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What is CognitiveGenesis
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"Our study is assessing the achievement level in Adventist schools compared to national norms, and the student, parent, teacher, or school factors associated with academic performance of elementary and secondary students in Adventist schools across the North American Division" |
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| Robert J.Cruise, Ph.D. Researh Team |
Why are we doing CognitiveGenesis?
Seventh-day Adventist educators have long maintained that their students’ achievement test scores (Iowa Test of Basic Skills scores), pass rates, and college matriculation percentages consistently outpace most public school and even other private school systems. The Annual Council of American Private Education Report indicates performance of private education students on nationwide standardized tests routinely outpaces those of public school students. Are these impressive facts or just well-intentioned propaganda?
CognitiveGenesis is the first division-wide (United States, Canada, and Bermuda) study to assess Adventist academics in elementary and secondary schools. Researchers at La Sierra University, in conjunction with the North American Division Office of Education (NADOE) and the cooperation of all nine unions, will undertake a three-year project. This research initiative will document the academic achievement of approximately 30,000 students in the NAD and examine the various factors that are related to achievement.
How will it be done?
Working together, the CognitiveGenesis Project at La Sierra University and the NADOE will gather information from surveys of teachers, administrators, students, and parents about factors that are related to academic achievement, including uniquely Adventist ones. These survey responses along with the standardized test results for students in Grades 3-9 and 11 will provide the basis for establishing an accurate documented picture of elementary and secondary Adventist academic achievement. This information will be collected over a three-year period, beginning fall of 2006.
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“Our purpose is not to defend the educational system as it is but to find out how well we are doing and what we can do to improve the educational experience of our children." |
| Elissa Kido, Ed.D. Project Director |
