Sentences with phrase «conduct rigorous studies»

Design and conduct rigorous studies of perceptions and knowledge about arctic environmental issues among the general public, Arctic residents, and other stakeholders.

In partnership with school districts and other organizations, researchers have an opportunity to conduct rigorous studies to inform local system improvement and, potentially, other efforts to support principal development.

Because most school districts do not keep detailed records regarding the cost and revenue associated with various components of the school food program, it is often difficult to gain a clear picture of how they use federal reimbursements (except where USDA has conducted rigorous studies).

AIR has an abiding interest in conducting rigorous studies that address pressing educational issues, particularly in the area of principal professional development and performance evaluation.

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So Bloom set out to conduct his own, rigorous study.

Just published in the journal the most careful, rigorous, and methodologically sound study ever conducted on this issue found numerous and significant differences between these groups — with the outcomes for children of h0m0 rated «suboptimal in almost every category

In taking this position, Spitzer has agreed purely scientific approach to the limitations of Spitzer's study and would be to conduct more rigorous outcome findings, something that he along with others have been calling for all along Even the APA Report on correct Responses to Orient.

The three questions can serve as horizons within which to conduct rigorous inquiry into any of the array of subject matters implied by the nature of congregations, disciplined by any relevant scholarly method, in such a way that attention is focused on the theological significance of what is studied:

In 2013, Mathematica conducted the first rigorous study of the impact of EL middle schools on academic achievement outcomes.

A well conducted randomized trial is more likely to produce correct results, but a less rigorous study might still satisfy a physician if the risks are low and its potential benefits are great, he says.

But conducting a rigorous scientific study in a disaster zone has its own drawbacks, he acknowledges.

Among the panel's recommendations are calls for more rigorous «intergeneration» animal feeding studies, a halt on trials conducted outside public institutes, and the removal of advisers with conflicts of interest from regulatory bodies.

Researchers will have to conduct rigorous computational and genetic studies to identify such a compound.

But few rigorous studies have been conducted on them, and many researchers question whether even the best programs do anything more than make people better at the game itself.

Jennifer Lansford, PhD, a developmental psychologist at Duke University's Center for Child and Family Policy, in Durham, N.C., says the study was «rigorous and well - conducted» and that the findings make sense.

While one case study by Sarah Fairbanks and colleagues in 2007 suggests that office referrals decreased following implementation of RTI, and teachers rated student misbehavior to be less intense and less frequent, few rigorous evaluations of RTI have been conducted.

Recently, a major university agreed to conduct a rigorous scientific study of my program.

From single schools to states and nations, we conduct research and evaluation studies that are rigorous, thorough and evidence - based.

SEDL conducts rigorous research studies to advance education knowledge, enable educators and policymakers to make informed decisions, and solve significant problems in education.

No other teacher effectiveness model or teacher evaluation model has subjected its components to such rigorous experimental control studies, all conducted by practicing teachers in real classrooms.

The new report, Effective Teacher Professional Development, reviewed 35 scientifically rigorous studies conducted over the past 30 years which showed significant gains in student achievement resulting from teacher development programs.

Analyses of the literature have acknowledged the lack of rigorous, experimental research on culturally based education, which points more to the difficulty in conducting such studies in public schools than to the validity of culturally responsive practices.

We conduct rigorous research and evaluation studies using quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods that inform education policy, promote equity, and improve student outcomes.

The Learning Policy Institute conducted a review of 35 methodologically rigorous studies that have demonstrated a positive link among teacher professional development, teaching practices, and student outcomes.

Not much has changed during the last decade in terms of the limited amount of rigorous research, although a few more studies have been conducted.

The impact of NYCLA - trained principals on student achievement has been demonstrated through a rigorous, independent study conducted by researchers from the Institute for Education and Social Policy at New York University.

«Obtaining evidence of effectiveness involves designing and conducting rigorous experimental, quasi-experimental or correlational studies,» explained Carter.

The HSIS evaluation, the Bernardy study of the same data, and the Tennessee study remain the most rigorous studies conducted to date on the effectiveness of preschool programs.

First, a caveat: Although we know a great deal from rigorous research about what distinguishes high - performing from low - performing schools, much less scientific study has been conducted to show how struggling schools become effective ones.

And for the 2017 - 2022 cycle, another six rigorous evaluations are being conducted, in collaboration with CRESST, for MSAP grantees.These rigorous, quasi-experimental evaluation studies match students from MSAP project schools with students in non-project schools, to determine the extent to which MSAP project experiences have a positive impact on student academic achievement.

SPR conducts these studies using rigorous quantitative and qualitative methods to surface effective practices, lessons learned, and challenges.

This finding underlines the need for this study to develop consistent animal - assisted therapy treatment fidelity across sites in order to conduct the type of rigorous research needed in the human - animal interaction field.

Their mission is to underwrite, conduct and disseminate academically rigorous research that studies dogs in the context of human society.

Our mission is to underwrite, conduct and disseminate academically rigorous research that studies dogs in the context of human society.

In 1986, Olds et al published the results of a rigorous trial showing that nurse home visitation extending from pregnancy to the child's second birthday can produce positive effects on maternal and child health among disadvantaged families.1, 2 The study was conducted in a semirural area and involved predominantly white women.

The meta - analysis (Johnson et al, 1999) of the four most rigorous outcome studies conducted before the year 2000, showed a larger effect size (1.3) than any other couple intervention has achieved to date.

The prevalence of attachment disorders is difficult to estimate as few rigorous studies have been conducted in populations in which this would be detectable.

This study will employ The Early Childhood Longitudinal Study - Birth Cohort (ECLS - B) database to conduct rigorous scientific analyses regarding influence of early care and education arrangements on young children's outcomes and the aspects of home environments that moderate the impact of these early education settstudy will employ The Early Childhood Longitudinal Study - Birth Cohort (ECLS - B) database to conduct rigorous scientific analyses regarding influence of early care and education arrangements on young children's outcomes and the aspects of home environments that moderate the impact of these early education settStudy - Birth Cohort (ECLS - B) database to conduct rigorous scientific analyses regarding influence of early care and education arrangements on young children's outcomes and the aspects of home environments that moderate the impact of these early education settings.

The proposed study is intended to lay the groundwork for the partnership to conduct a series of methodologically rigorous studies that examine the relationship between program quality, SEL skill development, and a variety of school - related outcomes.