Date of Award
2019
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Education (EdD)
Department
Education
First Advisor
Jody Goins
Second Advisor
Andrew Courtner
Third Advisor
Tony Maxwell
Abstract
STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education has become a panacea for many woes in our country’s educational and economic systems. Each year schools struggle with judiciously allocating their limited funds to various STEM programs in hopes that they may reap academic returns. This study examined the effect of a STEM certification from the AdvancED educational accreditation organization on elementary student achievement. The researcher analyzed extant student achievement data from twenty Georgia elementary schools that earned the AdvancED STEM certification to investigate any statistically significant difference between pre-certification and post-certification scores. The researcher analyzed scores from four content areas: English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies. By using an independent sample t-test, the researcher concluded the AdvancED STEM certification did not have a significant effect on the achievement levels in any content areas.
Keywords
STEM, AdvancED, Academic achievement, Elementary schools, Georgia
Recommended Citation
Stotts, Christopher, "The Effect of AdvancED STEM Certification on Elementary Achievement" (2019). Ed.D. Dissertations. 20.
https://digitalcommons.lmunet.edu/edddissertations/20
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