Download or read book The Influence and Predictability of Socioeconomic Factors of the 2018 PARCC Middle School ELA Scores in New Jersey written by Dr. Charlene F. Jones and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2021-11-12 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Influence and Predictability of Socioeconomic Factors of the 2018 PARCC Middle School ELA Scores in New Jersey By: Dr. Charlene F. Jones This quantitative research, The Influence and Predictability of Socioeconomic Factors of the 2018 PARCC Middle School ELA Scores in New Jersey, examines the predictive power of socioeconomic, parental, and school district factors on student academic achievement. The combined influence of parent education with a bachelor’s degree or higher and free- and reduced-price lunch factors demonstrate the highest statistical significance for predictability in this study. All fundamental variables utilized support a greater discussion on how we, as parents and educators, can influence standardized test results and ensure local education policies and recommendations therein are research-based and implemented effectively in diverse communities. Particularly during this new era, post-pandemic, we seek successful strategies to combat learning loss, increase educational opportunities, and predict, where possible, assessment results—all in support of the future of public education.
Download or read book New Jersey Grade 5 ELA Literacy Test written by Mark Riccardi and published by Barrons Educational Services. This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) is a group of states working together to develop a set of assessments that aim to better measure students’ critical-thinking, problem-solving skills, and ability to communicate. Through a series of high quality, computer-based K–12 assessments in Mathematics and English Language Arts, teachers, schools, and parents can ensure that students are on track for success. Barron’s is pleased to offer these newly revised study guides to help students prepare for these tests in the state of New Jersey. In Barron's New Jersey Grade 5 ELA book, students will find: Two full-length practice tests with answers and explanations In-depth review through engaging lessons, hints, and tips for all elements of each PARCC test Content that is reflective of classroom lessons and fully aligned to the Common Core Curriculum An explanation and overview of the PARCC assessment The PARCC assessments will be ready for states to administer during the 2014-15 school year. These versatile books can be used at home or in school to reinforce classroom lessons and help put students in the best possible position for success.
Download or read book A SOCIOECONOMIC DILEMMA A STUDY OF A NEW JERSEY I DFG DISTRICT WHERE HIGH STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT DOES NOT MAKE THE GRADE by Thomas J Altonjy written by Thomas J. Altonjy and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This action research focuses on a New Jersey affluent socioeconomic school district where student performance on state mandated proficiency assessments consistently result below District Factor Group (DFG) expectations. Socioeconomic status (SES) has always been believed to be a contributing factor that influences student achievement; however, more recent studies of the relationship between socioeconomic status and academic achievement have concluded that the positive correlation between SES and achievement is much weaker than earlier reports. Other factors besides SES are explored as to their impact on student achievement in this contextual study. Specifically, the extent of impact of school climate, building and district leadership, and curriculum and instruction were investigated. Findings were determined as a result of conducting both quantitative and qualitative research with teacher and administrator participation utilizing surveys and focus groups, along with formal and informal observations, a modified curriculum audit, and an analysis of seven years of state testing results. It was found that the overall school climate was positive, but specific issues surfaced that hindered the development of a more affirmative climate within particular aspects of school climate (namely, beliefs, supervision, impediments, support, and recognition). Building and district leadership was not perceived as optimistically by teachers as the administrators themselves, except in the case of elementary building leadership. Curriculum scope and quality were acceptable, but accurate execution and aspects of quality instruction were absent. School climate and leadership were found to have varying degrees of impact on student achievement dependent upon grade levels and curricular content areas, while the impact of curriculum and instruction on student achievement was inconclusive. In addition, parental involvement and student motivation emerged as additional potential areas of consideration and concern. Following a detailed description regarding the findings, an action plan of recommendations is suggested for implementation to address the substandard student achievement.
Download or read book A Socioeconomic Dilemma written by Thomas J. Altonjy and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This action research focuses on a New Jersey affluent socioeconomic school district where student performance on state mandated proficiency assessments consistently result below District Factor Group (DFG) expectations. Socioeconomic status (SES) has always been believed to be a contributing factor that influences student achievement; however, more recent studies of the relationship between socioeconomic status and academic achievement have concluded that the positive correlation between SES and achievement is much weaker than earlier reports. Other factors besides SES are explored as to their impact on student achievement in this contextual study. Specifically, the extent of impact of school climate, building and district leadership, and curriculum and instruction were investigated. Findings were determined as a result of conducting both quantitative and qualitative research with teacher and administrator participation utilizing surveys and focus groups, along with formal and informal observations, a modified curriculum audit, and an analysis of seven years of state testing results. It was found that the overall school climate was positive, but specific issues surfaced that hindered the development of a more affirmative climate within particular aspects of school climate (namely, beliefs, supervision, impediments, support, and recognition). Building and district leadership was not perceived as optimistically by teachers as the administrators themselves, except in the case of elementary building leadership. Curriculum scope and quality were acceptable, but accurate execution and aspects of quality instruction were absent. School climate and leadership were found to have varying degrees of impact on student achievement dependent upon grade levels and curricular content areas, while the impact of curriculum and instruction on student achievement was inconclusive. In addition, parental involvement and student motivation emerged as additional potential areas of consideration and concern. Following a detailed description regarding the findings, an action plan of recommendations is suggested for implementation to address the substandard student achievement.
Download or read book Barron s New Jersey Language Arts Literacy GEPA written by Oona Abrams and published by Barrons Educational Series. This book was released on 2006-08-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Content that is reflective of classroom lessons and fully aligned to the Common Core Curriculum An explanation and overview of the PARCC assessment The PARCC assessments will be ready for states to administer during the 2014-15 school year. These versatile books can be used at home or in school to reinforce classroom lessons and help put students in the best possible position for success.
Download or read book New Jersey Test Prep Parcc Practice Book English Language Arts Grade 4 written by Test Master Press New Jersey and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-10-01 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New and Updated for the Revised PARCC Assessments for 2015-2016! This practice book is the perfect preparation tool for the new PARCC English Language Arts/Literacy assessments. It includes practice for all the tasks students will encounter on the real PARCC tests. Complete Preparation for the PARCC Tests - Separate sets cover all the types of tasks found on the real tests - Includes practice for literary analysis tasks, research simulation tasks, narrative writing tasks, literary passage sets, informational passage sets, and paired passages - Each set mimics the content of the real assessments - Flexible format allows question sets to be completed to suit any schedule Matches the PARCC English Language Arts/Literacy Assessments - Covers the Common Core skills assessed on the PARCC assessments - Includes the same question types found on the PARCC assessments - Provides practice completing selected-response, technology-enhanced, and constructed-response questions - Includes essay questions and narrative writing tasks Focuses on the Key Features of the Common Core Standards and PARCC Tests - Stronger emphasis on writing skills - Encourages close reading - Focuses on using evidence from texts - Greater emphasis on analyzing and evaluating texts - Increased rigor compared to previous tests
Download or read book New Jersey Test Prep English Language Arts Reading Workbook Grade 7 written by Test Master Press New Jersey and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-09-18 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Matches the 2017-2018 New Jersey Learning Standards and Prepares Students for the 2018 PARCC Assessments! This workbook will develop the reading comprehension skills that New Jersey students need, while preparing students for the state tests. It offers a simple and convenient system for ongoing reading comprehension practice, while being focused on developing the reading skills assessed on the PARCC tests. Skill Development Made Simple - Provides 40 passages with questions divided into convenient sets - Short passages and question sets allow for easy 20-minute practice sessions - Develops and builds on all the reading comprehension skills needed - Easily integrates with student learning throughout the year Full Coverage of the New Jersey Learning Standards - Covers all the reading skills that students need - Includes sets for literature, sets for informational texts, and mixed sets - Includes paired literary texts and paired informational texts - Additional exercises introduce and develop essential reading skills - Full answer key lists the specific skill covered by each question Helps Students Prepare for the PARCC English Language Arts Assessments - Covers the reading skills that are tested on the PARCC assessments - Strong skill development prepares students for more rigorous assessments - Students gain experience understanding, analyzing, and responding to passages - Provides practice completing selected-response and constructed-response questions Key Benefits of this Workbook - Short passages and question sets build confidence - Ongoing practice develops strong reading comprehension skills - Reduces test anxiety by allowing low-stress practice - Allows for convenient revision and practice as the student learns - Provides experience with a range of passage types - Develops the skills students need to perform well on assessments
Download or read book The Pedagogy of Standardized Testing written by Arlo Kempf and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-04-29 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on a large-scale international study of teachers in Los Angeles, Chicago, Ontario, and New York, this book illustrates the ways increased use of high-stakes standardized testing is fundamentally changing education in the US and Canada with a negative overall impact on the way teachers teach and students learn. Standardized testing makes understanding students' strengths and weaknesses more difficult, and class time spent on testing consumes scarce time and attention needed to support the success of all students—further disadvantaging ELLs, students with exceptionalities, low income, and racially minoritized students.
Download or read book Comparative and International Education written by C. C. Wolhuter and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2019-08-26 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the evolution and current state of the scholarly field of comparative and international education over 200 years of development. Experts in the field explore comparative and international education in each of the major world regions.
Download or read book Teaching Science to English Language Learners written by Luciana C. de Oliveira and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-09-18 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited collection explores how science can be taught to English language learners (ELLs) in 21st century classrooms. The authors focus on the ways in which pre-service and in-service science teachers have developed—or may develop—instructional effectiveness for working with ELLs in the secondary classroom. Chapter topics are grounded in both research and practice, addressing a range of timely topics including the current state of ELL education in the secondary science classroom, approaches to leveraging the talents and strengths of bilingual students in heterogeneous classrooms, best practices in teaching science to multilingual students, and ways to infuse the secondary science teacher preparation curriculum with ELL pedagogy. This book will appeal to an audience beyond secondary content area teachers and teacher educators to all teachers of ELLs, teacher educators and researchers of language acquisition more broadly.
Download or read book Co Teaching That Works written by Anne M. Beninghof and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-06-23 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guaranteed Success for the Co-teaching Classroom Following the success of the first edition, Co-Teaching That Works: Structures and Strategies for Maximizing Student Learning, Second Edition is here to provide actionable advice to co-teachers seeking to utilize one another's strengths. Unlike other co-teaching books, this manual is written for every possible educator combination—not simply general educators. You'll find sections on everything from co-teaching in literacy and speech-language therapy to special education and technology so that, no matter what subject matter or expertise, you'll be prepared to co-teach. This book is written to provide concrete, actionable advice, including: Co-Teaching Roll Out Plans Leadership Guidelines Relationship Development Best Co-Teaching Models Specially Designed Instruction And more Educators will have the opportunity to learn from other experienced co-teachers who share their personal stories, tips, and tried-and-true co-teaching techniques that lead to student success. Their creative, time-efficient approaches will revolutionize the way you view your classroom teaching strategies and enhance your ability to collaborate with other educators. Whether you are planning to build your co-teaching strategy from scratch or just looking to refine your current approach, Co-Teaching That Works will undoubtedly be a priceless resource to have in your professional toolbox.
Download or read book SAGE Handbook of Research on Classroom Assessment written by James H. McMillan and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2013 with total page 577 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sage Handbook of Research on Classroom Assessment provides scholars, professors, graduate students, and other researchers and policy makers in the organizations, agencies, testing companies, and school districts with a comprehensive source of research on all aspects of K-12 classroom assessment. The handbook emphasizes theory, conceptual frameworks, and all varieties of research (quantitative, qualitative, mixed methods) to provide an in-depth understanding of the knowledge base in each area of classroom assessment and how to conduct inquiry in the area. It presents classroom assessment research to convey, in depth, the state of knowledge and understanding that is represented by the research, with particular emphasis on how classroom assessment practices affect student achieventment and teacher behavior. Editor James H. McMillan and five Associate Editors bring the best thinking and analysis from leading classroom assessment researchers on the nature of the research, making significant contributions to this prominent and hotly debated topic in education.
Download or read book When Readers Struggle written by Gay Su Pinnell and published by F&p Professional Books and Mul. This book was released on 2009 with total page 577 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers reading teachers effective strategies for helping students in kindergarten through third grade overcome reading and writing difficulties and become proficient readers.
Download or read book The Library Screen Scene written by Renee Hobbs and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2019 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the past two decades, several U.S. states have explored ways to mainstream media literacy in school curriculum. However one of the best and most accessible places to learn this necessary skill has not been the traditional classroom but rather the library. In an increasing number of school, public, and academic libraries, shared media experiences such as film screening, learning to computer animate, and video editing promote community and a sense of civic engagement. The Library Screen Scene reveals five core practices used by librarians who work with film and media: viewing, creating, learning, collecting, and connecting. With examples from more than 170 libraries throughout the United States, the book shows how film and media literacy education programs, library services, and media collections teach patrons to critically analyze moving image media, uniting generations, cultures, and communities in the process.
Download or read book Classroom Assessment and Educational Measurement written by Susan M. Brookhart and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-07-04 with total page 591 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Classroom Assessment and Educational Measurement explores the ways in which the theory and practice of both educational measurement and the assessment of student learning in classroom settings mutually inform one another. Chapters by assessment and measurement experts consider the nature of classroom assessment information, from student achievement to affective and socio-emotional attributes; how teachers interpret and work with assessment results; and emerging issues in assessment such as digital technologies and diversity/inclusion. This book uniquely considers the limitations of applying large-scale educational measurement theory to classroom assessment and the adaptations necessary to make this transfer useful. Researchers, graduate students, industry professionals, and policymakers will come away with an essential understanding of how the classroom assessment context is essential to broadening contemporary educational measurement perspectives.
Download or read book Reading Writing and Learning in ESL written by Suzanne F. Peregoy and published by Pearson. This book was released on 2016-01-11 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Note: This is the bound book only and does not include access to the Enhanced Pearson eText. To order the Enhanced Pearson eText packaged with a bound book, use ISBN 0134403398. This book is the ideal source for teaching oral language, reading, writing, and the content areas in English to K-12 English learners. In an approach unlike most other books in the field, "Reading, Writing, and Learning in ESL" looks at contemporary language acquisition theory as it relates to instruction and provides detailed suggestions and methods for motivating, involving, and teaching English language learners. Praised for its strong research base, engaging style, and inclusion of specific teaching ideas, the book offers thorough coverage of oral language, reading, writing, and academic content area instruction in English for K-12 English learners. Thoroughly updated throughout, the new edition includes a new chapter on using the Internet and other digital technologies to engage students and promote learning, many new teaching strategies, new and revised activities, and new writing samples. The Enhanced Pearson eText features embedded videos and assessments. Improve mastery and retention with the Enhanced Pearson eText* The Enhanced Pearson eText provides a rich, interactive learning environment designed to improve student mastery of content. The Enhanced Pearson eText is: Engaging. The new interactive, multimedia learning features were developed by the authors and other subject-matter experts to deepen and enrich the learning experience. Convenient. Enjoy instant online access from your computer or download the Pearson eText App to read on or offline on your iPad(r) and Android(r) tablet.* Affordable.The Enhanced Pearson eText may be purchased stand-alone for 50-60% less than a print bound book. * "The Enhanced eText features are only available in the Pearson eText format. They are not available in third-party eTexts or downloads." "*The Pearson eText App is available on Google Play and in the App Store. It requires Android OS 3.1-4, a 7 or 10 tablet, or iPad iOS 5.0 or later." "
Download or read book Vocational Education and Training in Times of Economic Crisis written by Matthias Pilz and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-12-20 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings together a broad range of approaches and methodologies relevant to international comparative vocational education and training (VET). Revealing how youth in transition is affected by economic crises, it provides essential insights into the strengths and weaknesses of the various systems and prospects of VET in contexts ranging from North America to Europe, (e.g. Spain, Germany or the UK) to Asia (such as China, Thailand and India). Though each country examined in this volume is affected by the economic crisis in a different way, the effects are especially apparent for the young generation. In many countries the youth unemployment rate is still very high and the job perspectives for young people are often limited at best. The contributions in this volume demonstrate that VET alone cannot solve these problems, but can be used to support a smooth transition from school to work. If the quality of VET is high and the status and job expectations are good, VET can help to fill the skills gap, especially at the intermediate skill level. Furthermore, VET can also offer a realistic alternative to the university track for young people in many countries.
