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THE PREDICTORS AND CONSEQUENCES OF
EIGHTH GRADE ALGEBRA SUCCESS
by
Frank Nicholas Stephany
______________________________________________________________
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE USC ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION
May 2011
Copyright 2011 Frank Nicholas Stephany
Object Description
| Title | The predictors and consequences of eighth grade algebra success |
| Author | Stephany, Frank Nicholas |
| Author email | fstephan@usc.edu; fnstephany@yahoo.com |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education (Leadership) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2011-03-09 |
| Date submitted | 2011 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2011-03-29 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Castruita, Rudy |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Garcia, Pedro Franklin, Greg |
| Abstract | This study examined predictors of success in eighth grade Algebra and the consequences of that success in high school. There has been a nationwide push to enroll more eighth grade students in Algebra in order to allow access to advanced mathematics in high school. The increase of students enrolling in Algebra has not only resulted in more minority students having access to a more academic track in math classes, but has also resulted in a group of students that may not have been prepared to take Algebra in the eighth grade. This study sought to find viable, accurate and reliable predictors of success in eighth grade algebra as well as what that success means in terms of later academic achievement.; Using the Los Amigos Unified School District as a model for this case study, it was found that fifth and seventh grade CST scores have a strong correlation coefficient to success in eighth grade Algebra. The study also found that students of particular elementary schools and intermediate schools perform significantly better than students from other schools in the district. The study also found that eighth grade Algebra I CST scores have a strong relationship not only to Algebra II CST scores, but also to math SAT scores.; This study lends supportive evidence to the belief that success in Algebra I is of more importance than the grade level at which Algebra I is taken. The nature of Algebra, and the essential fundamentals that children master through studying Algebra serve as an essential building block of further mathematical studies. This study underscores the importance of success in Algebra |
| Keyword | Algebraeighth gradetracking |
| Geographic subject | school districts: Los Alamitos Unified School District |
| Geographic subject (city or populated place) | Los Alamitos |
| Geographic subject (county) | Orange |
| Geographic subject (state) | California |
| Geographic subject (country) | USA |
| Coverage date | 2008/2010 |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m3711 |
| Rights | Stephany, Frank Nicholas |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/services/ask_a_librarian/email/ |
| Filename | etd-Stephany-4435 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume51/etd-Stephany-4435.pdf |
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| Full text | THE PREDICTORS AND CONSEQUENCES OF EIGHTH GRADE ALGEBRA SUCCESS by Frank Nicholas Stephany ______________________________________________________________ A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF EDUCATION May 2011 Copyright 2011 Frank Nicholas Stephany |
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