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A COMPARISON OF EIGHTH GRADE READING SCORES BY STATEAND BY THE FOUR CENSUS-DEFINED REGIONS IDENTIFIED BY NAEP
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TitleA COMPARISON OF EIGHTH GRADE READING SCORES BY STATEAND BY THE FOUR CENSUS-DEFINED REGIONS IDENTIFIED BY NAEP
AuthorGordon II, William
KeywordsNo Child Left Behind
NCLB
National Assessment of Educational Progress
NAEP
Standardized Testing
Improving America�s Schools Act and Goals 2000: Educate America Act
IASA
Elementary and Secondary Act of 1965
EASA
Title I
Title VI
Standards-Based Reform
State Standardized Tests
Low Socio-Economic Students
AbstractThis study provided information for policymakers and practitioners by comparing performance of eighth grade students in 2007 on state standardized reading assessments and by the four census-defined regions identified by NAEP. NCLB required states to set their own performance standards and to create their own data collection instruments resulting in increased transparency of student performance data and a lack of uniform accountability systems. The inability of educators, policy-makers, and the general public to make state-by-state comparisons in the area of reading was the catalyst for the study. NAEP data were collected from NCES and state performance data were collected from the USDOE SY 2006-2007 CSPR to determine if a relationship existed between eighth grade students� state scores and NAEP scores in the four census-defined regions. Data were further disaggregated by low socioeconomic students and by nonwhite students. A regression analysis was statistically significant in predicting: a) the state proficient and above scores from the NAEP proficient and above scores, b) the low socioeconomic state proficient and above scores from the NAEP proficient and above scores in the West census-defined region, and c) the nonwhite state proficient and above scores from the NAEP proficient and above scores in all regions. A regression analysis was not statistically significant in predicting low socioeconomic state proficient and above scores from the low socioeconomic NAEP proficient and above scores in the Midwest, South and Northeast regions.
AdviserTaylor, Rosemarye
PublisherUniversity of Central Florida
DegreeEd.D.
Degree DisciplineDepartment of Educational Research, Technology and Leadership
Degree GrantorEducation
Degree ProgramEducational Leadership EdD
Graduation Date2009-01-01
TypeDoctoral dissertation
Access LevelPublic - Allow Worldwide Access
Release Date2009-04-01
RepositoryUniversity Archives
Repository CollectionElectronic Theses and Dissertations
IdentifierCFE0002536
Access Linkhttp://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/CFE0002536

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