The Relationship between Academic Growth Percentiles And Student Perceptions Of School Climate among Sixth Grade Students
Year: 2020
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: This quantitative, correlational design seeks to determine if students’ academic growth during the sixth-grade transition can be predicted by school climate and school climate dimensions. The results of the study will allow leaders to provide targeted support in the areas of school climate that have the greatest impact. The study consists of 150 middle schools in the state of Georgia. The Georgia Student Health Survey was used to determine sixth-grade student perceptions of the school's climate. The Georgia Department of Education determined student academic growth through the Georgia Student Growth Model in the area of language arts at each middle school. Results indicated that there was a statistically significant predictive relationship between student perceptions of school climate and students’ academic growth during the sixth-grade transition year. Moreover, there is a statistically significant predictive relationship between the combination of the six dimensions of school climate and students’ academic growth. However, the study found no individual dimension of school climate significantly predict students’ academic growth during sixth-grade.
Author: Charles Heath Burch
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3037073825