Educational Leadership

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This paper develops a remedial plan for the Southern Lehigh High School, Pennsylvania, in order to institute required computer-based instruction in its "Learning Lab" to help students who are at the basic or below basic level on their middle school Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) exam. It provides a history of the PSSA and identifies areas in which the program is lacking. It describes the implications of PSSA on public schools and the current software programs available for PSSA exams in high schools. It also discusses the instruments and procedures required to implement computer-based remediation software into the Learning Lab of Southern Lehigh School with recommendations of how success can be measured and improvements can be made.

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"It is important not to overlook the importance of parental involvement in the implementation of a PSSA-focused learning lab. For many parents, the PSSA is viewed as an assessment of their child's school. Therefore, Southern LeHigh should make every effort to encourage parents to provide online access to students at home. If students participate in sample PSSA tests at school and at home, they will be more likely to excel when it comes time to take the actual test. There are many ways to measure the success of the Learning Lab. While the most obvious way would be to compare PSSA test results, this does not allow the lab time to function properly and adjust its problem areas."

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