Sentences with phrase «students as a mechanism»

In recent years there have been increasing efforts to use accountability systems based on large - scale tests of students as a mechanism for improving student achievement.

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As this Age of Great Enlightenments contnue onwards the Kingdom Domains of God does progressively teach one and we are taught from its outward creviced distances toward almost absolute finiteness or the very very smallest of distinguishable degrees, God will allow our students and teachers of such studies to meaningfully create manly made biologic mechanisms for the betterment's welfare of all our physical needs and trade orientated desires.

Students veer into other disciplines, and our culture as a whole adopts an ironic tone, a defense mechanism we may regret but which is entirely understandable in an intellectual environment of unmasking and critique.

Given that a straight A student will often lose a place every time a student without straight As from a deprived background is offered one, due consideration should be given to the selection mechanism underpinning these choices.

The policy group highlighted North Carolina's state community college system as having established a new mechanism to place students in courses based in part on high school performance, rather than just through testing.

These data also allow the researchers to draw conclusions about a causal mechanism that can explain the observation that black students are more likely to be identified as gifted with black classroom teachers.

As a graduate student working on the mechanisms of photosynthetic enzymes, my Ph.D. advisor and I pondered how to increase plant productivity through genetic engineering.

«In educational technology research, it is well established that technology as a delivery mechanism has no direct impact on student learning outcomes.

Witt - Enderby prizes students and postdocs with an open mind and a willingness to read about topics as diverse as molecular biology, endocrinology, drug mechanisms, pharmacology, and biostatistics.

That's a drastic departure from existing voice biometric mechanisms, which require training from each individual who will use them, said Kassem Fawaz, who worked on the project as a graduate student at U-M and is now an assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin.

Our results also suggest the need for mechanisms that provide PhD applicants with information that allows them to carefully weigh the costs and benefits of pursuing a PhD, as well as for mechanisms that complement the job market advice advisors give to their current students.

The students were probably exerting a type of defense mechanism that's known, in science - speak, as «devaluing temptation» — or, in other words, thinking that something isn't nearly as appealing as it might actually be.

A third possible direction goes back to diversity and individualism — through privatization, including such mechanisms as tuition tax credits, vouchers (enabling students to opt out of the public school system), and home schooling.

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Regardless of the precise mechanism at work, my results from Wake County suggest that later start times have the potential to be a more cost - effective method of increasing student achievement than other common educational interventions such as reducing class size.

But as these formative tests become more widespread and robust, they might also serve as an accountability mechanism, providing ongoing information on how students in schools across a given state are progressing.

Seider writes, «The Harvard students volunteering at the shelter utilize the shelter as a mechanism for identity exploration and as a «shelter» from some of the academic, social, and personal pressures that are a part of the college years and young adulthood.»

CRP, as Jimenez described, is just one mechanism for moving in between culture and students.

They increasingly view school as a mechanism for improving students» economic prospects.

This time, he will go to work on Capitol Hill as part of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Fellowship, which provides an opportunity to gain an interdisciplinary understanding of the issues that engender a «school - to - prison pipeline,» and the policy mechanism necessary to address the inequalities that deny some students access to a complete and competitive education, from cradle through career.

Gewertz identifies the key components of the program as being how they are funded, whether states are clear with districts about student eligibility to participate, and whether mechanisms are in place to ensure rigor.

Mechanisms we espouse, such as student - based funding, open enrollment systems, charter schools, and virtual education, are having some success in breaking open the current system, but they require very special circumstances at the state and local level.

Assistant Principal at Orange Grove, Carmelina Cascio described the initiative as an event designed to teach students critical coping mechanisms, which may not see as much emphasis in the course of a regular school day.

Students apply to pilot schools as part of the regular BPS assignment mechanism.

The comparability requirement in ESEA is the mechanism through which the federal government can ensure that the public education offered to poor students is at least as well resourced as that offered to their more affluent peers.

Students were classified as pilot applicants if they listed a pilot school that participates in the BPS assignment mechanism as a first choice.

Instead of promoting a sophisticated student and teacher evaluation program, Malloy and other proponents of the corporate education reform agenda have been pushing a dangerous reliance on standardized testing as one of the state's primary mechanisms to judge and evaluate students, teachers and public school.

Therefore, there is a rating mechanism that allows other community beneficiaries of education, such as employers and senior citizens, to provide input to inform student / parent choices.

Although initially introduced as a diagnostic tool to help our teachers assess the academic needs of their students, MAP ® is now used by the district to evaluate teachers — a purpose for which the test was not designed, the vendor NWEA has stated — and as a screening mechanism for advanced learning opportunities.

The movement toward neo-vouchers — mechanisms of school privatization efforts, such as tuition tax credits and opportunity tax scholarships, that transfer public education dollars to private schools — have had mixed results, at best, and have been empirically shown to harm targeted students, at worst.

Hansen contended that cosmopolitanism offers a capacity or disposition that is particularly useful as a framing mechanism for students to «be open reflectively to the larger world, while remaining loyal reflectively to local concerns, commitments, and values» (p. xiii).

We know that you are focused on your students and as a condition of your charter contract, are subject to high levels of scrutiny through strong oversight mechanisms.

Examining student - created documentaries as a mechanism for engaging students in authentic intellectual work.

Literacy rotation offered indirect benefits as well, since it created an efficient forum for teachers to learn about the reading performances of a variety of students and a mechanism for communicating with each other about struggling students.

Individual subject grades were collapsed into broader categories such as Academic Achievement and Academic Effort.The second evaluation (RealVisions, 2007) examined program delivery, both in terms of professional development for teachers and arts integrated instruction for students; outcomes for teachers and students; and the mechanisms that mediated between program delivery and outcomes.

(note: you may want to be specific about what these types of mechanisms might be, such as a ski lift, depending on student responses to the initial prompt)

Leaving other SBAC / Common Core controversies aside, if only certain districts or schools avail themselves on a discretionary basis of the formative and interim resources of SBAC such as student / teacher feedback mechanisms and mini-assessments (see description below from SBAC website), won't students who do not receive those benefits be at a disadvantage to those that do when it comes to the summative assessments, assuming benefit is derived from participation?

The evidence on using student talk as a mechanism for learning is compelling; in classrooms with higher rates and levels of student talk, more students excel academically (Stichter, Stormont, & Lewis, 2009).

Establish mechanisms for providing high - quality and consistent support — including facilitation and professional development — to all districts in the state in the effective use of data to improve the learning of all students and groups of students, such as students with disabilities?

Our technology isolated a teacher - student interaction to its essence, and thereby served as a mechanism for a teacher to engage in active listening of student thinking and extend a student's mathematical thinking.

As middle grades educators struggling to find equity in assessment while honoring the strengths of our learners, we (authors) began crafting a translation guide for students in middle school that can help bridge achievement levels with reporting mechanisms.

Many of us would agree that as textbooks and other assigned reading materials grow in terms of difficulty, vocabulary, and structure, it is critical that we collectively help our secondary students continue to refine their reading skills and strategies, as a mechanism to help prepare them for college and career success.

As I've laid out before, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) has several ambiguities that seem to keep the door open for continued federal control over state standards, tests, and accountability mechanisms, even as the law has some provisions that seem to prohibit federal interventioAs I've laid out before, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) has several ambiguities that seem to keep the door open for continued federal control over state standards, tests, and accountability mechanisms, even as the law has some provisions that seem to prohibit federal interventioas the law has some provisions that seem to prohibit federal intervention.

Second, I determine how these mechanisms vary for particular groups of students, such as black and Latino males and first - generation college - goers.

Manar's proposal, however, is not a student based budgeting mechanism, as has been implemented elsewhere.

This study will provide the first quasi-experimental evidence regarding the impact of different types of college instructors on student labor market outcomes, as well as a comprehensive exploration of possible mechanisms that may explain such impacts.

As you might expect, with different programs, delivery mechanisms, implementations, and reporting tools, the time investment — of district staff, educators, and students alike — was considerable and results were inconsistent.

Recommendations include convening district and charter leaders regularly to discuss district - charter collaboration; bringing North Carolina charter authorizing and performance legislation, policy, and practices in closer alignment with national standards to improve charter school quality; and using charter - district pilots to explore mechanisms such as common enrollment and sharing of resources that would give all students equal access to all public schools.

CCSA advocates for fair equity in facilities for our charter schools and students, and offers support and resources from our regional and statewide staffs, as well as our legal, legislative, and communications experts for those seeking facilities, and as a response mechanism for issues that may arise.