Re above, school climate is inextricably linked to higher
academic outcomes as well.
I see its impact each and every day in the quality of my students work and
their academic outcomes as so far, 100 % of our graduating students have been accepted to 4 - year schools.
In a study of 35 recommended programs serving either elementary or middle school students, Reisner and colleagues (2007) found positive
academic outcomes as well as social and behavioral benefits.
Of course, our emphasis on improvement in student
academic outcomes as the key metric in principal (and teacher) evaluations and subsequent accountability is a primary driver in motivating principals to increase their instructional expertise.
They care as much about improving
academic outcomes as any who came before.
Not exact matches
And while the
academic debate over patient
outcomes is a heated one, a rough consensus does emerge when it comes to more complicated surgeries — such
as radical prostatectomy, where the prostate gland and some of its surrounding tissue is removed, usually to treat prostate cancer.
Or a similar integrity, for,
as Anderson writes, «the largest and most rigorous
academic study on the results of hormonal and surgical transitioning... found strong evidence of poor psychological
outcomes.»
At the same time, Turnaround's staff works to improve the classroom environment
as a whole, coaching teachers on strategies to improve students»
academic outcomes by improving their experience in class.
These are just a few examples of how breakfast - in - the - classroom has been used
as a creative tool for administrators and educators to address food insecurity, disciplinary issues, tardiness and absenteeism, and trips to the school nurse — and that's on top of improved
academic outcomes for students who eat school breakfast!
Supportive parents had the best developmental
outcomes,
as measured by
academic achievement, educational attainment, family obligation (considered positive
outcomes),
academic pressure, depressive symptoms, and parent - child alienation (considered negative).
Researchers associate parenting styles with a range of child
outcomes in areas such
as social skills and
academic performance.
Fathers» involvement in parenting is associated with positive cognitive, developmental, and socio - behavioural child
outcomes such
as improved weight gain in preterm infants, improved breastfeeding rates, higher receptive language skills, and higher
academic achievement [33].
During his eight years
as Deputy Superintendent and then Superintendent in San Francisco, Carranza drove progress in
academic outcomes, outpacing gains in the state and narrowing the achievement gap.
In real terms, these rules which exist in virtually every jurisdiction, include laws and regulations which forbid the unauthorized use of state resources for political purposes, contributions from dubious sources, violation of campaign funding limits
as prescribed by enabling laws, the use of money to influence voters and election
outcomes, non-disclosure of campaign spending, abuse of media, broadcasting and political advertising rules, and rules on declaration of assets,
academic qualifications, health and other disclosures and internal party guidelines and rules.
One commonly used definition of a «good» school is one that has high
academic outcomes in absolute terms - its students don't drop out, frequently go to college, frequently go to selective colleges if they do go to college, frequently find decent jobs if they don't go to college, perform well on standardized tests, take more advanced classes such
as advanced placement, international baccalaureate, honors and college classes, etc..
«The time parents spend with children is regarded
as critical for positive cognitive, behavioral and
academic outcomes,» she said.
«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.
The dataset included measures of students»
academic competence, specifically test scores in math and reading,
as well
as psychosocial
outcomes.
A national school - based mental health program that is now reaching almost one quarter of all elementary school students in Chile appears to have produced significant improvements in both behavioral and
academic outcomes, such
as attention problems and school attendance, among participating students.
As an
academic medical center, UT Southwestern has highly trained specialists who work together to treat even the most complicated cases and provide optimal
outcomes.
This results in a glut of postdoctoral trainees who, even though they are aware that only 14.3 % of PhDs in the life sciences end up in tenure track position 5 years after receiving their PhDs, still strive to become
academic researchers themselves (44 % of postdocs in the life sciences name faculty - research
as their preferred career
outcome - see below).
As economic and political pressures impacting the
academic enterprise continue to change, the postdoc experience has evolved from short, focused periods of training into often multidisciplinary, extended positions with less clear
outcomes.
Within his current role at ABTU, he oversees and administers annual
outcomes assessment studies, state and federal accreditation reporting,
as well
as satisfactory
academic progress monitoring.
Evaluations of career academies have shown a positive impact (download) on
academic outcomes such
as high school attendance, credits earned, grade point averages, and graduation rates.
We have shown that, despite their limitations, aggregate measures of non-cognitive skills based on student self - reports provide useful information about students» development,
as both levels and year - to - year changes in students» self - ratings are associated with changes in related
academic and behavioral
outcomes.
In many cases, this is accompanied by a slight decline on various
academic outcomes such
as task completion and achievement.
And when they mapped those students against their
academic outcomes, they found that the disengaged students did not perform much better than the students who were described
as uncooperative or challenging behaviours, and they never caught up academically.
The effects of high - stakes testing programs on
outcomes such
as retention, graduation, and admission into
academic programs are different from the results of using grades alone.
These strong long - term
outcomes — which tend to be much more significant than any short - term test - score gains — likely reflect Catholic schools» focus on discipline and character
as much
as their excellent
academics.
Harvard Graduate School of Education will work with the Strategic Education Research Partnership and other partners to complete a program of work designed to a) investigate the predictors of reading comprehension in 4th - 8th grade students, in particular the role of skills at perspective - taking, complex reasoning, and
academic language in predicting deep comprehension
outcomes, b) track developmental trajectories across the middle grades in perspective - taking, complex reasoning,
academic language skill, and deep comprehension, c) develop and evaluate curricular and pedagogical approaches designed to promote deep comprehension in the content areas in 4th - 8th grades, and d) develop and evaluate an intervention program designed for 6th - 8th grade students reading at 3rd - 4th grade level.The HGSE team will take responsibility, in collaboration with colleagues at other institutions, for the following components of the proposed work: Instrument development: Pilot data collection using interviews and candidate assessment items, collaboration with DiscoTest colleagues to develop coding of the pilot data so
as to produce well - justified learning sequences for perspective - taking, complex reasoning,
academic language skill, and deep comprehension.Curricular development: HGSE investigators Fischer, Selman, Snow, and Uccelli will contribute to the development of a discussion - based curriculum for 4th - 5th graders, and to the expansion of an existing discussion - based curriculum for 6th - 8th graders, with a particular focus on science content (Fischer), social studies content (Selman), and
academic language skills (Snow & Uccelli).
The CFSI's current approach mixes inputs such
as demographics with
outcomes like
academic results to arrive at a single score.
In the case of afterschool programs,
as you mentioned, the official evaluation of the federally funded 21st Century afterschool program didn't show effects on students»
academic outcomes, at least.
Fall - Hamilton Elementary emphasizes social and emotional learning and trauma - informed practices
as a path to improving students»
academic outcomes.
It should come
as no surprise to anyone if we see some very disappointing
academic outcomes in Louisiana's voucher program.
Taken
as a whole, the evidence on racial composition, desegregation, and resegregation effects suggests that desegregation had a positive but likely uneven effect on
academic and social
outcomes.
Indeed, at a time when parents are being admonished to develop their children's emotional and social intelligences
as much
as their
academic ones, it may well undermine parents» confidence in a results - based accountability system if all that system does is measure
academic outcomes.
Could something
as simple
as changing the grade configuration of schools improve
academic outcomes?
The permaculture design principles are a filter for developing more strategic
outcomes that contain rich
academic rigor and an increased understanding of students» tremendous potential
as change makers in their communities.
On one side: the informal network of advocates, philanthropists, educators, and nonprofit organizations that all back higher
academic standards, greater accountability, and improved teaching, and who saw the city
as a potential proof point for their theories of how to improve student
outcomes.
Investing time and resources into developing, establishing and maintaining an emotionally healthy culture produces long term benefits for the emotional health of the whole school community
as well
as enduring impacts on the pupils» social, emotional and
academic outcomes.
But it had already distinguished itself
as the only member of the market - share club with consistently high
academic outcomes.
In the meta - analysis, grit accounts for about 3 percent of the variance in
academic achievement
outcomes when it is examined
as a single predictor.
But it is unclear to what degree they reflect racial bias
as opposed to differences in socioeconomic status and levels of
academic preparation between white students and black students that could influence both expectations and
outcomes.
Looking beyond graduation rates, we also found that the phase - out process did not have a clear impact — positive or negative — on other
academic outcomes for the phase - out cohort, such
as credits earned or Regents exams passed, or on attendance.
This makes it difficult to confidently assess the causal effects of the program, separate from pre-existing characteristics which may simultaneously affect both who participates in FWS
as well
as subsequent
academic and labor market
outcomes (factors such
as student's
academic ability, organization, or motivation).
Our first approach measures the relationship between student
outcomes and one teacher's expectation, controlling for the other teacher's expectation
as well
as the student's home background,
academic ability, and past grades.
«While a handful of SEL programs have been tested and shown to improve children's SEL skills
as well
as academic, mental health, and behavioral
outcomes, the effect sizes are smaller than we would expect,» says Jones.
Since improved AP
outcomes may not necessarily reflect increased learning and could come at the expense of other
academic outcomes, I also looked beyond these immediate effects to the broader set of
outcomes, such
as high school graduation rates, SAT and ACT performance, and the percentage of students attending college.
Particular emphasis was placed on how inequitable funding for public schools can hamper efforts to boost
academic outcomes and improve achievement among vulnerable student populations,
as well
as on exploring what could be done to change it.
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 f
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 f
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.