Sentences with phrase «in student performance»

We've begun to see signs of improvement in student performance in some of the states that have embraced the Common Core.

The paper suggests that international differences in educational institutions explain the large international differences in student performance in cognitive achievement tests.

Recent data show states that have adopted the new learning standards and raised standards for teaching show significant gains in student performance.

They compared changes in student performance in schools that had more experienced teachers who retired to changes in schools that had fewer experienced teachers.

We estimate that an additional 10 days of instruction results in an increase in student performance on state math assessments of just under 0.2 standard deviations.

Changes in student performance across years or differences between groups of students in 2017 are discussed only if they have been determined to be statistically significant.

A review of the states implementing evaluations shows two central components to conduct and compare teacher evaluations: in - class observation and growth in student performance on assessments, including standardized tests.

Had every school been measured for growth in student performance, many a suburban district (as well as its board and superintendent) would have been found wanting.

The dramatic variation in student performance across states raises the concern that many children will suffer in coming years as states and districts assume greater responsibility for monitoring and intervening in failing schools.

This means that there is little difference in student performance across economic strata.

First, the countries that have been pursuing this strategy tend to be the countries that have experienced the greatest declines in student performance over the past decade.

«Various reforms and policies have been implemented in recent years to reverse the downward trend in student performance,» the report says.

Whilst we do perform well, there is a large variance in student performance.

Schools that have already embraced parents in their communities are seeing improvements in student performance as a result.

To my mind, the failure to find meaningful differences in student performance between charter schools that do and don't use computerized learning is significant.

Many standards advocates fear that what appears to be a drop in student performance might convince some policymakers to abandon the effort.

Indeed, it seems likely that, just as happened with charter management organizations, rapid growth will take place only when the pioneers can demonstrate proof points of excellence in student performance.

We know that collaborating with fellow teachers on helping students is one of the best ways to make great strides in student performance.

Multiple studies have demonstrated increased improvement in student performance when there is intentional alignment of curriculum, assessment, and instruction in the learning cycle.

In order to impact learning, teachers must track their own growth against gains observed in student performance.

She found no difference in student performance before and after the conversion.

[1] The university also reported a significant increase in student performance rates, with more students achieving passing grades.

And schools and districts that are truly showing improvement in student performance deserve recognition and much celebration.

You can't have «rapid» improvements in student performance until the uncertainty that is the current assessment system has settled.

Still, a dozen teachers were found to have satisfactory ratings in classroom practice but were among the lowest third in student performance gains.

It also means that the opportunity to take part in student performances and festivals is still open - many dancers, actors and musicians have started their careers through this route.

When teachers are allowed autonomy to create, deliver and implement innovative lessons to drive academic rigor, then true change in student performance takes place.

This study asks two basic questions: Do policy and institutional variation help to explain variation in student performance?

Positive results are reflected in gradual but steady increases in student performance on various state exams.

In addition, the school's overall growth in student performance could be used instead of the teacher's individual score if it was higher during the first two years.

In higher - performing settings, district leaders understood that the reasons for differences in student performance, or in implementation of district initiatives, were particular to the setting.

Schools would still be found to account for little of the variance in student performance, and we would overlook the evidence of schools as a lever for change.

All research indicates that change may not result in immediate increases in student performance but rigorous, language rich curriculum will provide lasting results.

The large gap in student performance between white students and minority students is one of the most serious problems facing the United States.

(For specifics, see page 19 of our full report, Achievement Growth: International and U.S. State Trends in Student Performance [PEPG, 2012].)

In our Focus on Education report, WBFO's Eileen Buckley says State Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch insists New York had to raise its standards in student performances.

Tedisco, a former educator, also bemoaned standardize testing, saying it should only be one of many tools to measure in student performance.

Mesquite Elementary School, in Tucson, Arizona, attributes much of its turnaround in student performance — and their ongoing success — to their Reteach and Enrich program.

But nothing, he insists, contributed more to the surge in student performance that the Mather achieved in the late 1990s than rigorous state standards...