Student Achievement and the Family

Paper Summary:

This paper proposes a study to determine whether and to what extent family structure can serve to explain variations in student academic performance. Literature is reviewed in support of the study's purpose. It examines a group of second grade students? total reading and total mathematics scores on the 1998 Stanford 9 Achievement Test testing family structure as an explanatory variable in relation to variations in student academic performance.

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Introduction
Problem Statement
Purpose
Research Questions
Hypothesis
Delimitations
Limitations
Definition of Key Terms
Review of Literature
Introduction
Theoretical Context
Prior Studies in the Field
Conclusions Relevant to the Study Problem
Methodology
Introduction
Research Design
Variables and Operational Definitions Population and Sample
Instrumentation Data Collection
Data Analysis
References

From the Paper:

"The cognitive concept of human development was pioneered by Jean Piaget. Piaget's theory is based on organization and adaptation. Organization refers to an ability to order and classify new experiences, while adaptation enables an individual to understand the surrounding environment. Adaptation occurs through the functioning of the mental processes of assimilation and accommodation. Assimilation involves the perception and interpretation of new information within the context of existing knowledge and understanding. Accommodation is a more advanced process that involves the restructuring of mental organization in order to include new information (Turner & Helms, 1991)."

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