Sentences with phrase «instruction than students»

Students at Extera receive more instruction than students in traditional public schools, with an extended school day and three additional weeks of school each year.

And students who performed below grade level in language arts and mathematics at successful schools were far more likely to receive intervention instruction in addition to their regular instruction than students attending unsuccessful schools.

Across these activities, students in the more effective schools spent more time in small group instruction than students in the moderately and least effective schools (see Table 2).

By the mere nature of arriving late and missing school hours, students receive fewer hours of instruction than students who are in class when the bell sounds.

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To date, the company has provided 100,000 students with more than 3 million hours of instruction, according to Cohn.

The schools they attend are likely to be segregated by race and class and to have less money to spend on instruction than the schools well - off students attend, and their teachers are likely to be less experienced and less well - trained than teachers at other schools.

According to the report, which contains data that school districts are now required to submit to the Department of Public Instruction, more than one in every five uses of corporal punishment in North Carolina was applied to a student with disabilities during the 2010 - 2011 school year.

«It's more important than ever that students have access to quality health instruction taught by experts,» Board of Regents Chancellor Betty A. Rosa said.

It also manifested in instruction styles that required the kids to pay attention in class — such as randomly calling on students to respond to other students» answers during a lesson — rather than just hoping they absorbed the information and then testing them to find out.

It was found that the students who received instruction on non-verbal cues before assessing the photographs were more likely to note emotional cues than aspects such as clothing and physical beauty when making their judgments.

While previous studies have shown that this student - centered method can be more effective than teacher - led instruction, Wieman says this study attempted to provide «a particularly clean comparison... to measure exactly what can be learned inside the classroom.»

Mayer discussed the implications of this research for policymakers, claiming that there is a place for small games that focus on well - specified learning objectives, become more challenging as students learn, and fit within existing educational programs to supplement, complement, and / or extend traditional instruction rather than replace it.

The clearinghouse now houses more than 500 reports that summarize current findings on such topics as math instruction for young children, elementary school writing and helping students with the college application process.

«Discovery» learning, in which students discover facts for themselves rather than receiving them directly from an instructor, has been in vogue lately; Blikstein and his colleagues at FabLab@School, a network of educational workshops Blikstein created in 2009, are trying to get at the heart of how much or how little instruction students really need.

She cites a 1997 University of California, Los Angeles, study that found, among 25,000 students, those who had spent time involved in a musical pursuit tested higher on SATs and reading proficiency exams than those with no instruction in music.

With more than 1,100 free projects, Science Buddies has projects for every student, and the Project Guide helps supplement and guide classroom instruction related to the Scientific Method, Engineering Design Process, or individual steps of doing a science project.

Rather than flowing from one pose to the next on autopilot, Porat says learning a new variation forces her students to really pay attention to her instruction and focus on their bodies — which also means they're tuning out the outside world along with their own mental chatter.

They rated their own instruction lower than comparison teachers, particularly in terms of time management and their ability to assess student mastery during class.»

Today, K — 12 students are more diverse than ever before, and are also primed to learn through hands - on, collaborative approaches to instruction.

The idea is to give students — and sometimes whole classes — individualized instruction rather than rely on one set way to teach all students.

Urban students in grades seven and eight who were engaged in the LeTUS inquiry - based science curriculum demonstrated higher standardized test scores than students engaged in traditional instruction in a sample of 5,000 students.

Successful teaching, the kind that really makes a lasting impression, requires more than just knowledge — it takes enthusiasm, partnership, and meaningful instruction to nurture and sustain student interest.

Rather than lecturing or delivering whole - class instruction though, the teacher, who can be armed with data about where students are in their learning, can meet one - on - one with each student and have meaningful conversations about the work she is doing.

Stock, a K - 12 digital learning expert, explains how blended learning is a construct rather than a model, and details the thinking that led her group to link personalized instruction with student - driven learning.

In challenging the use of value - added models as part of evaluation systems, the teachers» unions cite concerns about the volatility of test scores in the systems, the fact that some teachers have far more students with special needs or challenging home circumstances than others, and the potential for teachers facing performance pressure to warp instruction in unproductive ways, such as via «test prep.»

The new mindframe suggests that when thinking about assessment, including formative assessments, as a reflection of a teacher's effort more than the students» it turns assessment into a positive force for designing instruction.

Instead of making more printouts than everyone needs, give your students a QR that takes them to the instructions, announcement or assignment.

The authors justify their omission of half of the available evidence by claiming that math performance is a better measure of school performance than reading, since students likely get nearly all of their math instruction in school but much of their reading instruction at home.

Here's another tip: use the pre-test data to further target your instruction so you are focusing on the necessary skills and knowledge not yet mastered by the students, rather than «covering the entire lesson» simply because it's on the pacing schedule or within the textbook.

Having said that, there is ample evidence that when meaningful instruction designed by the teacher is combined with motivational tool technologies, students» cognitive, emotional, and behavioral engagement can be significantly increased — more than technology could ever achieve alone.

CAMBRIDGE, MA — A new study estimates that between 7.5 and 14 percent of students in Milwaukee's voucher program have disabilities, a much higher rate than the one provided by the Wisconsin State Department of Public Instruction (DPI), which has stated, «about 1.6 percent of choice students have a disability.»

While the rationale is perhaps a bit misguided (some evidence suggests that our students already experience as much instructional time as their peers ~ and other research confirms that teachers in the United States spend more time on instruction than teachers in other nations do) ~ there are certainly reasons to focus on the issue ~ not least of which is the summer learning loss that disproportionately impacts our nations most disadvantaged youth.

Since the pre-test is given to freshman students who have never been exposed to algebra and the post-test is given to them after receiving a full year of algebra instruction, it should be expected that scores would increase significantly more than 10 percent.

As more classroom management functionality becomes automated, this frees up time for teachers to spend more of their skills and mental energy on more important things for students and their learning; such as tailoring learning to student needs and focusing more on individual and small group instruction than on managing large classes.

[xii] The patterns are similar in the private sector too: On average, as found by Bettinger and collaborators, DeVry University students perform worse in online settings than in face - to - face instruction.

Jump $ tart estimates that more than half the nation's high school students graduate without so much as a week's instruction in personal finance.

Overall, a teacher can give the right instruction at the right time as his teaching becomes responsive to students, rather than responsive to other forces.

Outwardly, Success is similar to other «no excuses» (Moskowitz dislikes that term) charter schools: students are called «scholars» and wear uniforms; a longer school day and year allow for about one - third more instruction time than district schools provide; rooms are named after the teacher's alma mater; a culture of discipline and high expectations reigns.

The worksheet is scaffolded so that students can follow the instructions to find more than one solution to cosine equations using the cosine curve.

Like many, I'm convinced that what happens inside the classroom — curriculum and instruction — has as much of an impact (if not more) on student outcomes than structural reforms.

By getting a quick temperature check on student mastery or lack thereof, teachers can better tailor their instruction to students» needs on a much more regular basis than in the era of pen - and - paper tests.

Now, as blended learning continues to improve, it makes an increasingly compelling case to parents, teachers, students, and school leaders that it is better than traditional instruction at addressing their day - to - day challenges.

For example, each intermediate unit or district of more than 50,000 students might be required to create math and science academies, which offer a portion of their instruction online, with in - person practical application or advanced work.

But the proportion of unsatisfactory ratings that Kraft and Gilmour found is about three times the rate before the introduction of the new grading systems, when evaluations were infrequent and typically amounted to nothing more than quick classroom visits by principals wielding simplistic checklists that stressed comportment over quality instruction and student learning.

The Philadelphia School District now spends close to $ 100 million a year on instruction for more than 27,000 special - education students in full - day and part - time classes, more than the total number of students in any other school district in Pennsylvania except Pittsburgh.

It requires much more self - motivation, diligence, and responsibility than brick - and - mortar learning, where information is spoon - fed to students and instruction is guided and paced by a teacher.

But wholesale adoption of an untested program can lead to an even greater loss of instructional time - for instance, if it doesn't work equally well for all students, requires more professional development than anticipated, or doesn't segue smoothly from prior years» instruction.

The bulk of the article was dedicated to integrated learning systems (ILS), in which the student sits at the computer and receives instruction through the technology rather than from a teacher and also may complete exercises and assessments.

This is a broad, long - term goal that is focused on students, rather than instruction or specific content.

His research indicates that Spanish - speaking students, if rapidly immersed in English - language instruction, are more likely to go to college than those placed in bilingual education programs.