Sentences with phrase «greatest difference in student»

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Though there can be hardly any doubt that a full yet cautious use of statistics can be of great use to the sociologist of religion, there has been, at least until recently, a difference in practice between continental and American students.

They regard teachers as partners in inquiry with their students, the main difference being the greater experience of the former, because of which they can serve as «resource persons» in the learning process.

I can not fully account for the difference between the paper and electronic logbooks, but I suspect that it has to do with (a) the fact that students read each other's entries and saw how much their colleagues progressed, and (b) the fact that I naturally respond at greater length when I type than when I scribble in the margins.

Sudmant, a UW graduate student in genome sciences, said, «Gathering this data is critical to understanding differences between great ape species, and separating aspects of the genetic code that distinguish humans from other primates.»

Our students have significant social and economic disadvantage and although our NAPLAN results indicate improvement greater than the state they are below state average, however we understand from experience that knowing where students are in terms of skills and developing a scaffolded learning program can make a difference.

In both cities, this difference is driven nearly entirely by the greater probability that a student is classified as SLD in the district - school sectoIn both cities, this difference is driven nearly entirely by the greater probability that a student is classified as SLD in the district - school sectoin the district - school sector.

Across 21 comparisons (seven sites with three racial groups each), we find only two cases in which the average difference between the sending TPS and the receiving charter school is greater than 10 percentage points in the concentration of the transferring student's race.

After taking into account differences in socioeconomic status, we found that parents of higher - achieving students are more likely to make a request, which perhaps reflects greater sophistication or interest on the part of these families.

The comments come from current Teachers, Teaching Assistants, SEND co-ordinators, heads of house, inclusion managers and Form Group Tutors...: We used this in small groups in our new class every morning for a week, what a great start, everyone is still buzzing... Builds a strong sense of belonging to something special... your class... Encourages differences and similarities to recognised and valued... Hugely improves our efforts at inclusion... The students quickly came out of their shells and are blossoming... Reveals much of the nature of the students... Gets us buzzing as a group... Encourages participants to take part in their own game and go and find things out from others... brilliant ice breaker game... Helped to resolve a huge problem we had in getting students to gel... Switches the students brains on from the moment go... Helps to break down various barriers... Gives a big boost to developing important life skills... This gives a great insight and a fantastic array of examples, clues and hints as to the characters of each individual in the group... Helps participants learn some things about themselves... Helps participants learn some things about others... Helps you learn about the participants (you can be a player as well on some occasions)... Makes it easy to develop class rules of fairness and cooperation... Builds a sense of purpose... Creates a sense of community and togetherness... Brilliant, just brilliant... our school is buzzing...

You can make a difference in students» lives and help ensure that good people have access to the resources of a great university in a way that benefits the world.

One difference of a great unit design, such as PBL and UBD, from the traditional unit is empowering student voice in decision making.

Performance metrics tied directly to student test - score growth are appealing because although schools and teachers differ dramatically in their effects on student achievement, researchers have had great difficulty linking these performance differences to characteristics that are easily observed and measured.

The population of students with acknowledged neurological differences has increased greatly in the past decade, and educators are seeing a greater neurodiversity in their classrooms every day.

Mariam Durrani, an expert on Islamophobia and Muslim youth and a lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE), says that even if there are no Muslim students in a class, «changing educational and society - wide demographics suggest that as young people come of age, we'll have even greater need for conversations about learning across difference and about addressing systemic inequalities,» whether about religion, race, gender, sexual orientation, or other identifiers.

Appendix Figure 2 shows the substantial difference in average net prices charged to low - income students (publics charge substantially less, on average), although there is greater variation in the distribution of prices across private, non-profit colleges.

So often in education we focus problem - solving on «made up» or already - solved situations, when funneling that energy into real world issues that could make a difference in their lives is not only motivating to students, but also a great benefit to your school and community.

For instance, because there was greater between - school variance in outcomes for African American students than for white students (especially in the South), Coleman concluded that black students would be more responsive to school differences.

Great teachers make the biggest difference of any in - school factor between a student fostering a lifelong love for learning and dropping out of school.

In addition, it is unclear whether the difference between a 65 percent subsidy and greater subsidies is salient for most high - school students.

A students MARKED responses to three language and the individual questions: - Analyse how language is used to create meanings and representations - Analyse how language is used to create meanings and representations - Explore similarities and differences in ways text A and B use language The paper was awarded an A overall so is a great example of what ambitious students should be aiming to produce.

After four days of intensive interactions focused on developing greater expertise in leading for instructional improvement, they returned to the students that they serve with the inspiration, knowledge and energy that could make a difference for the whole school year and beyond.

Known as the Local Control Funding Formula, California's approach would allocate each district around $ 7,600 per student, on average, almost certainly putting a great many of the state's districts above the $ 7,500 threshold after adjusting for differences in cost of living.

If value - added estimates do not fully account for unobservable differences in students, then we would expect to see this pattern — the variance in teacher value - added is greater at the elementary level perhaps because of biased estimates.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: A bachelor's degree or higher with at least 24 credit hours in content area Valid IndianaTeaching License for Grades K - 5 or 6 Demonstrates strong writing skills as evidenced by a written response included with Application, answering the following questions: o Describe one experience where you made a significant difference in a student's academic achievement.o Describe a time in which you have used student data to drive greater levels of student achievement.o Describe one way you have successfully integrated technology into your classroom.

«In countries like France and the United States, perceived disadvantage is far greater than real disadvantage, and it makes a significant difference for student performance,» Schleicher wrote in the articlIn countries like France and the United States, perceived disadvantage is far greater than real disadvantage, and it makes a significant difference for student performance,» Schleicher wrote in the articlin the article.

This is a great example of student empowerment and how students can make a positive difference in their school and community.

Digging deeper you will find stark differences in the handicapping conditions of students who attend charter and public schools, with public school special education students having far greater needs.

Research confirms that the teacher makes the greatest difference in the learning success of students, so it's important that new teachers get off to a strong start.

«There's no question that a great teacher can make a huge difference in a student's achievement, and we need to recruit, train and reward more such teachers.

Through the support and generosity of foundations, corporations, and individuals, PowerMyLearning is making a real difference in harnessing the power of digital learning to improve student achievement in the greater Atlanta region.

When revenues were adjusted only for regional cost differences and the additional cost of educating students with disabilities, New York showed the greatest disparity between revenues available per student in the highest - and lowest - poverty districts — $ 2,040.

For these students — primarily African American and Latino, but also poor students of all backgrounds — the teachers who believe in and push them, who refuse to accept anything less than the best from them, often make the single greatest difference between a life of hope and one of despair.

However, schools that select students based on ability, show the greatest differences in performance by socio - economic background.

The difference in concentrations of at - risk students between charters and DCPS is greatest in areas of the city where high numbers of at - risk students go to school.

Big Shoulders Fund teachers are driven by a deep mission to serve Chicago Catholic school students in the greatest need, striving to make a difference in children's lives every day.

Teachers can make great strides in improving student achievement by leveraging this body of research and teaching to commonalities, not differences.

Great principals drive student outcomes and make a transformative difference in the schools they serve.

In Term 2, Identifying and Teaching to Student Differences proceeded with greater depth related to behavior, ability and language and strategies to differentiate, scaffold and assess fairly for high student ouStudent Differences proceeded with greater depth related to behavior, ability and language and strategies to differentiate, scaffold and assess fairly for high student oustudent outcomes.

The divide is much greater for charters located in private spaces: they received an average of $ 2,914 less per student than their district school counterparts, a 16 percent difference.

RootsLA is recruiting and college Junior Angelenos who want to make a difference in their home communities by helping every student receive a great education.

We're recruiting and training diverse college juniors who want to make a difference in Los Angeles by helping every student receive a great education.

«Some teachers reliably elicit greater gains [in student achievement] than others, because of the differences in how they teach» (Brophy, 1992).

It has been great to learn as a team and use the new information to make a difference in how we teach and how students learn.

Authored by Vikki Boliver, Claire Crawford, Mandy Powell and Will Craige, this report provides new evidence on the use of contextualised admissions amongst a group of highly selective universities in the UK today, and offers some insights into the difference that greater use of contextual data might make to the numbers of disadvantaged students at these universities.

Great teachers make a difference in the lives of their students, and doing that requires more than a comprehensive knowledge of instructional methods.

We know that great teachers makes all the difference in the lives of their students, so we want to make sure talented teachers stay in the classroom.

According to Milner, while an individual teacher can make a difference, meeting the needs of students due to challenges from race and poverty will take system - wide reform, and districtwide structures and policies will have the greatest impact in student achievement.

The difference in test scores produced by the incentive system was about the same as that detected in earlier studies that measured differences in student performance when kids were taught by great teachers rather than average teachers.

Of the five states (Arizona, Florida, Ohio, California and Texas) that opened the greatest number of charter schools in the first 10 years of chartering, four posted negative student achievement results while the fifth (California) showed no significant difference between charter and traditional public school performance.

These base 10 blocks are great and allowed my students to see the difference in place value between hundreds, tens and ones.