Not exact matches
We can gain further insight into the factors
associated with
teacher mobility by examining the pre - and post-move school
characteristics for
teachers moving to a new school within the same district.
We hesitate to say that education itself is producing these gains, because a
teacher's level of education is likely to be
associated with personal
characteristics not accounted for in our analysis, and these may be the very factors responsible for the improvements in student achievement.
Associate Professor Sharon Lierse discusses how the results of a research project helped her identify seven key
characteristics of an outstanding
teacher.
This test consists of 20 items (with an
associated answer key for the
teacher) that assess the vocabulary, grammar, and cultural concepts listed below: • Country / Region: South America: Colombia, a Magic Land • Vocabulary Themes: physical
characteristics and parts of the body • Grammar Themes: adjectives: descriptives; agreement; gender and number • Writing in Spanish: el alfabeto • Culture Theme: Colombia and the Arts An alternate version of the test is also provided to the
teacher, in case a student needs to re-take the assessment or for use in large classrooms.
They then seek school variables or student conditions such as household and community
characteristics and school service levels (for example,
teacher qualifications) that are statistically
associated with that performance level.
The second approach, typically
associated with value - added models (VAMs), controls for student background
characteristics and under some conditions can be used to identify the causal effects of schools and
teachers.
Given the time constraints, Coleman used the proportion of variance in student achievement
associated with various educational inputs — such as schools,
teacher characteristics, student - reported parental
characteristics, and peer
characteristics — as a type of divining rod for identifying promising targets for intervention.
These same schools report poor achievement by other major student groups as well, and have a set of
characteristics associated generally with poor standardized test performance — such as high student -
teacher ratios, high student enrollments and high levels of students living in or near poverty.
The measures of
teacher quality that are used by most public school systems to screen candidates and determine compensation — certification, experience, and education level — have been well researched, but there is little definitive empirical evidence that these
characteristics, defined in general terms, are
associated with higher student achievement.
More recently, researchers have sought to isolate
teachers» contribution to student performance and assess how much of their overall contribution can be
associated with measurable
teacher characteristics, such as experience and degree level.
Other school
characteristics associated with better student achievement included: more time spent on English instruction;
teacher pay plans that were based on
teachers» effectiveness at improving student achievement, principals» evaluations, or whether
teachers took on additional duties, rather than traditional pay scales; an emphasis on academics in schools» mission statements; and a classroom policy of punishing or rewarding the smallest of student infractions.
Determine student
characteristics and contextual factors
associated with response to intervention as a means of informing treatment decisions and to determine the extent to which student
characteristics (e.g., memory, motivation) and contextual factors (e.g.,
teacher knowledge, school effectiveness ratings, neighborhood access to literacy) can predict response to intervention initially and longitudinally.
One study that found considerable instability in
teachers» value - added scores from class to class and year to year examined changes in student
characteristics associated with the changes in
teacher ratings.
Like some traditional schools, certain charters have
characteristics associated with higher turnover, such as their location in low - income communities and hiring of younger, newer
teachers, said Leib Sutcher, research
associate at the Palo Alto - based Learning Policy Institute.
What
characteristics or behaviors do
teachers have in common that are most closely
associated with student success?
It explains the major
characteristics associated with autism and helps
teachers understand the ways children with autism relate to the world.
Characteristics and behaviours
associated with emotional disturbance and / or behavioural problems may include: aggressive or anti-social behaviour; inattentiveness; distractibility and impulsiveness; impaired social interactions; a general inability to cope with the routine of daily tasks; obsessive and repetitive behaviours; attention - seeking behaviours such as negative interactions or a poor attitude towards work, peers or
teachers; and depressed behaviours such as withdrawal, anxiety and mood swings.