Determining the Effect of Grade Span Configuration on Elementary Schools as Determined by Teachers Participating in Multiple Configurations



ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

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Table of Contents

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTii

DECLARATIONiii

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION6

Introduction of the Research Study6

Background of the Research Study6

Significance of the Research Study6

Nature of the Research Study7

Research Question7

Theoretical Framework8

Definitions10

Assumptions10

Scope of the Research Study11

Limitations of the Research Study12

Delimitation12

Problem Statement13

Purpose of the Statement13

Rationale for the Research Study13

Summary16

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW18

Introduction18

Research Question and Variable18

Historical and Current Events and Gaps in the Literature19

Introduction to grade span20

Children's Achievement20

Size of Learning Differences Months of learning22

Time between ECLS assessments23

Potential Reasons for the Learning Deficit23

Teacher Preparation and Experience24

Inference from school district evaluations26

Critical Role of Elementary School Teachers28

Role of teachers in elementary schools32

Academic Success in Students35

Academic Achievement37

Educational Research38

Ways of Presenting Result42

Educational Leadership Theories and Practices48

Educational Leadership Models50

Conclusion and Summary51

CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY53

Introduction53

Research Method and Design53

Population and Sampling54

Informed Consent, Confidentiality, and Geography54

Data Collection56

Instrument Used for research56

Data Analysis56

Case Study Methodology57

Research Design59

Rationale for Research Design63

Summary65

REFERENCES66

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

Introduction of the Research Study

The research study is based on determining the effect of grade span configuration on elementary schools. The study is divided into two parts that has been focused throughout the research. The first part is about the effect of grade span configuration on the elementary schools. The second part discusses the study of grade span configuration as determined by teachers who are engaged in multiple configurations. The grade span configuration impacts the elementary schools in different manner. As the research study is based on the grade span configuration as determined by teachers. Different teachers determine the grade span configuration in different manner.

Background of the Research Study

The topic of the research study is determining the grade span configuration in elementary schools as determined by the teachers engaged in the multiple configurations. The research topic is an important one as it analyzes the perspective of different teachers while configuring grade span.

Significance of the Research Study

The research study is important for the elementary schools. The configuration of the grade span in the elementary schools by the teachers will highlights different factors that can affect the performance of the elementary schools. If the elementary school has effective grade span configuration, it would definitely affect the

Nature of the Research Study

The research study explored “relative effectiveness” (question 1) by estimating the adjusted school average achievement in pre-primary schools in comparison to schools with other grade-span configurations. We addressed “conditioned effects” by first exploring the school level interactions between grade-span configuration and the other measures of school structure and composition in our models, similar to an analysis of covariance ...