Degree Name
EdD (Doctor of Education)
Program
Educational Leadership
Date of Award
12-2019
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Dr. Pamela Scott
Committee Members
William Flora, Stephanie Tweed, Heather Moore
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine if a significant difference exists in the TNReady scores of Tennessee students who attend a kindergarten through eighth grade school (K-8) as compared to students who attend a middle school (6-8 grades). The results of the 2018-2019 TNReady, the state adopted standardized achievement test for Tennessee, were used as the data for the study. The relationship between grade configuration and the percent of students who scored on track or mastered in English language arts and math was analyzed using an independent samples t-test. Further disaggregating by specific grade levels, grade configuration and TNReady achievement data was analyzed to note the impact in English language arts and math in each grade. When a significant difference was discovered, the data was further analyzed with an analysis of variance to determine if a significant difference existed in gender and grade configuration.
Document Type
Dissertation - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Pendergrass, Carmen Cristy, "The Effects of Grade Configuration on Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Grade Students’ TNReady English Language Arts and Math Achievement" (2019). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 3675. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/3675
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.