Recent studies by Harvard economist Raj Chetty and colleagues confirm that teachers
who improve student test scores also improve their students» earnings as adults (see «Great Teaching,» research, Summer 2012).
Given the limitations of the data, our finding that spending increased time on lecture - style
teaching improves student test scores results should not be translated into a call for more lecture - style teaching in general.
Washington was among the 43 states and the District of Columbia that the Department of Education freed since 2011 from sanctions placed on schools and districts that fail to meet the law's timeline
for improving student test scores.
Offering teachers incentives of up to $ 15,000 to
improve student test scores produced no discernible difference in academic performance, according to a study released Tuesday, a result likely to reshape the debate about merit pay programs sprouting in D.C. schools and many others nationwide.
To better understand the differences and similarities between the 83 low - performing schools that
sustained improved student test scores and the schools that were unable to sustain this improvement, I conducted a study of California's primary and secondary reform program schools.
«A lot of people think performance is all about tested skills and so there's been a lot of money put into programs aimed
at improving student test scores — but what we find is that improvements in attendance in the middle grades are associated with better high school outcomes than improving test scores,» said Allensworth.
To boost test scores, schools clamor for a horseman's advice Dennis Parker, who is also a former teacher and state education administrator, says he's helped
improve student test scores in about 90 % of the schools that have consulted with him.
Also, there is a logic to using tests to devise a solution, because test scores do predict later - life outcomes such as college - going and earnings; and important recent evidence from Stanford researcher Raj Chetty and colleagues shows that having a «high value - added» teacher — one
who improves student test scores — also positively predicts these outcomes.
In fact, there is little evidence that using a voucher to enroll in a private
school improves student test scores, and any differences in the average performance of charter and traditional public schools by this metric are modest relative to the amount of variation in performance within the charter sector.
The study will examine whether coaching ninth - and tenth - grade teachers on integrating technology to support writing instruction can
improve student test scores on the New York State Global History exam at the end of tenth grade.
The state is seeing the program's effect in
improved student test scores, Fisk said.
We are going to
improve student test scores.
The pressure for schools to
improve student test scores is so intense that some are abandoning the childhood treasure of «recess» in lieu of more on - task time.
VTTs are in use by all arms of the UK, US, and Canadian militaries and have been found to accelerate training by as much as 60 percent,
improve student test scores, and reduce failure rates, while also offering significant cost savings.
Many studies in many states have shown that charter schools do little, on average, to
improve student test scores.
Teachers at disadvantaged schools in two of the nation's largest urban districts are getting more qualified, which is helping to
improve student test scores.
Many national studies have shown that charter schools do little, on average, to
improve student test scores.
The 1994 legislation only suggested penalties for schools that failed to
improve student test scores, but Clinton's 1999 proposal, which never made it into law, would have required that states intervene in perpetually failing schools.
Open, creative, and visual math tasks have been shown to
improve student test scores, and more importantly change their relationship with mathematics and start believing in their own potential.
Prince George's is entering the third year of a performance pay program that offers some teachers up to $ 10,000 based on good evaluations,
improved student test scores and other factors.
Open, creative, and visual mathematics tasks have been shown to
improve student test scores, and more importantly change their relationship with mathematics and start believing in their own potential.
Under LAUSD Superintendent Dr. John Deasy's leadership, the District has
improved student test scores and other student success indicators such as the number of students accessing college preparation courses.
According to the Nation's Report Card, Detroit is the lowest - performing city school system in the U.S. Research evidence demonstrates private school scholarships can help to
improve student test scores, but this is only one reason — and perhaps not the most compelling reason — to give parents and students more educational opportunities.
Half of the 10 teachers described pressures to
improve student test scores in reading and math, which hindered their ability to devote time to social studies and geography — subjects that generally do not have required tests.
Differences in value - added from high - and low - stakes tests might be due to some teachers focusing more than others on superficial aspects of the tests and practices that
improve student test scores but not student achievement.
The union and the city agreed to a pilot program in which these two new titles will be filled by teachers who have demonstrated an ability to
improve student test scores.
2,2017) found positive relationships between higher level of fidelity of implementation and teacher support and
improved student test scores.