When used in classes, clickers typically have either a benign or
positive effect on student performance on exams, depending on the method and extent of their use, and they create a more positive and active atmosphere in a large classroom.
To eliminate the effects of any chance differences in performance caused by other observable characteristics, our analysis takes into account students» age, gender, race, and eligibility for the free lunch program; whether they had been assigned to a small class; and whether they were assigned to a teacher of the same race — which earlier research using these same data found to have a large
positive effect on student performance (see «The Race Connection,» Spring 2004).
Not exact matches
PS 116's principal Jane Hsu told DNA Info that the school «spent over a year «analyzing studies focused
on the
effects of traditional homework» and decided that it was more important for the Pre-K through fifth grade
students to do activities that «have been proven to have a
positive impact
on student academic
performance and social / emotional development» such as reading at their own pace and playing.»
Service learning can have
positive effects on students»
performance on subject - matter examinations and assessments and creates opportunities known to improve academic achievement, such as giving
students the chance to act autonomously, develop good relationships with adults and peers, and increase personal self - esteem and feelings of self - efficacy.
... But by and large the newly decentralized, choice - driven system has had small
positive effects on the academic
performance of most Swedish
students.»
After analysts at the National Center
on Performance Incentives (NCPI) reported no
positive effects on student test scores, the Dallas Morning News declared the program a failure.
A Little Rock, Arkansas,
performance - pay program lasted only three years and was not renewed by the local school board, despite evidence of
positive effects on student achievement in math, reading, and language.
Martin and Dawson (2009) suggest that, «a focus
on relationships throughout the school has a
positive ripple
effect impacting
on not only wellbeing, but also the motivation and
performance of both
students and their teachers.»
Much research has been done
on the battle between pen and paper versus the keyboard: Some research shows a
positive effect on (academic)
performance when
students use pen and paper.
Vouchers have a moderately large,
positive effect on the achievement of African - American
students, but no discernible
effect on the
performance of
students of other ethnicities.
Nonetheless, our results indicate that private school competition, brought about by the creation of scholarships for
students from low - income families, is likely to have
positive effects on the
performance of traditional public schools.
Our results indicate that while the pilot evaluation system led to large short - term,
positive effects on school reading
performance, these
effects were concentrated in schools that,
on average, served higher - achieving and less - disadvantaged
students.
We find that vouchers have a moderately large,
positive effect on the achievement of African - American
students, but no discernible
effect on the
performance of
students of other ethnicities.
This meta - analysis of social and emotional learning interventions (including 213 school - based SEL programs and 270,000
students from rural, suburban and urban areas) showed that social and emotional learning interventions had the following
effects on students ages 5 - 18: decreased emotional distress such as anxiety and depression, improved social and emotional skills (e.g., self - awareness, self - management, etc.), improved attitudes about self, others, and school (including higher academic motivation, stronger bonding with school and teachers, and more
positive attitudes about school), improvement in prosocial school and classroom behavior (e.g., following classroom rules), decreased classroom misbehavior and aggression, and improved academic
performance (e.g. standardized achievement test scores).
A yearlong randomized controlled trial found MFAS to have statistically significant
positive effects on students» academic
performance in mathematics.
A quasi-experimental study of the impact of a merit - based college scholarship program found
positive effects on high school
student performance in Kalamazoo, Michigan, for example.
It also bolsters our argument that it is high grading standards rather than some unobserved measure of teacher quality that is responsible for the
positive effects on students»
performance gains.
The only studies that consistently find
positive effects of resources are those that rely
on student performance and school data averaged across all
students and schools in a state.These aggregate studies, of which the RAND study is one, rely
on limited data and are prone to serious statistical shortcomings, so they have been heavily discounted in the past.
This has a
positive knock -
on effect on the grades and overall school
performance of the
students.
Some experimental studies have found
positive effects of specific professional development programs
on leadership practice — or an association between particular types of professional development and improved
student performance, school climate, teacher collaboration, or principal retention — but there is little expert consensus about the most effective design for professional development programs.
In the review, Mindfulness - Based Interventions for Improving Cognition, Academic Achievement, Behavior and Socioemotional Functioning of Primary and Secondary
Students, the authors found that mindfulness - based interventions have a statistically significant positive effect on cognitive and socioemotional processes for students, but that they do not improve behavior or academic perf
Students, the authors found that mindfulness - based interventions have a statistically significant
positive effect on cognitive and socioemotional processes for
students, but that they do not improve behavior or academic perf
students, but that they do not improve behavior or academic
performance.
Studies have shown that
student participation in athletics has
positive effects on school
performance and adolescent development, fostering success later in life while promoting physical development and fitness.
Other research, this time by Northwestern University, proved that private schools actually have a
positive effect on public schools, through a statistically significant improvement in
student performance on state math and reading tests.
The authors conclude, «The strong
positive effects of restructuring — which appear to be broad, rather than focused
on the lowest - performing
students — indicate that school management or leadership problems constitute the single greatest obstacle to improved
student performance.
Two major studies found that our programs have a
positive effect on students» social and emotional competency and behavior, their academic
performance, and the classroom climate.
Research has found that teachers» qualifications, academic preparation, and high
performance on standardized tests can have a
positive effect on teacher quality.31 Teachers» experience levels can also have a large impact
on student success.
For example,
students with stable but adaptable school leadership perform better academically.58 The
effect of a
positive climate
on achievement also endures and influences immediate and future
student performance.59
Our conclusion in our report to Congress and the public was sobering: There are little to no
positive effects of these systems overall
on student learning and educational progress, and there is widespread teaching to the test and gaming of the systems that reflects a wasteful use of resources and leads to inaccurate or inflated measures of
performance.
Two major studies found that our programs have a
positive effect on students» social and emotional competency and behavior, their academic
performance, and the classroom climate.
While classroom - based programs showed significant improvements across all five social measures and academics, comprehensive programs showed no significant
effect on students» social - emotional skills or
positive social behavior, and were less effective at improving academic
performance.
This meta - analysis of social and emotional learning interventions (including 213 school - based SEL programs and 270,000
students from rural, suburban and urban areas) showed that social and emotional learning interventions had the following
effects on students ages 5 - 18: decreased emotional distress such as anxiety and depression, improved social and emotional skills (e.g., self - awareness, self - management, etc.), improved attitudes about self, others, and school (including higher academic motivation, stronger bonding with school and teachers, and more
positive attitudes about school), improvement in prosocial school and classroom behavior (e.g., following classroom rules), decreased classroom misbehavior and aggression, and improved academic
performance (e.g. standardized achievement test scores).