Sentences with phrase «larger differences in student achievement»

Differences are unable to explain the much larger differences in student achievement between the United States and other countries.

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We may not all agree on which reforms have been proven effective, but we could all agree that at least some of these reforms, perhaps used in combination, could make a large difference in the academic achievement of low - income and minority students.

In other words, qualitative differences among teachers have large impacts on the growth in student achievement, even though these differences are not related to the measured background characteristics or to the training teachers have receiveIn other words, qualitative differences among teachers have large impacts on the growth in student achievement, even though these differences are not related to the measured background characteristics or to the training teachers have receivein student achievement, even though these differences are not related to the measured background characteristics or to the training teachers have received.

But since the report's publication, scholars have developed more precise data on teacher effectiveness, and, by probing at differences in teacher quality within schools, have found very large impacts of teacher quality on student achievement.

But OECD's latest PISA survey found that Australia is the only country where differences in learning mathematics between advantaged and disadvantaged students are large, while the strength of the relationship between students» achievement in school and their family background is weaker than average.

He said equity in the Australian school system is above the OECD average, but OECD's latest PISA survey found that Australia is the only country where differences in learning mathematics between advantaged and disadvantaged students are large, while the strength of the relationship between students» achievement in school and their family background is weaker than average.

The Education Next research article «Stuck in the Middle,» featured in the Fall 2010 issue of Education Next, finds that the steep drop - off in middle - school students» academic achievement may be linked to the larger number of students in each grade level but can not be explained by differences in per - pupil spending or class size, which were similar in middle and K - 8 schools.

The study's authors speculate on four potential explanations for the large negative effects that their program evaluation found: misalignment of private school curriculum to the Louisiana State Standards; differences between serving scholarship students with achievement gaps and traditional private school students; success of other education developments, especially in New Orleans; and the overall quality of private schools willing to participate in the program.

«On average, summer vacation creates a three - month gap in reading achievement between students from low - and middle - income families... even small differences in summer learning can accumulate across the elementary years, resulting in a large achievement gap by the time students enter high school.»

Thus far researchers have focused on computing average differences in student achievement between smaller and larger classes.

Increasingly, the contribution of teachers has become a focal point as a number of studies have found large differences in teachers» effec - tiveness at increasing student achievement.

A high - quality teacher can make all the difference to a student who is struggling, according to a growing body of research that has found teachers are the largest in - school factor affecting student achievement.

Small differences in the estimated effects of teachers on their students» achievement can appear to be much larger, because most teachers are about equally successful with the assortment of students they teach in a given year, regardless of whether those students begin the year as low - achievers or high - achievers.

The «achievement gap», that is the difference between the wealthiest students and poorest students, remain the largest - in - the - nation.

Tracking four cohorts of students throughout Florida, I find that large differences in math achievement across racial lines exist as early as elementary school and persist through high school.

He provides evidence from several decades of scholarly research on teacher effectiveness to show that teachers do make a difference in student achievement as measured by large - scale standardized achievement tests.

Differences in state charter school laws, school types and the assessments currently used to measure student achievement also make large - scale comparisons difficult.

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