Sentences with phrase «although high achievement»

Although high achievement, represented through grade point average or class rank, was desirable, any performance short of failure was sufficient.

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18) Mauricio Pochettino (Tottenham Hotspur)-- The Spurs boss is perhaps surprisingly high on the list, although it is hard to argue with his Southampton achievements.

Liverpool also edge the Everton camp with a history of high achievements and although they have been sparse of late, one suspects that new trophy cabinets are already being constructed to accommodate the new era under Klopp.

Although the difference was slight, high - income children outperformed their less wealthy peers on both IQ tests and an exam designed to replicate achievement in various academic subjects.

Although that sentiment is widely shared by legislators, many also think that NSF is better equipped than ED to run a high - quality program with a lasting impact on student achievement.

In summary, although teachers in the U.S. are more likely to be drawn from the lower end of the academic achievement distribution than are teachers in selected high - performing countries, the picture is a bit more nuanced than the rhetoric suggests, and as we illustrate, it has in fact changed over time in an encouraging direction.

Washington — Although the federal Chapter 1 program bypasses some schools with high poverty rates and some students with low achievement levels, it generally reaches the disadvantaged children it was meant to benefit, a new Education Department study concludes.

Although there is some indication that the implementation of MCAS testing has improved curriculum and helped push students and teachers to focus more aggressively on academic achievement, the potential consequences of depriving thousands of students a high - school diploma is simply unacceptable to most teachers.

Although it is possible that the additional course material taught in G&T classes is poorly aligned with topics covered in the achievement test, research documenting the benefits of being placed with higher - ability peers suggests that we should see improvements, even if that were the case.

The gains in schools that received «high - dosage tutoring in math were dramatic,» and the study found that although the tenets of the program worked together to produce strong overall results, tutoring was, on its own, «highly effective in increasing achievement.»

Although though their achievement scores were not significantly higher, the students in block scheduling did complete more courses in the same amount of time (eight instead of six or seven).

Although these explanations may seem harmless, researcher Martin Seligman has found that people who explain their experiences in pessimistic ways have a higher risk for depression, lower academic and professional achievement, and lower physical health than those who hold optimistic views.

Although, as the authors note, «most non-urban students do reasonably well in any case,» the causal effect of a year of non-urban charter attendance is a substantial reduction in achievement in all levels and subjects, on the order of 0.16 standard deviations in middle school with almost a quarter of a standard deviation decline in high school math.

Although a new federal law will require elementary and middle schools to try to raise student achievement, researchers meeting here last week said the federal government should play a role in improving high schools as well.

«Although it is too early to draw sweeping conclusions, the initial indications are that the average student attending a charter school has higher achievement than he or she otherwise would,» Miss Hoxby said.

Past studies have shown a small or no impact on achievement, although there is some suggestion of higher graduation rates.

Although modern, well - designed facilities do not guarantee higher student achievement, some basic features that parents can look for include a well - equipped library, a collection of age - appropriate books and periodicals in addition to textbooks in each classroom, a separate lunchroom and auditorium or large classroom for meetings and presentations, and adequate physical education facilities.

Although Gaetz's bill does not include fiscal expenditures, as noted in the main text (§ IV, supra), in reviewing the start time / academic achievement studies undertaken by fellow economists, Columbia University Assistant Professor of Finance and Economics Jonah Rockoff and the Walter H. Annenberg Professor of Education Policy, Professor of Economics, and Professor of Education at the University of Michigan, Brian Jacob, concluded that delaying middle and high school start times «from roughly 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. -LSB-,]» will increase academic achievement by 0.175 standard deviations on average, with effects for disadvantaged students roughly twice as large as advantaged students, at little or no cost to schools; i.e., a 9 to 1 benefits to costs ratio when utilizing single - tier busing, the most expensive transportation method available.

And a new study from the National Center on Performance Incentives at Vanderbilt University — although not studying the important question of whether teachers who receive high scores on TAP evaluations tend to produce greater gains in their students» test scores — found that a small sample of secondary schools using TAP produced no higher levels of student achievement than schools that hadn't implemented the TAP program.

Although the Student Achievement Guarantee in Education (SAGE) program is well accepted and attempts to meet some of these student needs, it has not reached some high poverty schools.

Both Klein and Rhee say their achievements include higher graduation rates and increased test scores, although critics question how accurately the statistics convey the true story and whether the scores are inflated.

Although it may seem as though having more assessments will mean we are more accurately estimating student achievement, the use of multiple measures does not, by itself, translate into high - quality evidence.

Although China shows it is possible to buck the trend, the dominant pattern appears to be that a combination of higher spending and higher levels of socio - economic background correlates with achievement.

In maths and science, the pattern for high achievement is reversed, although the gaps are narrower.

Although the goal of the majority of schools today is to have higher student achievement on standardized tests, the promise of that happening depends upon the school community as a system: (1) becoming student - centered (Comer, Meier, Darling - Hammond), and (2) learning how to reach and teach the diversity of students (Dewey, Johnson, Wheelock, Goodlad, Gay).

However, if a gifted child has lost the motivation to learn, he or she may not do well in school, although achievement test scores will usually remain high.

Instead of owning this outrageous record of failure, Achievement First uses their commentary piece to rationalize their abusive behaviors writing, «Although we have an unacceptably high number of suspensions at many Achievement First schools, the technical definition of suspension (which we hold to) is a removal from class or other activity for more than 90 minutes.

Although KIPP students have shown substantial academic gains, when KIPP took over a regular, high - poverty public school, serving a non self - selected population, the program failed, indicating that the academic achievement at KIPP may be due to the high motivation levels of the students, and not the charter program itself.

Although we did not find a direct connection between school composition and math achievement, we did find an indirect effect of attending a high - poverty or high - minority school on dropping out of high school.

Although we do not include a table reporting all correlations, we found SES to be significantly (and unsurprisingly) related to student achievement — a possible explanation for the high level of influence parents and students apparently exercise in schools in the higher quintiles of performance, which generally serve higher SES students.

Although it doesn't mess with the formula as much as recent limited - time modes such as 50v50 (self - explanatory) and High Explosives (rocket launchers, grenade launchers and grenades only), it's a worthwhile distraction from the daily achievement grind, and a particular treat for Avengers fans.

Although 10 percent may not sound high, it reflected a major achievement for both technologies, which have overcome numerous barriers to become competitive with coal, natural gas, and nuclear power.

Jolly - Ryan, supra n. 2, at 124 («Although the student may be a promising future lawyer, professors often give the impression of inadequacy by insisting on high achievement in law school activities that might have little relevance to the student's future practice area.

Although these do not require a specific degree, Insurance companies do look for a high standard of academic achievement and may request GCSE and A level results.

Although the experience of being stigmatized may take a toll on self - esteem, academic achievement, and other outcomes, many people with stigmatized attributes have high self - esteem, perform at high levels, are happy and appear to be quite resilient to their negative experiences (Heatherton, et al., 2000).

For example, studies have shown that authoritarian parenting (i.e., high parental control, low warmth), which may be detrimental in typically developing youth, 14,15 can be protective for children who are at - risk due to their environmental and / or behavioural profiles.16, 17 Similarly, although parentification was once conceived of as an inherently detrimental phenomenon, 18 children's provision of care to parents and kin may be associated with heightened self - esteem and achievement among some groups and depends strongly on the culture and value judgments of individuals within the family.19

Furthermore, the review indicates that authoritative parenting styles are often associated with higher levels of student achievement, although these findings are not consistent across culture, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status.