Sentences with phrase «increasing ability of students»

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Students would buy the attention - deficit drugs from other students with an ADHD diagnosis before AP Exams, research papers or SAT / ACT tests, in hope of increased concentration and a greater ability to stay awake during sStudents would buy the attention - deficit drugs from other students with an ADHD diagnosis before AP Exams, research papers or SAT / ACT tests, in hope of increased concentration and a greater ability to stay awake during sstudents with an ADHD diagnosis before AP Exams, research papers or SAT / ACT tests, in hope of increased concentration and a greater ability to stay awake during studying.

The possibility of increasing tuition, for instance, will jeopardize some students» ability to begin and complete their college degree,» Stavisky said.

«This chimeric role of employment / education affords us several concessions, including deferring student loans, increased time off... plus sick and holiday leave, decent benefits, the ability to pay into the UC retirement plan, and the flexibility of participating in lectures, seminar, conferences, and classes.»

Secondly, to increase the value of the recorded material, a searchable index of the lectures will be created to facilitate students» ability to review key terms and concepts.

As a yoga teacher I always leave their trainings with a heightened awareness of where my personal practice needs to go next and with an increased ability to see and support my students.

The first round of grants will focus on three areas: building commitment among policymakers and business and community leaders to increase postsecondary completion rates; improving the ability of institutions of higher learning to help struggling students at two - and four - year colleges finish their programs,...

A study of 648 seventh and eighth graders enrolled in Kids Voting USA found that participation in the program increased their political knowledge and their ability to choose a political candidate based on the issues that the candidate and student agreed on.

A third indicator would be a measurable increase in the kinds of general skills and attributes now being sought by employers — for example, students» abilities to work in teams, use technology, communicate, solve problems and learn on the job.

An increasing number of educators and policymakers see blended learning as one of the most promising means of educating students with a wide variety of learning styles and abilities.

It was my intention to simultaneously promote mastery learning as well as increase students» ability to metacognitively assess their work against a given set of standards.

If the schools attended by lottery winners do a better of job of teaching skills that increase students» ability to find employment, they will stay enrolled in school longer, delaying the onset of criminality through the peak period of offending behaviors.

On the basis of these survey results, we created three measures: (1) the principal's overall assessment of the teacher's effectiveness, which is a single item from the survey; (2) the teacher's ability to improve student academic performance, which is a simple average of the organization, classroom management, reading achievement, and math achievement survey items; and (3) the teacher's ability to increase student satisfaction, which is a simple average of the role model and student satisfaction survey items.

I think there's ample evidence that it increases student engagement and the ability of kids to retain information,» says Nínive Clements Calegari, a member of Edutopia's National Advisory Council and the founder of 826 Valencia, a San Francisco education nonprofit.

Now, our teachers are working to increase students» abilities to infer, see causal patterns, and universalize themes, skills, and principles — the kind of critical thinking skills that we want all students to have when we send them off to college and beyond.

Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow = higher ability Speeches that are used as a stimulus: - Emma Watson - Winston Churchill - Queen Elizabeth I - George W Bush - Napoleon (Animal Farm) Students will practice writing speeches using the following topics: - increase in legal driving age - importance of mobile phones - social media Students will develop the following skills: - speech writing using the 6 part structure - persuasive writing - speaking and listening - developing effective openings

Encourage student comprehension of math terms and increase math fact abilities with this fun cross «word» puzzle.

It's pretty clear that the ability of a school or teacher to increase students» standardized test scores is associated with long - run outcomes.

Amid this unprecedented enrollment surge (an increase of some 2.3 million students over 1930), education leaders once again argued that the intellectual abilities of the new high - school entrants were weaker than those of previous groups of students; and these new students needed access to less - demanding courses.

Schools receiving federal financial assistance could prove their compliance by 1) providing athletic opportunities for both sexes in numbers substantially proportionate to their numbers in the student body, or 2) showing a history of increasing opportunities for the underrepresented sex, or 3) demonstrating that the interests and abilities of the underrepresented sex have been fully accommodated.

To round out the research section of the issue, a study from Jay Greene finds that field trips to high quality performances of Hamlet or A Christmas Carol increase students» knowledge, tolerance, and their ability to read others» emotions.

In «The Logic of Interdisciplinary Studies,» a research report by Sandra Mathison and Melissa Freeman presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association in 1997, the authors wrote, «Interdisciplinary, integrated, and integrative studies represent an opportunity to have more meaningful relations with students; teach cognitive skills associated with «real life» (e.g., cooperation, problem solving, ability to see connections); motivate students; increase student achievement; promote positive attitudes toward subject matter; create more curricular flexibility; diminish scheduling problems; and integrate new and rapidly changing information with increased time efficiency.»

Not least of these benefits (PDF) has been increasing the ability of ELL students to self - edit and revise their future writing.

Thus both dropouts and graduates may reap the rewards of higher standards, if the standards signal to employers that the average ability of all students has increased.

Part of that involves increasing student's STEM ability, engagement, participation and aspiration.

In a series of recent studies, short physical activity breaks in the classroom improved students» behavior, increasing the effort they put into their activities as well as their ability to stay on task.

These tools — and the data they provide — can be harnessed by educators to inform daily instructional practices to increase academic rigor and growth, enabling students of all abilities to enjoy learning, unlock their potential, and achieve proficiency.

Unsurprising to anyone in the field, «increasing the number of students scoring at «goal» in their ability to use text evidence to support their thinking» was not prioritized on the list.

The post-assessment indicates that the course led to significant increases in preservice teachers» observation skills, particularly in teachers» ability to notice features of the classroom environment, mathematical content of a lesson, and teacher and student communication during a lesson.

Using data from 252 economics students at 11 high schools and controlling for individual characteristics, most notably verbal ability, they found modest evidence that, in the aggregate, PBL increased learning of macroeconomics at the high school level as compared with traditional classes.

Through rigorous historical analysis combined with the study of human behavior, Facing History's approach heightens students» understanding of racism, religious intolerance, and prejudice; increases students» ability to relate history to their own lives; and promotes greater understanding of their roles and responsibilities in a democracy.

Rather than looking to emulate the English model of the 1990s, the U.S. might instead consider emulating some key features of the modern English system that have helped moderate the impact of rising tuition, such as deferring all tuition fees until after graduation, increasing students» ability to cover living expenses, and automatically enrolling all graduates in an income - contingent loan repayment system that minimizes both paperwork hassle and the risk of default.

To give but one of several examples, the authors offer a nuanced discussion of ability grouping in schools that highlights the potential tensions between the value of improving the performance of the weakest students and the consequences of increasing the gap between them and the most gifted, since the latter are likely to reap the greater gains from ability grouping.

As you become more knowledgeable regarding the characteristics of gifted students, your ability to recognize them will subsequently increase.

In contrast, students who view their abilities as expandable tend to keep trying in the face of frustration in order to increase their performance.

Students in Ms. Funk's class also increased their STAR Math percentile rank, a norm - referenced score that provides a measure of a student's math ability compared to other students in the same grade nationally, from the 46th percentile to the 72nd percentile, an increase of 26 percentileStudents in Ms. Funk's class also increased their STAR Math percentile rank, a norm - referenced score that provides a measure of a student's math ability compared to other students in the same grade nationally, from the 46th percentile to the 72nd percentile, an increase of 26 percentilestudents in the same grade nationally, from the 46th percentile to the 72nd percentile, an increase of 26 percentile points.

These skills and abilities can be nurtured and increased, and can affect the experiences of students in schools greatly.

The loss of instructional time will be balanced by an increase in teacher awareness of student ability and an increase in individualized instruction that will enhance student achievement.

Some advantages of Computer - Supported Collaborative Learning include its ability to increase student motivation, time saving as well as social interaction which helps develop critical thinking.

Teachers and principals in schools with strong arts programs believed that the presence of the arts led their teachers to be more innovative, to have increased awareness of different aspects of students» abilities, and to find school a more enjoyable place to work.

In his budget proposal for 2017 — 19 biennium, Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal underscored the importance of investing in teachers, noting, «Student success from the state's increased investment in full - day kindergarten, K — 3 class size reduction, and other... basic education components depends on making significant changes in Washington's ability to attract and retain qualified teachers.»

Donohoe et al. (2012) conducted a quasi-experimental study on 33 adolescents (ages 13 — 14) and found that Brainology ® led to a significant increase in students» incremental view of ability.

Eighty - two percent of the teachers said the tools led them to increase expectations for student writing; 77 percent said they helped them engage students with different learning abilities; and 80 percent said they resulted in higher - quality student writing.

Many of these research - based instructional strategies apply across various content areas and are designed to enhance students» content area learning, increase engagement, and maximize students» ability to recall, apply, and synthesize information.

As the consumption - based model of technology integration transitions to a participatory approach and technology transitions from a tool for accessing information to a tool to (a) support student authoring and creativity, (b) facilitate collaboration, communication, and social learning, (c) allow for more efficient organization and accumulation of resources, (d) provide venues for student voices through publication and sharing, and (e) support student immersion in learning environments, educators also transition from «extending learning beyond what could be done without technology» (Mason et al., 2000) to «use technologies to promote effective student learning» (Hicks et al., 2014) In the revisioning of the first principle, the authors did a commendable job of affording increased value to range of tools, methods, content, abilities, and varied contexts of social studies classrooms.

They would increase the ability of our education system to help the most underserved students.

The lack of diversity in the teaching profession, combined with these differing interpretations of student ability and behavior, may partially explain why students of color are suspended or expelled from all levels of school at disproportionate rates.23 Such harsh discipline practices place them at higher risk of subsequent academic disengagement and increase the probability that they will later drop out.24 While these mindsets may be unintentional, their prevalence greatly affects students» performance and behavior.

Provided through the Now Is The Time initiative (PDF), the bulk of the funding is going to districts for school climate transformation, which includes connecting students and families to the appropriate services, improving behavioral outcomes and conditions for learning, increasing the awareness of and the ability to respond to mental health issues in students, and addressing the school - to - prison pipeline.

Students of high ability placed with other high ability students increase in their: self - confidence, achievement, attitude toward school, and their attitude toward the subject matterStudents of high ability placed with other high ability students increase in their: self - confidence, achievement, attitude toward school, and their attitude toward the subject matterstudents increase in their: self - confidence, achievement, attitude toward school, and their attitude toward the subject matter (1999).

According to many researchers, sleep increases a student's ability to focus and process information, and the effects of more sleep on student outcomes is often very significant.

Exploring them further, Mitra suggests that student voice increasing student agency by increasing their abilities to articulate opinions to others; constructing new student identities as change makers; and developing a greater sense of leadership.