Ayana McCoy
Biographic Data
| ID | 6007426 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ayana McCoy |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ayana |
| FAMILY NAME | McCoy |
| SIGNATURE | MCCOY A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Massachusetts Boston |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0573-0294 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Identifying Levers Related to Student Performance on High-Stakes Science Exams
Background Many students enter into postsecondary education without the preparation to face the demands of postsecondary coursework in science. Increasingly, policymakers and educational researchers are responding to calls for reforming secondary education to provide more opportunity for all students to receive high-quality education and to become career and college ready. Purpose This study attempts to identify levers to increase student learnin…
When Do Students in Low-SES Schools Perform Better-Than-Expected on a High-Stakes Test? Analyzing School, Teacher, Teaching, and Professional Development Characteristics
This empirical study analyzed data from 638 teachers and 11,800 students in low-socioeconomic status (SES) urban schools (and schools with urban characteristics) exploring associations of school, teacher, teaching, and professional development characteristics toward student performance on the revised Advanced Placement (AP) Biology and AP Chemistry examinations. The analyses indicated that districts per-student funding allocations, the days of in…
Use of the stages of concern questionnaire in a national top-down reform effort
Investigating relationships between school context, teacher professional development, teaching practices, and student achievement in response to a nationwide science reform
Investigating relationships between school context, teacher professional development, teaching practices, and student achievement in response to a nationwide science reform
Use of the stages of concern questionnaire in a national top-down reform effort
Identifying Levers Related to Student Performance on High-Stakes Science Exams
Background Many students enter into postsecondary education without the preparation to face the demands of postsecondary coursework in science. Increasingly, policymakers and educational researchers are responding to calls for reforming secondary education to provide more opportunity for all students to receive high-quality education and to become career and college ready. Purpose This study attempts to identify levers to increase student learnin…
When Do Students in Low-SES Schools Perform Better-Than-Expected on a High-Stakes Test? Analyzing School, Teacher, Teaching, and Professional Development Characteristics
This empirical study analyzed data from 638 teachers and 11,800 students in low-socioeconomic status (SES) urban schools (and schools with urban characteristics) exploring associations of school, teacher, teaching, and professional development characteristics toward student performance on the revised Advanced Placement (AP) Biology and AP Chemistry examinations. The analyses indicated that districts per-student funding allocations, the days of in…
Mathematics education (4 works) · Pedagogy (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Curriculum (3 works) · Diverse Educational Innovations Studies (3 works) · Educational Assessment and Improvement (3 works) · Professional development (3 works) · Academic achievement (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Geography (2 works)