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EXAMINING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TEACHER TRAINING ON THE
IMPROVEMENT OF CALIFORNIA STANDARDIZED TEST SCORES
AT EVA B. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
by
Richard Anthony Tapia
______________________________________________________
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 Richard Anthony Tapia
Object Description
| Title | Examining the effectiveness of teacher training on the improvement of California standardized test scores at Eva B. Elementary School |
| Author | Tapia, Richard Anthony |
| Author email | ratapman@comcast.net |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education (Leadership) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2008-02-21 |
| Date submitted | 2008 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2008-04-22 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Hocevar, Dennis |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Stowe, Kathy Hexom, Denise |
| Abstract | The purpose of the study was to determine the effectiveness of a teacher intervention and its application to the school-wide program at Eva B. Elementary. The goal was to determine the effectiveness of AB 466 teacher training, identified as the fourth Essential Program Component in the SAIT (School Assistance and Intervention Team) process, on student achievement. The situation that was presented placed Eva B. Elementary in the state program improvement process. The application of the nine EPC through the SAIT process were in process for 2 years at Eva B. Elementary and the researcher examined the effect of teacher training on student achievement as measured by the California Standards Tests (CST).; The teachers at Eva B. Elementary school attended training in the State Board of Education adopted core curriculum of English/Language Arts and Math, AB 466 training. Each teacher attended the five day intensive training over a two-year period. The goal of the training was to prepare teachers to present strategies for all students to increase the school's overall performance after attending the intensive training.; The results determined that although the achievement, as measured by the school's API (Academic Performance Index) increased over the time frame assessed, students' achievement increased only slightly in general. Students in English Language Arts showed minimal levels of improvement across the grade levels and students in Mathematics exhibited a decrease in three of the four grade levels assessed. Interestingly, the third grade students at Eva B. Elementary showed a significant increase in English/Language Arts and Mathematics, a grade level that has not fared so well historically statewide in standardized assessments administered.; The staff and administration at Eva B. Elementary understood the need for continued training, application and collaboration of the skills and practices shared at the AB 466 training. The students benefited from the application of the practices implemented in the SAIT process and the teachers understood that a continued application of those practices will assist holistically in the improvement of student achievement for the children of Eva B. Elementary School. |
| Keyword | education; teacher training; professional development |
| Geographic subject | educational facilities: Eva B. Elementary School |
| Geographic subject (state) | California |
| 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-m1182 |
| Rights | Tapia, Richard Anthony |
| 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-Tapia-20080422 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume32/etd-Tapia-20080422.pdf |
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| Full text | EXAMINING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TEACHER TRAINING ON THE IMPROVEMENT OF CALIFORNIA STANDARDIZED TEST SCORES AT EVA B. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL by Richard Anthony Tapia ______________________________________________________ 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 Richard Anthony Tapia |
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