Sentences with phrase «evaluation found students»

An outside evaluation found students in the program consistently outperformed similar comparison groups in areas related to language and literacy.

The evaluation found students who had participated in both the pilot program and its schoolwide rollout the next year performed significantly better on a state writing test than students who had less exposure to the program, but other measures were mixed.

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The latter can be found in more successful teaching programs — like the one at Waldorf School of Baltimore — that are based on inquiry - based learning, and on students» self - evaluation of their understanding of mathematical formulas and theories.

Most academic studies find that teachers account for between 1 percent and 14 percent of variability in student test scores, while Cuomo wants to base 50 percent of teacher evaluations on test scores.

According to the Buffalo News, the independent poll found 51 percent of those surveyed agreed with the need to factor student absenteeism into any evaluation plan.

Despite a recent news report indicating that student feedback is not likely to be included in New York City's new teacher evaluation system, the poll found firm backing for this idea.

Betty Rosa, the Regents chancellor and a former New York City school administrator, noted the current evaluation law has created a situation under which teachers in fields not covered by state tests, such as physical education, often find themselves rated on the basis of student achievement in areas that are tested, such as English and math.

Such fears are common among students — and may be well - founded, because some state medical licensing boards can require formal psychiatric evaluations of applicants who report being treated for mental illness.

In evaluations of students, athletes and employees, the researchers have found that the perception of autonomy predicts the energy with which individuals pursue a goal.

The findings of astronomy education research and the scholarship of teaching, when properly implemented and supported, will improve pedagogical techniques and the evaluation of both teaching and student teaching.

Follow - up evaluation of the program found that most students who were tested recalled their carrier status and used this information to inform their later reproductive choices, contributing to a reduction of more than 90 % in the incidence of these two diseases.

You'll find information on the state's growth model («student growth percentiles»), student learning objectives (SLOs), how the new evaluation system influences tenure, how summary ratings inform professional development, and more.

In sum, in the largest lottery - based evaluation of charter schools to date, we find that charter schools in New York City are having positive effects on the academic progress of the students who attend them.

This evaluation confirmed the positive outcomes found in previous studies, especially for students considered at high risk of dropping out when they entered the programs.

From James Coleman's early observational studies of high schools to the experimental voucher evaluations of the past 15 years, researchers have routinely found that similar students do at least as well and, at times, better academically in private schools than in public schools.

Key findings from the evaluation show that 70 per cent of Key Stage 2 students felt they knew their teachers better and 71 per cent felt they got on better with their peers as a result of their residential experiences.

For example, an independent evaluation of a pull - out reading program in the UK found it raised students» reading levels over the course of a term, but similar students who just stayed in class actually raised their reading levels more.

Numerous evaluations of KIPP schools have found that students show larger - than - expected gains on various measures of achievement.

This effect is similar in size to those found in evaluations of primary - school inputs» impacts on postsecondary outcomes, such as being assigned to a teacher who is particularly effective in raising student test scores.

After collecting and synthesizing data from 17 states and the District of Columbia, we found that, despite state policy changes, many districts still don't factor student growth into teacher evaluation ratings in a meaningful way.

Despite loud complaints from the establishment, the grant competition's all - important Section D was founded on new evaluations that used measures of student performance.

Tuttle, et al's recent evaluation of KIPP charter schools also finds large achievement test gains for charter students but little or no attainment benefit.

We found that overall screening performance was predictive of teachers» contributions to student achievement, teacher evaluation outcomes, and attendance, but not predictive of a teachers» retention in their school or the district.

Among the more salient conclusions are: 1) that what children bring to school is vastly more important than what happens thereafter, as the Coleman Report found; 2) in examining all of the variables that impinge on student academic performance (teacher effectiveness, socio - economic advantage, appropriate evaluation criteria, etc.), none is demonstrably more significant than time spent learning «one - on - one»; and 3) that only an individualized computer program can address all these issues effectively and simultaneously.

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Two recent experimental evaluations of the Louisiana Scholarship Program found negative effects of the program on student test scores but one study was limited to just a single year of outcome data and the second one (which I am leading) has only analyzed two years of outcome data so far.

The 2013 MET Project report found that weighting student growth between 33 and 50 percent of a teacher's evaluation score would provide the best combination of predictive power and year - to - year stability.

Students found great value in the self - evaluation section of the ILP that helps them determine their interests, while through this process they could also comprehend the connection between the courses they choose and their specific individual goals.

But the proportion of unsatisfactory ratings that Kraft and Gilmour found is about three times the rate before the introduction of the new grading systems, when evaluations were infrequent and typically amounted to nothing more than quick classroom visits by principals wielding simplistic checklists that stressed comportment over quality instruction and student learning.

New York City — In a surprising finding, a researcher reported here last week that the vast majority of American students tested in a new evaluation of writing skill did well.

Your article on the Milwaukee school - choice evaluation («New Studies on Private Choice Contradict Each Other,» Sept. 4, 1996) accurately reports that our study of the Milwaukee choice program found that choice students outperformed a comparable control group of Milwaukee Public Schools students on standardized tests by a considerable amount after three and four years of experience in the choice schools.

Although the evaluation found no impact on student math performance, the estimated reading impact of using a scholarship to attend a private school for any length of time during the three - year evaluation period was a statistically significant gain of more than 5 scale points.

NCTQ recently found that today, only 10 states lack clear policies around including student achievement in teacher evaluations.

Principals who rotate their faculty by strength during the year, or augment classroom teachers with online lessons, will find their staffing models a poor fit for evaluation systems predicated on linking each student's annual test scores to a single teacher.

Peer evaluations are unique to collaborative projects, and I find that they facilitate a better collaborative process because the teacher considers the student experience.

Early evaluations of the program by Paul Tuss of Sacramento County Office of Education's Center for Student Assessment and Program Accountability found that students who received a home visit were considerably more likely to be successful in their exit exam intervention and academic - support classes and pass the English portion of the exit exam.

The Commission, chaired by Dr. Paul Hill of the University of Washington, carefully reviewed the research on the impact of school choice on student achievement and included in its report the following statement: «The most rigorous school choice evaluations that used random assignment... found that academic gains from vouchers were largely limited to the African - American students in their studies.»

Find a combination of both public and private evaluations that you feel is right for your students or the project.

Data gathered through Goldsmith College's evaluation of Design Ventura shows that students find it very difficult and need more support.

Their findings from the evaluation to date are stated as: «Clearly showing that students, staff, parents and schools valued learning away residentials.

Researchers from Boston College's Center for the Study of Testing, Evaluation, and Educational Policy, found paper - and - pencil writing tests did not accurately measure the abilities of middle school students who were accustomed to doing most of their writing on a computer.

Additionally, although student end - of - course evaluations are the primary metric through which college instructor effectiveness is currently judged, the authors find that the student end - of - course evaluations in their sample fail to truly differentiate between effective and ineffective instructors.

«Conclusive evidence has shown the benefits of class sizes of 1:15, especially in the primary grades,» says Charles M. Achilles, a professor of educational administration at Eastern Michigan University, in Small Classes, Big Possibilities, an article he penned for The School Administrator: «Since the early, 1980s, a large - scale project in Indiana, a major experiment in Tennessee, numerous smaller studies and evaluations of projects that use low adult - to - student ratios have found that youngsters in small classes (1:15 or so) as compared to youngsters in larger classes

Based on a review of rigorous impact evaluations on college success interventions, we find that interventions providing sustained supports, both financial and non-financial, have the largest impacts on long - run student outcomes such as persistence and degree attainment.

Using students» test scores as one part of evaluations for teachers, principals, and superintendents is associated with better academic performance at schools serving the middle grades, a report released this week has found.

The evaluation, conducted by Arthur Andersen & Company, found that standardized - test scores in the 22,000 - student district remain too low and that many of its school buildings are deteriorating.

An independent evaluation of a three - year pilot of the effective - schools concept throughout the state found that the greatest improvements occurred among students in the primary, elementary, and middle schools, rather than in the high schools, participating in the project.

A third - party evaluation conducted by Douglas Ready at Teachers College found that students made annual academic gains equivalent to a half year of additional learning compared to national averages.

Linking students» test scores with evaluations was one of the «best practices» that high - performing schools serving students in grades 6 to 8 have in common, the report found.

A state capacity building and technical assistance policy implemented in California was shelved after a few years, but evaluations found the policy improved student learning.