Interested in ethnic identity as well the impact of out - of - school
interventions on the academic achievement of minority students.
Not exact matches
«Over the past decade we've been able to identify a growing number of educational
interventions that have managed to have notable impacts
on students»
academic achievement as measured by standardized tests,» West says.
Researchers evaluated children's self - regulation and
academic achievement before and after the
intervention and found that children who had received the
intervention scored significantly higher
on two direct measures of self - regulation.
This review indicated that
interventions have a substantial impact
on a variety of outcomes, including aggression and disruption, social and emotional competence, school bonding, prosocial norms, disciplinary referrals, emotional distress, and
academic achievement.
This meta - analysis of social and emotional learning
interventions (including 213 school - based SEL programs and 270,000 students from rural, suburban and urban areas) showed that social and emotional learning
interventions had the following effects
on students ages 5 - 18: decreased emotional distress such as anxiety and depression, improved social and emotional skills (e.g., self - awareness, self - management, etc.), improved attitudes about self, others, and school (including higher
academic motivation, stronger bonding with school and teachers, and more positive attitudes about school), improvement in prosocial school and classroom behavior (e.g., following classroom rules), decreased classroom misbehavior and aggression, and improved
academic performance (e.g. standardized
achievement test scores).
«The ultimate goal of the study is to further develop the existing literature
on school outcomes for LGBT students of color, and to explore possible
interventions that might address the existing gaps in
academic achievement and mental health,» she says.
Promisingly, researchers have found that it is possible to orient students toward positive learning mindsets through low - cost
interventions, including online programs that teach students about growth mindsets and purpose.29 According to Carol Dweck and her colleagues, ``... educational
interventions and initiatives that target these psychological factors can have transformative effects
on students» experience and
achievement in school, improving core
academic outcomes such as GPA and test scores months and even years later.»
«NCLB asked states and districts to focus their efforts
on interventions for students in Title I schools that were failing or at risk of failing the state's
academic achievement standards, as measured by annual assessments.
Based
on the assessment data, educators can target
interventions to strengthen students» resiliency and support their
academic achievement.
In the review, Mindfulness - Based
Interventions for Improving Cognition, Academic Achievement, Behavior and Socioemotional Functioning of Primary and Secondary Students, the authors found that mindfulness - based interventions have a statistically significant positive effect on cognitive and socioemotional processes for students, but that they do not improve behavior or academic
Interventions for Improving Cognition,
Academic Achievement, Behavior and Socioemotional Functioning of Primary and Secondary Students, the authors found that mindfulness - based interventions have a statistically significant positive effect on cognitive and socioemotional processes for students, but that they do not improve behavior or academic perf
Academic Achievement, Behavior and Socioemotional Functioning of Primary and Secondary Students, the authors found that mindfulness - based
interventions have a statistically significant positive effect on cognitive and socioemotional processes for students, but that they do not improve behavior or academic
interventions have a statistically significant positive effect
on cognitive and socioemotional processes for students, but that they do not improve behavior or
academic perf
academic performance.
K12 will provide comprehensive wraparound services targeted to individual student needs and for the benefit of the school community: development of strong community within the virtual academy; access to the best and most current virtual instruction curriculum, assessment and instruction based
on solid research; customizing each student's education to their own individual learning plan;
academic success at the school and individual student levels resulting from teachers» instruction and constant monitoring of student growth and
achievement with
interventions as needed; national and local parent trainings and networking; frequent (i.e., every two to three week) teacher / parent communication through emails and scheduled meetings; establishment of unique settings for students and parents to interact; connecting students
on a regular basis with students across the United States in similar virtual academies and across the world through networking and K12 national competitions (e.g., art contest and spelling bees) and International Clubs; access to the entire K12 suite of services and instructional curriculum (currently including K12, Aventa, A +, and powerspeak12) to include world languages, credit recovery courses, remedial courses, and AP courses; participation in a national advanced learners programs; a comprehensive Title I program that will provide additional services for students; school led trips, for example, visits to colleges, grade level specific trips such as student summer trips overseas, etc.; School prom; school graduation ceremonies; national college guidance through a network of K12 counselors; school community service opportunities; student developed student body council; school extracurricular activities: possibilities would include the development of a golf club, chess club, bowling club.
Based
on the premise that positive relationships between middle and high school students and their teachers can lead to better educational outcomes, «Creating birds of similar feathers: Leveraging similarity to improve teacher - student relationships and
academic achievement,» by Hunter Gehlbach, Maureen E. Brinkworth, Aaron King, Laura Hsu, Joe McIntyre, and Todd Rogers, focuses
on a simple
intervention...
For example, the student questionnaire
on the National Assessment of Educational Progress, or NAEP, will gather information
on students» social - emotional skills in 2017.51 Researchers intend to use these data to analyze the relationship between SEL and
academic achievement on the NAEP exam.52 Districts and schools may find this information particularly useful to inform local
interventions and improve student performance and behavior.
A recent What Works Clearinghouse
intervention report found dual - enrollment programs have positive effects
on high school graduation;
academic achievement in high school; and college access, credit accumulation, and graduation.
About Catapult Learning: For nearly 40 years, Catapult Learning has been dedicated to improving
academic achievement for students from Pre-K to grade 12, with a special focus
on intervention for struggling learners, building teacher and instructional leader capacity, and supporting students who previously dropped out of school.
Research
on PPC programs has demonstrated clear positive changes in the self esteem, locus of control, moral values, and
academic achievement of members as a result of in - group
interventions (Brendtro & Wasmund, 1988).
«Whilst the noted effects of the
intervention on reading and numeracy
achievement were small (between 2.0 % and 5.5 %), it is remarkable (though not unexpected) to find lasting
academic effect of an eight session parenting
intervention carried out when the child was between three and five years of age,» the report states.
This review indicated that
interventions have a substantial impact
on a variety of outcomes, including aggression and disruption, social and emotional competence, school bonding, prosocial norms, disciplinary referrals, emotional distress, and
academic achievement.
This meta - analysis of social and emotional learning
interventions (including 213 school - based SEL programs and 270,000 students from rural, suburban and urban areas) showed that social and emotional learning
interventions had the following effects
on students ages 5 - 18: decreased emotional distress such as anxiety and depression, improved social and emotional skills (e.g., self - awareness, self - management, etc.), improved attitudes about self, others, and school (including higher
academic motivation, stronger bonding with school and teachers, and more positive attitudes about school), improvement in prosocial school and classroom behavior (e.g., following classroom rules), decreased classroom misbehavior and aggression, and improved
academic performance (e.g. standardized
achievement test scores).