Effect of Vocabulary Test Preparation on Low-Income Black Middle School Students' Reading Scores
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Effect of Vocabulary Test Preparation on Low-Income Black Middle School Students’ Reading Scores by Ingrid Nadia Mitchell EdS, Union University, 2007 MA, University of Memphis, 2004 BS, Oral Roberts University, 1999 Doctoral Study Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of
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Effect of Vocabulary Test Preparation on Low-Income Black Middle School Studentsâ•Ž Reading Scores
Black middle school students in the United States continue to perform poorly on standardized reading achievement tests in comparison to other racial and ethnic groups. The purpose of this research study was to examine the effectiveness of a vocabulary-focused test preparation program for Black middle school students. The theoretical framework consisted of Thorndike’s concept of test-wiseness, a...
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