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Thesis/Dissertation Information
- Degree Disciplines:
- Education
Notes
- Abstract:
- Purpose : This research sought to determine if there is a relationship between the educational environment (home school or private school) of the student and academic achievement as measured by the Stanford Achievement Test. Specifically, the study attempted to determine if home schooled students are scoring higher on the Stanford Achievement Test than private school students. Method : Three hundred and fifty students from the home-educated environment and two hundred and ninety two students from the private Christian schooled environment were sampled. Data were collected on their SAT scores during the 1996 - 1997 and1997 - 1998 school years. Major Findings : The initial hypotheses stated that home schooled students would perform higher on academic performance over private schooled students on the Stanford Achievement Test in the following areas: total reading, total language, and total mathematics. Overall, the hypotheses were not supported as the two groups performed similarly on the SAT. The findings in this study clearly indicate that the hypothesis should be reexamined and that there is a need to perform additional research on the two educational environments.
- Thesis:
- Thesis (Ph.D.)--Barry University, 2007.
- Bibliography:
- Includes bibliographical references (leaves 70-74).
Record Information
- Source Institution:
- Barry University
- Holding Location:
- Barry University Archives and Special Collections
- Rights Management:
- Copyright Joseph Michael Thomas. Permission granted to Barry University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder.
- Resource Identifier:
- LC368.T46 2007_ThomasJoseph ( BU-Local )
- Classification:
- LC368.T46 2007 ( lcc )
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