Georgia's League of Professional Schools: An Examination of Student Performance on Standardized Measures
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Authors
Altman, Daniel Lamar
Issue Date
2011-10-14
Type
Dissertation
Language
en_US
Keywords
Iowa Tests of Basic Skills , ITBS , Georgie Elementary schools , League of Professional Schools , Academic achievement , ANOVA
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Abstract
This quantitative research was conducted to determine the effect of membership of the
League of Professional Schools on academic achievement among elementary school
students, and to determine the effect over time of individual school membership of the
League of Professional Schools on academic achievement among the League's
elementary schools. The Iowa Tests of Basic Skills were used to measure academic
achievement. Purposive sampling methods were used to select the 996 Georgia
elementary schools investigated.
Causal-comparative and non-equivalent control group research designs were
employed to study the effect of League membership on academic achievement and the
effect of membership on achievement over time, respectively. A 2 (League status) X 3
(cluster group) analysis of variance (ANOVA) and two sets of repeated measures
ANOVAs were conducted to analyze that data. Major findings included the following:
1. No significant difference was found between League and non-League Composite
ITBS scores from the 1999-2000 school year in the third and fifth grades.
2. A statistically significant improvement was found in third-grade Reading
Comprehension scores from the 1995-1996 to the 1999-2000 school years of League
schools.
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Publisher
Valdosta State University
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