Sentences with phrase «associate gains in student learning»

Inquiry was sustained when teachers could directly associate gains in student learning with practices they were trying.

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The study — funded by the Department of Education and the National Institutes of Health — found first - grade teachers with a higher percentage of students with math difficulties in their classrooms were more likely to use student - centered instructional methods (such as the use of calculators, or movement and music to learn math) that have not been associated with achievement gains.

Professional development models associated with gains in student learning frequently provide built - in time for teachers to think about, receive input on, and make changes to their practice by providing intentional time for feedback and / or reflection.

If test results show significant widespread gains in student results temporally associated with district reform plans, if these trends are generalized across all or most schools, and if the performance gaps between previous groups of low and high performing students and schools are seen to be diminishing over time, the argument is made that district reform efforts are having a positive impact on student learning.