Year: 2012
Type: dissertation
Abstract: In this study, the researcher examined the strength and direction of relationships between NJ School Report Card Variables (NJ SRC) and 2008-2009 NJ ASK 5 Math and Language Arts Literacy (LAL) student test scores.Variables found to have an influence on standardized test scores in the extant literature were evaluated and reported.Analyses were conducted using a two-tiered approach.A simultaneous multiple regression ofNJ SRC variables was employed first for both Math and LAL scores.Multiple regression models for School, Student, and Staff variable sets were then analyzed for Math and LAL achievement.The sample was taken from the NJ School Report Card to be a proportional random sample of the state's district composition.The results of the study revealed that Socioeconomic Status, StudentlFaculty Ratio, Faculty and Administrator Credentials, Grade 5 Class-size, Grade 5 Attendance Rate, Student Mobility, Length of School Day, Faculty Mobility, and Instructional Minutes were found to influence NJ ASK 5 scores.Recommendations for policy, practice, and future research are explored.Many thanks to my committee.Your help was immeasurable and priceless.The end result of your guidance was a dissertation that I am extremely proud of.To Dr. Tienkin, thank you for putting up with me for so long, for letting me ask a million questions, and for listening to my ideas.You were always ready with valuable information and aid.Your guidance and expertise have been tremendous and irreplaceable.You're an exemplary mentor.It is sincerely appreciated.To Dr. Babo, thank you for the expert statistics insight and for helping advance the work.Your ability to fmd ways of strengthening the data is phenomenal
Author: Dorian Marrone Gemellaro
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1637296124