Date of Graduation
Summer 2015
Degree
Master of Science in Education in Secondary Education in Mathematics
Department
Mathematics
Committee Chair
Linda Plymate
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the correlation between mathematics assessments. As success is increasingly defined by performance on state assessments, placement in proper math courses becomes paramount for student and school success. The research used existing data on standardized exams from a junior high and high school. The goal was to identify the correlation between state assessments to serve as a prediction mechanism for students entering ninth grade. Results showed a strong positive correlation between junior high and high school assessment scores. When proficient junior high students were enrolled in Algebra I, they demonstrated more mathematical growth than proficient students that took a Pre Algebra course.
Keywords
state assessment, end of course exam, success predictor, freshman, mathematics, honors classes, eighth grade algebra
Subject Categories
Science and Mathematics Education
Copyright
© Adam James Erickson
Recommended Citation
Erickson, Adam James, "Using Middle School Assessment Scores as a Predictor of High School Math Success: A Correlational Study of Assessment Data" (2015). MSU Graduate Theses. 1542.
https://bearworks.missouristate.edu/theses/1542
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