
This investigation examined the different types of federal, state, institutional, employment, and loan programs available to students at an Illinois community college in order to determine the impact of these programs on student graduation rates and grade point averages. The method selected for this analysis was a quasi-experimental design because it allowed the researcher to determine the relationships between multiple preassigned groups. Data was collected from first-time students from multiple academic years and separated into groups based on the type of financial aid received including grants, loans, grants and loans, institutional scholarship, Federal Work Study, and no financial assistance. The …