Dr. W.A. Kritsonis, Dissertation Chair for Dr. Steven Norfleet

1. A MIXED METHODS STUDY OF STUDENT EXPERENCES WITH SCHOOL PRACTICES DEEMED IMPORTANT TO AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT A Dissertation Defense by Steven Norfleet April 9, 2010 William Allan Kritsonis, Dissertation Chair Major Subject: Educational Leadership

6. Trend in Black-White Achievement Gap in Reading 1971-2008 Source: Rampey, B.D., Dion, G.S., & Donahue, P.L. (2009). National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)

7. Trend in Black-White Achievement Gap in Mathematics 1971-2008 Source: Rampey, B.D., Dion, G.S., & Donahue, P.L. (2009). National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)

8. Trend in Black-White Achievement Gap in Mathematics 1971-2008 Source: Rampey, B.D., Dion, G.S., & Donahue, P.L. (2009). National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)

9. Trend in Grade Twelve Science Achievement Gap by Race/Ethnicity 1996-2005 Source: Grigg, W., Lauko, M., and Brockway, D. (2006). The Nation’s Report Card: Science 2005 (NCES 2006-466). Washington, DC: Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Government Printing Office.

11. Texas College Readiness Scores Source: Texas Education Agency, 2009

22. Conceptual Model (cont.) Student Improved Student Achievement Lezotte’s Correlates of Effective Schools SAFE AND ORDERLY ENVIRONMENT CLIMATE OF HIGH EXPECTATION FOR SUCCESS CLEAR AND FOCUSED MISSION POSITIVE HOME/SCHOOL RELATIONS FREQUENT MONITORING OF STUDENT PROGRESS OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN, TIME ON TASK INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP

44. Findings Quantitative Analysis and Findings (SPSS 13.0) Research Question #1 Statistical Measurement How do African American students, enrolled in a developmental education mathematics course at a selected historically Black university describe their experiences with each correlate of effective schools? Descriptive statistics measures including central tendencies, frequency distribution, and percentages were used to summarize the results of the survey.