1. The Relationship
between Transiency and
Student Performance
Emily M. Spira
Piedmont College

2. Why student transiency?
America has the highest rate of transiency in the world.
According to data from the 2010 Current
Population Survey 100.2 million people
aged 5 years and over lived in a different
residence 5 years ago.
Data from the 2009 ASEC indicate that 37.1 million
U.S. residents moved between 2008 and 2009
(Table 1a). This represents an increase of 1.9 million
from the 2008 estimate of 35.2 million movers.

3. Why student transiency?

4. Research Question
What impact does transiency have on
student achievement in reading and
math?

5. Approval
process
Participants:
Analysis of
Variance
test
89 3rd grade
students
Methodology
Students were
designated as
Data
collection in
April 2013
1. Not Mobile
2. Mobile
3. Highly Mobile
Instrument:
Reading and
Math GCRCT

6. Data Analysis
Reading GCRCT Mean Scores
Math GCRCT Mean Scores
Not Mobile
867.5238
Not Mobile
870.1077
Mobile
860.8824
Mobile
861.4118
Highly Mobile
855.8889
Highly Mobile
849.8889
Highly Mobile
Highly Mobile
Mobile
Series1
Not Mobile
Mobile
Series1
Not Mobile
850
855
860
865
870
830
840
850
860
870
880

7. Data Analysis
Analysis of Variance for Math
GCRCT
Analysis of Variance for Reading
GCRCT
SSB
1436.082
2
718.04
SSB
3769.47
2
1884.74
SSW
21310.37
87
244.95
SSW
222061.3
89
2495.07
SST
22746.45
SST
225830.7
MSB
718.041
MSW
244.9468
MSB
1884.735
F
2.931416
MSW
F
2495.071
0.755383

8. Conclusion
•
•
There is not a significant difference between any of the
groups on the reading and math GCRCT (p<.05).
The findings indicate transiency does not impact third grade
student achievement in reading and math as measured by
GCRCT.

9. Implications for Further Research
Common Core
Standards
What impacts
student
achievement?
Same study
with 6th grade
students

10. Thank you for coming!
Questions?