Date of Award
1996
Document Type
Master's Project
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
STEM Education & Professional Studies
Program/Concentration
Occupational and Technical Studies
Committee Director
Ritz, John M.
Abstract
The problem of this study was to analyze students receiving home schooling and their family characteristic variables relating to academic achievement. The following research questions were intended to develop a plan of attack to reach conclusions: Do home school students have higher percentile scores on standardized achievement tests than national average? Do home school students have higher percentile scores in specific subject areas on standardized achievement tests than the national average? Do family characteristics relate to student achievement?
Recommended Citation
Blackmore, Dennis, "Home Schooling: A Study to Determine Student Achievement and Family Characteristic Relationships" (1996). OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers. 330.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/ots_masters_projects/330