Sentences with phrase «show significant achievement»

Research on the effect of existing private school voucher programs has not shown significant achievements for students in those programs, the report asserts.

English learners also showed a significant achievement gap.

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In particular, AIC payments, LTI payments and stock options represent a significant portion of our executive compensation program, as shown by the chart below, and this variable compensation is «at risk» and directly dependent upon the achievement of pre-established corporate goals and stock price appreciation:

That's also why lots of breastfeeding mamas post nursing selfies, not because they are «showing off» or being an exhibitionist, as some claim, but because they are proud of their significant achievement.

Table 1 shows clear and highly significant (P <.0001) tendencies for increasing duration of breastfeeding to be associated with higher scores on measures of cognitive ability, teacher ratings of performance, standardized tests of achievement, better grades in School Certificate examinations, and lower percentages of children leaving school without qualifications.

«This achievement is significant because it shows, for the first time, that silicon - based tandem cells can provide efficiencies competing with more expensive multijunction cells consisting entirely of III - V materials,» Tamboli said.

A peek into the achievements shows that the scheme has indeed attracted some outstanding innovations that not only improve existing systems but also promise significant savings.

Students who practiced the Transcendental Meditation program showed significant increases in math and English scale scores and performance level scores over a one - year period.A significant portion of the meditating students — 41 percent — showed a gain of at least one performance level in math, compared to 15 percent of the non-meditating students in the control group.Among the students with the lowest levels of academic performance, «below basic» and «far below basic,» the meditating students showed a significant improvement in overall academic achievement compared to students in the control group, which showed only a slight gain.

Some research has shown that rates of depression, anxiety, and substance abuse are higher among affluent teens than any other group of young people, and achievement pressure is a significant contributor.

The vast preponderance of studies on the use of media and / or technology do not show significant gains in student achievement, at least in regards to what the assessments are assessing.

Of the remaining eight NCEE - sponsored RCTs, six of them found no statistically significant achievement impacts overall and the other two showed a mix of no impacts and actual achievement losses from their programs.

In the gender comparison, all of the results show that one gender's idiosyncratic achievement has a positive, highly statistically significant effect on the idiosyncratic achievement of its peers from the other gender group.

Both showed significant gains in achievement for students in smaller classes, with larger gains among minority and disadvantaged students.

Research shows that parents have a significant impact on their children's educational achievements.

The report argues, «Children's viewing of educational television has been shown to support significant and lasting learning gains, while too much viewing of other types of programming may be associated with a lack of academic achievement.»

Furthermore, the other commonly investigated teacher characteristics (e.g., gender, experience, and credentials) do not show significant effects on student achievement in our analysis.

However, voucher students began to show signs of improvement by their fourth year in a private school, and in that year there was no statistically significant difference between them and their public - school peers in terms of total achievement gains from baseline.

While quantitative input measures show little impact, several measures of institutional structures and of the quality of the teaching force can account for significant portions of the immense international differences in the level and equity of student achievement.

-LSB-...] Drs. John Hattie and Robert Marzano have both published works that show significant increases in student achievement by measure of effect size and percentile scores as a result of providing learners with meaninful -LSB-...]

The research shows that, if effectively implemented, technology programs can lead to improved student achievement and significant return on investment.

By the 2016 - 2017 school year, they are expected to show «significant improvement in academic achievement.»

Self - efficacy was shown to be a statistically significant predictor of science achievement scores but attitude was not.

If a program showed large and significant impacts on achievement, especially for low - income kids, but poor results on long - term outcomes, it would certainly raise alarms.

Research shows that implementing SWPBIS results in a significant drop in discipline referrals and suspensions, as well as increased academic achievement, lower dropout rates, higher teacher retention, and improved school culture.11

The scale - up grants are aimed at practices, strategies or programs in which sponsors can show strong evidence of having a statistically significant effect on improving student achievement or growth.

Our results show that poverty level had a statistically significant inverse relationship with achievement in mathematics, accounting for 21 % of the variance.

Using a multilevel framework that takes into account numerous predictors and the clustering of students within schools, we show a statistically significant achievement gap between Native Hawaiian and white students, Pacific Islander and white students and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander students.

The new report, Effective Teacher Professional Development, reviewed 35 scientifically rigorous studies conducted over the past 30 years which showed significant gains in student achievement resulting from teacher development programs.

Children in the low groups across the four classrooms showed no significant differences on measures in September, but their reading achievement in May was quite different.

Studies have shown that when students have an effective or highly effective teacher three years in a row, the long - term effects on achievement and life chances are significant, and the more good teaching a student has, the bigger the effect.

Her school has shown significant success in student achievement, thanks in part to a strategic effort to reach parents.

Findings show that TIPA led to statistically significant increases in student achievement in all four core subjects analyzed as measured by Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) test results.

An Investigation of the Impact of the 6 +1 Trait ® Writing Model on Grade 5 Student Writing Achievement A scientific study conducted in 74 Oregon elementary schools showed that the 6 +1 Trait Writing ® Model caused a statistically significant increase in student writing scores during the year in which it was studied (2010).

Research shows that attendance is one of the greatest predictors of graduation and a significant driver of student achievement.

Again in a middle school context, a quantitative analysis by Dunleavy and Heinecke (2008) showed significant positive effects of 1:1 laptop instruction on student achievement in science.

Despite promises from achievement school district backers that some of Tennessee's most troubled schools would be vaulted into the top 25 percent of schools statewide, standardized testing scores have shown no «statistically significant» difference in the district's schools, according to Henry's research.

A display of work created by the pupils is put on show and attendance certificates and special prizes are awarded to recognise significant achievement as the pupils «graduate».

A final evaluation report from an external evaluator showed a statistically significant improvement in third grade reading scores in the five communities, narrowing of the achievement gap.

Certified teachers not only produce higher achieving students, but, conversely, teachers without certification showed significant negative effects on student achievement (Darling - Hammond et al., 2005).

The analyses show no evidence of any significant or sizeable effect of failing the exam on high school course - taking, achievement, persistence, or graduation for students with test scores near the exit exam passing score.

Relative to these matched participants, children with processing weaknesses and strengths showed no significant differences in reading achievement or on six teacher - rated indices of behavioral adjustment.

Attempting to show that even a well - managed school district can't close achievement gaps in student learning, McRae showed Fraisse data from the state Department of Education showing significant differences in test scores between African - American and Latino students and white students in some of the administrator's former school districts.

Using publicly available data from the California Department of Education (CDE), the results show that charter schools are making significant gains in narrowing the achievement gap, with African American students consistently earning higher Academic Performance Index (API) scores and proficiency rates statewide in many urban districts and across subjects.

These programs showed significant positive benefits in terms of student self - confidence, positive social behaviors, and achievement test scores.

One prominent example: An experiment with providing teachers in Nashville, Tenn., bonuses based solely on whether students hit targets for achievement showed no significant impact, according to results released in September.

Studies of students who attend high - quality programs for a significant period of time show improvements in academic performance and social competence, including better grades, improved homework completion, higher scores on achievement tests, lower levels of grade retention, improved behavior in school, increased competence and sense of self as a learner, better work habits, fewer absences from school, better emotional adjustment and relationships with parents, and a greater sense of belonging in the community.

The findings showed that if effectively implemented, technology programs can lead to improved student achievement and significant return on investment.

Preliminary analyses from the elementary school mathematics classrooms show improved California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress outcomes and a significant closing of the achievement gap between students eligible for free and reduced - price lunch (FRL) and those students not eligible for FRL.

APP graduates were able to turn those schools around, showing significant improvements in English Language Arts and Mathematics and substantial progress in closing the achievement gaps in ELA and math scores against comparable schools within just three years

Research shows that parent and family engagement in early education and later grades is connected to greater academic achievement and is a significant factor in K — 12 school improvement.