Sentences with phrase «consistent than their achievement»

The effects of choice programs on educational attainment — how far an individual goes in school — are both larger and more consistent than their achievement effects.

Further, he notes, «the effects of private - school - choice programs on educational attainment — how far an individual goes in school — are both larger and more consistent than their achievement effects,» with programs narrowly targeted to low - income, urban students proving to be the most effective.

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Recentanalysis by the Measures of Effective Teaching (MET) project found that teachers» student survey results are predictive of student achievement gains and produce more consistent results than classroom observations or achievement gain measures.

Recent analysis by the Measures of Effective Teaching (MET) project found that teachers» student survey results are predictive of student achievement gains and produce more consistent results than classroom observations or achievement gain measures.

This fall, more than 10,000 Chicago public school students faced retention as the school district implemented a program to eliminate social promotion and enforce consistent standards of achievement.

Consistent with some other studies, analyses commissioned by the state suggest that graduates of these programs contribute more to student achievement than graduates of traditional preparation programs.

This is consistent with a number of studies that show larger effects in math than in reading, presumably because reading achievement is more strongly influenced by family and other factors besides schooling.

Teachers know that, under challenging conditions, helping struggling students make consistent, dramatic improvements in achievement can be tougher than landing a 747 on a cocktail napkin.

The MET study also «found that student surveys produce more consistent results than classroom observations or achievement gain measures.»

Indeed, the OECD finds that the variation within US schools in 2006 was 2.6 times greater than the variation across them, confirming research by McKinsey and others that consistent, high - quality teaching is a key factor determining student achievement.

Each Federal department and agency which is empowered to extend Federal financial assistance to any program or activity, by way of grant, loan, or contract other than a contract of insurance or guaranty, is authorized and directed to effectuate the provisions of section 601 with respect to such program or activity by issuing rules, regulations, or orders of general applicability which shall be consistent with achievement of the objectives of the statute authorizing the financial assistance in connection with which the action is taken.

Similarly, adolescents perceived these mothers whose attitudes were not consistent with their employment to value achievement less and to show less interest in schoolwork than other mothers.

Partly consistent with our expectations, students with an average intelligence level, good academic motivation, and / or relatively few externalizing behavioral problems show significantly better academic achievement than students with a low intelligence level, poor academic motivation, and / or many externalizing problems.

Analyses revealed that poverty had a more consistent negative association with fathers» parenting than mothers» parenting and fathers» parenting was a more consistent mediator of links between poverty and child achievement than mothers» parenting.