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A study to evaluate the academic progress of the students at Westwood High School Atlanta, Georgia, 1977

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Arnold, Vivian L

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Degree Type: thesisDegree Name: Education Specialist (EdS)Date of Degree: 1977Granting Institution: Atlanta UniversityDepartment/ School: Department of Counseling and GuidanceThe primary purpose of this study was to test the assumption that the academic progress of students engaged in a work-study program at Westwood High School would he greater than the academic progress of similar students in the traditional curriculum. The criterion instru�ment used in measuring academic progress was the Tests of Academic Progress (TAP). Pre-test scores were obtained in September, 1975, and the post-test scores were obtained [by the test administered] in May, 1976* The composite score was utilized in the analysis of the data. The participants for the present study were all juniors At West- wood High School when the investigations were pursued. Both the work- study students (the study group) and the comparison group consist of thirty students selected randomly from a pool of students who applied for participation in the work-study program. Examination was made of the hypothesis: There is no statistically significant difference in the post-test scores between the study and the comparison groups in students* academic progress as measured by the Test of Academic Progress. The statistical model testing the hypothesis compares pre�test scores to post-test scores to determine the significance for independent samples of the difference between the two gains. The t test was used to determine significance. The .05 level of confidence was used as the criterion for accepting or rejecting the hypothesis. Gains in test scores for academic progress (as measured by the...

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  1. Degrees, Academic
  2. Dissertations, Academic

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