Sentences with phrase «student academic engagement»

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In this configuration, class time is utilized for working through questions, collaboration, and problem - solving instead of lecture, ultimately resulting in greater student engagement and academic success.

Guiding Principles Religious and theological studies depend on and reinforce each other; A principled approach to religious values and faith demands the intellectual rigor and openness of quality academic work; A well - educated student of religion must have a deep and broad understanding of more than a single religious tradition; Studying religion requires that one understand one's own historical context as well as that of those whom one studies; An exemplary scholarly and teaching community requires respect for and critical engagement with difference and diversity of all kinds.

«When educators neither prioritize these skills and mindsets nor integrate them with academic development, students are left without tools for engagement or a language for learning,» Stafford - Brizard writes.

Join the Challenge Success School Program as a returning team, and build upon the work that you have initiated to improve student well - being and academic engagement in your school community.

«Classroom contexts where students experience autonomy, competence, and relatedness tend not only to foster more intrinsic motivation,» Deci and Ryan conclude, «but also more willing engagement in less interesting academic activities.»

Demand for our program is growing, and Challenge Success is working hard to ensure that we continue to provide research - based assessment and interventions that reduce student stress and increase academic engagement for more schools and families across the country.

Since 2003, Challenge Success has partnered with over 150 middle and high schools to implement policies and practices that increase academic engagement and well - being for their students.

Work with our team to implement policies and practices that improve student well - being and promote academic engagement.

Perfectionism, academic engagement, and procrastination among undergraduates: The moderating role of honors student status.

Queens Borough President Melinda Katz said, «The school communities are clearly vested in their success, as exemplified in both the recent progress in academic performance and the level of engagement by the parents, teachers and students to save their schools.»

No significant link was found between the classroom environment in the fall and students» academic engagement in the spring; however, in classrooms with more positive environments, youth with social and behavioral problems were more academically engaged.

The authors said that the difficulty of retaining students may be a factor more complicated than SAI allows for, noting that improving retention rates requires significant campus resources to address a broad range of factors, including student engagement levels, academic support services, campus climate, student satisfaction, and financial aid.

support of students» interest and engagement in brain network dynamics throughout all stages of their early academic carrier

Thus far, I have observed and begun to appreciate the unique set of opportunities available to academic scientists: engagement with top - calibre colleagues, students and mentors, involvement with a built - in community of equally passionate researchers, opportunity to converse and collaborate across disciplines and institutions, and utilisation of cutting - edge instrumentation and laboratories.

The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars (TWC), for example, provides students from around the world with hands - on work experience in the nation's capital combined with an academic curriculum, civic engagement work and leadership deveAcademic Seminars (TWC), for example, provides students from around the world with hands - on work experience in the nation's capital combined with an academic curriculum, civic engagement work and leadership deveacademic curriculum, civic engagement work and leadership development.

The two recent trials from Utrecht University tested the potential of positive psychological interventions on emotions and academic engagement among university students.

Students can distinguish themselves by showing a demonstrated passion for art and design throughout high school, both through rigorous academic engagement and through participation in extracurricular activities, summer courses, weekend programs and relevant internships.

I was especially interested in the influence of a teacher's gender on students» perceptions, because engagement with an academic subject may be an important precursor to subsequent achievement levels, course selection in high school and college, and also occupational choice.

We've also learnt more recently that there's a really strong link between student engagement, student behaviour and academic achievement.

There are more than 200 peer - reviewed journal articles which have been published, examining the Character Strengths from diverse angles, such as the strengths most strongly correlated with student engagement, academic achievement, life satisfaction and physical activity.

Indeed, my results confirm that a teacher's gender does have large effects on student test performance, teacher perceptions of students, and students» engagement with academic material.

My results indicate that learning from a teacher of the opposite gender has a detrimental effect on students» academic progress and their engagement in school.

ABOUT THE SCHOOL The state - sponsored Idaho Digital Learning Academy (IDLA), an accredited, online virtual school has a rigorous system of teacher support and evaluation that emphasizes not only academic content but also student engagement, collaboration, and critical thinking.

In «Game Plan for Learning: Building on Coleman's early theories, new academic competitions motivate students to achieve,» USA Today's Greg Toppo revisits James S. Coleman's oft - forgotten findings on teen culture, exploring how educators today can use academic competition to foster engagement, motivation, and student achievement.

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.

Through mindful problem solving, reflection, and low - stakes assignments, we employ student - centered active engagement in academics to help kids develop voice and agency in school and in their lives as a whole.

New academic games motivate students to achieve Coleman's early theories on competition increase student engagement

Similar to setting high academic expectations, most students will depend on adult support to keep their engagement level high.

These public displays of high - quality work enhance academic engagement and pride, among both students and teachers — and they increase the community's pride in the school building itself.

We also know that engagement leads to successful academic outcomes and a greater sense of well - being for both the student and educator.

And the results are overwhelmingly positive, from student wellbeing, participation and engagement, to students» academic results.

Research shows that exposure to music enhances student engagement and wellbeing, improves academic performance and builds personal and social development, the State Government noted.

So, how do we change the affective condition and the mental mantra of, «I hate maths,» to one where there is a genuine academic and social engagement, with the supporting positive mantra of «I love maths» being voluntarily and enthusiastically announced by students?

To their great credit and insight, the teachers in these classes were happy for me to undertake and present this form of teaching strategy; as long as they could — of course — monitor what was taking place, specifically, to ensure that positive social engagement and academic participation was taking place, and that students» measurable knowledge and numeracy understanding was advancing.

Classroom contexts where students experience autonomy, competence, and relatedness tend not only to foster more intrinsic motivation, but also more willing engagement in less interesting academic activities.

DPS also unveiled a School Performance Framework (SPF) that measured test scores, academic growth, student engagement, enrollment rates, and parental satisfaction.

Educators interpreted poor academic performance as the inevitable effect of poverty outside of school and a lack of curricular relevance and student engagement inside the classroom.

Along these lines, the House Democrats» (unsuccessful) substitute languageincluded «equity indicators» beyond reading and math scores, such as measures for student engagement, discipline, access to courses, academic growth, and more.

13) Academic Excellence in 140 Characters This is a video created by one of Rey Junco's students to summarize the research we conducted on the effects of Twitter on student engagement and grades.

Our plan is grounded in the following two premises: 1) When purposefully synchronized with one another across multiple forms of media («cross-media»), children's and adolescents» exposure to high quality youth - oriented social and ethical story content, i.e. stories of substance specifically about character development, compassion, and courage (CCC), is a powerful way to promote youth academic achievement and ethical values; 2) Especially if these stories, told and «read» across media, in their various genres (human interest, biography, history and historical fiction, civic engagement, coming of age, social change, spiritual awakening, moral issues, etc.), are «taught» by «educators» (broadly defined) using an «evidence - based» pedagogy that A) makes use of peer to peer, and adult facilitated group discussion and debate as a primary form of instruction, and B) takes advantage of access to the texts of the story that are made available cross-media (narratives, scripts, videos, etc.) to foster students» critical thinking and ethical reflection skills.

«Siury exemplifies well the social commitment of students in the International Education Policy Program who understand that leadership that makes a difference combines academic excellence with civic engagement.»

Looking beyond academic outcomes relating to staff and student's engagement, overseas communities have advanced beyond many others.

His dissertation, «The Effects of School Context and Course Placement on Racial Achievement Dynamics in High School: Modeling Key Elements of Social and Structural Theory,» explores how school setting, socio - economic status, and academic engagement relate to the achievement of students of different races.

For all students, strong school - based relationships led to a negative association between job market pessimism and academic engagement.

E-schools would be able to admit students best situated to take advantage of the unique elements of virtual schooling: flexible hours and pacing, a safe and familiar location for learning, a chance for individuals with social or behavioral problems to focus on academics, greater engagement from students who are able to choose electives based on their own interests, and the chance to develop high - level virtual communication skills.

Academic motivation and engagement: Every moment of every day for every student matters, Teacher.

The association between job market pessimism and academic engagement was stronger for students whose parents did not have a bachelor's degree than it was for students whose parents had completed college.

Perhaps two of the most significant findings from the list above are that students are developing higher levels of academic engagement, collaboration, motivation, and self efficacy and that deeper learning is working with students regardless of their income levels or prior school achievement.

The negative impact of job market pessimism on engagement was more acute for students with stronger family and school supports — the same students whom we often assume are less at risk for losing academic motivation.

Leveraging a grant and supportive partnership with the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL)-- a nonprofit organization that supports SEL programs in nine other districts in the nation — Washoe has worked to improve school climate and culture, parent engagement, and student voice in all 98 schools in the district.