Sentences with phrase «on the academic ability of»

In this paper we analyze 25 years of data on the academic ability of teachers in New York State and document that since 1999 the academic ability of both individuals certified and those entering teaching has steadily increased.

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Recent presidents and faculty had been chosen on the basis of academic criteria (plus fund - raising ability, in the case of presidents).

One of the fundamental beliefs of deeper - learning advocates is that these practices — revising work over and over, with frequent critiques; persisting at long - term projects; dealing with the frustrations of hands - on experimentation — develop not just students» content knowledge and intellectual ability, but their noncognitive capacities as well: what Camille Farrington would call academic perseverance and what others might call grit or resilience.

A 2005 Sociology of Education study called «The Frog Pond Revisited: High School Academic Context, Class Rank and Elite College Admission,» suggests that when you control for scholastic ability, attending a school surrounded by fellow academic superstars actually has a negative effect on your admissions chances at an elite Academic Context, Class Rank and Elite College Admission,» suggests that when you control for scholastic ability, attending a school surrounded by fellow academic superstars actually has a negative effect on your admissions chances at an elite academic superstars actually has a negative effect on your admissions chances at an elite college.

We all want our kids to do well in school and to master certain skills and concepts, but our largely singular focus on academic achievement has resulted in a lack of attention to other components of a successful life — the ability to be independent, adaptable, ethical, and engaged critical thinkers.

Admission is based on a review of many factors, including strong prior academic performance, positive teacher reports, a successful interview at our School, and the student's ability to give something back to our School community.

To address the issues above, this paper reports on the results of an 18 - year longitudinal study of the relationships between infant feeding practices and later cognitive ability and academic achievement in a birth cohort of > 1000 New Zealand children studied from birth to age 18 years.

The design of this study made it possible to examine 1) the extent to which benefits of breastfeeding on cognitive ability and achievement were evident throughout middle childhood, adolescence, and into young adulthood; and 2) the extent to which breastfeeding was related to a range of indices of academic achievement that included performance on standardized tests, teacher ratings of academic achievement, and levels of success in examinations on leaving school.

Over the period from 8 to 18 years, sample members were assessed on a range of measures of cognitive and academic outcomes including measures of child intelligence quotient; teacher ratings of school performance; standardized tests of reading comprehension, mathematics, and scholastic ability; pass rates in school leaving examinations; and leaving school without qualifications.

Missing out on even one hour of sleep a night could have major consequences for a child, possibly lowering their cognitive abilities the following day and possibly hurting their academic performance at school or acquisition of knowledge at home.

Scores for externalization (the ability to express feelings, especially negative feelings), a trait associated with risk of juvenile delinquency, academic failure, and inadequate social adjustment, were 20 percent lower in the KMC group on average.

Sally wondered if the exclusive focus on Max's dose of medication and his ability to get his homework done - they had added an evening dose when he got in to middle school and the academic challenges increased - had distracted them from seeing Max's true nature.

«Denying charters the ability to grow and preventing parents» ability to choose would shut the door on 20 years of proven gains in academic achievement.

The company prides itself on its ability to combine the best of academic and industrial research environments.

Though hardly the final word on such a hot - button issue, the new study helps clarify the academic effects of ability grouping and acceleration.

The limiting factor on young scientists» abilities to start academic research careers is thus the number of available faculty positions, which over recent decades has fallen farther and farther behind the number of scientists the system is producing.

The manager asked questions focused on René's ability to crank out good work under pressure, and René kept going back to the intricacies of the science involved, at a pace that sounded far too academic.

The opposing perspectives on data sharing can clash most fiercely in collaborations between professors and companies, but academics can help avoid disputes by determining up front the details of their ability to write up their results.

Nine will be selected on the basis of academic excellence and ability to communicate, and the top junior scientist will receive a cash prize of # 1500.

Early childhood programs have long been known to be beneficial to children from low - income backgrounds, but recent studies have cast doubt on their ability to substantially increase the rate of children's academic achievement.

She was selected based on her academic achievements, mentoring plan, rigorous experimental design, and ability to deliver significant findings over the course of a summer.

Help and Hope for ADHD The Brain Balance Program is designed to offer a drug - free, integrated approach that focuses on the whole child and brings parents and kids together to achieve a common goal of improving a child's processing and learning ability, leading to a more successful academic and personal life.

The Brain Balance Program is designed to offer a drug - free, integrated approach that focuses on the whole child and brings parents and kids together to achieve a common goal of improving a child's processing and learning ability, leading to a more successful academic and personal life.

Burris combines reviews of academic studies, as well as personal anecdotes from her own experience as an educator, to argue that ability tracking has a negative effect on the educational achievement of «low track» students while also undermining social cohesion.

The partnership's research builds on educator Howard Gardner's seminal theory of multiple intelligences to indicate that arts education — including the visual arts, dance, music, and drama — enhances a student's ability to acquire core academic skills.

So, in response to this we pulled together a debate between an eclectic panel of education experts including: chair of the Education Select Committee Neil Carmichael MP; a head teacher who turned her own school's performance and ability to recruit and retain its staff around 180 degrees; an ex-tutor from an FE institution who left teaching due to work load issues; and an academic completing a PhD on the topic of work strain in the sector.

Only 38 per cent of people believe that the government should build more grammar schools and encourage more schools to select on academic ability, according to a YouGov poll.

Public Opinion A YouGov poll found that only 38 per cent of people believe the government should build more grammar schools and encourage more schools to select on academic ability, which suggests there isn't a huge amount of public support for the idea.

One possibility that has been embraced by many advocates is some type of measurement of student soft skills, which include social skills, self - management abilities, academic soft skills such as listening carefully to instructions, and approaches to learning such as willingness to take on challenging tasks.

New approaches, he says, could focus on social and emotional development as well, since science now tells us that relationships and interactions with the environment sculpt the areas of the brain that control behavior (like the ability to concentrate), which also can affect academic achievement (like learning to read).

On the basis of these survey results, we created three measures: (1) the principal's overall assessment of the teacher's effectiveness, which is a single item from the survey; (2) the teacher's ability to improve student academic performance, which is a simple average of the organization, classroom management, reading achievement, and math achievement survey items; and (3) the teacher's ability to increase student satisfaction, which is a simple average of the role model and student satisfaction survey items.

Once the state has decided on its policy position, however, a judicial presence should be maintained to ensure that the chosen policy is fully funded, is implemented in a coherent manner, and results in substantially improved student performance, as measured by validated assessments of academic achievement and of students» ability to function as capable citizens and workers.

It's an absolute disgrace that the pressure on schools to ensure pupils pass tests means children as young as three consider themselves «low ability» right at the start of their academic life, a belief which could impact on their self - esteem, carry on throughout their schooling and determine the direction of their adult lives.

Similarly, the tracking of students into classrooms based on ability or academic performance may group disadvantaged children with the most disruptive students.

Instead, we try to pretend that most, if not all, should be on an almost exclusively academic track, thereby requiring that standards of achievement be lowered and curricula watered down to accommodate the average to below - average ability student.

The Coleman Report identified the peer group at school as an important factor affecting learning, but several papers in this volume suggest that the socioeconomic status or academic ability of peers has little effect on academic performance.

The SunLit program is based on the work and research of Queensland academic Dr Carol Christensen and is designed to cater to students of all abilities, including those who are reading above the level expected for their age.

In a separate report, a council of 28 scientists called on schools to focus on SEL, making the argument that student success is tied not only to academic ability and cognitive skills (such as working memory and self - regulation) but also to emotional skills (such as the ability to cope with frustration) and interpersonal skills (including empathy and the ability to resolve conflict).

The number of students who are aware of school cliques based on any of the following: academic ability, athletic ability, beliefs, ethnicity, family income, gender, hobbies / interests, home neighborhood, primary language spoken, musical interest, personal appearance, race, sexual orientation, and / or style.

The number of students who have ever been part of a group that rejected others, based on academic ability, athletic ability, beliefs, ethnicity, family income, gender, hobbies / interests, home neighborhood, primary language spoken, musical interest, personal appearance, race, sexual orientation, or style.

But motivation is a complex phenomenon and depends, among other things, on whether a student identifies as the kind of person who belongs in a particular academic setting, or on whether he believes that his ability in an area can be developed with effort.

Children are not selected only on the basis of academic ability, however, says the school, with aptitude for the arts, sport and all - round contribution to school life also considered.

ALBA School was founded on the conviction that bilingual students can reach their full potential academically, in English and Spanish, when challenged through; rigorous academic studies, the integration of fine arts and the development of critical thinking, problem solving and creative abilities.

To engage students effectively in the learning process, teachers must know their students and their academic abilities individually, rather than relying on racial or ethnic stereotypes or prior experience with other students of similar backgrounds.

It is important to remember that performance on standardized tests is not a complete indication of the full range of a child's academic abilities.

Finally, an individual student's academic success depends not so much on whether he or she attends a private or public school but rather on a complex interaction of abilities, attitudes, and strengths or problems brought to school; the skills and knowledge of teachers; and the quality of the learning environment.

I use this example as a rapid way of indicating why an academic skill like reading depends on learning much more than the foundational ability to form sounds from symbols, turn the sounds into words, and put the words together in sentences.

Thanks to Giroux and others, the contemporary classroom - even if it falls short of the critical pedagogues» ideal - increasingly is a block - scheduled site presided over by a teacher who, at least concerning academics, is the guide on the side, eschews grades in favor of portfolios, minimizes ability - grouping, and, rather than being a content provider, is a manager of peer editing, team building, and other processes.

Poring over school records, he noted a pattern of significantly higher scores on tests of academic achievement and cognitive ability, including IQ tests, up to four years after the program's end.

Measures of teachers» academic skills, such as their verbal ability, may more accurately predict their effectiveness, but there is far less evidence on this issue, and these findings are also not conclusive.