An Examination of the Problem of Failing Algebra for Title I At-Risk Students in a Large, Urban Comprehensive High School

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dc.contributor.advisorMacNeil, Angus J.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberBorneman, Robert C.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberEmerson, Wayne W.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberArredondo, Jorge Luis
dc.creatorLira, Sergio
dc.creator.orcid0000-0002-1385-8351
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-15T19:46:13Z
dc.date.available2018-02-15T19:46:13Z
dc.date.createdDecember 2015
dc.date.issued2015-12
dc.date.submittedDecember 2015
dc.date.updated2018-02-15T19:46:13Z
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study is to examine the differences between Title I at-risk students who do pass algebra and those who do not. Many Title I at-risk students fail algebra during the first semester in a large, urban comprehensive high school. In Texas, House Bill 5 requires passing the End of Course (EOC) Algebra as the only math course for graduation. The study uses one large, urban comprehensive high school to compare the time spent with after school extracurricular activities with the time spent on completing algebra homework. Since the Brown vs. Board of Education decision, many of the students failing both algebra classes and algebra interventions are students of color who represent our largest subgroups – African-American and Hispanic students (Gomez, 2012). Recently, two authors’ stated that each semester that a student fails in ninth grade increases the probability of dropping out by 15%, regardless of whether they have high or low test scores (Nomi and Allensworth, 2013). A survey was administer to two large groups: students who passed algebra and those students who did not pass and another survey was administered to algebra teachers from a large, urban comprehensive high school. This survey research is descriptive statistic. The results determined after school extracurricular activities did not have a positive or negative impact on Title I at-risk students passing or failing algebra in a large, urban comprehensive high school. The Chi-square test for independence indicated no significant association between number of hours doing homework, hours spent with after school athletics and fine arts and whether Title I at-risk students passed algebra as a first-semester first time ninth grader in a large, urban comprehensive high school.
dc.description.departmentEducational Leadership and Policy Studies, Department of
dc.format.digitalOriginborn digital
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10657/2179
dc.language.isoeng
dc.rightsThe author of this work is the copyright owner. UH Libraries and the Texas Digital Library have their permission to store and provide access to this work. Further transmission, reproduction, or presentation of this work is prohibited except with permission of the author(s).
dc.subjectEducation
dc.subjectAt-risk
dc.titleAn Examination of the Problem of Failing Algebra for Title I At-Risk Students in a Large, Urban Comprehensive High School
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dc.type.genreThesis
thesis.degree.collegeCollege of Education
thesis.degree.departmentEducational Leadership and Policy Studies, Department of
thesis.degree.disciplineAdministration and Supervision
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Houston
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Education

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