Sentences with phrase «positive effects on the students who»

The report cites several school - based programs that are having a positive effect on students who have a parent deployed.

However, one used computer - assisted instruction, and five used whole - school or whole - class methods and reported significantly positive effects on the students who had been in the lowest - achieving third or quarter of the classes at pretest.

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Christian teacher Tom Wade, who is head of RE at a Hertfordshire school, believes the game is having a positive effect on pupils: «I spoke to one student who said that they'd left their house early that morning so he and his sister could walk via a location that a specific Pokémon had been spotted at, and this is a student that we'd previously dealt with [who had] anxiety issues in leaving the house.

In sum, in the largest lottery - based evaluation of charter schools to date, we find that charter schools in New York City are having positive effects on the academic progress of the students who attend them.

One of our studies was a randomized trial in a large urban district that found significant positive effects on reading achievement for students who used Accelerated Reader according to the publisher's recommendations.

Commentary on «Great Teaching: Measuring its effects on students» future earnings» By Raj Chetty, John N. Friedman and Jonah E. Rockoff The new study by Raj Chetty, John Friedman, and Jonah Rockoff asks whether high - value - added teachers (i.e., teachers who raise student test scores) also have positive longer - term impacts on students, as reflected in college attendance, earnings, -LSB-...]

Still, if North Carolina's traditional public schools improved in response to their presence, the apparently negative effects of charter schools on the achievement of students who attend them could be offset by more positive statewide effects.

A positive community of educators within a school has a powerful effect on the students who learn there.

Teachers who explain these findings report that the knowledge has a positive effect on students» perceptions of their abilities as well as on their expectations for success.

Statewide programs in Florida, Louisiana, and Ohio, however, already have demonstrated clear positive effects on the achievement of students who remain in public schools, confirming Caroline Hoxby's claim (see «Rising Tide,» features, Winter 2001) that competition from choice generates «a rising tide that lifts all boats.»

There was still, however, a small positive effect on four - year college enrollment for students who began FTC in elementary or middle school.

These data also reveal the significant challenges faced by schools in retaining teachers who have large positive effects on student achievement.

Their paper cites evidence from the last 20 years on the benefits of learning in nature, including students who were able to retain more information from maths and science lessons taught outdoors, to positive effects on stress relief and rejuvenated attention.

The teachers who moved were found to have positive effects on their students in their new schools, especially in elementary schools.

That, naturally, sparked a backlash from physical education teachers who rightly see their field as important as academics, and believe that Klein betrayed an ignorance of the importance of regular physical activity and its positive effect on student achievement.

The report discounts a significant body of peer - reviewed research that specifically shows positive effects of previous Michigan school finance reforms, including positive effects on state assessments and / educational attainment, concentrated on those students who attended, before those reforms, the lowest funded schools or lower performing schools.

Yes, let's lead together, but let's also hire principals who know instruction well and have proven themselves in the classroom to have a positive effect on student learning.

Increasing racial, ethnic, linguistic, socio - economic, and gender diversity in the teacher workforce can have a positive effect for all students, but the impact is even more pronounced when students have a teacher who shares characteristics of their identity.20 For example, teachers of color are often better able to engage students of color, 21 and students of color score higher on standardized tests when taught by teachers of color.22 By holding students of color to a set of high expectations, 23 providing culturally relevant teaching, confronting racism through teaching, and developing trusting relationships with their students, teachers of color can increase other educational outcomes for students of color, such as high school completion and college attendance.24

Leading Educators Fellows who taught mathematics in New Orleans had a statistically significant, positive effect on student achievement, and the effect size was nearly three times that of attending a highly effective urban charter school.

We find that TFA teachers tend to have a positive effect on high school student test scores relative to non-TFA teachers, including those who are certified in - field.

In addition to these four state - based studies of voucher program impacts on test scores, some recent studies do show positive effects on graduation rates, parent satisfaction, community college enrollment, and other nonachievement - based outcomes, but it is unclear if these outcomes are lasting and valid.23 For example, research shows that nationally, graduation rates for students in public schools and peers participating in voucher programs equalize after adjusting for extended graduation rates.24 Some critics suggest that private schools may graduate students who have not successfully completed the full program.25 Also, in regard to parent satisfaction, while some studies do show greater satisfaction among parents whose children participate in voucher programs, the most recent evaluation of the D.C. voucher program shows that any increase in parent or student school satisfaction is not statistically significant.26

Induction programs have also been found to accelerate teachers» ability to drive student learning gains: In one study, new teachers who participated in high - quality mentoring and induction programs were able to lead their students to academic gains equivalent to those of fourth - year teachers who did not receive such support as beginning teachers.63 Similarly, a study of the California Formative Assessment and Support System for Teachers, a statewide induction program, found that the induction program had a positive effect on both instructional practice and student learning, with students attaining a half - year's additional growth when they were taught by teachers who were highly engaged in the program.64

The paper, by Raj Chetty and John N. Friedman of Harvard and Jonah E. Rockoff of Columbia, tracked 2.5 million students over 20 years, and using a value added approach, found that teachers who help students raise their standardized test scores have a lasting positive effect on those students» lives beyond academics, including lower teenage - pregnancy rates, greater college matriculation and higher adult earnings.

With over 350,000 college students who attend Boston's diverse range of Universities and colleges, the city experiences a significant positive effect on their economy.

Economists generally argue that student loans are a good thing overall: they make it possible for students to afford college who wouldn't have been able to otherwise, and going to college has a range of positive effects, not just on how much people earn but on their health, happiness, and civic participation.

With over 350,000 college students who attend Boston's diverse range of Universities and colleges, the city experiences a significant positive effect on their economy.

Dr. Mizrahi has seen positive effects on Turkish students who have been taught social - emotional skills with the Second Step program.