A Comparison of the Academic Achievement and Perceptions of Leadership Skills and Citizenship Traits of JROTC, Student Athletes, and Other Students in an Urban High School Setting

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Autor/in	Williams-Bonds, Carmen
Titel	A Comparison of the Academic Achievement and Perceptions of Leadership Skills and Citizenship Traits of JROTC, Student Athletes, and Other Students in an Urban High School Setting
Quelle	(2013), (189 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ed.D. Dissertation, Lindenwood University
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-1-3036-2003-4
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Comparative Analysis; Military Training; High School Students; Urban Schools; Educational Environment; Academic Achievement; Perception; Leadership Qualities; Athletes; Urban Environment; African American Students; Grade 11; Citizenship; Mixed Methods Research; Achievement Tests; Questionnaires; Statistical Analysis; Student Attitudes; Surveys; Test Items; Standardized Tests + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Militärausbildung; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Schulleistung; Wahrnehmung; Führungseigenschaft; Athlet; Stadtökologie; African Americans; Afroamerikaner; School year 11; 11. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 11; Staatsbürgerschaft; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Fragebogen; Statistische Analyse; Schülerverhalten; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Test content; Testaufgabe; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to compare three groups: JROTC students, student athletes, and other students, to determine if there were differences in academic achievement. Gaining an understanding of the necessary skills required to become academically successful and make healthy life choices, could provide educators working within an urban environment insight for student success. The study was conducted within a Midwest urban high school in which, 98.5% of the students were African American. Student performance data in the areas of reading and math for the past three years had been trending downward and caused the high school to be placed in a negative performance status. To investigate the possible difference between 11th-grade students in terms of academic achievement and perceptions of leadership skills and citizenship traits, the researcher utilized a mixed methodology design. Participants with similar GPAs were identified from the total 11th-grade population and 30 student participants from each of the three student groups were randomly selected. A comparison of the Prairie State Achievement Examination (PSAE) and ACT assessment results, in addition to self-perceptions of leadership and citizenship traits through a Likert-scale survey were examined. Questionnaires were given to a random sample of 10 participants from each of the three student groups to gain a deeper understanding of the perceptions and attitudes of the participants. An ANOVA and z-test for difference in means was conducted, as necessary, on each of the three PSAE assessment areas. The open-ended questionnaires were coded and analyzed to uncover categories and themes, which provided further insight into student self-perceptions of their leadership and citizenship skills. The results of this study did not support a significant difference in academic achievement using standardized assessments measured by the PSAE, between 11th-grade JROTC students, student athletes, and other students. The statistical analysis for the Leadership Skills Inventory and the Citizenship Scale, resulted in a lack of support by data for a significant difference in student perceptions of their leadership Skills, defined and measured by the Leadership Skills Inventory, and the Citizenship Scale, between the three groups of 11th-grade students. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01