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Freshman Advisory Groups at Marietta High School: An Examination and Exploration of the Effect on School Connectedness and Adaptation to High School

Kelby, Jeffrey R.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=marietta1241125716

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2009, Masters in Education, Marietta College, Education.
According to the Ohio Department of Education 2007-2008 School Year Report Card, Marietta, Ohio, High School (MHS) did not make Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) and for the 2008-2009 school year, MHS was labeled as “at risk” for the school improvement status. If AYP is not met for consecutive years, then MHS is in danger of consequences from both the state and federal governments. In an attempt to raise test scores and student academic performance, MHS has implemented advisory groups in the 2008-2009 school year in all four grade levels after finding the concept to be successful in other school districts. Advisory groups were set up similar to homerooms and each teacher was assigned 25 students and the group met for 40 minutes once per week on Wednesdays during most weeks of the first semester. All class periods were shortened on the day of advisory to allow time for the meetings. The freshman advisory meetings were co-facilitated by four members of the senior class and were focused on providing guidance from older students who had already survived the freshman year. This mixed method study examined and explored the effect that the freshman class advisory program had on school connectedness and adaptation to the high school. There were approximately 250 freshmen participating in the advisory program. After completion of the first semester, each freshman completed a Likert scale survey on their impressions of the advisory program and the survey also provided space for constructed response answers to gather qualitative data. It was expected that the results would show that the freshman advisory program at MHS had been beneficial for helping students get adjusted in their first year and feeling welcome in their new school.
William Bauer (Advisor)
75 p.
Education
Freshman advisory

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  • Kelby, J. R. (2009). Freshman Advisory Groups at Marietta High School: An Examination and Exploration of the Effect on School Connectedness and Adaptation to High School [Master's thesis, Marietta College]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=marietta1241125716

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Kelby, Jeffrey. Freshman Advisory Groups at Marietta High School: An Examination and Exploration of the Effect on School Connectedness and Adaptation to High School. 2009. Marietta College, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=marietta1241125716.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Kelby, Jeffrey. "Freshman Advisory Groups at Marietta High School: An Examination and Exploration of the Effect on School Connectedness and Adaptation to High School." Master's thesis, Marietta College, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=marietta1241125716

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