Sentences with phrase «guiding educational decisions»

Our experts engage in basic and applied research about innovations in testing and measurement to address real - world measurement challenges and produce useful information for guiding educational decisions.

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At a time when millions of babyboomer teachers are nearing retirement, their decisions on when to leave the classroom are guided more by the early - retirement incentives built into state pension plans than by educational considerations, according to new research by a pair of economists.
The survey focused on how these educational leaders use research to inform their decision making, identifying three types of research use defined in earlier studies: instrumental use of research to guide or inform a specific decision; conceptual use of research to inform the way a person views a problem or possible solutions; and symbolic use of research to persuade others or legitimate a decision already made.
Picky Parent Guide is the definitive action manual and reference guide that takes the stress out of these critical, yet confusing, decisions, and allows parents to obtain the best educational results for their chilGuide is the definitive action manual and reference guide that takes the stress out of these critical, yet confusing, decisions, and allows parents to obtain the best educational results for their chilguide that takes the stress out of these critical, yet confusing, decisions, and allows parents to obtain the best educational results for their children.
Talent Development Secondary utilizes site based instructional coaches and a school transformation facilitator to guide teacher as they work collectively to make decisions around matching educational practices to student needs.
Recommendations are made to guide future research and to help educational decision - makers.
Proponents of these assessments find them useful in guiding decision making regarding a student's learning despite research yielding «sparse evidence that it has produced measurable or observable improvements in educational outcomes» (Hansen, 1993).
The NYCDOE 2016 guide states, «if, after consulting with the principal, the parents still want to opt their child out of the exams, the principal should respect the parents» decision and let them know that the school will work to the best of their ability to provide the child with an alternate educational activity (e.g., reading) during testing times.»
«The decisions this board faces about finances and costs are real, but the guiding principle has to be educational quality,» Angel said.
Elm City Montessori School is a racially and economically diverse New Haven public elementary school serving PreK - 3 through 8th grade, where students are guided to make decisions and work to their full potential through an educational program that follows Dr. Maria Montessori's philosophy.
The Common Core education movement has been accompanied by a rapid and widespread interest in the use of standards - aligned, research - supported comprehensive assessment systems to help guide local educational decision - making.
To guide their decisions, we're highlighting five recent and upcoming books that reflect some of the most interesting approaches to improving the educational experience.
The new SOA is part of the SRA Program and follows the same guiding principles; educational consideration, fairness, transparency, sustainability and flexibility, accountability, school level decision making and transitional fairness.
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