Sentences with phrase «effects on the achievement of»

These studies show, consistently, that parental schools of choice not controlled by public school districts 1) are usually prohibited by law from screening out students based on admission exams, 2) use ability tracking less frequently than traditional public schools even when, legally, they can, and 3) may use ability tracking, but when they do, it is less likely to have a negative effect on the achievement of low - track students.

Arguably, the most important development in K — 12 education over the past decade has been the emergence of a growing number of urban schools that have been convincingly shown to have dramatic positive effects on the achievement of disadvantaged students.

As we will see below, early evidence of Prop 227's effect on the achievement of English learners seems to support this view.

Vouchers have a moderately large, positive effect on the achievement of African - American students, but no discernible effect on the performance of students of other ethnicities.

We find that vouchers have a moderately large, positive effect on the achievement of African - American students, but no discernible effect on the performance of students of other ethnicities.

Statewide programs in Florida, Louisiana, and Ohio, however, already have demonstrated clear positive effects on the achievement of students who remain in public schools, confirming Caroline Hoxby's claim (see «Rising Tide,» features, Winter 2001) that competition from choice generates «a rising tide that lifts all boats.»

But the estimated effects on achievement of adding 30 days to the school year are tightly clustered around the 0.10 estimate for the nation as a whole.

The researchers found that troubled peers have a large and statistically significant negative effect on the math and reading achievement of higher income children, but only a small and statistically insignificant effect on the achievement of low - income children.

Educator collaborative learning consistently produces strong, positive effects on achievement of learning outcomes.

XYZ classes, for example, have virtually no effect on the achievement of such students.

Not exact matches

But «winning» usually has the opposite effect: When an individual is publicly recognized for an achievement, he or she is put on a pedestal — and this tends to foster feelings of pride and self - importance.

His legacy of writings and the Faith movement remain a remarkable achievement for someone who never really held any academic posts but was, in his quiet way, a «charismatic» figure, much loved by many and whose thinking and unique apostolate had a profound effect, especially on the young.

Whereas formerly he had believed that righteousness was an achievement for which he could work, he now radically rejected this view and insisted on the universality of sin and the power of God alone to effect salvation.

Likewise, homeschooling seems to mitigate the negative effects of low levels of parents» education on student achievement — a finding that's especially intriguing since these parents are the educators — as well as the negative effects of family socioeconomic variables and race displayed in public schools.

None of these fads appears to have the least effect on student achievement.

She found that milestone achievement was abnormal in these monkeys: at six to eight weeks they were slow in starting to manipulate, and at ten months the increase in «motor disturbance behaviors» that normally occurs was prolonged.101 The author concludes, «These effects could occur as a result of effects on vulnerable brain processes during a sensitive period, interference with programming of [normal] brain development by endogenous [internal] agents or alteration in early experiences.»

Coleman Report had concluded that «schools are remarkably similar in the effect they have on the achievement of their pupils when the socio - economic background of the students is taken into account.»

«We use exogenous variation from an ERI program in Illinois in the mid-1990s to provide the first evidence in the literature of the effects of large - scale teacher retirements on student achievement.

We show positive effects of communication style on perception of corporate reputation, which — in turn — plays an important role in the achievement of business objectives,» said Dijkmans.

The IR's achievements can ultimately be measured in terms of its effects on the graduate student population.

Depending on how many students at a given school live in poverty, strong parental networks have a favorable or inhibiting effect on the academic achievements of their children.

«This inspired us to initiate a long - term study on the possible effects of music education on cognitive skills that may underlie academic achievement.»

Since the No Child Left Behind Act went into effect in 2002, more data than ever have been made available on schools, the quality of their teachers, and their student achievement.

The turnover of high - performing teachers is a challenging problem but, in DCPS, we find that the exit of high performers generally has small and statistically insignificant effects on student achievement.»

Of the three alternative certification pathways studied, teachers who enter through the path requiring no coursework in education have the greatest effect on student achievement, substantially larger than that of traditionally prepared teacherOf the three alternative certification pathways studied, teachers who enter through the path requiring no coursework in education have the greatest effect on student achievement, substantially larger than that of traditionally prepared teacherof traditionally prepared teachers.

Race - based stressors, including perceived discrimination and the fear of fulfilling negative stereotypes, have psychological effects and physiological effects on the body, which may contribute to the racial - ethnic achievement gap, new Northwestern University research suggests.

Harrington, an assistant professor of public affairs, said NCLB has been in effect for more than 10 years, and prior research on the program mostly has focused on student achievement.

The study adds to previous research showing that the quality of people's early home environments can have «far - reaching effects on wellbeing, life achievement, and relationship functioning throughout the lifespan,» says Waldinger.

However, the fact that we demonstrated associations between cognition and cardiovascular fitness but not muscle strength, the differential link to some domains over others, and the longitudinal prediction by cardiovascular fitness at age 18 y on subsequent academic achievement speak in favor of a cardiovascular effect on brain function.

As far as I'm aware this doesn't have any effect on the story of Mass Effect 3 but if you get your galactic readiness high enough you will unlock an achievement right before you start playing the final portion of the cameffect on the story of Mass Effect 3 but if you get your galactic readiness high enough you will unlock an achievement right before you start playing the final portion of the camEffect 3 but if you get your galactic readiness high enough you will unlock an achievement right before you start playing the final portion of the campaign.

A practical effect], or the fight sequences where we actually see Batman beat down hordes of the ungodly with surprising ease — and savagery; while we could talk about superb performances [Christian Bale, Aaron Eckhart, Gary Oldman and the rest cast are all in top form] or debate the questions raised by the film for hours, and / or the film's achievement purely on an entertainment level, what makes it a masterpiece is that it is all of these things and more.

On second viewing, this was confirmed when it became apparent how these memorable scenes were actually part of a very nuanced and touching portrayal in how memories and life experiences effect our own identities throughout our lives and the aspects of those identities that we choose to reveal to those around us — and a Best Picture winner that fully deserves the accolade is such a rare achievement nowadays!

With all of the focus landing on The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey's use of high frame rate / 48 fps, the rest of the production's stunning achievements in visual effects have been unfairly shunted to the sidelines.

Pieces of Hickey and Boggs, Point Blank, Targets keep going by, and always the effect is to remind us of better films, films of varying worth but, nevertheless, movies alive on some level of achievement or inferred intention.

By contrast, just four states base a majority of schools» summative ratings on «growth for all students,» though this is the best way to evaluate a school's effect on student achievement.

Matt Chingos of Brookings and Guido Schwerdt of the University of Konstanz are out today with a new Program on Education Policy and Governance working paper that provides, to my knowledge, the first credible evidence on the effects of online courses on student achievement in K - 12 schools.

Over the last few years as education researchers at University of Michigan and Michigan State University, we have worked to address this question through a large study of the effects of PBL on social studies and some aspects of literacy achievement in second - grade classrooms.

Burris combines reviews of academic studies, as well as personal anecdotes from her own experience as an educator, to argue that ability tracking has a negative effect on the educational achievement of «low track» students while also undermining social cohesion.

The rigor and relevance of his work — on subjects ranging from the long - term benefits of the Head Start program, the value of degrees from for - profit colleges, and the effects of racial segregation on academic achievement and life outcomes — make his findings absolutely essential reading for academics and policymakers alike,» said Dean James Ryan.

Growing Minds: The Effect of a School Gardening Program on the Science Achievement of Elementary Students (PDF).

Although there were some small - scale random - assignment experiments of the effects of desegregation on test scores, most of what we know today concerns the relationship between a school outcome such as achievement on the one hand, and racial composition on the other.

Service learning can have positive effects on students» performance on subject - matter examinations and assessments and creates opportunities known to improve academic achievement, such as giving students the chance to act autonomously, develop good relationships with adults and peers, and increase personal self - esteem and feelings of self - efficacy.

Evidence on the achievement effects of desegregation by income is limited by both an absence of detailed information on family income (including indicators for severe poverty or high income) and the difficulty in separating the effects of students» own circumstances from the influences of peers.

The power of culture - and its effect on student achievement - is evident in adolescents» lesser concentration on academic endeavors as they focus more on television, video games, and excessive employment during the school year.

Our present approach also assumes that each year of charter schooling has the same effect on student achievement.

The basic strategy we use to evaluate the effect of charter schools on student achievement is to compare students who are awarded a seat in a charter school through a lottery with students who enter the lottery but are not awarded a seat.

We also estimated a separate effect on achievement for each of the 32 charter schools with students in grades 3 through 8.

The landmark 1966 Coleman Report highlighted the importance of peer environment along a number of dimensions, but work by Caroline Hoxby and Gretchen Weingarth in 2006 suggests that the share of poor students has only a modest effect on achievement once differences in the prior achievement of students have been accounted for.

And the topics covered in those pages extend far beyond bread - and - butter questions of salary and benefits; there are dozens of clauses covering a district's ability to evaluate, transfer, terminate, and manage the workload of teachers, all having potentially serious effects on the management of schools and student achievement.

However, this is exactly the facile logic invoked by Hanushek regarding the effect of school spending on student achievement.