Sentences with phrase «on curriculum effects»

But this approach is hampered by the evidence base on curriculum effects, which is quite limited due to a lack of data.

Not exact matches

Denominations encourage this illusion in their continuing efforts to produce and market a new curriculum every three to four years — sometimes without even evaluating the effect of the old curriculum on learners.

In so many cases that I've seen, medication, when properly assessed, properly administered, has such a profoundly important effect on a child's cognitive function, his ability to access the curriculum.

«We have to deal with the issue of the effect of Common Core testing on teacher evaluations,» Cuomo said Tuesday at a news conference on the state budget, referring to the tougher curriculum standards adopted by the state that produced sharply lower scores on standardized tests in New York last year.

To improve executive functions, focusing narrowly on them may not be as effective as also addressing emotional and social development (as do curricula that improve executive functions) and physical development (shown by positive effects of aerobics, martial arts, and yoga).

The combination of evidence - based curricula and in - classroom coaching is particularly promising and has been implemented at scale with large positive effects on children.»

Launched in February 2017 with start - up support from the Rockefeller Foundation, the Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education (GCCHE) is an international forum for health professions schools committed to developing and instituting climate change and health curricula, in order to ensure a future cadre of highly trained health professionals who will be able to prepare and protect society from the harmful effects of climate disruption.

As Murphy summarizes their argument, Niemi and Junn «found that, although the civics curriculum had much less effect on civic knowledge and values than did the home environment, civics courses did make some difference....

This study examines the effects of a hands - on, integrated math, science, and technology (IMaST) curriculum implemented in several middle schools.

A serious side effect of a curriculum based mainly on memorization is student boredom.

When music is allowed to permeate the school curriculum it has a positive effect on all aspects of the schools» learning and enhances the reputation of the school and its pupils.

«That's a huge opportunity for learning in the curriculum, because kids really benefit from seeing how things become interconnected and why doing something to one item can have an effect on others.

This narrowing of the curriculum can have an effect on teachers» stress levels because it clashes with their beliefs, according to Brian Apter, chair of the division of educational and child psychologists at the British Psychological Society.

Much evidence suggests that school decisions about curricula (e.g., textbooks, instructional software, and the corresponding pedagogy) can have comparatively large effects on student achievement.

In a 2011 interview by Lynnette Guastaferro of Teaching Matters, Darling - Hammond says that whether the national standards are put into effect in a way that is «much more focused on higher - order learning skills» (that is, progressive education classrooms for all) depends on «building curriculum materials,» «transforming» testing, and changing in - service teacher training.

If the skeptics are right, Wood writes, Common Core «will damage the quality of K — 12 education for many students; strip parents and local communities of meaningful influence over school curricula; centralize a great deal of power in the hands of federal bureaucrats and private interests; push for the aggregation and use of large amounts of personal data on students without the consent of parents; usher in an era of even more abundant and more intrusive standardized testing; and absorb enormous sums of public funding that could be spent to better effect on other aspects of education.»

And WWC found in 2007 that expensively touted math texts and test - preparation software had little effect on student outcomes: textbook superpower Houghton Mifflin's elementary mathematics curriculum, for instance, was «found to have no discernible effects on... achievement.»

To isolate the effect on student learning of the language of instruction, the researchers followed students who were all learning reading via the Success for All curriculum but were randomly assigned to structured English immersion or transitional bilingual education.

Reporting on the statistics The effects of this disastrous triumvirate on the education pipeline is made apparent in the NSEAD Survey Report 2015 ‑ 16, that asked how, over the last five years, has government policy impacted on art craft and design education, looking at curriculum provision in art and design, the value given to art and design in schools and colleges, professional development opportunities and the well ‑ being and workload of art and design teachers.

... and if even this very brief intervention that was delivered online in only about 45 minutes of class time could have this kind of noticeable, significant effect on student's performance, just think how much bigger the effects could be if these ideas were skilfully woven into the curriculum, into classroom practice, into the way assessments happen and so forth.

One knock - on effect could be that schools change their curriculum offering as a result of knowing recruitment will be challenging.

However, not long ago, a study by the Brookings Institution's Russ Whitehurst demonstrated that curriculum has an even greater effect on student outcomes than most popular policy levers, including charter schools, teacher quality, preschool programs, and even standards themselves.

This randomized - controlled experiment examined the effects of project - based economics curriculum developed by the Buck Institute for Education on student learning and problem solving skills in a sample of 7,000 twelfth graders, taught by 76 teachers in 66 high schools.

Standards - based, inquiry - based science curriculum in ten urban middle schools had a positive effect on achievement.

One issue is that accountability in general, and test - based accountability in particular, can have negative effects on instruction, such as a dumbed - down, narrowed curriculum.

Examining the effects of a highly rated science curriculum unit on diverse students: Results from a planning grant (PDF).

The study, «Preparing to Succeed: An Efficacy Trial of Two Early Childhood Curricula Study Overview for Principals,» will examine the effects of Boston Public Schools» preschool program on math, literacy, and socio - emotional and executive functioning outcomes.

First, while state laws often prohibit SEAs from encroaching on district autonomy, because Barbero's office in effect is the district, she has been able to intervene directly in schools where the core curriculum was not working.

With Maths, ICT and Business and Enterprise as specialisms, increased curriculum time for the core subjects has had a significant effect on students» outcomes.

After all, Cuban concludes, changes in governance, school size, curriculum, and organization «have had few effects on classroom practices and, consequently, students» academic outcomes.»

Important evidence for the effect of student accountability on effort and achievement comes from the literature on curriculum - based external assessments.

Key themes include showcasing sessions from emerging edtech startups, effects of developing technologies on student - teacher relationships; stepping back to «re-imagine» the curriculum; and working together to tackle online safety challenges: parent, teacher and student perspectives

My back - of - the - envelope calculations indicate that the expected wage benefits of higher curriculum standards due to their positive effect on employment exceed the expected wage costs due to their adverse effect on graduation rates by a factor of six.

For those that found autonomy to have a positive effect, most cited freedom on the curriculum (63 per cent) and control over resources (60 per cent).

Even as Americans grow accustomed to judging schools by their results — and even as they recognize that testing is the simplest, cheapest, most objective way of gauging and reporting those results — many still lament the effects of testing on curriculum and instruction.

The National Board urges that applied studies be done that look deeply into the effects of these tests in school systems, school districts, and individual schools, among different student populations, and on different curricula.

«This research provides further evidence for the positive effect of school - based supports — comprehensive anti-bullying policies, Gay - Straight Alliances (GSAs), supportive educators and LGBT - inclusive curriculum — on LGBTQ students» experiences with harassment and discrimination and, ultimately, their educational outcomes,» said Dr. Joseph Kosciw, GLSEN's Chief Research & Strategy Officer.

So far the focus has been mainly on the exams themselves, especially their validity and reliability, and hardly at all on their effects on teaching and curriculum.

Reading engagement in its behavioral form, as measured by students» participation and involvement in the STARI curriculum, mediated the treatment effects on each of these three posttest outcomes.

A bit over four years ago, Russ Whitehurst and Matt Chingos put out a well - articulated call for greater research on curriculum materials and their effects.

In the falsification models, we estimate «curriculum effects» on test scores prior to the year of adoption of the focal curriculum materials, and on test scores in English Language Arts (ELA) instead of mathematics.

They found that, although the civics curriculum had much less effect on civic knowledge and values than did the home environment, civics courses did make some difference.

Curriculum - based exit exams substantially increased the college - attendance rates of students with low GPAs in 8th grade, but had no effect on students with high GPAs.

These and other studies have created a lasting professional consensus that, in general, the scholastic curriculum has some effects on the civic knowledge of students, but little or no effect on their civic values.

We focus most of the evaluation on grade 3 achievement, but we also extend our analysis to examine curriculum effects on test scores in grades 4 and 5.

Curriculum - based external exit exam systems had by far the greatest effects on test scores.

The report about the fourth year of the law's implementation, issued by the Center on Education Policy, also found that the law is having the positive effect of spurring schools and districts to more closely align instruction with their states» curriculum standards, and...

The effects of turnover on curriculum and instruction are insignificant, and the measure of classroom curriculum and instruction is negatively, but very weakly, related to student achievement.

Data from quantitative studies derive from responses to questions we posed about average principal turnover rates, effects on school culture, curriculum, and instruction, and student achievement.

The committee is also likely to raise the effect of changes to the curriculum on schools.