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Category Archives: Academic Achievement
Comparing Reading Between Home and Conventionally Schooled Children
Record: Oz Guterman and Ari Neuman, “Reading at Home: Comparison of Reading Ability Among Homeschooled and Traditionally Schooled Children” in Reading Psychology 40(2019): 169-190. [Abstract Here]. Summary: Oz Guterman is the senior lecturer of the Department of Human Resources at Western Galilee … Continue reading
Posted in Academic Achievement, International
Tagged Ari Neuman, ELUL, Odette N. Gould, Oz Guterman, Reading Psychology, Reanne E. Meuse, Sandra Martin-Chang, Wechsler Intelligence Scale, Western Galilee College
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A REVIEW OF RESEARCH: What Educators Might Learn
Record: Brian Ray, “A review of research on homeschooling and what might educators learn?” in Pro-Posições 28, no. 2 (May-August 2017): 85-103.[Available Here] Summary: Ray is unquestionably the most well-known researcher in the field of home education, having made this his career … Continue reading
Posted in Academic Achievement, Race/Ethnicity, Research Methodology, Socialization
Tagged Brian D. Ray, Brian Ray, Proposicoes
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COLLEGE PERFORMANCE: Homeschooled vs. Traditional Students
Record: Martin C. Yu, Paul R. Sackett, and Nathan R. Kuncel, “Predicting College Performance of Homeschooled Versus Traditional Students.” Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 35, No. 4 (2016): 31-39. [Available Here] Summary: Yu, Sackett, and Kuncel are from the Department of Psychology at the University of Minnesota. … Continue reading
Posted in Academic Achievement, College/Postsecondary
Tagged Coalition for Responsible Home Education, Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, Martin C. Yu, Nathan R. Kuncel, Paul R. Sackett, SAT
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ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS AND HOMESCHOOLING: It Depends on the Goals
Record: Ari Neuman and Oz Guterman, “Academic achievements and homeschooling—It all depends on the goals.” Studies in Educational Evaluation, 51 (2016): 1-6. [Abstract] Summary: Neuman is senior lecturer of education at Western Galilee College, in Akko, Israel, and Guterman is senior lecturer in the Department … Continue reading
Posted in Academic Achievement, Research Methodology
Tagged Ari Neuman, Oz Guterman, Studies in Educational Evaluation, Western Galilee College
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VIRTUAL SCHOOLS IN THE U.S.: Directory and Performance Review (2016 Update)
Record: Gary Miron and Charisse Gulosino, Virtual Schools Report 2016: Directory and Performance Review. Boulder, CO: National Education Policy Center, (2016). [Available Here] Introduction: This report is the fourth in an annual series published by the National Education Policy Center (NEPC). The first report in 2013 … Continue reading
Posted in Academic Achievement, Policy/Regulation, Technology
Tagged Blended learning, Charisse Gulosino, Connections Academies, Connections Academy, Cyber Charter, Gary Miron, K12, NEPC, online, online charter schools, Rocketship Education, Virtual Charter Schools
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COMPARISON BETWEEN HOMESCHOOLED AND FORMALLY SCHOOLED KINDERGARTENERS: Children’s Early Literacy, Mothers’ Beliefs, and Writing Mediation
Record: Dorit Aram, Inbal Cohen Meidan & Deborah Bergman Deitcher, “A Comparison Between Homeschooled and Formally Schooled Kindergartners: Children’s Early Literacy, Mothers’ Beliefs, and Writing Mediation.” Reading Psychology, 37, No. 7 (2016): 995-1024. [Abstract] Summary: In this article, Aram, Meidan and Deitcher … Continue reading
Posted in Academic Achievement, Pedagogy, Public Schools
Tagged Deborah Bergman Deitcher, Dorit Aram, Inbal Cohen Meidan, Israel, Reading Psychology
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FINANCIAL LITERACY: Comparison between Public School, Christian School, and Homeschooled Students
Record: Tricia Wright, “Comparing the Financial Literacy of Public School, Christian School, and Homeschooled Students” in Journal of Research on Christian Education 25, no. 1 (2016): 56-75. [Abstract] Summary: Wright is the founder of Elite Educational Services, Inc. and completed this study while in the Ed.D. program … Continue reading
Posted in Academic Achievement
Tagged Bob Jones University, Dave Ramsey, Journal of Research on Christian Education, Jump$tart Coalition, Larry Burkett, Tricia Wright
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LABORATORY EXERCISE FOR TEENAGED HOMESCHOOL STUDENTS: University Begins Chemistry Program for Homeschoolers
Record: Daniel Hercules, Cameron Parrish & Daniel Whitehead, “Evaluating a College-Prep Laboratory Exercise for Teenaged Homeschool Students in a University Setting.” Journal of Chemical Education, 24, No. 3 (2016): 870-873. [Abstract] Summary: Hercules, Parrish, and Whitehead from Clemson University organized a half-day laboratory … Continue reading
Posted in Academic Achievement, College/Postsecondary
Tagged Cameron Parrish, Clemson University, Daniel Hercules, Daniel Whitehead, Journal of Chemical Education
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GROWN UNSCHOOLERS’ EVALUATIONS OF UNSCHOOLING: Report II
Record: Peter Gray and Gina Riley, “Grown Unschoolers’ Evaluations of Their Unschooling Experiences: Report II on a Survey of 75 Unschooled Adults” in Other Education: The Journal of Educational Alternatives 4, no. 2 (2015): 33-53. [Available here] Summary: Gray is a professor of psychology … Continue reading
Posted in Academic Achievement, College/Postsecondary
Tagged Boston College, Gina Riley, Hunter College, Journal of Unschooling adn Alternative Learning, Mercy College, Peter Gray, Psychology Today, Unschooling
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HARO 2014 INSTALLMENT FIVE: Religion
Record: Coalition for Responsible Home Education, “A Complex Picture: Results of the 2014 Survey of Adult Alumni of the Modern Christian Homeschool Movement, Installment Five” Homeschool Alumni Reaching Out (1 April 2015). [Available Here] Summary: This post reviews the fifth installment of HARO’s survey of … Continue reading
Posted in Academic Achievement, College/Postsecondary, Religion
Tagged Elias Dinas
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