Sentences with phrase «smaller learning effects»

By contrast, recent research about federal Teacher Incentive Fund merit pay found far smaller learning effects and lower pay supplements, with fewer than half of districts indicating an ability to continue the program, much less scale it up.

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Hi, my (now 14 mo) son also had a period when he was much smaller when would only sleep for 45 mins in the daytime when previously he'd napped well... It obviously may not work, but what I did and it might be worth a try was that because he always managed to pass this 45 minute mark if we were walking, I took him for an hour long walk about 3 days in a row was all it took, and then he seemed to learn to get past that 45 minutes and could then do it in his cot... Maybe if that helps during the day it might have a knock on effect at nightime too... Obviously you don't want to get to a stage where he'll only fall asleep in the pushchair but maybe one nap a day try it and another nap let him go in his cot... Or whatever fits with you, but this was something I found to work for us

This mini music center is advertised for older children, but we think with a few tweaks (take away the small ball and the mallet), it's a perfect fit for a growing baby learning cause and effect.

«We learned our lesson from Hurricane Katrina,» he said, recalling the series of small oil spills the storm caused and the effects on the seafood industry there.

Neuropsychological data suggest that the left medial temporal lobe is better suited to verbal learning32 and that the right medial temporal lobe is better suited to nonverbal (e.g., visuospatial) learning.33 Although two subjects in our study had stimulation in the left entorhinal area, our study is too small to support conclusions about laterality effects.

In the past few years we have learned that many, perhaps thousands, of genes of small effect are involved.

Phase 1 trials would be small, nongenerablizable empirical studies whose dependent variable is not year - end test scores, but «next - day or next - week outcomes: measurable effects on student behavior, effort, or short - term learning.»

But, unfortunately, evidence from both the United States and other countries shows that more school resources and smaller classes do not have much of an effect on how much a student learns in school, as measured by tests of achievement.

Although comparable measures of the rate of student learning are not available for Chile, researchers studying the Chilean school system typically consider a difference in student achievement of 10 percent of one standard deviation to be a small to moderate effect.

A small handful of hard - to - find apps demonstrate that, indeed, serious learning can be a side effect of intrinsically motivated gaming.

Sireci writes that the only evidence of noncomparability is the «relatively small effect noted just for learning - disabled males» and concludes that this could not support the continued practice of flagging.

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.

Despite the smaller (i.e., than for teachers and teaching), yet still significant measured effects on student learning for school - based factors beyond the classroom — Hattie has calculated an effect size of 0.39 for principals / school leaders [3]-- research evidence has confirmed that «school leaders can play major roles in creating the conditions in which teachers can teach effectively and students can learn».

Asked to rate the extent to which poverty affected their students learning, if at all, 87 % answered to a significant extent; 12 % said to a small extent; less than 1 % of respondents stated that it had no effect at all and less than 1 % answered «don't know».

We found relatively small but significant effects of leader efficacy on student learning.

Another important finding of this study was that, while prior effort did have an effect on current achievement — learning is cumulative, after all — the effect was much smaller than that of current effort.

Education research shows that most school variables, considered separately, have at most small effects on learning.

Abstract: Several publications summarize the demonstrated positive effects of small learning communities (SLCs) on students and teachers (Cotton, 2001; Fine & Somerville, 1998; Raywid, 1996).

That conclusion accords with other research finding that better teachers can have profound effects on how much students learn, since the schools with the smallest classes and the highest salaries can attract the most talented instructors.

Specifically, claims of success were based on reports that omitted important factors for student learning and test score outcomes and utilized crude data supported by isolated, small effect sizes.

In Bechard's fourth and fifth grade classes, for example, small groups of students rotate among experimental stations learning about water erosion by observing the effects of simulated rain on planters filled with clover compared with planters filled with just dirt.

The findings aren't broken out into each subject, but fifth - graders with specialized teachers generally learned less than their peers across multiple subjects (though the negative effect was somewhat smaller).

Evidence of this type, as reported and reviewed since about 1980,4 suggests that the direct and indirect effects of school leadership on student learning are small but significant.

Could it be that the large historical outperformance by small stocks reflected not massively greater risk, but rather a mispricing — and that mispricing has now been rectified, as investors have learned about the small - cap effect and moved to take advantage?

Read «The Brain That Changes Itself» by Norman Diodge to learn about the plasticity of the brain and you then use what you learn from that book along with «One Small Step Can Change Your Life: The Kaizen Way» by Robert Maurer to learn how the slow contrast effect works on your brain.

Features: — Very small size — Easy to learn, but hard to master — Stunning effects and soundtracks — Many challenging levels — Meteoric stones, lightning and many other interesting items

Learn how you can make small changes that are eco-friendly and will have a lasting effect.

Obviously, the Insight vs. Prius comparison isn't very satisfying from a more objective perspective, with Honda's hybrid being a small aluminum two - seater and Toyota's hybrid being a mid-size «family» car, but PR and marketing are rarely based on objective standards, so it is not so surprising to learn that Honda is finding that the «halo» effect of having the fuel economy leader is worth keeping in production a car that sells about 2,000 units per year.

The rule does not take effect for two years, which is ample time for small entities to learn about the rule and make the necessary changes to come into compliance.

A small - scale trial in the UK found that using OneNote's Learning Tools had a positive effect on the learning experience for students with dLearning Tools had a positive effect on the learning experience for students with dlearning experience for students with dyslexia.

To a large extent, at least in the early years, this means taking on the behaviors and attitudes the majority of the children learned at home — a parents» - group - to - children's - group effect that can be identified as such only by observing the small minority of children who learned something different at home (and controlling for heredity).

Learn about the Federal Aviation Administration's new «Small Unmanned Aircraft Rule,» taking effect on August 29, 2016.

But for those who recognize that small steps early in the game can effect major outcomes later it's fortunate that there are professionals who dedicate themselves to learning about the process and local market conditions, and who can turn a nightmare of stress and confusion into a relatively painless experience.