Sentences with phrase «positive impact on student achievement»

Our report helps consumers identify which models currently present the strongest evidence of positive impacts on student achievement and other outcomes.

This high - quality professional development program consisting of 200 hours of training spread over two years has consistently demonstrated positive impacts on student achievement.

While not a massive difference, it demonstrates that something as simple as working towards a common understanding of accountability can enable boards to have a real positive impact on student achievement.

Yet, compelling evidence has emerged over this same time period that effective classroom assessment can have a profoundly positive impact on student achievement, narrowing achievement gaps.

The study did find, though, that preparation programs produce a significant variation of individual performers, meaning some principals have a very positive impact on student achievement while others do not.

Principals operating at the proficient to exemplary level of these accountability systems will have the most positive impact on student achievement.

Unlike many education reform initiatives, the solutions that directly address student learning through the provision of new or improved forms of instruction have had significant positive impact on student achievement in grades 7 through 11 in mathematics, language arts, social studies and science and on the development of early reading skills.

Importantly, the schools attended by students in our sample include both open - enrollment public schools operated by the local school district and five over-subscribed charter schools that have been shown to have large, positive impacts on student achievement as measured by state math and English language arts tests.

«Tacoma's innovative initiatives and programs created an engaging and supportive learning environment that resulted in a significant positive impact on student achievement throughout the district.

The CNA study found statistically significant evidence that Board - certified teachers have positive impact on student achievement across locales, test types and subject areas.

In addition, the study found positive impacts on student achievement for new entrants to the KIPP network in high school.

The overall results — the average for the three subject areas — indicate an average positive impact on student achievement of 4 percent of a standard deviation whenever the teacher - student gender was the same (see Figure 3).

To see whether the education sector is an exception to general economic theory, a number of performance pay experiments have been carried out, and in Israel and India such studies have shown positive impacts on student achievement.

As the KIPP network of public charter schools continues to expand, KIPP is largely maintaining positive impacts on student achievement, according to Mathematica Policy Research.

Even if one concedes (as I do) that retention may have some short - term positive impacts on student achievement, it is important to examine the costs.

Contact: Jennifer de Vallance, [phone] WASHINGTON, DC — February 27, 2013 — A report released today by Mathematica Policy Research shows that Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP) middle schools have significant and substantial positive impacts on student achievement in four core academic subjects: reading, math, science, and social studies.

In the report, early evidence suggests KIPP Pre-K programs have lasting positive impacts on student achievement.

Teachers from TFA and TNTP have a sizable positive impact on student achievement in Indianapolis.

Analysis of state achievement growth as measured by the National Assessment of Educational progress shows that accountability systems introduced during the 1990s had a clear positive impact on student achievement.

The Instructional Coaching Service plans, launches, and implements a coherent coaching program to provide effective coaching support to teachers that is designed to improve practice and produce positive impacts on student achievement.

Those choice programs or cities and states with charter authorizing practices have strong accountability, along with data transparency, have had the largest positive impact on student achievement.

The NRCCTE and its partner ACTE searched for ideas and promising practices that have positive impacts on student achievement in real CTE classrooms.

«Over its five year span, the pilot program has yielded no evidence of positive impact on student achievement.»

Curriculum plays an important role in how students are taught, and there is a strong body of evidence that shows that putting a high - quality curriculum in the hands of teachers can have significant positive impacts on student achievement.

Still, there is strong evidence — primarily at the elementary level where implementation is the greatest — to suggest that year - round schedules can have a positive impact on student achievement.

In the UK, the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF), an independent charity with a remit to help raise standards in challenging schools, says evidence suggests teacher aides (known in England as teaching assistants or TAs) can have a positive impact on student achievement.

Use TAs to deliver high quality one - to - one and small group support using structured interventions — the report says latest research shows delivering structured interventions one - to - one or with small groups is where there's the strongest evidence for them having a positive impact on student achievement.

According to the official announcement and the executive summary of the report, school vouchers lifted high school graduation rates but it could not be conclusively determined that it had a positive impact on student achievement.

Mathematica found that KIPP schools have positive impacts on student achievement, particularly at the elementary and middle school levels.

CAMBRIDGE, MA — While it is widely believed that good school principals have a positive impact on student achievement, there has been little systematic research to date on the effect of strong school leadership.

He would stand up at school board meetings and flat out lie to the board — as in the lie that no research supports reducing class size having a positive impact on student achievement.

By: Steve Sheldon and Marcy Davis Research on school libraries has found that libraries are often underused yet valuable resources that can have a positive impact on student achievement.

Findings from the limited number of studies that inform the content focus of PD in mathematics suggest that when both content and pedagogy are included as part of the PD, the intervention has a greater potential for positive impact on student achievement than when the PD is focused on content or pedagogy only (Hill, Rowan, & Ball, 2005).

The Center for Digital Education recently recognized the district's Chief Technology Officer, Jennie Magiera, with the «Top 30 Technologists, Transformers and Trailblazers» award for her efforts to improve education through innovative technologies and for creating a positive impact on student achievement.

Well - designed research shows that class size reduction can have a positive impact on student achievement.

The law also required districts to collect and submit data on PEPs, but that never happened either so there is no way to know which districts were complying with the requirement and no data on whether or where PEPs were having a positive impact on student achievement.

As a result of this professional development model, teachers took more ownership of the resources, had higher confidence in integrating the unit as a teaching tool, and were more likely to believe that the curriculum resources would have a positive impact on student achievement.

Over the past five years the state has adopted numerous student - centered education reforms that are already having a positive impact on student achievement.

A schoolwide commitment to reading and writing strategies in all content areas has had a positive impact on student achievement at Herbert Hoover High School.

Because it has a direct, positive impact on student achievement, principals should promote collaborative opportunities for teachers by building a master schedule that gives teachers time during the school day to meet together.

A safe and orderly school has a positive impact on student achievement.

All parents, community members, and school staff members who want to strengthen their local schools and have a positive impact on student achievement are encouraged to run.

BSH advances innovative and creative programs and activities that demonstrate a positive impact on student achievement and success.

She became a principal because she believes that school quality begins with a strong leader, and because she was confident in her ability to develop a strong staff that would have a positive impact on student achievement.

Based on the experience of the two schools featured here, ongoing professional development and fidelity to the research - validated SIOP Model of instruction had a positive impact on student achievement.

Do we strive to imagine the possibilities of how we can situate powerful instructional approaches that have a positive impact on student achievement, or do we settle for those that we just know and do?