Sentences with phrase «research on student achievement»

The GAO report describes the research on student achievement as, at best, mixed and preliminary.

The authors say that the existing research on student achievement, while still preliminary, bodes well for vouchers.

Participants will explore current research on student achievement and the persistent correlation with socioeconomic status and consider three areas of focus that could produce the type of overhaul our children need: personalized learning, health and social services, and out - of - school opportunities.

If anything, the half century of research on student achievement has strengthened arguments for a policy focus on teacher quality.

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Researchers caution colleges not to put too much emphasis on AP when considering applicants, since research is inconclusive on whether AP experience alone impacts student achievement in college.

Harrington, an assistant professor of public affairs, said NCLB has been in effect for more than 10 years, and prior research on the program mostly has focused on student achievement.

A bonus, in reviewers» eyes, is a focus on workforce diversity: «Particularly encouraged are projects that develop and implement research - based instructional materials that ameliorate achievement gaps between student populations and lead to improved understanding of, and participation in, STEM disciplines by members of underrepresented groups.»

The Airborne Astronomy Ambassadors project is aimed to measurably enhance student STEM engagement and achievement in selected school districts via professional development for teachers consisting of: (1) STEM Professional Development in astrophysics and planetary science delivered via webinars & in - person workshops; (2) a week - long STEM immersion experience at NASA's science research aircraft facility in Palmdale, California, including participation in research flights on the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA); (3) follow - through involving continuing webinars fostering reflection and connections with astrophysics & planetary science subject matter experts.

Benefits to School Life Looking at the lasting impact of LOtC experiences in terms of academic performance, Learning Away's recent research found that school trips resulted in higher academic achievement, with 61 per cent of students achieving higher than their predicted grade following a school trip based on the subject area.

In her research regarding student motivation, she has studied the origins of mindsets, their role in motivation and self - regulation, and their impact on achievement and interpersonal processes.

If research continues to show that comprehensive character education has positive effects on student achievement as well, then the movement may in time gain more robust political and financial support from education policymakers.

Befitting its name, the laboratory's mission is to be open to a wide range of creative ideas and approaches for closing the educational achievement gap among American students — and, importantly, to rely on rigorous research to determine what works and doesn't.

In an article in The Conversation, Dr Rice highlighted research by Rumberger and Palardy, (2005) that found individual student background and diversity of students had an impact on achievement.

There is precious little research demonstrating the value of school counselors on student achievement ~ with good reason it is difficult to...

Literacy achievements of Australia's Year 4 students has improved on average, according to a new report from the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER), but not for students with the lowest literacy skills.

Not only has the district received a great deal of positive press about this partnership (for example, one blogger recently wrote that he «left ABC rejoicing in what they have been able to accomplish» in this arena), it also served as the basis for research by Rutgers University's Saul Rubinstein and John McCarthy on how working together improves student achievement.

There is precious little research demonstrating the value of school counselors on student achievement ~ with good reason it is difficult to demonstrate the impact of counselors on standardized test scores ~ which have come to define achievement in recent years.

This issue's research section offers a first - of - its - kind study examining the impact of instructor quality on student achievement in the higher education sector — finding that students taught by above - average instructors receive higher grades and test scores, are more likely to succeed in subsequent courses, and earn more college credits.

The major substantive chapters of the book place Swedish expenditure and achievement in comparative perspective (in both, Sweden rates high); show that the decline in education inputs during the 1990s worsened the teacher - student ratio and teacher quality; review the international research on the effects of school choice; and test for the effects of school choice in Sweden on achievement.

One of my all - time favorite duh - posits, the Impact of Grading Standards on Student Achievement, Educational Attainment, and Entry - Level Earnings, comes from The National Bureau of Economic Research.

Research on summer learning loss indicates that income - based gaps in student achievement tend to widen over the summer and narrow when school is in session, suggesting that low - income students have the most to gain from shortened summers.

All the research shows that parent involvement has a profound effect on student achievement.

In «A New Wave of Evidence: The Impact of School, Family, and Community Connections on Student Achievement,» published in 2002 by the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory, Anne T. Henderson and Karen Mapp reviewed years of research on parent involvement, and their conclusions are unequivocal: When parents are involved in school, students of all backgrounds and income levels do better.

Few realize that Coleman himself saw that work as a «detour» from his main line of research on how academic games could be used to foster student engagement, effort, and — ultimately — achievement.

Mathematica's own defense of its research design was that it could do the study more cheaply if it relied upon readily available data, even though Caroline Hoxby, facing similar data collection problems, nonetheless found a way of tracking students from first grade on («How New York City's Charter Schools Affect Achievement»).

Arizona «Ground Zero» for Koch Attack on Public Education (The Center for Media and Democracy) Mention of HGSE Professor Marty West's research into voucher programs in Louisiana and their impact on student achievement.

One reason districts are looking at bonus pay more closely is research pointing to the impact teacher quality has on student achievement.

Research on teacher quality, charter schools, school leadership, class size, and other factors in school quality is likely to be as or more important than research on race - specific policies for reducing gaps in student achiResearch on teacher quality, charter schools, school leadership, class size, and other factors in school quality is likely to be as or more important than research on race - specific policies for reducing gaps in student achiresearch on race - specific policies for reducing gaps in student achievement.

A new research center at Rutgers University intends to build on evidence that well - equipped school library media centers can boost student achievement.

Despite the challenges of isolating the impact of school desegregation on student achievement, a small but growing body of research provides valuable evidence on the relationship between segregation policies and students» academic and social outcomes.

In an article published in the Winter 2010 issue of Ed Next, Dave Marcotte and Ben Hansen reviewed the research on the impact of extending the school year on student achievement.

At the conference, McKinley will be sharing examples of recent research exploring Indigenous student engagement and achievement in STEM disciplines, and studies on culturally responsive teaching practices.

Despite the need to keep the focus on academic achievement, the Teacher Advancement Program acknowledges that research has identified pedagogical methods that help students learn, so it includes evaluation of classroom skills as part of its teacher compensation system.

In light of research showing the positive impacts of KIPP schools on achievement, student transitions into and out of KIPP remain of interest.

Over the past twenty years, Mapp's research and practice focus has been on the cultivation of partnerships among families, community members and educators that support student achievement and school improvement.

Keeping in mind the challenge of finding unbiased research on the educational impact of one - to - one computing, as well as the difficulty of isolating one variable (such as technology) in such a complex and hard - to - quantify concept as student achievement, what does the research show?

Voice of Experience: Most Direct Route to Parents Is an E-Line Educator Max Fischer has been doing a little independent research on the effectiveness of phone calls, written progress reports, and e-mail in raising student achievement.

This is important to know because research has shown that teachers» aptitude, as measured by scores on standardized tests, significantly affects student achievement.

However, research to date finds little evidence of a strong positive effect of teachers» pay on student achievement.

Research has identified teacher feedback as a significant influence on student achievement in the classroom (Hattie, 2008).

The issue of the relative quality of private and public schools was at the core of our research, and we relied on both data on school resources and day - to - day operations and on student achievement scores.

Urban school leaders are on the front line of this work, and research points to the important role they play in creating the conditions to improve student achievement.

Some of the acknowledged limitations of the data used in the Coleman study — the need to focus on the relationship between teacher variables averaged to the school level and student achievement, in particular — have been addressed by more - recent research.

Have the last 50 years of education research led us to fundamentally different conclusions about the impact of teachers on the educational achievement of students?

One way to estimate the possible size of peer effects at KIPP is to combine our findings with other research on how peers» prior scores affect student achievement.

The Commission, chaired by Dr. Paul Hill of the University of Washington, carefully reviewed the research on the impact of school choice on student achievement and included in its report the following statement: «The most rigorous school choice evaluations that used random assignment... found that academic gains from vouchers were largely limited to the African - American students in their studies.»

They made those investments despite the fact that research on the impact of such technology on student achievement is largely mixed and preliminary.

Even though most education policy debates have focused on school quality and student achievement, most research on the economic impact of schooling has focused narrowly on the number of years students remain in the educational system.

I am not aware of research on precisely these points, but learning the answers to these questions should be of first - order importance for policymakers and practitioners interested in facilitating minority student achievement and educational attainment.

In this, the second of two articles on one - to - one computing (See The 411 on One - to - One Computing), we look at reasons to consider one - to - one computing in the classroom, research data on the impact of technology on student achievement, concerns about technology's overuse in the classroom, and tips to ensure that classroom computing helps, rather than hinders, the learning process.