Sentences with phrase «observed differences in student achievement»

First, it attempts to assess what factors drive the observed differences in student achievement, but it does a poor job.

Not exact matches

Performance metrics tied directly to student test - score growth are appealing because although schools and teachers differ dramatically in their effects on student achievement, researchers have had great difficulty linking these performance differences to characteristics that are easily observed and measured.

While impressive data sets were assembled on the achievement levels of thousands of students in public and private schools, statisticians could not be sure whether observed differences reflected the quality of the schools or the students who self - selected into them.

Shifting poor students to better schools can at best alleviate observed differences in academic achievement.