Sentences with phrase «research on academic achievement»

A Synthesis of Research on Academic Achievement in a Second Language.

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When asked whether his run was his proudest achievement, Sir Roger, who went on to become a distinguished neurologist and Master of Pembroke College, said he felt prouder of his contribution to academic medicine through research in to the responses of the nervous system.

Denise Pope, the founder of Challenge Success, in August released a book, «Overloaded and Underprepared,» that provides practical recommendations for schools based on years of academic research on workload and achievement.

But new research that suggests breastfeeding can significantly improve academic achievement later in life is offering food for thought on the impact of neonatal nutrition.

Research indicated that the Chinese children were sleeping less than youngsters in the United States and Europe, who had participated in similar studies — differences which may be a result of a focus on studying and academic achievement in China.

«Additional research is needed to examine impacts on academic achievement across different demographics and for longer periods and on outcomes in other domains, such as energy balance.

Davis - Kean and colleagues Jacquelynne Eccles, also of the University of Michigan, and Miriam Linver of Columbia University presented their findings in a paper titled «Influences of Gender on Academic Achievement» at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence in New Orleans on April 13.

Candidates for the Zuckerman STEM Leadership Program are assessed based on their academic and research achievements, as well as on personal merit and leadership qualities, without regard to race, religion, gender, ethnicity, or age.

It's easy to fall into the mindset that you'll have time to be happy and enjoy yourself after you accomplish x, y, and z. However, human nature (and plenty of academic research) suggests that after each major achievement, our brain adapts and then sets its sights on a new goal.

Benefits to School Life Looking at the lasting impact of LOtC experiences in terms of academic performance, Learning Away's recent research found that school trips resulted in higher academic achievement, with 61 per cent of students achieving higher than their predicted grade following a school trip based on the subject area.

Even as school systems redrew their boundaries, fired black teachers and principals, and tore up foundational enrollment structures to comply with desegregation orders, they largely ignored Coleman's earlier research on motivation and academic achievement, which found that competition «has a magic ability to create a strong group goal.»

Departing from the decades of research that have been done on the factors that contribute to failure, she examines the factors and structure of family life and classroom environment that contribute to academic achievement.

For the most part, he says, the past decade of research on the accountability movement in education has focused on two things: whether or not the tests increased academic achievement, and how high - stakes testing has led to certain behaviors such as teaching to the test or manipulating the data.

Few realize that Coleman himself saw that work as a «detour» from his main line of research on how academic games could be used to foster student engagement, effort, and — ultimately — achievement.

And don't forget reams of research showing that few preschool programs, even good ones, have lasting effects on kids» academic achievement.

Despite the challenges of isolating the impact of school desegregation on student achievement, a small but growing body of research provides valuable evidence on the relationship between segregation policies and students» academic and social outcomes.

In «New Kids on the Block,» (research), Sanbonmatsu, Kling, Duncan, and Brooks - Gunn report the findings of their MTO study and offer several possible explanations for the program's lack of overall positive effects on academic achievement.

Despite the need to keep the focus on academic achievement, the Teacher Advancement Program acknowledges that research has identified pedagogical methods that help students learn, so it includes evaluation of classroom skills as part of its teacher compensation system.

The Commission, chaired by Dr. Paul Hill of the University of Washington, carefully reviewed the research on the impact of school choice on student achievement and included in its report the following statement: «The most rigorous school choice evaluations that used random assignment... found that academic gains from vouchers were largely limited to the African - American students in their studies.»

Research by the universities of Strathclyde and Dundee on the positive impact that exercise can have on academic achievement amongst teenagers offers another reason to prioritise physical activity for school children.

In a 17 - page paper published recently by Learn Inc., a Washington - based policy - research organization, Mr. Walberg said Chapter 1 (formerly Title I) money has not raised the academic achievement of needy students and has often been spent on students who are not poor.

Their summary of the sector's academic outcomes, which draws heavily on a series of studies by the Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) at Stanford University, is likewise relatively uncontroversial: there is a positive achievement effect for poor, nonwhite, urban students, but suburban and rural charters come up short, as do online charters, about which the authors duly report negative findings.

Following an existing literature on teacher and school value - added, this recent charter school research controls for student demographics and baseline academic achievement in order to estimate the effectiveness of individual schools.

This included: attendance levels (studies show a positive relationship between participation in sports and school attendance); behaviour (research concludes that even a little organised physical activity, either inside or outside the classroom, has a positive effect on classroom behaviour, especially amongst the most disruptive pupils); cognitive function (several studies report a positive relationship between physical activity and cognition, concentration, attention span and perceptual skills); mental health (studies indicate positive impacts of physical activity on mood, well - being, anxiety and depression, as well as on children's self - esteem and confidence); and attainment (a number of well - controlled studies conclude that academic achievement is maintained or enhanced by increased physical activity).

Fourteen percent of Michigan's charters are both low - performing and do little to improve student achievement, according to Stanford University's Center for Research on Educational Outcomes; while just one of the 11 charters shut down in 2015 - 2016 were closed because of academic failure, according to data from the Wolverine State's Department of Education.]

While Mayor Bill de Blasio has made community schools a central part of his education agenda, critics have said there is mixed research on whether the community school model actually improves academic achievement in low - income neighborhoods.

The finding that family financial support enhances academic achievement in the form of test scores is consistent with other research on the impact of the EITC showing impacts on later outcomes such as college enrollment.

Reardon's research on the relationship between academic achievement and family income found an increased link between family income and children's academic achievement, noting in earlier studies, «The income achievement gap does not appear to be a result of a growing achievement gap between children with highly educated and less - educated parents.

The appointment of Mr. Winick, a senior research fellow in the college of education at the University of Texas at Austin, underscores the importance the Bush administration places on the national assessment, an independent barometer of academic achievement across the 50 states.

Decades of research on effective schools conclusively demonstrates that setting high standards and expectations for all children, but especially those most at - risk of academic failure, creates a more positive, inclusive school culture and raises their level of achievement.

A research professor of education at New York University, Ravitch recently published a book, Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America's Public Schools — which argues that the crisis in American education is not a crisis of academic achievement, but of the destruction of public schools across the country — that landed in the number 10 spot on the New York Times Best Seller list.

The article examines research on the importance of social support services in the academic achievement of U.S. students.

Developing a growth mindset can happen at any grade level, as Dweck's research has shown that student ideas about intelligence can be manipulated in schools by educators in order to have a positive impact on academic achievement.

«CAP chose to ignore the most recent research on the academic performance of voucher programs, including the recently released study showing improved academic achievement for Louisiana Scholarship Program students.

An overview of and commentary on the relationship between social emotional learning and academic achievement, including research findings.

Dr. Ildi Laczko - Kerr, Chief Academic Officer for the Arizona Charter Schools Association and Center for Student Achievement, recently spoke with KJZZ host Mark Brodie on The Show to discuss new research by the non-partisan Center for Student Achievement and a Yale University researcher.

The research evidence is clear that teachers have long - term effects on students» later well - being, including on their academic achievement, how far they go in school, and their wages once working.

Here educators can find links and references to specific articles and research on practical approaches for improving academic achievement, classroom discipline, and building communities of learners.

Keep your eye on the fact that at the end of the day, the research is clear: academic achievement is about instruction.

Research has demonstrated that the academic achievement of children is dependent on many factors, the largest being poverty.

Research points to the beneficial effects of smaller classes on students» academic success, and many states have turned to class - size reduction to raise student achievement (U.S. Department of Education, 2000).

The documented results of these programs, together with the growing research on public alternative schools (Kleiner, Porch, & Farris, 2002), provide a knowledge base about comprehensive approaches to increasing both academic achievement and high school completion rates — which generally go hand in hand.

Extensive research documents the impact on academic achievement of poverty - related family and community factors such as lack of school readiness, disproportionate physical and mental health needs, and summer learning loss.

Other areas of research interest include neighborhood and school effects on student academic achievement, chronic absenteeism, and summer learning loss.

Research on high school students» learning styles and academic achievement.

A school culture of high academic achievement featuring rigorous instruc - tion and curriculum based on research, best practices, and high academic standards.

Ryan J. Smith is executive director of The Education Trust — West, a research and advocacy organization focused on educational justice and the high academic achievement of all California students, particularly those of color and living in poverty.

These kinds of programs empower faculty to conduct cutting - edge research on language learning, bilugualism, international curricular issues, and immigrant education, which includes a recently awarded $ 1.8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education for Project LEAD (Leadership in English Acquisition, Academic Achievement and Development).

The purpose of this Literacy Plan is to provide an overview of how our dedicated Metro Deaf School staff will; continually work to improve the academic achievement of all students by identifying needs, implement research - based instructions, engage in on - going study and self - reflection to improve the shared practice of teaching, and involve parents and the community in a joint partnership to stay actively responsive to the needs of our children.

Dr. Stein has conducted quasi-experimental and mixed - methods research on school choice that has investigated the instructional conditions of charter public schools, parent involvement in charter public schools, and the effect of choice on student sorting by race and academic achievement.