Abstract
This study was conducted to analyze the performance of 1,493 students in Volusia County from 2003 to 2010, comparing ethnic and socio-economic groups, who had been retained a minimum of one time while enrolled from third grade through 10th grade. This study utilized the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) Reading and Mathematic Developmental Test Scale Scores to evaluate student improvement. The groups compared in this study include Black, White and Hispanic students. Higher and lower socio-economic (SES) rates of retention were investigated for the entire population of retained students in Volusia County from 2003-2010. The groups were compared to see if there was a significant difference between each group being retained once, twice, or three or more times.
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Graduation Date
2016
Semester
Summer
Advisor
Murray, Barbara A.
Degree
Doctor of Education (Ed.D.)
College
College of Education and Human Performance
Department
Educational and Human Sciences
Degree Program
Educational Leadership
Format
application/pdf
Identifier
CFE0006377
URL
http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/CFE0006377
Language
English
Release Date
August 2016
Length of Campus-only Access
None
Access Status
Doctoral Dissertation (Open Access)
STARS Citation
Porter, Wesley, "An investigation into the use of grade retention as an intervention strategy in Volusia County, Florida" (2016). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 5050.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd/5050