http://hdl.handle.net/10139/33 Search the Channel search http://repository.library.csuci.edu/simple-search http://hdl.handle.net/10139/656 Title: Comparison of Eighth Grade California Standards Test in Sixth through Eighth Grade and Kindergarten through Eighth Grade Schools<br/><br/>Authors: Lang, Mary E.H.<br/><br/>Abstract: This research examined the academic success rate of exiting eighth grade students in the state of California from both kindergarten through eighth grade configured schools and sixth through eighth grade configured schools. This study was conducted using publicly available data on the California State Department of Education homepage. The research looks at a three-year comparison of California Standards Tests (CST) for the following subjects: language arts, algebra 1, social science and science. These results were analyzed to determine if there was a relationship between grade configuration and academic success. http://hdl.handle.net/10139/655 Title: Investment Betting Algorithm<br/><br/>Authors: Long, Jarrod<br/><br/>Abstract: All bettors, including the ”House,” experience losing streaks and winningstreaks. The House typically has a ”bankroll” that is orders of magnitudelarger than that of any individual bettor, and so can survive losing streakswithout going bankrupt, thus remaining solvent long enough to win. Onlinewagering provides a new twist to this age-old scenario. We use elementarymathematical principles together with the idea of a virtual infinite samplesize and the elimination of time as a constraint to develop a fail-proof systemthat generates the greatest possible exponential growth of capital.Let σ (stake) be the amount you wish to invest or wager each time andρ (return) be your return or odds on a proposition. Let n (number) be thesum of consecutive loosing investments or number of times you can loose onan identical proposition before depleting a specified amount of investmentcapital called β ( bankroll). The resultant equation, which I call the :Investment Betters Algorithm (click on thesis to view)provides the answer to remaining solvent long enough to outlast the irrationality of the simulated online ” wagers open market ” through a geometricprogression. The augmented bankroll β , calculated slightly higher than thetypical sum of the Geometric Series, can serve as a safeguard to capital ruinby it extreme disproportion to. Consider further the expected value of evenmoney propositions, a virtual infinite sample size, and the elimination oftime as a constraint and you have a no fail system to generate the greatestprogressive exponential growth of capital.Current problems associated with financial return optimization algorithms are identified and discussed. Probable solutions to those problemsare also prescribed along with improvements to diversified portfolio design. http://hdl.handle.net/10139/654 Title: Disproportionate Representation of Minority Students in Special Education<br/><br/>Authors: Streicher, Amy<br/><br/>Abstract: The purpose of this thesis is to present the history of minority students in special education. This study is especially significant since the population if language minority students, whose native languages are other than English, is increasing. Along with the increase, there has also been an increased number of minority students becoming eligible for special education services. There are thirteen different categories to which an individual can be eligible for special education: however, in my current practice, I have seen three areas that are over-represented by minority students. Those three areas are Mental Retardation (MR), Emotional Disturbance (ED), and Specific Learning Disability (SLD).This thesis will examine the federal laws affecting school districts’ legal obligations with respect to minority children and additionally discuss the issues of the disproportionate representation of minority students in Special Education. In this study, the guiding question is: with such a disproportionate representation if minority students in special education, what laws have been created to implement change, and what can schools do in order to reduce the ethnic over representation? http://hdl.handle.net/10139/652 Title: Re-Evaluation of Students with Learning Disabilities and Retention in the Special Education Setting<br/><br/>Authors: Salas, Hilda<br/><br/>Abstract: This research examined special education re-evaluation practices in the area of Specific Learning Disability and the number of students remaining in special education when eligibility criteria is no longer met. The study was conducted in a comprehensive high school district, gathering data from the Specific Learning Disability summary sheet which is completed every three years at the time of re-evaluation. The study found that over half of students receiving special education services no longer meet eligibility criteria. Policy implications are discussed with suggestions on how the Response to Intervention model may assist in transitioning students from special education to general education classes.