Ferebee's extensive experience in attenuating the impact of poverty on academic achievement boasts strategic turnaround for struggling Title I schools, double - digit gains in End of Course Assessments for Biology, Algebra, and English, and aggressive reductions in the dropout rate with concurrent increases in the graduation rate as compared to state performance. (chiefsforchange.org)
These unfavorable effects of n - 6 LA shown in the SDHS are consistent with two other randomized controlled trials, in which experimental dietary conditions selectively increased n - 6 LA in the place of SFAs by replacing animal fats and common margarines with corn oil.50 51 Together, these three trials provide a rare opportunity to evaluate the specific effects of increasing n - 6 LA without confounding from concurrent increases in n - 3 PUFAs. (bmj.com)
Research shows that interest, confidence and achievement are positively related to one another: improvement in performance over time requires concurrent increases in students» level of interest in mathematics and their competency beliefs (Denissen, Zarret, & Eccles, 2007). (teachermagazine.com.au)