Sentences with phrase «in educational inputs»

In doing so, we have controlled for possible effects of differences in educational inputs such as class sizes, availability of materials, and aggregate expenditure per student in the country.

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The educational sessions were internally developed by the authors using standard texts and review articles, with additional input from local lactation consultants and pediatrician colleagues.1, 2,10 — 14 Residents were assigned standard review articles and other readings before and during the intervention to facilitate their participation in the activities.1, 10 — 14 The series was structured as follows:

To keep the educational prowess of the northern sector, his investment in education saw the Tamale Polytechnic engineering department receive a facelift in equipment and other auxiliary inputs.

On educational maintenance allowances, another issue which the student community is up in arms about, Hughes will «contribute the views of young people and input to the policy development work».

«This process is much more inclusive, and we're getting more opportunities for input from teachers and others in the educational community,» says spokesman Dave Albert.

This is evident in the policy of the government, which pays greater attention to trivial educational inputs, such as common uniforms for pupils at the expense of regular payment of teachers salaries.

In the past decade, monitoring the provision of quality education primarily meant tracking inputs into schools such as per pupil educational expenditures, number fo trained teachers, class sizes and teacher - pupil ratio, instructional time andaccess to ICT.

In a special session — which included input from students and guest experts - Sir Al said that he was completing a book titled The British Betrayal of Childhood, and he spoke about what he described as «the lunacy of educational policy in England today»In a special session — which included input from students and guest experts - Sir Al said that he was completing a book titled The British Betrayal of Childhood, and he spoke about what he described as «the lunacy of educational policy in England today»in England today».

At the federal, state, and local levels, there is growing recognition that instructional inputs and students» outputs, as measured by what students know and can do, are the primary means by which everyone in the educational enterprise is being judged.

Researchers from RAND studying the first year of Vermont's implementation of portfolio assessments for fourth and eighth graders found that the development of portfolios (work was selected by students with input from classroom teachers) had several positive educational outcomes: Students and teachers were more enthusiastic and had a more positive attitude about learning, teachers devoted «substantially more attention» to problem solving and communication (two areas represented by portfolios), students spent more time working in small groups or in pairs, and teachers felt the portfolios afforded them a new perspective on student work.

Online learning holds the potential to create a student - centered educational system that can personalize affordably for students» different learning needs at different times — a key to allowing all students to maximize their success — if policy moves away from regulating inputs and toward focusing on individual student outcomes and other conditions are put in place.

In response, Patrick states that, although input both from students with disabilities and from such educational institutions as the New Jersey School for the Deaf was taken into consideration during the report's formulation, the plan was drafted to encompass the needs of all students, not any specific group of students.

Therefore, it's important to give them some input into the educational process as well, because we are dealing with different students than we were in the past.

Accreditors base their decisions not on educational results, but on institutional inputs, whether schools do things «the right way» — «enough» books in the library, faculty members with «proper» credentials, «adequate» financial support, and so on.

Given the time constraints, Coleman used the proportion of variance in student achievement associated with various educational inputs — such as schools, teacher characteristics, student - reported parental characteristics, and peer characteristics — as a type of divining rod for identifying promising targets for intervention.

The means is to create a strong research foundation for educational practice and policy — a foundation that is informed by input from educators and includes the roles of the brain and genetics in learning,» Fischer said.

Regular debates and themed seminars on topical educational issues, input from Leading Thinkers, and high quality training events continue to attract school leaders and classroom practitioners in high numbers across the UK.

The draft accountability rules, to be released this summer, will encourage states to identify high - and low - performing teacher preparation programs across all kinds of educational models, not just those based in colleges and universities; urge a transition from current input - based reporting requirements to a focus on more meaningful outcomes; and likely limit program eligibility for TEACH grants — which are available to students who are planning to become teachers in a high - need field in a low - income school — to only effective teacher preparation programs.

A team of 50 writers that included just one teacher designed what has been called «the most far - reaching experiment in American educational history» (Hacker & Dreifus, 2013).1 It's hard not to feel the implicit message when such a huge endeavor was decided on with only token teacher input.

Recent studies have also suggested that using a design - based research (DBR) approach, which affords teachers greater input and agency in the design of PD and their own educational experience, may be a useful alternative to evaluative approaches to improvement of PD (Anderson & Shattuck, 2012).

The city also has made many of its campuses «empowerment schools» in which principals, with input from the school community, are given greater authority over spending, educational programming and curriculum.

Between now and August 18, 2016, the U.S. Department of Education (USED) is collecting input from stakeholders, including school board members, on the educational and technical assistance needs of states and school districts in light of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).

Greenwald, Hedges, and Lane (1996) explored similar issues in a meta - analysis of input - output studies relating educational resource allocation to variation in pupil test scores.

Their emphasis was on providing «productive learning conditions for all students in each school» using measures of educational inputs and outcomes based on eight requirements for effective accountability:

The key document in framing the crisis this time was the Coleman Report, which highlighted the ways in which educational inputs did not translate into educational outputs and thus motivated legislators to see schooling as a production function that needed to be made more efficient.

Solicit public input on educational needs and utilizes that information in making budget decisions.

We examine the relationship between educational inputs — primarily pupilteacher ratios — and school outcomes in South Africa immediately before the end of apartheid government.

We have combined our experience in reading instruction with the input of dedicated teachers across the country to assemble a list of the best multi-sensory educational resources available.

Study group participants benefit from the inclusion of appropriate state and national content experts, and use their input to marshal the best educational thought and practice in service of the development of practical, implementable solutions to profound educational challenges.

A: Research - based ideas that have been integrated into rubric were developed over six years, with input from school principals, educational leaders, researchers, yoga and mindfulness practitioners, neuroscientists, and CEI interns who have backgrounds in education, psychology, juvenile justice, neuroscience, and STEM / STEAM.

The highlight of Allstate's educational resources is the Common and Costly Claims tool, which allows users to input their ZIP codes in order to receive a list of the most common home insurance claims in their area.

With support and input from Project Manager Kim Nixon, the Education Committee, and local teachers and parents, Leane designed this educational storybook in the form of a very detailed coloring book.

In fact, recent reviews of hundreds of toddler / preschooler apps labeled as educational have demonstrated that most apps show low educational potential... are not based on established curricula, and include almost no input from developmental specialists or educators.»

Based on our research, we think a good learning app should be provocative, exploratory, and open - ended; it should also have been designed with primary input from educators and curriculum developers, or shown in educational research to be an effective learning tool.

The American Academy of Pediatrics recently released a broad report on children's use of digital media, calling for more - rigorous evaluation of apps that claim to be educational: «Unfortunately, very few of the commercially available apps found in the educational section of app stores have evidence - based design input with demonstrated learning effectiveness.

People can easily input all their past experiences in carpentry such as housing and building construction and repairs, educational attainment and trainings attended can be valuable for their application to keep on to the next level of approval.

Southern Regional Health System (Riverdale, GA) 07/2004 — 03/2006 Public Relations Coordinator • Developed and implemented comprehensive public relations strategies for the hospital system, holding responsibility for various media relations tasks including news releases, media inquiries, and interviews • Acted as primary hospital spokesperson for television, print, and radio communications • Maintained internal communications including employee newsletters, physician newsletters, trade publications, internal advertisements, and the Prism magazine which was distributed to Clayton County residents on a quarterly basis • Facilitated effective relations with all internal and external audiences, including area residents and businesses, staff members, volunteers, and both state and county officials • Scheduled, planned, and promoted healthcare outreach and educational activities including fairs, tours, and local events • Solicited the input, review, and approval of various parties in the preparation of marketing plans and related budgets, as well as for the coordination and selection of qualified candidates to speak at community events on various health - related topics • Monitored patient complaints as appropriate, providing valuable feedback and guidance with respect to issue resolution • Exceeded educational requirements for fire safety, general safety, infection control, and hazardous waste management

Although weakened, the beneficial effect of breastfeeding remained significant after inclusion of social class and education for the McCarthy GCI and the child PPVT - R at 4 years and the WISC - R Verbal and Full Scale IQs at 11 years (Table 3), confirming the results of Lucas et al. 15 However, the inclusion of two direct measures of parental input, maternal IQ and the HOME score in the next step of the regression, reduced the breastfeeding, social class, and educational influences to nonsignificant levels.