Download or read book Effects of Small Learning Communities on Academic Achievement and Comportment of High School Students written by Kimberly Cloud and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since 1983 when Nation at Risk was released, two major reforms (No Child Left Behind, Race to the Top) were established to improve student academic achievement; yet, the number of high school dropouts continues to rise. The concept of Small Learning Communities (SLC) has been making its way into the traditional school setting since 2000 to help ninth graders make a successful transition to high school and graduate in four years. This study provided an opportunity to examine whether Small Learning Communities improve high school GPA, attendance, and reduce in-house suspensions. The control group consisted of 50 students who did not participate in an SLC and the experimental group consisted of 55 students who did participate in an SLC. The control group and experimental group attended two separate high schools within the same district in Central California. A complete list of all students who participated in an SLC was placed in alphabetical order. A complete list of all students who did not participate in an SLC was placed in alphabetical order. The participants were randomly selected by taking every 10th student for the experimental group and every 12th student for the control group who were alphabetically placed on two separate lists. The data were collected from the 2013-2014 school year and analyzed by using an independent t-test for all hypotheses. The results indicate that there was no significant difference in GPA and suspensions between the two groups but a significant difference in attendance between the two groups. The SLC group experienced a higher attendance rate.
Download or read book The Impact of Smaller Learning Communities in High School on Student Performance written by Joseph Ruiz and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Students continue to fail in large, traditional American high schools (Wood, 1992; Raywid, 1995). The transition from small elementary/intermediate settings to large, impersonal secondary environments forces students to face many difficult challenges. A review of the literature has provided support that the implementation of Small Learning Communities has revealed that students who attend small high schools have better attendance and are more successful academically verses students that attend large high schools (Howley, Strange, & Bickel, 2000). The purpose of this research study was to determine if statistical significant differences exist in students' attendance and academic achievement as measured by TAKS subject scores for grades nine, ten, and eleventh in ELA, Math, Science, and Social Studies between traditional high schools and a high school implementing a Small Learning Communities model. The five campuses that were used for this study came from the forty campus comparison groups report provided by the Texas Education Agency that compares the yearly performance of campuses that share similar characteristics. This study's research design utilized a Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA) test to measure for statistical significant differences. Out of the forty-one separate pieces of data reviewed for the three research questions for this study, only three areas of statistical significance were found. The researcher could not substantiate that the SLC model was the sole determining factor that contributed to the three significant results. Based on the quantity of significance found, there is not enough statistical data over the three year period that supports the hypothesis that the implementation of Small Learning Communities impacts student/student groups' overall academic performance on TAKS testing. Thus no correlation between SLC's and overall student academic performance on TAKS scores and attendance were found. Further research is needed to determine whether there is a correlation between the SLC model and the performance of student/student groups' academic performance and attendance in large high schools.
Download or read book The Effect of Small Learning Communities on Academic Success written by Tina Ruggeiro and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Transforming the High School Experience written by Alan P. Blanchard and published by Trafford on Demand Pub. This book was released on 2006-01 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essential guidebook for educators seeking a practical and effective method for transforming the large comprehensive high school into a successful system of small learning communities.
Download or read book The Effectiveness of Small Learning Communities in Program Improvement Schools written by Stephanie Kay Lewis-Briggs and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Study of the Effects of Small Learning Communities on Student Academic Achievement written by and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this field study was to explore the impact of small learning communities on student academic achievement. This study found that, overall, there was no statistically significant difference when comparing students enrolled in small learning communities to those who were not enrolled in a small learning community.
Download or read book The American High School written by Victoria J. Maslow and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Smaller Learning Communities and Its Effect on the Public Schools Academic Achievement Level written by Sheena Walker and published by . This book was released on 2012-04-20 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes how smaller learning communities can have a positive effect on the public schools academic achievement level. Research for this was completed in 2005.
Download or read book Small Learning Communities and Their Effects on Student Achievement and Behavior written by Cerissa Thompson and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Impact of Small Learning Communities on the Achievement of Low Socioeconomic Status Students in Large High Schools written by Travis Leon Schrimsher and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Effect of a Smaller Learning Community on Students in a Large High School written by Herbert Carleton Cox and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study is an investigation into the impact that Smaller Learning Communities might have on students in a large high school. It is a single site study that occurred over the course of three years. Three separate groups of students were involved in this study: Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) students, randomly selected students who had never taken a Pre-Advanced Placement or Advanced Placement course, and randomly selected students who had taken Pre-Advanced Placement or Advanced Placement courses. The Smaller Learning Community that had been applied at this high school was the Advancement Via Individual Determination or AVID program. The three different groups of students were compared in six separate categories: achievement scores on the state mandated Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills on the Math test as well as on the English Language Arts test, attendance rates, the number of disciplinary incidents received, class rankings, and grade point averages (GPAs). These categories were then assessed with a statistical analysis of simple or one way analysis using the ANOVA tool for comparison. Statistical significance was found to be present in five of the six categories studied. The AVID program was begun in California in the mid-1980s, and coupled with the recent emphasis on Smaller Learning Communities by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, programs like AVID have come to the forefront of educational solutions. The high school involved in this study was a large 5-A high school located in central Texas. Their enrollment was just over 2,300 students at the time of the completion of this study. According to the research, any student body of larger than +/-1,000 students is in danger of "losing" kids due to feelings of disconnection with theirschools. Applying treatments such as the AVID program to these large high schools is an attempt on the part of educators to provide for all students within the walls of their schools, in an earnest attempt to "leave no child behind."
Download or read book The Effects of Small Learning Communities on Student Achievement and Motivation written by Karl B. Grau and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Effect of Small Learning Communities on Academic Success written by Tina Ruggeiro and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Impact of Small Learning Communities on High School Students written by Joaquin L.. Martinez and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Case Study on the Effect of Small Learning Community School Setting on Student Achievement in an Urban Comprehensive High School written by Matthew J. Jacobs and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The purpose of this mixed method study is to investigate the effectiveness of the implementation of a small learning community and its impact on teaching pedagogy, student learning and as well as developing student self-esteem. Nested within the Constructivist Theory, Bandura's Social Learning Theory and Tinto's Theory for Institutional Departure informed the interpretations of the findings and the literature review provides context for the study with what is documented around small learning theories and making the large, complex high school more student-centered and focused. A mixed method approach was utilized in one of the largest urban high schools in Southeastern Connecticut that implemented such a program to increase student achievement. Through the research process, it was found that students, when given the tools to succeed, are more likely to accept accountability for improvement with the support and assistance of the teachers. Through the smaller learning community implementation, while quantitatively showing little significant improvement on student grade, qualitatively students had a better perception on school and how to complete assignments which, in turn, effected their perceptions of school. The findings of this study are presented to inform school administrators, guidance counselors and teachers on the many ways that effective student engagement can impact student perception and performance as well as scheduling reform in the comprehensive secondary school"--Author's abstract.
Download or read book Increasing Student Achievement Through Small Learning Communities written by and published by . This book was released on 2012-06-25 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Effect of Small Learning Communities on Indicators of Student Progress written by Cheryl Stone Bemel and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
