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Evaluation of a Social Determinant of Health: Academic Achievement through Physical Education Policy
Rodriguez, Vanessa; Reid, David B.; Gutmore, Daniel; Alfonso, Erick – AASA Journal of Scholarship & Practice, 2023
Physical activity can meaningfully influence educational outcomes. However, physical activity among youth remains insufficient (World Health Organization, 2018).Youth who are not physically active are more likely to encounter chronic health issues including obesity, depression, and anxiety (Bartelink et al., 2019, BĂ©lair et al., 2018, Krebs,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Physical Education, Educational Policy, Physical Activity Level
deAngelis, Phyllis; Sammarone, Danielle – AASA Journal of Scholarship & Practice, 2020
The purpose for this correlational, explanatory study was to explain the influence of the length of the school day on the mean Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) scores on the 2016 Grade 8 Mathematics and 2016 Algebra II tests for students in various socioeconomic strata. The Grade 8 Mathematics sample included…
Descriptors: School Schedules, Grade 8, Grade 11, High School Students
Sammarone, Danielle – AASA Journal of Scholarship & Practice, 2016
The purpose for this correlational, cross-sectional, explanatory was to explain the influence of the length of the school day on the total percentage of students who scored Proficient or Advanced Proficient (TPAP) on the New Jersey Ask (NJ ASK) in Language Arts and Mathematics in Grades 6-8 in for student populations with low, median, and high…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Correlation
Robinson, Christie M.; Babo, Gerard – AASA Journal of Scholarship & Practice, 2014
This study examined the influence of student demographic variables (i.e., SES, race, attendance, and gender) and the school variable of placement in an inclusion setting on the academic achievement of general education students in grades 6, 7, and 8 (n = 1200) in an urban school district as measured by the 2010-2011 NJASK, the state's annual…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Academic Achievement, Correlation, Multiple Regression Analysis
Berry, James; Staub, Nancy – AASA Journal of Scholarship & Practice, 2011
Adoption of technology for teaching and learning is not as significant as the adoption and use of software that is used as a pedagogical extension of a teacher's approach to classroom instruction. It is the dynamic and integrated use of software that extends the pedagogical role of the teacher beyond the traditional lecture and discussion format.…
Descriptors: Laptop Computers, Constructivism (Learning), Pilot Projects, Computer Uses in Education
Reed, Douglas S. – AASA Journal of Scholarship & Practice, 2010
Advocates of uniform standards frequently argue that disparate standards produce unequal opportunities to learn. Holding some students to a lesser set of standards, the argument goes, discriminates against students at the low end of the standards spectrum. While states clearly establish different definitions of proficiency, little research…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Grade 8, Grade 4, School Uniforms
Tienken, C. H.; Achilles, C. M. – AASA Journal of Scholarship & Practice, 2006
Most research on the positive effects of class-size reduction (CSR) has occurred in the elementary level (Word, Johnston, Bain, Fulton, Zaharias, Lintz, Achilles, Folger, & Breda, 1990; Molnar, Smith, Zahorik, Palmer, Halbach, & Ehrle, 1999). Is CSR an important variable in improving education in the middle grades? Can small classes be…
Descriptors: Class Size, Grades (Scholastic), Small Classes, Instructional Program Divisions