Author : Thomas Stacy Doyal
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (664 download)
Book Synopsis Is There a Relationship Between Academic Achievement and School Climate at the Elementary, Middle, Or High School Grade Level? by : Thomas Stacy Doyal
Download or read book Is There a Relationship Between Academic Achievement and School Climate at the Elementary, Middle, Or High School Grade Level? written by Thomas Stacy Doyal and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Researchers have determined that many factors, including school climate, may be contributing to the lack of academic achievement of many of our students. In an effort to better understand this issue, this study tested for possible relationships between the school climate of multiple schools in Palm Beach County, Florida, and their students' academic achievement. Separate analyses were done at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. For the purpose of this study, academic achievement (criterion variable) was measure by the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, Math and Reading sections. School climate (predictor variable) was measured by the school district's yearly climate survey. In order to test the study's hypotheses, a linear multiple regression model using SPSS software was run to measure for any relationship between the criterion and predictor variables at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. The relationships of individual predictors with the criterion were tested with correlations and the model including all seven predictors was tested with multiple regressions.