Sentences with phrase «little impact on achievement»

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While these excluded studies are not really appropriate for studying achievement, they tend to show little impact of exit exams on dropout behavior or graduation outcomes.

There is precious little research demonstrating the value of school counselors on student achievement ~ with good reason it is difficult to demonstrate the impact of counselors on standardized test scores ~ which have come to define achievement in recent years.

(State standards have little impact on student achievement so nothing lost here [i], particularly since states can and will still adopt on their own);

«Little is known about whether (professional development) can have a positive impact on achievement when a program is delivered across a range of typical settings and when its delivery depends on multiple trainers,» conclude Wayne and co. «Despite a consensus in the literature on the features of effective (professional development), there is limited evidence on the specific features that make a difference for achievement.»

She is well aware of the research literature that shows little evidence that family income has a large causal impact on student achievement.

This included: attendance levels (studies show a positive relationship between participation in sports and school attendance); behaviour (research concludes that even a little organised physical activity, either inside or outside the classroom, has a positive effect on classroom behaviour, especially amongst the most disruptive pupils); cognitive function (several studies report a positive relationship between physical activity and cognition, concentration, attention span and perceptual skills); mental health (studies indicate positive impacts of physical activity on mood, well - being, anxiety and depression, as well as on children's self - esteem and confidence); and attainment (a number of well - controlled studies conclude that academic achievement is maintained or enhanced by increased physical activity).

Most research on teacher effectiveness has focused on teacher attributes, finding that readily measurable characteristics such as experience, certification, and graduate degrees generally have little impact on student achievement.

There is little research about the impact of school closings on student achievement, according to Barbara Gross of the Annenberg Institute for School Reform, a nonprofit educational research and policy group that has been giving technical help to the activists.

For starters, the evidence for the impact of unionization on student achievement (what little there is) is pushed to the bottom of the story when ideally it would have been touched on at the top (at least, right?).

Indeed, the social scientists» brief rather cautiously claims the existence of any benefit at all, describing the «positive impact» as «modest,» id., at 13, acknowledging that «there appears to be little or no effect on math scores,» id., at 14, and admitting that the «underlying reasons for these gains in achievement are not entirely clear,» id., at 15.11

Also in Education Next, «Poor Results for High Achievers,» is a study of two middle - school programs for high - achieving students that found little impact on students» achievement for students who attended the program.

Compared to teachers, who have a larger impact on student achievement, superintendents had little.

Chile's voucher program has led to widespread socio - economic stratification and a decline in public school enrollment, all while making little to no impact on student achievement.63 The program's design essentially creates three school systems: public schools attended mostly by the lowest - income students; voucher - subsidized private schools attended by more middle - class students, as they can charge additional fees or tuition; and nonsubsidized private schools attended by the wealthiest students.

CAMBRIDGE, MA — While it is widely believed that good school principals have a positive impact on student achievement, there has been little systematic research to date on the effect of strong school leadership.

Meanwhile ed schools and the researchers who work within them are doing little to actually determine the impact of student teaching on the achievement of students in care of apprenticing teachers.

Though the state has too little data yet to fully judge the impact on student achievement, early academic results are promising, and the newest charter schools are predominantly run by organizations with a record of success.

The truth is that NCLB has failed to prevent millions from falling behind, and has had very little impact on closing the achievement gap; instead, its main effect has been to instigate ever - increasing emphasis on standardized test scores and superficial, formulaic essay writing.

Professional development that does not focus on the ongoing classroom duties of the teacher show little, if any, impact on teaching practices or student achievement (Zigmarmi, Betz, & Jennings, 1977).

Research has well established that removing students from class has negative impacts on their academic achievement, and there's broad recognition that suspensions and expulsions do very little on their own to address the underlying issues that cause most students to misbehave.

«Today's vote to move Senate Bill 455 forward is a move in the right direction for Connecticut schools, and can eliminate barriers to teaching that have little or no correlation with a teacher's job performance or positive impact on kids,» said Jen Alexander, chief executive officer of ConnCAN (Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Now).

This absence gives little guidance for districts wanting to evaluate school library services and their impact on student achievement.

Special education is a rapidly growing, increasingly expensive component of public education, and yet little is known about the causal impact of special education enrollment on student achievement.

As has happened in Indiana and other similar programs, there seems to be little or no impact on student achievement.

A 2012 study by Tom Loveless of the left - leaning Brookings Institution argues that the Common Core will likely have «very little impact» on student achievement because state policies have little impact on what goes on in classrooms, which is likely to have a much greater impact on student learning, such as the quality of teaching.

Unfortunately, until now little research has been conducted regarding the impact of principal professional development programs on principal practice, classroom instruction and student achievement.

As a hiring manager, if I've already read your top achievements in your cover letter, your resume is going to have little impact on me.