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study of the relationship between teacher absenteeism, teacher attributes, school schedule and student achievement
| Title: | A study of the relationship between teacher absenteeism, teacher attributes, school schedule and student achievement. |
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| Name(s): |
Bayard, Shirley R, author Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor Maslin-Ostrowski, Patricia, Thesis advisor |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation | |
| Issuance: | monographic | |
| Date Issued: | 2003 | |
| Publisher: | Florida Atlantic University | |
| Place of Publication: | Boca Raton, FL | |
| Physical Form: | application/pdf | |
| Extent: | 152 p. | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Summary: | The purpose of this non-experimental archival study was to determine if student mathematics in middle and high schools could be predicted by teacher absenteeism. Additional relationships, such as teacher absenteeism, selected attributes and student achievement; teacher absenteeism, school schedule and student achievement were investigated. This archival study was conducted in Broward County Public Schools, Florida, for the 2001--2002 school year and included 722 mathematics classes with their teachers in eighth and tenth grades. The study addressed 3 research questions. Multiple linear regression analyses were used to test each hypothesis. All statistical tests were performed at the .05 level of statistical significance. The following conclusions were reached regarding teacher absenteeism and student achievement: (1) Teacher absenteeism, beyond 2 days, has a small negative effect on achievement test scores, p = .007. (2) Mathematics background in elementary and middle school has a large positive effect on achievement test scores, p < .001. (3) Teacher attributes, except gender, are not linked to achievement test scores. The interaction between male teachers and teacher absenteeism has a small negative effect for more than 2 days absent, p = .02. (4) School schedule is not linked to achievement test scores. Further research is needed on the effect of absenteeism on student achievement, the effect of absenteeism on other student outcomes, and the effect of teacher gender on student achievement. | |
| Identifier: | 9780496673889 (isbn), 12078 (digitool), FADT12078 (IID), fau:8989 (fedora) | |
| Degree granted: | Thesis (Ed.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2003. | |
| Collection: | FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection | |
| Note(s): | College of Education | |
| Subject(s): |
Absenteeism (Labor) Academic achievement Schedules, School |
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| Held by: | Florida Atlantic University Libraries | |
| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12078 | |
| Sublocation: | Digital Library | |
| Use and Reproduction: | Copyright © is held by the author with permission granted to Florida Atlantic University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder. | |
| Use and Reproduction: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | |
| Host Institution: | FAU | |
| Is Part of Series: | Florida Atlantic University Digital Library Collections. |
