Statistical Analysis of the Relationship Between Literacy Programs and Third-Grade ELA State Assessment Scores in Tennessee
Statistical Analysis of the Relationship Between Literacy Programs and Third-Grade ELA State Assessment Scores in Tennessee
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2023-12
Authors
Fischer, Sydney
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University Honors College, Middle Tennessee State University
Abstract
This thesis sought to understand the relationship between literacy programs and
the ELA test scores of third-grade students in Tennessee. Using data from Tennessee
Comprehensive Assessment Data (TCAP) and programs made public by Tennessee
Foundational Literacy Skills Plans, a quantitative analysis is performed. Using a multiple
linear regression model, including data from per pupil expenditures of each district, no
statistically significant relationship was found between the observed test scores and
literacy programs.