Part One
Research problem
Student achievements can be affected negatively and positively by the teachers’ experience, education level, and teacher turnover. Accessing these factors can help improve the student’s achievements.
Research purpose
To examine whether there exists an association between teacher experience, education level, turnover, and student achievement. Establishing and examining these associations would help in the management of student achievement and possibly improve their achievements.
Research question
Is teacher experience in US public schools, education level, and turnover predictors of fourth-grade student achievement on NAEP mathematics assessments?
Methodology and design.
A descriptive correlational study was used to assess teachers’ relationship, education and turnover, and students’ overall achievements (Walker, 2017). The variables employed in the research study are measurable and quantifiable. Thus, the nature of the variables and the study’s objectives motivated the use of a descriptive research study.
Part Two.
Introduction
Evaluation of student performance in schools is important in understanding student performance and overall school performance. The performance of student s in different subjects is affected by various factors. These factors range from psychological, economic, social factors. Additionally, student performance in some subjects seems to be associate with performance in other subjects. We investigate the association between the student’s performance in mathematics and literature.
Problem Statement
Accessing students’ performance in a specific subject concerning performance in another subject is crucial in improving student performance. Studies have indicated that student performance in literature subject is associate with mathematics performance. Establishing this association would help in improving student performance in these subjects.
Purpose of the study
The purpose of this correlational study is to examine if there exists a statistically significant association between student performance in literature and mathematics.
Research Question
Is there a correlation between student literature performance and mathematics performance?
The score is represented with a percentage value ranging from 0 to 100
Hypothesis
Null hypothesis (H0): There is no statistically significant correlation between student performance in mathematics and literature
The alternative hypothesis (H1): There exists a statistically significant correlation between student performance in mathematics and literature
Computing correlation
The Pearson correlation coefficient is computed as follows:
A correlation coefficient above 0.5 represents a high positive correlation. The sign of the correlation coefficient represents the direction of the association. The p-value score determines the significance of the correlation. If the p-value score is below 0.05, the correlation between the variables is statistically significant (Schober, & Schwarte, 2018).
Study summary
There exist a positive correlation between literature performance and mathematics performance. The correlation coefficient is above 0.5, an indication that the correlation is statistically higher enough for reporting. A positive correlation implies that an increase in mathematics performance would increase literature performance and vice versa.
Application of correlation in future studies.
Correlation studies can investigate overall student performance based on student class attendance, sitting position, gender, and age.
References
Schober, P., Boer, C., & Schwarte, L. A. (2018). Correlation coefficients: appropriate use and interpretation. Anesthesia & Analgesia, 126(5), 1763-1768.
Walker, A. C. (2017). A correlation study of PK12 teacher experience, education level, turnover, and student achievement (Doctoral dissertation, Northcentral University).