Teachers Involve Parents in Schoolwork (TIPS) has
shown positive effects on student achievement at the middle school level.
The same program in recent years has generally not
shown positive effects on students» test scores.
Despite arguments that PBL focuses only on completing a project or takes too much time to implement, research indicates that the method
shows a positive effect on student content knowledge and closing achievement gaps.
Not exact matches
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.
Arguably, the most important development in K — 12 education over the past decade has been the emergence of a growing number of urban schools that have been convincingly
shown to have dramatic
positive effects on the achievement of disadvantaged
students.
So, what we're suggesting is while those programs are also very important and they
show good
effects on changing behaviours or other outcomes, teacher -
student relationships are also important and could achieve similar
effects through building
positive relationships.
Across studies, teacher professional development in mathematics
showed significant
positive effects on student learning.
Personal best goals were correlated with a range of
positive variables at Time 1; however, at Time 2 the
effects of personal best goals
on deep learning, academic flow, and
positive teacher relationship remained significant after controlling for prior variance of corresponding Time 1 factors, suggesting that
students with personal best goals
show sustained resilience in academic and social development.
Positive comments from some recent users of this book include: Most schools are full of documents and data... Dr Slater is among the first to
show how they can be used to compare what is said
on paper and in interviews... The results will shock you... Dr Slater is a successful high school teacher and an award winning author... and here's why... Fantastic little book, punches well above its weight... Makes it seem so simple... the art of the genius... As an advocate of the What Works agenda, I think this book really is a wake - up call... A fantastic insight into the potential for using documents in research... Nails twenty years of research in twenty minutes... Worth every dime... Every
student in my class (6th form) has been told to buy this book... and it's easy to see why... Shines a great big light
on the power of documents in research... Surely this is the best book in its field... First class... I kept referring to this book in my presentation last week and the audience was ecstatic... Education research, usually has little
effect on me... Until now... This book is formidable... Crushes the concept that education research is rubbish... fantastic insight... Blows you away with its power and simplicity... Huge reality check, senior school managers at good schools tell the truth, other's don't, won't or can't, and their
students suffer.
An evaluation study of the nonprofit Facing History and Ourselves, conducted by Harvard Graduate School of Education researchers,
shows its
positive effects on teacher and
student learning.
Much research has been done
on the battle between pen and paper versus the keyboard: Some research
shows a
positive effect on (academic) performance when
students use pen and paper.
For example, the Gates Foundation's small school reforms were widely panned as a flop in early reviews relying
on student test scores, but a number of later rigorous studies
showed (sometimes substantial)
positive effects on outcomes such as graduation and college enrollment.
Given these complications, the most that can be said is that the research has not
shown licensure by itself to have a negative or
positive effect on student learning.
This meta - analysis of social and emotional learning interventions (including 213 school - based SEL programs and 270,000
students from rural, suburban and urban areas)
showed that social and emotional learning interventions had the following
effects on students ages 5 - 18: decreased emotional distress such as anxiety and depression, improved social and emotional skills (e.g., self - awareness, self - management, etc.), improved attitudes about self, others, and school (including higher academic motivation, stronger bonding with school and teachers, and more
positive attitudes about school), improvement in prosocial school and classroom behavior (e.g., following classroom rules), decreased classroom misbehavior and aggression, and improved academic performance (e.g. standardized achievement test scores).
A second - order meta - analysis of 25 meta - analyses encompassing over 1,000 studies and 40 years of research
on technology and classroom learning found that the use of technology in the classrooms
shows a small to moderate
positive effect on student learning, as compared to technology - free traditional instruction.
A meta - analysis (including 74 rigorous studies and over 56,000 K - 12
students) found that mathematics computer applications produce a small but
positive effect on mathematics achievement, and, specifically, programs that supplement traditional math instruction with additional instruction at
students» individualized assessed levels of need
showed greater
effects on math achievement.
As well, CT
showed larger
effects on the mathematics achievement of special need
students than that of general education
students, the
positive effect of CT was greater when combined with a constructivist approach to teaching than with a traditional approach to teaching, and studies that used non-standardized tests as measures of mathematics achievement reported larger
effects of CT than studies that used standardized tests.
These studies
showing the direct
positive effects of raising household income — even by small amounts —
on student achievement make it plain that reducing poverty through stable, living wage jobs for all working families would also help improve educational outcomes.
Growing research
shows that Montessori schools create lasting,
positive social
effects.82 Since the Montessori Method focuses
on personal development, Montessori
students improve in their social and emotional intelligence at a faster rate than
students in traditional education.83 In light of this finding, Montessori schools can be an important vehicle for integrating
students of diverse backgrounds and fostering critical life and social skills needed for the 21st century.
The surveys
showed that KIPP
students complete up to 53 minutes more homework per night than they would have at non-KIPP schools, and that winning a KIPP lottery had a
positive effect on both parents» and
students» satisfaction with school.
The webinar was moderated by Joan Duffell and data was presented by Roger Weissberg of CASEL as well as Paul Cruz and Sherrie Raven of the Austin Public Schools
showing the
positive effects of SEL
on various metrics of
student success.
The evaluation not only
shows the
positive effects of arts integration in schools
on student literacy, but also
on other cognitive and personal outcomes such as enjoyment of the arts, critical thinking, and creativity.
Research has
shown that family engagement has a direct,
positive effect on student achievement and is an accurate predictor of a
student's success in school, Schargel said.
School library impact studies
show that school libraries have a
positive effect on student outcomes, as they teach 21st - century skills, promote active engagement and critical thinking, and develop independent learners.
As EdChoice researcher Greg Forster has
shown, not only do private school choice programs have a
positive effect on students» academic outcomes in public schools, they do taxpayers a big favor at the same time.
The arts are NOT esteemed at C Prep despite the copious empirical data
showing profound
positive effects on student achievement through the arts.
Extensive research
on assessment and learning
shows that skilled use of formative assessment has a significant
positive effect on student learning (Black & Wiliam, 1998; Heritage, 2007; Stiggins & DuFour, 2009).
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.
During the same time that the Legislature was considering Senate Bill 1566, TASB hosted the first eXceptional Governance (XG) Summit in Austin, presenting research that
shows the
positive effect a school board's beliefs and behaviors can have
on student achievement in a district.
The report discounts a significant body of peer - reviewed research that specifically
shows positive effects of previous Michigan school finance reforms, including
positive effects on state assessments and / educational attainment, concentrated
on those
students who attended, before those reforms, the lowest funded schools or lower performing schools.
Some studies
show positive effects on attendance and outcomes in smaller districts, although a 2010 Georgia study found
students had improved passing rates
on state - administered exams in larger districts.
Mindfulness has become a leading social - emotional learning trend in schools, and a range of studies have
shown it to have
positive effects on students» emotional health as well as academic outcomes.
But ERA's research
shows that the RSD's willingness to close schools has actually been beneficial, finding that «roughly one - third of the reforms» large
positive effects on measured
student achievement can be attributed to this process.»
Overall, the research
showed that the use of instructional grouping formats, especially
student pairing, had more
positive effects on students» reading achievement than whole class instruction.
Based
on research from the second edition of Classroom Instruction That Works, this webinar begins with an overview of powerful instructional strategies that are
shown to have a
positive effect on student achievement.
The study examined the
effects of school closures in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana from 2008 to 2014 to
show that school closures can have
positive effects on student outcomes.
Pre-kindergarten has
positive effects on students, studies
show.
Studies have
shown that
student participation in athletics has
positive effects on school performance and adolescent development, fostering success later in life while promoting physical development and fitness.
Standardized tests with high stakes are bad for learning, studies
show (Statesman, 3/10/2012) A National Academies of Science committee reviewed America's test - based accountability systems and concluded, «There are little to no
positive effects of these systems overall
on student learning and educational progress.»
Impact estimates
showed positive effects of the Teacher Potential Project (TPP)
on teachers» Common Core State Standards (CCSS)- aligned instructional practices as well as
on students» critical thinking skills and engagement with texts.
This working paper found that leadership and management changes associated with the school - restructuring NCLB sanction
showed the strongest
positive effects on student achievement, as measured by school - and
student - level data.
Scholarship tax credits are a proven policy strategy that has been
shown to have
positive effects on student learning.
In a new report published in the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management today, researchers were able to
show that Tulsa's pre-K program has significant,
positive effects on students» outcomes and well - being through middle school.
In addition to these four state - based studies of voucher program impacts
on test scores, some recent studies do
show positive effects on graduation rates, parent satisfaction, community college enrollment, and other nonachievement - based outcomes, but it is unclear if these outcomes are lasting and valid.23 For example, research
shows that nationally, graduation rates for
students in public schools and peers participating in voucher programs equalize after adjusting for extended graduation rates.24 Some critics suggest that private schools may graduate
students who have not successfully completed the full program.25 Also, in regard to parent satisfaction, while some studies do
show greater satisfaction among parents whose children participate in voucher programs, the most recent evaluation of the D.C. voucher program
shows that any increase in parent or
student school satisfaction is not statistically significant.26
The report
shows that the charter network has
positive effects on students» academic success in math and reading, and that elementary and middle schools in particular
show large gains in achievement.
A study conducted by American Institutes for Research (AIR) for the Institute of Education Sciences (IES)
shows that even small amounts of the right kind of feedback to teachers and principals can have a
positive effect on student achievement in math.
Previous research has demonstrated that acetaminophen can have an
effect on psychological pain, but the new study pushes it further by
showing that it also reduces how much users actually feel
positive emotions, said Geoffrey Durso, lead author of the study and a doctoral
student in social psychology at The Ohio State University.
Mindfulness has become a leading social - emotional learning trend in schools, and a range of studies have
shown it to have
positive effects on students» emotional health as well as academic outcomes.
While classroom - based programs
showed significant improvements across all five social measures and academics, comprehensive programs
showed no significant
effect on students» social - emotional skills or
positive social behavior, and were less effective at improving academic performance.
This meta - analysis of social and emotional learning interventions (including 213 school - based SEL programs and 270,000
students from rural, suburban and urban areas)
showed that social and emotional learning interventions had the following
effects on students ages 5 - 18: decreased emotional distress such as anxiety and depression, improved social and emotional skills (e.g., self - awareness, self - management, etc.), improved attitudes about self, others, and school (including higher academic motivation, stronger bonding with school and teachers, and more
positive attitudes about school), improvement in prosocial school and classroom behavior (e.g., following classroom rules), decreased classroom misbehavior and aggression, and improved academic performance (e.g. standardized achievement test scores).