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RAISING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AT
EBERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WITH EFFECTIVE TEACHING STRATEGIES
by
Laura Lee Twining
____________________________________________________
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION
May 2008
Copyright 2008 Laura Lee Twining
Object Description
| Title | Raising student achievement at Eberman Elementary School with effective teaching strategies |
| Author | Twining, Laura Lee |
| Author email | twining@usc.edu |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2008-02-21 |
| Date submitted | 2008 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2008-04-01 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Hocevar, Dennis |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Stowe, Kathy Hexom, Denise |
| Abstract | The purpose of this dissertation was to examine interventions to improve student achievement at Eberman Elementary. The problem was that over 75% of the students in grades two through six were not proficient or advanced as measured through the English Language Arts (ELA) California Standards Test (CST), and the ELA core curriculum of Open Court was not being implemented with fidelity. Equally significant was that the students were not engaged and participating in the lessons.; The method to provide the necessary change in instructional practices included a focus on effective strategies such as student engagement, lesson objectives, and checking for understanding. Teachers visited a higher performing school with complete implementation of the ELA core program. The intent was to reinforce those striving to implement and show that desired results could be achieved with fidelity.; The results of the multiple interventions varied across grade levels and within grade levels, primarily due to the mixture of implementation of the interventions. Eberman Elementary had a student mobility challenge. To account for this problem, data were examined with both independent and dependent groups designs. The quantitative data matched the inconsistency of curriculum implementation with varying results throughout the grade levels. Change within proficiency bands for the proficient and above student groups showed statistically significant change for grades 2->3 with 09%, 3->4 with 11%, and 5->6 also with 11%. Grades 4->5 showed little growth with 02%.; Future needs for Eberman Elementary to increase academic achievement are support for teachers with reading coaches so they may gain a better understanding of the significance of the various components of the curriculum. Support from an outside source, such as a School Assistance and Intervention Team (SAIT), would provide another method of curriculum implementation support. This additional lens should increase fidelity of instruction. With the core curriculum in place, the main focus must be using student data to drive instructional practices with collaboration in and across grade levels. |
| Keyword | student achievement; instructional strategies; effective teaching |
| Geographic subject | educational facilities: Eberman Elementary School |
| Geographic subject (state) | California |
| Geographic subject (country) | USA |
| 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 |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m1070 |
| Rights | Twining, Laura Lee |
| 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-Twining-20080401 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume14/etd-Twining-20080401.pdf |
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| Full text | RAISING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AT EBERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WITH EFFECTIVE TEACHING STRATEGIES by Laura Lee Twining ____________________________________________________ A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF EDUCATION May 2008 Copyright 2008 Laura Lee Twining |
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