Parental expectations have the largest
impact on academic achievement.
«Additional research is needed to examine
impacts on academic achievement across different demographics and for longer periods and on outcomes in other domains, such as energy balance.
Pupils felt that using tablets would have a direct
impact on their academic achievement, with 68 per cent believing their grades would be improved.
The educational attainment of parents varies widely across the North American continent, and those differences can have a significant
impact on the academic achievement of their children, a report says.
All of these factors, on average, make
an impact on academic achievement from a very early age.
The aims are to build a strong evidence base that will support four key Learning Away propositions, ie to demonstrate that high - quality residential learning: has a strong, positive
impact on academic achievement and a wide range of pupil - level outcomes, including emotional well - being, learner engagement, behaviour and personal, social, employability and life skills; can transform the learning experience of pupils; can help to transform schools; does not need to be expensive.
The U.S. Department of Education and numerous other researchers have sought continually to assess the effectiveness of the federal role in education in terms of
its impact on the academic achievement of the targeted populations, but much less attention has been given to the effectiveness of the funding approach.
The study also reports «large positive
impacts on the academic achievements of ELL and special education students».
The report outlines that students who fully participate in high - quality ASES or 21st CCLC after school program gain the equivalent of up to an extra 90 days of school, and experience positive
impacts on academic achievement, attendance and positive behaviors, health and nutrition, STEM learning, and Social Emotional Learning (SEL).
Developing a growth mindset can happen at any grade level, as Dweck's research has shown that student ideas about intelligence can be manipulated in schools by educators in order to have a positive
impact on academic achievement.
Each year, Character.org and its state affiliates select schools and districts that demonstrate a dedicated focus on character development that has a true positive
impact on academic achievement, student behavior, and school climate.
Social and emotional skills are just as important and can have a long - term, positive
impact on academic achievement as children grow and mature.
Extensive research documents
the impact on academic achievement of poverty - related family and community factors such as lack of school readiness, disproportionate physical and mental health needs, and summer learning loss.
It is also true that high intrapersonal ability, which includes qualities such as persistence and self - discipline, can have great
impact on academic achievement, and that low interpersonal ability — severe shyness, for example — can impede classroom performance.
Research has well established that removing students from class has negative
impacts on their academic achievement, and there's broad recognition that suspensions and expulsions do very little on their own to address the underlying issues that cause most students to misbehave.
Research shows that the opportunity to learn from educators of color can have additional positive
impacts on academic achievement for children of color — who make up over 90 % of New Orleans public school students.
Inattention, hyperactivity and impulsiveness:
their impact on academic achievement and progress.
Each year, CEP selects schools and districts that demonstrate through a rigorous evaluation process that their focus on character development has had a positive
impact on academic achievement, student behavior, and school climate.
Their approach results in a formidable
impact on academic achievement, interpersonal...
Inattention, hyperactivity and impulsiveness:
their impact on academic achievement and progress
Not exact matches
In 2013, Mathematica conducted the first rigorous study of the
impact of EL middle schools
on academic achievement outcomes.
As James Heckman and several other researchers have noted, certain, non-cognitive skills or character traits, such as «grit, self - control, zest, social intelligence, gratitude, optimism and curiosity,» have an even greater
impact on student
achievement than
academic skills.
But new research that suggests breastfeeding can significantly improve
academic achievement later in life is offering food for thought
on the
impact of neonatal nutrition.
«Over the past decade we've been able to identify a growing number of educational interventions that have managed to have notable
impacts on students»
academic achievement as measured by standardized tests,» West says.
Stephanie Anzman - Frasca, Ph.D., of ChildObesity180, Tufts University, Boston, and co-authors used data from 446 public elementary schools in a large, urban school district in the United States to look at the
impact of BIC
on participation in the School Breakfast Program (SBP), school attendance and
academic achievement.
This outlook, the team argues, causes students to respond to challenges by trying harder and has a greater
impact on Asian - Americans»
academic achievement than does cognitive ability or socioeconomic status.
Benefits to School Life Looking at the lasting
impact of LOtC experiences in terms of
academic performance, Learning Away's recent research found that school trips resulted in higher
academic achievement, with 61 per cent of students achieving higher than their predicted grade following a school trip based
on the subject area.
Nathan Atkinson, Head Teacher, Richmond Hill Primary School in Leeds, presented a case study describing his local work
on the
impact of hunger,
academic achievement and food waste issues.
The
Impact of Student Composition
on Academic Achievement in High School», Teachers College Record, 107 (9).
A diverse representation of formal and informal learning experiences can have a positive
impact on a child's identity development and
academic achievement.
The irony is that pupil well - being drives
academic achievement and — in turn — has a reciprocally positive
impact on teacher well - being.
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.
In his 2014
academic paper — The
achievement effects of tardy classmates: Evidence in urban elementary schools — Michael Gottfried explores the
impact of tardy students» behaviour
on their peers.
CAMBRIDGE, MA — A study showing the large
impacts that highly skilled teachers have
on students»
academic achievement and lifetime earnings is available
on the Education Next website, www.educationnext.org.
Educators and the education policy community will be familiar with his work
on topics including homework, extra-curricular activities, remediation in higher education, and the
impact of part - time jobs
on academic achievement.
What
impact does poor behaviour management have
on student wellbeing, but also their
academic achievement?
Despite the challenges of isolating the
impact of school desegregation
on student
achievement, a small but growing body of research provides valuable evidence
on the relationship between segregation policies and students»
academic and social outcomes.
Researchers expected that the move to a better neighborhood would have discernible effects
on the
academic achievement of the children involved, yet MTO data from the five cities show no overall positive
impact on the children's learning.
Had the reform movement sparked by the Risk report led to real improvements in
academic achievement, it would have had a dramatic
impact on the already strong economy.
This review indicated that interventions have a substantial
impact on a variety of outcomes, including aggression and disruption, social and emotional competence, school bonding, prosocial norms, disciplinary referrals, emotional distress, and
academic achievement.
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.»
Research by the universities of Strathclyde and Dundee
on the positive
impact that exercise can have
on academic achievement amongst teenagers offers another reason to prioritise physical activity for school children.
With the help of mentors at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institue of Technology, and thanks to the loan of hardware from Microsoft, Bick conducted a study called «The
Impact of Personal Digital Assistants
on Academic Achievement,» in which he investigated the correlation between the use of Microsoft Pocket PCs and the academic performance of Millburn freshmen and sophomores over the course of five
Academic Achievement,» in which he investigated the correlation between the use of Microsoft Pocket PCs and the
academic performance of Millburn freshmen and sophomores over the course of five
academic performance of Millburn freshmen and sophomores over the course of five months.
Dozens of studies of afterschool programs repeatedly underscore the powerful
impact of supporting a range of positive learning outcomes, including
academic achievement, by affording children and youth opportunities to practice new skills through hands -
on, experiential learning in project - based after school programs.
Such an environment can have a negative
impact on the self - esteem,
academic achievement, career development, and income of targeted groups.
Growing evidence also suggests that the skills and qualities acquired through PSHE have a significant
impact on students»
academic achievement, employability, and future life chances
The positive
impact that outdoor play has
on children in terms of concentration and
academic achievement means those schools which don't prioritise play could be at a disadvantage
This included: attendance levels (studies show a positive relationship between participation in sports and school attendance); behaviour (research concludes that even a little organised physical activity, either inside or outside the classroom, has a positive effect
on classroom behaviour, especially amongst the most disruptive pupils); cognitive function (several studies report a positive relationship between physical activity and cognition, concentration, attention span and perceptual skills); mental health (studies indicate positive
impacts of physical activity
on mood, well - being, anxiety and depression, as well as
on children's self - esteem and confidence); and attainment (a number of well - controlled studies conclude that
academic achievement is maintained or enhanced by increased physical activity).
The positive
impact that outdoor play has
on children in terms of their concentration,
academic achievement, physical fitness and overall wellbeing means those schools which don't prioritise play could be at a serious disadvantage.
Interested in ethnic identity as well the
impact of out - of - school interventions
on the
academic achievement of minority students.