Sentences with phrase «impact on achievement when»

«Little is known about whether (professional development) can have a positive impact on achievement when a program is delivered across a range of typical settings and when its delivery depends on multiple trainers,» conclude Wayne and co. «Despite a consensus in the literature on the features of effective (professional development), there is limited evidence on the specific features that make a difference for achievement.»

Not exact matches

Researchers caution colleges not to put too much emphasis on AP when considering applicants, since research is inconclusive on whether AP experience alone impacts student achievement in college.

But the software had no overall impact on student achievement when data from both student cohorts were combined.

And a Mathematica study is due out soon studying the impact on student achievement when high value - added teachers were offered bonuses to move and randomly assigned among a set of schools that had volunteered to hire them.

Investigating lower - cost residentials; when appropriate these can often provide better outcomes, as can using Pupil Premium to support students who would not otherwise be able to attend — Learning Away has demonstrated the positive impact of doing so on achievement.

While the positive impact of the arts on academic achievement is worthwhile in itself, it's also the tip of the iceberg when looking at the whole child.

Given the negative impact of individual absences on achievement, Goodman recommends superintendents lean toward cancellation when snow is severe enough to substantially disrupt student attendance.

In «A New Wave of Evidence: The Impact of School, Family, and Community Connections on Student Achievement,» published in 2002 by the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory, Anne T. Henderson and Karen Mapp reviewed years of research on parent involvement, and their conclusions are unequivocal: When parents are involved in school, students of all backgrounds and income levels do better.

Even when attrition and replacement throughout the middle school years are taken into account, the limited range of potential peer effects at KIPP schools does not explain the large cumulative impacts on student achievement identified by prior studies.

But when asked what effect racially diverse environments have on achievement, half of teachers and three - quarters of students responded that integrated classes have no impact on student learning.

But when the authors adjust for other factors — race, mother's and father's education, single or two - parent family, smoking during pregnancy, and so forth — the distinctive impact of family income on math achievement drops to just 6.4 percent of a standard deviation.

«When Money Matters,» a report of a national study released in 1997 by the Educational Testing Service (ETS), determined that spending money on smaller classes has a greater impact on math achievement than spending on administration, school buildings, or hiring teachers with advanced degrees.

«We had no idea when we started that we'd still be here 18 years later and that it would have such an impact on student achievement.

For starters, the evidence for the impact of unionization on student achievement (what little there is) is pushed to the bottom of the story when ideally it would have been touched on at the top (at least, right?).

When students» prior achievement was added as a control variable, the non-experimental methods generated impact estimates quite similar to the estimates based on random assignment.

Using a three branch trial with control, Lesson Study, and Lesson Study plus additional maths materials, they found positive significant impacts on self - reported «Collegial Learning Effectiveness» and «Expectations for Student Achievement» when Lesson Study is combined with the maths materials.

This study found that when teachers and principals received more frequent feedback with ratings, there was a positive impact on teachers» classroom practice, principal leadership, and student achievement.

When you control for the demographics of student populations, the net impact on student achievement appears to be effectively zero (Wiliam, 2007).

Here at Kickboard, we have seen the impact on the achievement of students when schools effectively use technology as a tool for improving school culture.

Dr. Marzano makes the connection between growing teacher practice and the impact on student achievement that is highly probable when teachers use specific strategies in the correct lesson segment, with a specific group of students.

EdSource: When you started out with No Child Left Behind, didn't you have some expectation that this would have had more of an impact on closing the achievement gap?

In this dissertation, I examine discipline practices during the transitional years of pre-K and Kindergarten, when children's school experiences are known to have lasting impacts on later achievement, development, and school success.

When James Coleman, the great sociologist of education, analyzed the school characteristics that had the greatest impact on educational achievement and equity, he found that schools with greater academic intensity — a persistent, goal - directed focus on academics — produced not only greater learning, but also narrowed the achievement gap between ethnic groups.30 That such academically focused schools would raise general achievement is obvious since an intense focus on academics is self - evidently the most likely means to raise academic achievement.

When students are grouped and one teacher gets the lowest performing students, another gets the gifted students, and so on, there is no positive impact on student achievement (even with the highest group the effect size is minimal).

The Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation released When Students Miss School: The High Cost to Houston, providing a detailed look at the impact poor attendance has on student achievement, classroom instruction and district finances.

Tomalis said that the study of the program confirms that when all factors — including funding — are examined, it's the quality and structure of a school's leadership that has the greatest impact on student achievement.

When it's time to examine the impacts of poverty on student achievement, the conservative (whose parents paid for college) works alongside the woman from the trailer park.

Many of those evaluations — in New York City, Dayton, Ohio, and Washington, D.C., as well as in the states of Florida, Minnesota, and Louisiana — reported a modest increase or neutral impact on student achievement and graduation rates.9 The findings of some of these studies, however, have more recently been called into question as methodological flaws were discovered when adding additional years or replicating the study.10 As a result, recent voucher program evaluations employ more rigorous research methods such as experimental and quasi-experimental designs and refine their use of certain variables.

provides evidence of the positive impact of school librarians and libraries on student learning, while confirming that when school librarian staffing is reduced, student achievement in English language arts (ELA) suffers.

There are a large number of curricula available for programs to choose from, with some of the best known models being the Creative Curriculum, HighScope Curriculum, and Tools of the Mind.54 Research has found a positive impact on early achievement scores and socioemotional behavior when programs intentionally apply a curriculum that is supported by professional development, coaching, and sufficient resources.55 Programs should adopt a curriculum that best fits their program philosophy and ensure teachers receive professional development and ongoing support to adequately incorporate the curriculum into their practice.

The following article will discuss the family impact on coping, the relationship between coping and achievement, and when to seek professional help for your teen.

When optimal, parenting skills and behaviours have a positive impact on children's self - esteem, school achievement, cognitive development and behaviour.