The CUFA Guidelines are organized by five principles, which enhance the infusion of technology into preservice education and support the continued focus on research and
evaluation of social studies and technology.
Not exact matches
He has co-authored published
studies with titles such as «On wealth and the diversity
of friendships: High
social class people around the world have fewer international friends,» and «The Role
of Positive Self -
Evaluation on Cross-Cultural Differences in Well - Being.»
Findings from the National Early Head Start Research and
Evaluation project, a rigorous Congressionally - mandated
study, indicate that the program had modest but positive impacts on EHS children at age three in cognitive, language, and
social - emotional development, compared to a control group.xxiii In addition, their parents scored higher than control group parents on such aspects
of the home environment as parenting behavior and knowledge
of infant - toddler development.
The ANES collects data on Americans»
social backgrounds, political predispositions,
social and political values, perceptions and
evaluations of groups and candidates, and other issues, according to the ICPSR, a data archive
of research in the
social and behavioral sciences where the
studies are accessible.
Children who regularly sing, play, story - tell and eat dinner with their families tend to have higher
social - emotional health (SEH), according to a
study by investigators at The Children's
Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center (CERC) at Albert Einstein College
of Medicine
of Yeshiva University, affiliated with The Children's Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM).
But Dajani and Panter - Brick say the reality is more nuanced: Although teens had less fear and stress, the
study did not meet the scientists» strict definition
of resilience, and the program did not appear to strengthen teens»
social support, even though Mercy Corps's internal
evaluations suggested that it did.
Americans» Responses to the Great Recession,» the
study relies on data from the 1984 - 2010 waves of the nationally representative General Social Survey (GSS); the GSS 2006-2008-2010 panel, which tracked a group of people over several years; the 2001 - 2011 Gallup surveys; and the Evaluations of Government and Society Study surveys from 2011 and
study relies on data from the 1984 - 2010 waves
of the nationally representative General
Social Survey (GSS); the GSS 2006-2008-2010 panel, which tracked a group
of people over several years; the 2001 - 2011 Gallup surveys; and the
Evaluations of Government and Society
Study surveys from 2011 and
Study surveys from 2011 and 2012.
Dr. Crowley is an Assistant Professor
of Human Development and Family
Studies and an expert in economic
evaluation and is engaged in multiple efforts to understand the value
of investing in
social and emotional development.
The verdict: a decade
of research and
evaluation studies confirms that children and youth who participate in afterschool programs can reap a host
of positive benefits in a number
of interrelated outcome areas — academic,
social - emotional, prevention, and health and wellness.
«Previous to using edTech apps, my assessment
of skill gaps in student learning was, at best, approximate and anecdotal; that is, I estimated these gaps based on anecdotal observations from class discussion and student
evaluations such as unit tests,» said Kevin Neal, a
social studies teacher at Valley High School in the West Des Moines school district in Iowa, USA.
Students using vouchers to attend established private schools in Cleveland are slightly outperforming their public school counterparts in language skills and science, and doing about the same in reading, math, and
social studies, according to the latest independent
evaluation of the program.
The National Head Start Impact
Study [ix] is one
of the strongest
evaluations of a
social program in the last 50 years.
The National Head Start Impact
Study is one
of the strongest
evaluations of a
social program in the last 50 years.
Findings from this large and comprehensive
evaluation show that KIPP schools lead to educationally meaningful increases in student achievement, not just in basic reading and math, but in a broader set
of subjects, including science and
social studies.»
Mathematica Policy Research will conduct the
evaluation with its
study team partners American Institutes for Research,
Social Policy Research Associates, and Pemberton Research under U.S. Department
of Education contract number ED - IES -14-C-0028.
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Quantitative methods involved descriptive statistical analyses
of teachers» ratings
of 37 different
social studies lessons posted in the lesson archive
of a grant - funded collection
of lesson plans created through a process
of development, field - testing, peer review, and
evaluation.
Barb Barclay, a 6th grade language arts and
social studies teacher and teacher
evaluation team member at Totem says, «I feel good about being part
of a staff that has a lot
of strong teacher leaders on it who are trying to make a difference in kids lives.
The Common Core / Race to the Top / NCLB waiver program that linked bogus standardized testing (Pearson, RARCC, SBAC) in math and ELA with teacher
evaluations (VAM) forced the majority
of school districts to put science and
social studies on the back burner at the K to 8 level..
This series
of programs provides participants with planning and development strategies, teaching strategies and tools, and assessment and
evaluation strategies for the following content areas: math, science, English,
social studies, special education, and health / PE.
Also, development
of a strategy to communicate, disseminate, and revisit
evaluation of the effectiveness
of in - service teacher training and mentoring models would significantly benefit the field and result in an increasingly comprehensive approach to preparing
social studies teachers to use technology effectively in the classroom, while also providing a model for influencing policy and continually improving practice.
The U.S. Department
of Education's Institute
of Education Science released this week an
evaluation of a recent
study on the effects
of the Head Start program and, in typically terse language, reported «potentially positive effects» on reading but «no discernible effects on mathematics achievement and
social - emotional development for 3 - and 4 - year old children.»
Please explore examples
of our history and
social studies evaluation projects below.
Chris has conducted workshops on ELA and
Social Studies integration, harnessing nature - based metaphors to elicit new ideas in school leadership, reigniting creativity to combat the culture
of testing, data and
evaluation and UbD best practice.
Partnering with RFA, the National Center for Research on
Evaluation, Standards and Student Testing (CRESST) examined the implementation and impact
of LDC tools in two contexts: eighth grade history /
social studies and science classes in Kentucky and Pennsylvania, and sixth grade Advanced Reading classes in Florida.
She also conducted a three - year
study of the Parent Institute for Quality Education program, which was designed to help new immigrant parents better support their children's academic,
social, and emotional growth at home and through school involvement, as well as a three - year
evaluation of the California's Healthy Start School - Linked Services initiative.
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of Mouth
A home
study generally requires an
evaluation by a
social worker or another type
of court - approved professional.
How best to structure these is an open question; recent findings from Rites
of Passage, an early intervention programme for Aboriginal young people which includes resilience - building camps and increasing access to mental health services, suggest that boys may be more difficult than girls to engage in
social and emotional well - being programmes (Robinson R, Schuster L, Williamson A. Rites
of Passage:
evaluation if a pilot
study if an early intervention program for Aboriginal young people.
The
social support and family health
study: a randomised controlled trial and economic
evaluation of two alternative forms
of postnatal support for mothers living in disadvantaged inner city areas
My areas
of expertise include assessment (i.e., neuropsychological, developmental, behavioral, concussion
evaluations), therapy (i.e., improve adaptive,
study, and
social skills and decrease behavioral concerns), and parent training and support.»
NRFC relies on multiple avenues to share information including: the fatherhood.gov website, media campaigns,
social media, virtual trainings, outreach and presentations at events, written products to advance the fields
of responsible fatherhood research and practice, and a National Call Center for fathers and responsible fatherhood practitioners.10 In addition, the ACF's Office
of Planning, Research, and
Evaluation (OPRE) is implementing several research and evaluation projects, including the Building Bridges and Bonds (B3), the Parents and Children Together (PaCT) Responsible Fatherhood Evaluation, the Fatherhood and Marriage Local Evaluation and Cross-Site (FaMLE Cross-Site) project, and the Ex-Prisoner Reentry Strategies Study, all of which partner with Responsible Fatherhood programs.11 OPRE also awards grants to fund research on Healthy Marriage / Responsible Fatherhood, and provides information on the curricula used by Healthy Marriage / Responsible Fatherhood grantees through its Strengthening Families Curriculum Guide.12 To promote rigorous evaluation, strengthen the field of fatherhood research, and share information on effective fatherhood research and evaluation practices, OPRE funded the Fatherhood Research and Practice Network (FRPN).13 FRPN provides grants to study responsible fatherhood programs, develops and shares measurement instruments for use in fatherhood program evaluations, and provides training and technical assistance to practitioners and researchers through webinars, written documents, and its Researcher and Practitione
Evaluation (OPRE) is implementing several research and
evaluation projects, including the Building Bridges and Bonds (B3), the Parents and Children Together (PaCT) Responsible Fatherhood Evaluation, the Fatherhood and Marriage Local Evaluation and Cross-Site (FaMLE Cross-Site) project, and the Ex-Prisoner Reentry Strategies Study, all of which partner with Responsible Fatherhood programs.11 OPRE also awards grants to fund research on Healthy Marriage / Responsible Fatherhood, and provides information on the curricula used by Healthy Marriage / Responsible Fatherhood grantees through its Strengthening Families Curriculum Guide.12 To promote rigorous evaluation, strengthen the field of fatherhood research, and share information on effective fatherhood research and evaluation practices, OPRE funded the Fatherhood Research and Practice Network (FRPN).13 FRPN provides grants to study responsible fatherhood programs, develops and shares measurement instruments for use in fatherhood program evaluations, and provides training and technical assistance to practitioners and researchers through webinars, written documents, and its Researcher and Practitione
evaluation projects, including the Building Bridges and Bonds (B3), the Parents and Children Together (PaCT) Responsible Fatherhood
Evaluation, the Fatherhood and Marriage Local Evaluation and Cross-Site (FaMLE Cross-Site) project, and the Ex-Prisoner Reentry Strategies Study, all of which partner with Responsible Fatherhood programs.11 OPRE also awards grants to fund research on Healthy Marriage / Responsible Fatherhood, and provides information on the curricula used by Healthy Marriage / Responsible Fatherhood grantees through its Strengthening Families Curriculum Guide.12 To promote rigorous evaluation, strengthen the field of fatherhood research, and share information on effective fatherhood research and evaluation practices, OPRE funded the Fatherhood Research and Practice Network (FRPN).13 FRPN provides grants to study responsible fatherhood programs, develops and shares measurement instruments for use in fatherhood program evaluations, and provides training and technical assistance to practitioners and researchers through webinars, written documents, and its Researcher and Practitione
Evaluation, the Fatherhood and Marriage Local
Evaluation and Cross-Site (FaMLE Cross-Site) project, and the Ex-Prisoner Reentry Strategies Study, all of which partner with Responsible Fatherhood programs.11 OPRE also awards grants to fund research on Healthy Marriage / Responsible Fatherhood, and provides information on the curricula used by Healthy Marriage / Responsible Fatherhood grantees through its Strengthening Families Curriculum Guide.12 To promote rigorous evaluation, strengthen the field of fatherhood research, and share information on effective fatherhood research and evaluation practices, OPRE funded the Fatherhood Research and Practice Network (FRPN).13 FRPN provides grants to study responsible fatherhood programs, develops and shares measurement instruments for use in fatherhood program evaluations, and provides training and technical assistance to practitioners and researchers through webinars, written documents, and its Researcher and Practitione
Evaluation and Cross-Site (FaMLE Cross-Site) project, and the Ex-Prisoner Reentry Strategies
Study, all of which partner with Responsible Fatherhood programs.11 OPRE also awards grants to fund research on Healthy Marriage / Responsible Fatherhood, and provides information on the curricula used by Healthy Marriage / Responsible Fatherhood grantees through its Strengthening Families Curriculum Guide.12 To promote rigorous evaluation, strengthen the field of fatherhood research, and share information on effective fatherhood research and evaluation practices, OPRE funded the Fatherhood Research and Practice Network (FRPN).13 FRPN provides grants to study responsible fatherhood programs, develops and shares measurement instruments for use in fatherhood program evaluations, and provides training and technical assistance to practitioners and researchers through webinars, written documents, and its Researcher and Practitioner For
Study, all
of which partner with Responsible Fatherhood programs.11 OPRE also awards grants to fund research on Healthy Marriage / Responsible Fatherhood, and provides information on the curricula used by Healthy Marriage / Responsible Fatherhood grantees through its Strengthening Families Curriculum Guide.12 To promote rigorous
evaluation, strengthen the field of fatherhood research, and share information on effective fatherhood research and evaluation practices, OPRE funded the Fatherhood Research and Practice Network (FRPN).13 FRPN provides grants to study responsible fatherhood programs, develops and shares measurement instruments for use in fatherhood program evaluations, and provides training and technical assistance to practitioners and researchers through webinars, written documents, and its Researcher and Practitione
evaluation, strengthen the field
of fatherhood research, and share information on effective fatherhood research and
evaluation practices, OPRE funded the Fatherhood Research and Practice Network (FRPN).13 FRPN provides grants to study responsible fatherhood programs, develops and shares measurement instruments for use in fatherhood program evaluations, and provides training and technical assistance to practitioners and researchers through webinars, written documents, and its Researcher and Practitione
evaluation practices, OPRE funded the Fatherhood Research and Practice Network (FRPN).13 FRPN provides grants to
study responsible fatherhood programs, develops and shares measurement instruments for use in fatherhood program evaluations, and provides training and technical assistance to practitioners and researchers through webinars, written documents, and its Researcher and Practitioner For
study responsible fatherhood programs, develops and shares measurement instruments for use in fatherhood program
evaluations, and provides training and technical assistance to practitioners and researchers through webinars, written documents, and its Researcher and Practitioner Forum.14
Community Partnerships for Protecting Children Initiative Center for the
Study of Social Policy Describes a community child protection initiative, including underlying principles, key strategies, and
evaluation results.
I've previously posted about
studies that have found that the laser - like focus on raising student test scores often identifies teachers who are good at doing that, but those VAM - like measures tend to short - change educators who are good at developing
Social Emotional or «non-cognitive skills» (see More Evidence Showing The Dangers
Of Using High - Stakes Testing For Teacher
Evaluation; Another
Study Shows Limitations
Of Standardized Tests For Teacher
Evaluations;
Study Finds Teachers Whose Students Achieve High Test Scores Often Don't Do As Well With SEL Skills and SEL Weekly Update).
Stakeholder interviews (
evaluation study of the
Social Justice Reports)
Here are some examples
of ways that these research values are being put into practice: the ongoing Educare Randomized Controlled Trial and the Doula Home Visiting Randomized Controlled Trial measure myriad health outcomes; and two
studies of Educare by embedded local
evaluation partners have explored the relationship
of adverse childhood experiences to various childhood outcomes, with a focus on
social - emotional and behavioral health.
Knox brings 25 years
of experience to the
study and
evaluation of social programs, with special expertise in how support services for low - income parents — including child support, financial incentives, and services to strengthen family relationships — affect families and children.
The 2013 CASEL Guide: Effective
Social and Emotional Learning Programs reflects increased rigor in
evaluation of programs and draws from the more than 200
studies on SEL learning that have been published in Child Development.
Ms. Funk has coordinated several community - based systems - change grants, including Project SEAM: Preventing Behavior Disorders and Improving
Social Emotional Competence in Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities, a five - year research project to conduct psychometric
studies for validation
of the
Social - Emotional Assessment /
Evaluation Measure (SEAM ™).
Now issued bimonthly, the INFANT MENTAL HEALTH JOURNAL publishes peer - reviewed research articles, literature reviews, program descriptions /
evaluations, clinical
studies, and book reviews that focus on infant
social - emotional development, neurobiological correlates
of emotional development, caregiver - infant interactions, contextual and cultural influences on infant and family development, and all conditions that place infants and / or their families at risk for less than optimal development.
The goals
of the program, drawn from home visiting research and
evaluation studies, are to: 1) increase healthy pregnancies; 2) improve parenting confidence and competence; 3) improve child health, development and readiness; and 4) increase family connectedness to community and
social support.
The significant statistic pulled from the
study, research compiled by 25 years worth
of evaluation of the General
Social Survey: 6 %
of young adults (people aged 20 - 24) during the 80s and 90s (so people born in the late 60s and 70s) hadn't had a sexual partner after turning 18.
In view
of the personal,
social, health, and (to the nation) economic benefits
of successful and early treatment
of these sleep disorders, it is highly desirable to devise effective behavioural treatments which require less time and professional expertise for use in primary care.12 An
evaluation of such a treatment was the aim
of this
study.
Most adoptions require a home
study of prospective adoptive parents — an
evaluation by a court - appointed
social worker to provide an assessment
of your home, your family, your finances and even your health.
Applying your knowledge through the use
of video case
studies to examine the
evaluation process, treatment planning, goal development, and re-assessment
of children displaying challenging
social, eating, and sleeping behaviors
She also conducted a three - year
study of the Parent Institute for Quality Education program, which was designed to help new immigrant parents better support their children's academic,
social, and emotional growth at home and through school involvement, as well as a three - year
evaluation of the California's Healthy Start School - Linked Services initiative.
Moreover, cultural norms and values may provide guidance for the interpretation and
evaluation of social behaviors and thus impart meanings to the behaviours.6 These arguments have been supported by findings from a number
of studies in the past two decades.
For decades, many home visiting programs have undergone rigorous
evaluations, and they consistently prove that they are one
of the most effective
social programs ever
studied.
Effects
of training
social competence in children: a meta - analysis
of recent
evaluation studies