Sentences with phrase «defy easy measurement»

However, Goldhaber notes (in an earlier Education Next article) that, in general, while teachers who perform well on tests of verbal ability tend to perform better in the classroom, «the things that make schools and teachers effective defy easy measurement.»

Since we used statistical models that included many observable school -, teacher -, and class - level variables — such as school and class size, teachers» levels of education and experience, and schools» demographic makeup — it is clear that the things that make schools and teachers effective defy easy measurement.

Not exact matches

According to recent measurements by a Nobel prizewinning team, space is stretching 9 per cent faster than we think it should be — yanking distant galaxies away from us at a rate that defies easy explanation.