A Correlational Study between the Amount of Property Wealth behind Each Student Attending Florida District Schools and the Academic Proficiency among 5th Grade White, Black, and Hispanic Students in Reading within the 67 Counties of Florida

Autor/in	Saenz, Willie
Titel	A Correlational Study between the Amount of Property Wealth behind Each Student Attending Florida District Schools and the Academic Proficiency among 5th Grade White, Black, and Hispanic Students in Reading within the 67 Counties of Florida
Quelle	(2010), (115 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ed.D. Dissertation, University of Central Florida
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-1-1240-9221-8
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Standardized Tests; Academic Achievement; Correlation; School Districts; Counties; Grade 5; Educational Opportunities; Comparative Analysis; Socioeconomic Status; Hispanic American Students; African American Students; White Students; Scores; Reading Achievement; Poverty; Advantaged; Florida + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; Schulleistung; Korrelation; School district; Schulbezirk; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Student; Students; Hispanoamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; African Americans; Afroamerikaner; Leseleistung; Armut
Abstract	As the concern for standardized testing continues to rise, so to does the concern for providing students with an appropriate and equal educational opportunity. The goal of this research was to investigate relevant data to determine if there is a relationship between the wealth behind each student and the academic proficiency amongst 5th grade white, black, and Hispanic students within the 67 counties of Florida. The desired outcome of this study was to produce information relevant to political leaders, educational leaders, and teachers in Florida public school districts with influential strategies necessary to increase the proportion of 5th grade students achieving academic proficiency. The review of literature and analysis of the data gathered from the Florida Department of Education for the school year 2006-2007 and the Florida Department of Revenue, 2007 revealed the following findings: (1) there is a statistically significant correlation between reading scores among white and black students in grade 5 as measured by the FCAT and the wealth behind each student within the state of Florida; (2) there is no statistically significant correlation between reading scores among Hispanic students in grade 5 as measured by the FCAT and the wealth behind each student within the state of Florida. In other words, as school districts are deemed more wealthy, white and black students in grade 5 tend to do better in reading than their white and black counterparts in poorer districts. In contrast, Hispanic students in wealthy school districts do not do better in reading than their Hispanic counterparts in poor districts. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10