Regardless of their achievement level, students sometimes reach the end of a difficult reading passage with no recollection or understanding of what they have read.
The first step in Chicago's accountability effort was to end the practice of «social promotion,» whereby students were advanced to the next grade
regardless of achievement level.
Not exact matches
«Giving all students the same assessment
regardless of their proficiency in the English language or on their developmental
level yields a false picture
of student
achievement,» Ms. Carney said.
Meeting this fourth challenge depends on more flexible ways
of personalising teaching and learning — for example, by using technology to better target individuals» current
levels of achievement and learning needs — and on defining learning success and failure in terms
of the progress, or growth, that individuals make over time,
regardless of their starting points.
Not surprisingly, perhaps, board members who are or were educators (27 percent
of the total surveyed) believe that funding is a barrier and that the focus on student
achievement is misplaced; these beliefs were held «
regardless of the actual
level of funding in the district,» «
regardless of the actual teacher salaries» in the district, and «even after controlling for the type
of student population that the district serves and the actual rigor
of academic standards» in the district.
Perhaps most importantly, deeper learning benefits students
regardless of their background or incoming
achievement levels.
Reporting test - score
levels will allow policymakers to clearly see absolute differences in
achievement across schools,
regardless of which growth measure is adopted.
Perhaps two
of the most significant findings from the list above are that students are developing higher
levels of academic engagement, collaboration, motivation, and self efficacy and that deeper learning is working with students
regardless of their income
levels or prior school
achievement.
It is crucial to recognize that «reformers,» not educators, have driven this shift: In a 2008 survey, for instance, education pollsters Steve Farkas and Anne Duffett asked, «For the public schools to help the U.S. live up to its ideals
of justice and equality, do you think it's more important that they focus equally on all students
regardless of their backgrounds or
achievement levels... or disadvantaged students who are struggling academically?»
PEJ is an affiliate
of the national education nonprofit 50CAN: 50 - State Campaign for
Achievement Now, which advocates at the local
level for a high - quality education for all kids,
regardless of their address.
Effective teachers appear to be effective with students
of all
achievement levels regardless of the
levels of heterogeneity in their classes.
This report builds on the work
of the 2015 Atlas
of Student Homelessness in New York City by examining the disparities in absenteeism and its impact on educational
achievement, comparing homeless students and their housed peers,
regardless of family income
level.
Homeschool students score above average on
achievement tests
regardless of their parents»
level of formal education or their family's household income.
While most districts saw similar growth
regardless of their share
of disadvantaged students, districts with low
levels of achievement and growth tended to have higher shares
of high - need students.
Our goal is that every graduate
of Summit Academy Charter School,
regardless of prior academic
achievement levels or socioeconomic status, will go to, succeed in, and graduate from college.
What does it mean when 60 percent
of teachers name struggling students as their top priority and 81 percent indicate that struggling students are the most likely to get one - on - one help from teachers — when 86 percent
of those same teachers surveyed say that public schools should focus equally on all students,
regardless of their backgrounds or
achievement levels?
In a forced - choice question, only 11 percent
of teachers said that public schools should focus on raising the
achievement of disadvantaged students who are struggling academically, whereas 86 percent said schools should focus equally on all students,
regardless of their backgrounds or
achievement levels.
«When we unveil works from the Souls Grown Deep Foundation in our expanded galleries it will be a defining moment that makes undeniable the magnitude
of achievement that has been realized by artists here in the South,
regardless of their
level of training,» said Jentleson.
Jentleson said: «When we unveil works from the Souls Grown Deep Foundation in our expanded galleries it will be a defining moment that makes undeniable the magnitude
of achievement that has been realized by artists here in the South,
regardless of their
level of training.
Increases student
achievement regardless of socioeconomic status, ethnic or racial background, or parents» education
level
Findings indicate that,
regardless of age, children
of authoritative parents perform better in school, display fewer conduct problems and show better emotional adjustment than those raised in non-authoritative homes.12 Adolescents with authoritative parents who balance appropriate
levels of supervision, nurturance and democratic decision - making tend to achieve better psychosocial outcomes.12 Studies reveal that adolescents with authoritative parents are associated with less psychological distress, higher self - esteem, higher academic
achievements, lower
levels of delinquency and less substance use.13 Gray and Steinberg13 found that emotional and behavioural problems tended to be associated with the degree
of behavioural control and supervision or monitoring.
The company says her «success in luxury sales is recognized year after year for her
achievements» but that she offers the same
level of service
regardless of price range.