Sentences with phrase «showed higher achievement»

I reported last year on a study that showed that most of the middle school students who ended up in small high schools showed higher achievement and better attendance.

On average, charter schools show higher achievement than traditional public schools, especially with traditionally underserved student groups and in urban environments.

Cincinnati's first year of experience under its groundbreaking performance - pay program suggests that students of teachers who earn top marks for their instructional skills show higher achievement in the classroom.

are an annual list, going this year to schools that in the 2011 - 2012 state tests either showed high achievement levels overall or the greatest progress as indicated by the state's new system of «student growth percentiles» (SGP).

CFR and others have shown this higher achievement carries over into future grades and success later in life.

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However, some higher invertebrate animals also show similar achievements.

Data gathered from studies show that while there is a clear link between IQ and academic success, the correlation between high achievement and the character traits of conscientiousness and self - discipline is even more pronounced.

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.

When compared to control group counterparts in randomized trials, infants and toddlers who participated in high - quality home visiting programs were shown to have more favorable scores for cognitive development and behavior, higher IQs and language scores, higher grade point averages and math and reading achievement test scores at age 9, and higher graduation rates from high school.

National studies show that students who eat school breakfast are more likely to: reach higher levels of math achievement; score higher on tests; have better concentration, memory and alertness, improved attendance, behavior, and academic performance; and maintain a healthy weight

The leaders of High Achievement New York, a Manhattan - based advocacy group of civil rights and business organizations, said this week's boycott showed «no measurable increase in opt - outs this year.»

The same day the state United Teachers union launched a multi-million dollar ad campaign touting school achievement, Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's office finds most districts are meeting the new requirements under the recently enacted property tax cap, with «high needs» districts showing higher rates of taxation.

The fancy hostess at a point during the show was visibly seen emotional and overwhelmed by the unparalleled achievements when she wondered «how the president could in a space of three and a half years take Ghana to such higher heights».

At 8:30 a.m., Board of Regents Chancellor Betty Rosa and Regent Judith Chin will participate in a panel discussion on a new study by the Learning Policy Institute and the National Education Policy Center showing that well - implemented community schools can lift achievement in high - poverty communities, Teachers College, Columbia University, Joyce Berger Cowin Auditorium, Broadway, Manhattan.

Cuomo told his Cabinet that the «New York is Open for Business» campaign would be a key part of Phase II of his second six months in office, building on Phase I achievements that he said showed the state was serious about reversing its long - standing high - tax and anti-business reputation.

«Maintaining and improving school integration is important, as previous research has shown that students of all races who attend diverse schools demonstrate higher academic achievement in reading, language, mathematics and science,» reported Frankenberg.

Especially considering the film is often fueled by the energy of scampering, screaming children, the harnessing of unwieldy elements represents a high level of cinematic achievement — the camera always manages to be in the right place at the right time, while also showing us things in a distinct, askew manner, conveying a compelling heightened reality.

A harbinger of Oscars success as well as the highest distinction given by Hollywood's directing guild, the DGA Awards recognize achievement in feature film as well as television, documentary, variety shows, and commercials.

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.

This isolation, in turn, is shown to increase the likelihood that low - income children will be in classroom settings with behavioral problems and high student turnover — both of which take away from instructional time and lead to lower educational achievement.

The combination of high expectations and adequate supports has been shown by several meta - analyses to be one of the most impactful strategies for improving academic achievement (Hattie, 2009).

The final evidence collected from the participants may confirm the accumulation of achievement gains in reading and higher levels of parental satisfaction from the program that were evident after three years, or show that those gains have faded.

Highlights of this year's NAPLAN results include: • There is evidence of movement of students from lower to higher bands of achievement across year levels and most domains over the last 10 years • Year 3 reading results continue to show sustained improvement • ACT, Victoria and NSW continue to have high mean achievement across all domains • There are increases in mean achievement in the Northern Territory in primary years reading and numeracy since 2008 • WA and Queensland have the largest growth in mean achievement across most domains since 2008 • Percentage of students meeting the national minimum standard remains high — over 90 per cent nationally and in most states and territories, across all domains and year levels

For high schools: accelerated or dual coursework (like AP or IB); share of students completeing a world language, fine arts, CTE or advanced course; share of students showing college or career readiness through entrance into technical college, or achievement on various advanced courses.

And Rubinstein and McCarthy's research shows that the district's students have higher achievement in the schools with stronger partnerships between teachers unions and school administration.

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.

These kinds of high expectations, along with adequate support structures in place, have been shown to be some of the most impactful strategies for improving academic achievement.

While «having high state standards makes a big difference to underprivileged people,» as Christopher Cerf put it, common standards might be set too low and so, contrary to what the PEPG report showed, may not serve to raise standards of achievement when U.S. students are compared to their peers in high - achieving countries.

CAMBRIDGE, MA — Studies of two middle - school programs for high - achieving students — known as gifted and talented (G&T) programs — show that being placed in programs with academically strong peers does not boost students» achievement over and above what is learned in a regular classroom from the start of 6th grade to mid-way through 7th grade.

«Studies generally show that teachers with master's degrees don't see higher student achievement than those with bachelor's degrees.

As is well known, the economic benefits of a college education have risen dramatically during the past quarter century, and substantial evidence shows that students with good grades or high scores on achievement tests tend to pursue more education.

The study, part of the Program on Education Policy and Governance Working Papers Series at Harvard University, found that students moving from grade 5 into middle school show a «sharp drop» in math and language arts achievement in the transition year that plagues them as far out as 10th grade, even risking thwarting their ability to graduate high school and...

But it can be hard for schools with high academic achievement (typically those with affluent populations) to show much progress over time.

A study of a representative sample of schools in California shows that schools where the principal and the district extensively used test data to improve instruction and student learning had the highest achievement for English - language learners.

I guess some of that early work done by Marzano shows that we can actually have academic achievement scores increase by 20 percentile points and engagement scores go up by 23 percentile points, higher in classrooms where effective management techniques are being employed.

A 2010 study by Richard Freeman and colleagues shows that countries that perform best on TIMSS (Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study) not only have a higher average score, but also have 1) less variation in performance and 2) smaller achievement gaps between different demographic groups.

Social and Emotional Learning: «Research shows that promoting social and emotional skills leads to reduced violence and aggression among children, higher academic achievement, and an improved ability to function in schools and in the workplace....

This is reinforced by the results of the Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) which show that, in countries where teachers believe their profession is valued, there are higher levels of student achievement.

Research shows that increasing the time students are actually engaged in learning, along with other factors such as high expectations and the use of data to guide instruction, results in what we want for all students: confidence, love of learning, and higher achievement.

This combination of sensitivity, caring, high expectations and structure has been shown to have the best consequences for children, who commonly display academic achievement, good social skills, moral maturity, autonomy and high self - esteem.»

«Incremental learners» showed significantly higher achievement levels than «entity theory» learners over the years they were studied by Dweck.

Kids Today Focused on Winning at All Costs ABC News / Good Morning America, 6/25/14 «Harvard researcher Rick Weissbourd found a high percentage of children showed more concern with achievement than being a good person.»

Like reading for pleasure, an enjoyment of writing has been linked to higher student achievement, but new data from the UK show children and young people's enjoyment of writing is declining.

But it also unrepentantly underscores the state's big challenges: Massachusetts lags far behind the world's highest - performing nations, many of which are pulling farther ahead; other nations and other U.S. states have shown stronger recent gains; too few Massachusetts high school graduates are prepared for college - level work; and other U.S. states have done a better job of closing the achievement gap.

For example, many studies show little or no differences between CTE participants and comparison groups in terms of academic achievement, high school graduation or college enrollment.

Still others point to controlled and quasi-controlled empirical experiments that have shown that more resources can lead to higher achievement.

Unfortunately, despite these changes in high - school course taking over the past two decades, student achievement in core liberal - arts courses has not shown dramatic improvement, and American students have repeatedly fallen short on international comparisons of achievement, particularly in math and science.

Some of the strongest research in education shows that high - quality charter schools and preschool, separately, foster student achievement.

Research shows that students who take part in high - quality summer learning programs that combine academics, enrichment and physical activity benefit from substantial improvements in their academic achievement, vocabulary and reading skills, social skills, work habits and attitudes, and readiness to learn.

It was the intriguing idea of Amanda Ripley, an investigative journalist, to track the experiences of three American high - school students who, dissatisfied with the offerings in their home schools, decided to go abroad for a year and attend school in two countries that surpass us in educational achievement — Korea and Finland — and in Poland, which has shown remarkably rapid improvement in PISA tests.