WHAT IMPACT DOES THE SOFTWARE STUDY ISLAND HAVE ON 4SIGHT, PSSA, AND NOCTI ASSESSMENTS OF PART-TIME CTE STUDENTS?
Open Access
Author:
Viviano, Thomas Andrew
Graduate Program:
Workforce Education and Development
Degree:
Doctor of Philosophy
Document Type:
Dissertation
Date of Defense:
October 28, 2011
Committee Members:
Dr Cynthis Pellock, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor Dr Cynthis Pellock, Committee Chair/Co-Chair Dr Robert Clark, Committee Member Richard Allen Walter, Committee Member Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Keywords:
NOCTI Study Island PSSA
Abstract:
Abstract
The impact of the No Child Left Behind Legislation has left Career and Technical Education searching for methods and strategies to infuse academics into their curriculum to help students, through a rigorous and integrated educational experience, develop competencies required for higher education and ultimately, work. Unfortunately, there were pressures placed on states, districts, and schools to arrive at certain preset bench marks where ultimately, by 2014, all students would reach the 100 percent proficiency benchmark in state standardized achievement assessments. The NCLB along with IDEIA, partnered to make sure that all students with IEPs or 504 plans were held to the same standards regarding participation in these standardized assessments and also in the reporting process (Cornell University Law School website, n.d).
This study looks at one part-time suburban Career and Technical Center and measures the impact of the software, Study Island, used to integrate academics into their Career and Technical Education programs. Specifically, 4Sight, PSSA, and NOCTI assessments were examined for effect and relationship with Study Island for students without IEPs and students with IEPs. Study Island is tutorial software that aligns with the state’s core curriculum and standards.