The authors lean heavily for this analysis on the concept of «social capital,» which for James Coleman explained
the educational effectiveness of these schools.
Tiemken's work is one more powerful indicator that the BS Tests do not measure
the educational effectiveness of a school — not even sort of.
Not exact matches
Brooke Blevins, Ph.D., assistant professor
of curriculum and instruction and Karon LeCompte, Ph.D., assistant professor
of curriculum and instruction in Baylor's
School of Education studied the
effectiveness of iCivics, a free online website founded by retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor that teaches civics concepts using 19
educational games.
However, questions have been raised about the
effectiveness of learning outcomes in online charter
schools, as well as how they compete for limited
educational resources.
As importantly, it appears that existing survey - based measures
of non-cognitive skills, although perhaps useful for making comparisons among students within the same
educational environment, are inadequate to gauge the
effectiveness of schools, teachers, or interventions in cultivating the development
of those skills.
At the same time, participating faculty will conduct research aimed at measuring the
effectiveness of the program, identifying the key underlying forces that are shaping
educational leadership in urban
school systems, and developing a set
of powerful ideas to enable district leadership teams to create high performing systems.
Mike Petrilli and Rick Kahlenberg are among my favorite people (I don't know Sam Chaltain, although I might like him, too), but their piece in Sunday's Washington Post smacks
of nanny - statism rather than
school choice and
educational effectiveness.
To judge by the quality
of the
educational evaluation work I know best — on
school desegregation, Comer's School Development Program, and bilingual education — the average quasi-experiment in these fields inspires little confidence in its conclusions about effectiv
school desegregation, Comer's
School Development Program, and bilingual education — the average quasi-experiment in these fields inspires little confidence in its conclusions about effectiv
School Development Program, and bilingual education — the average quasi-experiment in these fields inspires little confidence in its conclusions about
effectiveness.
Increasingly, the coin
of the education realm is going to be a
school's
educational effectiveness, not its reputation, its price tag, the names
of its illustrious alums, or how hard it is to get into.
Each entry is judged by a panel
of educational professionals, who look for what works in the classroom or the
school setting in terms
of design, cost -
effectiveness, support
of higher order thinking skills and effective learning and teaching styles.
The judges, who are all
educational professionals, focus on what works in the classroom or the
school setting in terms
of design, cost -
effectiveness, support
of higher order thinking skills and effective learning and teaching styles.
To enhance the
educational effectiveness of video in the
schools, educators are urged to promote active viewing and critical analysis
of media texts, assign video as homework, use segments
of no more than ten to 15 minutes, and use television programming as a bridge to public television, museums, community groups, cultural organizations, and professional and industry associations.
Moreover, the goals — and
effectiveness —
of inclusion must be determined by each child's individual education plan, or IEP, the outline
of their
educational program that
schools are mandated to create.
This resource is designed to help
schools,
school districts, and
educational program developers identify potential researchers (individuals and organizations) to conduct studies
of effectiveness of educational interventions.
The continued faith
of the U.S. Departments
of Education and Treasury is a testament to CSDC's
effectiveness in helping charter
schools create safe - and - sound facilities for
educational opportunity and excellence, and their force - multiplying impact on community rejuvenation.
First, despite findings from existing and emerging research for
educational effectiveness in terms
of instructional
effectiveness and its impact on teaching and learning, there is a disturbing level
of ignorance among
school leaders and teachers at all levels
of educational provision related to what works and why — especially as they relate to the teaching
of literacy and numeracy.
Sam was a wonderful mentor to emerging scholars, and, because
of his support and advocacy, many
of his former graduate students and postdoctoral fellows went on to have productive and sometimes very prominent careers, making significant contributions to the fields
of school effectiveness and improvement and
educational change.
All sides
of the
educational policy debate now accept that the key determinant
of school effectiveness is teachers — that effective teachers get good achievement results for all children, while ineffective teachers hurt all students, regardless
of background.
She has focused her recent research on the
effectiveness of numerous
school and district
educational interventions designed to improve student achievement and has more than two decades experience conducting mixed methods studies.
Developing and supporting robust STEM programs help
schools and universities attract students to pursue studies in those fields, and providing facilities specifically designed to enhance the
effectiveness of STEM instruction enables those students make the most
of their
educational opportunities.
Her research interests emphasize applied
educational measurement by designing and managing research studies to evaluate the
effectiveness of multi-site intervention programs over time; investigating how
school, teacher, and student factors affect student achievement; and developing, validating, and evaluating assessment systems.
Using the highly diverse urban
school district
of Somerville, Massachusetts, as a case study, Schneider and his research team developed a new framework to more fairly and comprehensively assess
educational effectiveness.
While no assessment system is without limitations, Tennessee's value - added assessment model stands head and shoulders above others with regard to its focus on the
effectiveness of schools, its ability to remove the biasing effects
of social and economic influences, and its usefulness in answering critical questions about student progress and
educational quality.
VASP exists to strengthen the
effectiveness of school psychologists in promoting and advocating for the
educational and mental health development
of Virginia's students and families.
Given the cost -
effectiveness of NISL training, «the
educational value to individual
schools and to multiple
schools state - wide is obvious.»
The first is that ignoring the mean cognitive ability
of school admission cohorts makes it impossible to judge the
effectiveness of the
educational experience provided by
schools.
As illustrated in Figure 1 below, NISL aims to provide high - quality training and coaching that is targeted to their contexts and levels
of prior expertise
of the principals receiving the coaching, to transform
educational practices and improve
school effectiveness on a large scale.
Where several alternative programs are available that address the same
educational outcome, for example, increasing the rate
of high
school completion, we combine program costs with
effectiveness data in cost -
effectiveness analyses.
MarGrady Research study «Moving Up: Progress in Newark's
Schools from 2010 to 2017,» by educational researcher Jesse Margolis of MarGrady Research and NYU, analyzed the district's progress since 2010 — including both NPS and charter schools — looking specifically at the effectiveness of educational reforms pertaining to student outcomes and achie
Schools from 2010 to 2017,» by
educational researcher Jesse Margolis
of MarGrady Research and NYU, analyzed the district's progress since 2010 — including both NPS and charter
schools — looking specifically at the effectiveness of educational reforms pertaining to student outcomes and achie
schools — looking specifically at the
effectiveness of educational reforms pertaining to student outcomes and achievement.
Call them what she may, the evidence is in on the
effectiveness of charter
schools and vouchers in improving
educational outcomes for students:
Key values that define the
Educational Service Center
of Lake Erie West are providing quality services to our
educational partners; being flexible and responsive to the individualized needs
of our partners; promoting collaboration with local
schools,
school districts and community agencies to plan current and future program offerings and services; taking a leadership role in creating innovative programs that provide new opportunities for our partners; and maintaining cost
effectiveness for the
schools and
school districts served by the
Educational Service Center
of Lake Erie West.
Performance pay for teachers is frequently suggested as a way
of improving
educational outcomes in
schools, but the empirical evidence to date on its
effectiveness is limited and mixed.
It aims to increase
effectiveness of out -
of -
school educational activities by targeting neighborhoods and youth who are most at risk and most in need
of resources.