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The Relationship Between Academic Optimism And Academic Achievement In Middle Schools In Mississippi
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Book Synopsis The Relationship Between Academic Optimism and Academic Achievement in Middle Schools in Mississippi by : LaQuanta Murray Nelson
Download or read book The Relationship Between Academic Optimism and Academic Achievement in Middle Schools in Mississippi written by LaQuanta Murray Nelson and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Relationship Between Student Academic Achievement and Variables Associated with School Effectiveness in the Mississippi Public School System by : Lisa Roane Langford
Download or read book The Relationship Between Student Academic Achievement and Variables Associated with School Effectiveness in the Mississippi Public School System written by Lisa Roane Langford and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Relationship Between Academic Achievement and School-based Mental Health Services for Middle School Students by : Lisa Ogle Williams
Download or read book The Relationship Between Academic Achievement and School-based Mental Health Services for Middle School Students written by Lisa Ogle Williams and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Middle School Optimist by : Michael McCauley
Download or read book Middle School Optimist written by Michael McCauley and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-03-04 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Middle school is a land of opportunity, a universe of high energy, flux and change. It is the happening place of education and brain growth, but all too often middle school is a place that is misunderstood by parents and school districts. Middle school doesn't have be the ugly forgotten middle stepchild squeezed between the flag ship older brother high school and the cute beloved little sister elementary school. If you are a parent of a middle school student or a teacher at a middle school then you need to be relaxed and be an optimist.
Book Synopsis Academic Optimism of Schools and Student Achievement by : Pamela J. Mckinnon
Download or read book Academic Optimism of Schools and Student Achievement written by Pamela J. Mckinnon and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author's abstract: The pressure to perform well on high stakes testing may have caused many educational leaders to shift their focus away from developing a healthy organization that may enhance and possibly even predict student achievement to simply focusing on test scores. Hoy, Tarter and Hoy (2006) suggested that high levels of Academic OptimismAO (including collective teacher efficacy-CTE, faculty trust in parents and students-FT, and academic emphasis-AE), when controlling for SES, is a strong force in predicting academic achievement. This study attempted to support previous research findings and to provide educational administrators with a framework for improving school organizational health for the purpose of enhancing student achievement. This study examined the relationships between AO, its sub-constructs, and student achievement in reading and math, when controlling for SES, for four participating middle schools located in two school districts in southeast Georgia. The data was collected from the School Academic Optimism Survey (SAOS) which is designed to measure the overall level of academic optimism within the school and each of the sub-constructs. The SAOS provides 30 Likert-type items with 1-12 measuring CTE, 13-22 measuring FT and 23-30 measuring AE. Overall, the analysis of the relationship of AO of schools and achievement in reading and math, when controlling for SES, is not statistically significant in this study. The variance in reading and math achievement showed 0% change in the relationship when adding AO as a predictor. Although some improvement in relationships, particularly in reading, was noted when adding the predictor variables of CTE, FT, and AE, the results suggested these variables did not predict student achievement over SES. All schools in this study reported at least average levels of AO, all four schools were achieving in reading above the state percentage, and 3 of the 4 were achieving above the state percentage in math. Additionally, 3 of the 4 schools had populations of economically disadvantaged students above the state average. Although further research with a larger sample size is recommended, this may suggest that schools with low SES students are not necessarily at a disadvantage when variables associated with school organizational health are considered.
Book Synopsis The Impact of Academic Optimism on Student Achievement in Five Middle Schools by : Rita Hickey Teague
Download or read book The Impact of Academic Optimism on Student Achievement in Five Middle Schools written by Rita Hickey Teague and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Faculty trust in students and parents was a statistically significant predictor for the percentage of students scoring at the average level and the low average/low level. None of the predictor variables was statistically significant for the percentage of students scoring at the average level for MAP Reading or MAP Science. Study results indicate that school administrators and teachers must work to build trust with parents and students and create a culture stressing academic excellence as both could help improve student achievement.
Book Synopsis Relationships Among Perceptions of Professional Learning Communities, School Academic Optimism, and Student Achievement in Alabama Middle and High Schools by : Amanda Hitson Cassity
Download or read book Relationships Among Perceptions of Professional Learning Communities, School Academic Optimism, and Student Achievement in Alabama Middle and High Schools written by Amanda Hitson Cassity and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to examine relationships among perceptions of professional learning communities, school academic optimism, and student achievement in Alabama middle and high schools. Quantitative data were collected through online surveys and hard copy surveys during the spring of 2012. The study was driven by research questions involving the relationship between teachers' and principals' perceptions that their school is a learning community and the level of academic optimism in those schools; the relationship between teachers' and principals' perceptions their school is a learning community and the level of student achievement; the comparison of school levels with teachers' and principals' perceptions; and the joint contribution of the perceptions of professional learning communities (PLCs) and academic optimism on student achievement. Two surveys were used: the School Professional Staff as Learning Community Questionnaire (SPSLCQ) and the School Academic Optimism Survey (SAOS), measuring participants' perceptions of their schools as learning communities and participants' perceptions of the level of academic optimism at their schools, respectively. Seven hundred three teachers and administrators from 59 schools across the state of Alabama were surveyed. Data were compared using correlations, t-tests, and regression analyses. Results confirmed findings from prior research regarding the relationship between academic optimism and student achievement. In addition, evidence showed that there is a positive, significant correlation between the perceptions of PLCs and academic optimism. Results of this study give school leaders tools with which to address the factors that lead to improved teacher efficacy and academic emphasis and thus increased student achievement.
Book Synopsis Revealing Academic Optimism in a High Achieving Middle School by : Lynn Ellen Pikero
Download or read book Revealing Academic Optimism in a High Achieving Middle School written by Lynn Ellen Pikero and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This research investigated how one high achieving middle school staff demonstrated Academic Optimism as measured by the School Academic Optimism Scale (SAOS) and the Organizational Climate Description Questionnaire (Revised) for middle schools. Twenty-seven teachers from a chosen middle school participated in the study. Additionally, qualitative data and artifacts were collected and analyzed to provide an in-depth examination and understanding. The findings uncovered a misalignment among the data sources. While the qualitative data suggested a higher than average level of Academic Optimism, student achievement data steadily declined during the three years under investigation, as did the school STAR rating. Additionally, survey results revealed that teachers perceived a lower than average level of Academic Optimism. In a high achieving school, it would be supposed that all data are in alignment, a high degree of Academic Optimism should be reflected on the surveys and the qualitative data, which is related to an increase in student achievement scores. This misalignment could be attributed to one overriding factor, the adoption of the Common Core Standards in Year Two of the study. Upon further examination, the adoption of the Common Cores Standards by the state, conflicting messages as perceived by the staff concerning academic achievement, and various school policies and programs which did not appear to reflect the aggressive stance of the school improvement plan or mission statement regarding student achievement, may have contributed to the discord in the data. A mixed methodological examination of both qualitative and quantitative data provided a comprehensive understanding of what was occurring at the school.
Book Synopsis The Effect of the Middle School Concept on Student Achievement in Coastal Mississippi Middle Level Schools by : Mary Lee Davis
Download or read book The Effect of the Middle School Concept on Student Achievement in Coastal Mississippi Middle Level Schools written by Mary Lee Davis and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Examining the Interaction of Academic Optimism, Enabling School Structures, Middle Level Practices, and Academic Achievement by : Vikki Wandmacher
Download or read book Examining the Interaction of Academic Optimism, Enabling School Structures, Middle Level Practices, and Academic Achievement written by Vikki Wandmacher and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study focused on young adolescent development, middle grades education, and the underlying supporting structures that assist students in achieving academically. Results were examined through the lens of Bandura's social cognitive theory, and a big picture view of the interplay of beliefs, behavior, and environmental influences emerged. The study examined three ideas: (a) the level of academic optimism (AO), enabled school structure (ESS), middle level strategy implementation, and academic achievement; (b) how the implementation of middle level strategies and School to Watch (STW) status affected the level of AO, and ESS; and (c) how the factors of AO, ESS, STW status, and middle level strategy implementation impacted the academic achievement of students in math and reading. Data were collected through AO and ESS surveys completed by 210 teachers and demographic information provided by 29 principals and the Michigan Department of Education. Findings revealed that factors of free and reduced lunch recipients with school size and location had a significant relationship with middle level certification, middle level training, and interdisciplinary teaming. These in turn had a significant relationship to AO and ESS, which were beliefs within the school. This study supported previous findings that AO supported by enabled ESS had an even greater effect upon academic achievement than even socioeconomic status. Middle school staff working to improve student achievement could identify their readiness through an examination of the ESS, AO, and STW surveys, and using this data, the administrator could collaborate with staff to structure a building climate with appropriate middle level strategies to meet student needs..
Book Synopsis Examining the Relationship Between Academic Optimism and Student Achivement by : Bryan S Hallmark
Download or read book Examining the Relationship Between Academic Optimism and Student Achivement written by Bryan S Hallmark and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Academic optimism is a relatively new construct that combines collective efficacy, academic emphasis, and faculty trust in students and parents. The cumulative measure represents a robust picture of the social interactions within a school that influences the beliefs, behaviors and emotions of organizational members. Academic optimism has been established as a predictor of student achievement controlling for student socioeconomic status. However, past studies have not included student ethnicity in statistical models utilized to test the effect of academic optimism on student achievement, even though research and state achievement data show gaps among students of color and Anglo students that are just as substantial as those identified along socioeconomic. Additionally, there was a need to determine if academic optimism is simply a product of school context or if there is additional variance left to be explained by psychosocial interactions within schools. Therefore, the intent of this study was threefold: first, examine the relationships between the theoretical underpinnings of collective efficacy, academic emphasis, and faculty trust in students and parents; second, produce a more rigorous test of the effect of academic optimism on student achievement by including student ethnicity in addition to other student background characteristics; and third, determine to what magnitude school context explains a schools level of academic optimism. The author utilized multi-level analysis to test the relationship between school academic optimism and student achievement controlling for student ethnicity, socioeconomic status, previous achievement and school size within a new sample. The relationship between school academic optimism and school context was tested by employing multiple regression analysis. In a sample of 10,464 students nested within 97 elementary schools the author was able to determine that academic optimism is a positive predictor of student math and reading achievement. Furthermore, academic optimism is capable of mediating the negative relationships existing between both low socioeconomic status (SES) and student of color status and student achievement. Additionally, the studied revealed that only 52% of the variance in school level academic optimism is determined by school context. The electronic version of this dissertation is accessible from http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/149294
Book Synopsis Academic Optimism and Academic Sucess by : Jeffrey Neil Mishoe
Download or read book Academic Optimism and Academic Sucess written by Jeffrey Neil Mishoe and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Increasing student academic achievement continues to be a national call to action. Early student academic success can help prepare future citizens to be college and workforce ready. One construct, academic optimism (Hoy, Tarter, & Woolfolk Hoy, 2006a; McGuigan & Hoy, 2006), has been used in quantitative studies to examine increased student achievement. This study aims to contribute to the research on academic optimism by extending the School Academic Optimism Scale (SAOS) survey results through a qualitative case study description of a lower SES middle school. The selected school held a campus rating of Recognized as measured by the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) state accountability tests and a high measure of academic optimism according to the SAOS. School staff beliefs, actions and procedures were documented and analyzed. Staff beliefs, actions, and procedures were related to the construct of academic optimism. Specific school interventions were presented and detailed. Academic optimism proved valuable in determining why the selected site achieved academic success.
Book Synopsis Predictive Models for School Leadership and Practices by : Amzat, Ismail Hussein
Download or read book Predictive Models for School Leadership and Practices written by Amzat, Ismail Hussein and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2018-09-07 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A successful administrator is one who applies suitable or appropriate leadership styles in various situations or contexts. It is crucial to investigate how effective administrators lead their organizations in challenging and difficult times, as well as promote the accomplishments of their organization. Predictive Models for School Leadership and Practices is an essential reference source that discusses academic administration as well as administrative effectiveness in achieving organizational goals. Featuring research on topics such as teacher collaboration, school crisis management, and ITC integration, this book is ideally designed for principals, researchers, academics, educational policymakers, and teachers seeking coverage on academic leadership and leadership models.
Book Synopsis Foundations of Education by : Leslie S. Kaplan
Download or read book Foundations of Education written by Leslie S. Kaplan and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2022-01-21 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foundations of Education makes core topics in education accessible and personally meaningful to students pursuing a career within the education profession. The Third Edition offers readers the breadth of coverage, scholarly depth, and conceptual analysis of contemporary issues that will help them gain a realistic and insightful perspective of the field.
Book Synopsis Mississippi Middle School Organizational Climate and Student Achievement by : Dorothy Walker Olive
Download or read book Mississippi Middle School Organizational Climate and Student Achievement written by Dorothy Walker Olive and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Leading Schools of Excellence and Equity by : Kathleen M. Brown
Download or read book Leading Schools of Excellence and Equity written by Kathleen M. Brown and published by IAP. This book was released on 2010-11-01 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this empirical inquiry of state-recognized “Honor Schools of Excellence” was to explore how these schools of distinction are (or are not) promoting and supporting both academic excellence and systemic equity for all students. In Phase One, quantitative data were collected through equity audits to scan for and then document systemic patterns of equity and inequity across multiple domains of student learning and activities within 24 schools. In Phase Two, the 24 schools were ranked, based solely on minority achievement, and then separated into two types of schools, small gap (SG) schools and large gap (LG) schools. Through site visits (n=16) and the use of semi-structured interviews with principals, assistant principals, teachers, and parent leaders (n=80), qualitative data were then collected to document best practices and effective strategies that principals use to confront and change past practices anchored in open and residual racism and class discrimination. The data were analyzed through the theoretical framework of academic optimism. Three differences between the SG schools and the LG schools were found (encouraging academic achievement, offering instructional feedback, and expecting excellence). To truly honor excellence, we need to embrace equity. As such, in schools where principals support, model, and monitor a teamwork approach, a balanced approach, a strong sense of purpose, and an insistent disposition to assure that all students are served well and that all are encouraged to perform at their highest level, the outcomes of interest are better.
Book Synopsis The Relationship Between Academic Achievement of African American Middle School Students and Time Spent on the Internet by : Danny E. Williams
Download or read book The Relationship Between Academic Achievement of African American Middle School Students and Time Spent on the Internet written by Danny E. Williams and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
