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All this despite the fact that private schooling doesn't actually yield better outcomes for
students, according to a recent Statistics Canada report (instead, the apparent
academic success
of private school
student is due to their socioeconomic
backgrounds).9 A UBC study also found that
students from public schools scored higher in first - year university classes than their private school counterparts.10
Moser brings to the subject matter a unique
background: As a clinician who has treated hundreds if not thousands
of concussed
student - athletes at the Sports Concussion Center
of New Jersey, she brings real world experience to the subject, not just as a neuropsychologist with specialized expertise on baseline and post-concussion neurocognitive testing but in the management and treatment
of concussions, including the
academic accommodations that are often needed during the sometimes long road to recovery.
The real problem is that most
students (
of all ethnic
backgrounds) are turned off
academic careers long before they complete their doctorates.
As a high school
student, I continued to try to find the best path for personal development, but because
of my
background I was not looked upon as an outstanding
academic prospect for college.
«The economic, social, and
academic backgrounds of the
students who attend segregated schools could be the cause
of differences in achievement — and not aspects
of the segregated settings themselves,» said Kainz.
A range
of research degrees (for example, PhD and MPhil) may also be offered by institutions to suit
students from a variety
of academic backgrounds.
More than half
of the university's graduate
students are from outside the U.K., with
students coming from more than 130 countries, and 20 %
of its
academic staff is from ethnic minority
backgrounds.
Data items are collected at the level
of academic department and include full - time graduate
students by source and mechanism
of support, with data on women; part - time graduate
students by sex; and citizenship and racial / ethnic
background of all graduate
students, including first - time
students.
Because
students from disadvantaged
backgrounds are likely to be more affected by a change in peer groups through day - to - day interaction with academically inclined peers and
academic groups, there may be a greater effect
of university education on
students from disadvantaged
backgrounds.
We are united by a shared vision — to train, to mentor, and to inspire a diverse group
of students from a wide range
of cultural and
academic backgrounds into competitive graduate training programs and professional research - based careers.
Ensuring such depends on training graduate
students from a variety
of backgrounds, and on encouraging them to pursue postdoctoral training in preparation for
academic careers.
One
of the challenges inherent in the cross-disciplinary nature
of this new and emerging
academic domain is providing necessary education and training in the biological sciences to
students from computational
backgrounds such as engineering or applied math.
Each year, this select group
of film enthusiasts, filmmakers, professionals,
academics and
students of varying ages and
backgrounds watches over 250 films and participates in illuminating discussions with directors, actors, producers and screenwriters before announcing their selections for the best work
of the year in early December prior to an annual ceremony in January.
It's an occasion to have fun while strengthening the
academic connections to
students» knowledge,
background experiences, and ways
of viewing the world.
While these elements may give a snapshot
of a
student's
academic background, there's little to no soul to that snapshot.
However, research from the Nuffield Foundation has suggested that after school clubs and sports groups improve the
academic performance
of primary school
students from disadvantaged
backgrounds.
But a truly integrated school focuses on creating a positive experience for all
students of all
backgrounds, and supports what we call the «ABCDs»
of diverse and equitable schools: strong
academics, a strong sense
of belonging, a commitment to dismantling racism, and an appreciation
of diversity.
«Parent participation is the leading predictor that supports
students»
academic success, regardless
of race, socioeconomic status, ethnicity, or cultural
background.»
There are also articles about obstacles to greater progress: a study reveals that teacher expectations impact
students» likelihood
of completing college and are often lower for black
students than for their white counterparts, even after accounting for
students»
academic and demographic
backgrounds; and a look at how allowing laptop use in the classroom actually distracts from
student learning.
The rigorous value - added models
of student achievement tend to show considerable variation in teacher effectiveness, but very little
of the variation can be attributed to the
academic backgrounds of teachers.
«Even though my personal
background differed in many ways to that
of the Columbia
students, who tend to come from the suburbs with highly educated professional parents, those
students were very welcoming because they saw
academic linkages.»
It does so by boosting the ranking
of teachers who are assigned more
students whose family
backgrounds and language and disability statuses are associated with lower
academic achievement — much like the standard practice for scoring competitive diving, in which the raw score
of the judges is multiplied by the degree
of difficulty
of the dive.
«The intent here is for these regular meetings to serve as a platform for conversation that would not be limited to
students in leadership positions, but would also include kids with a variety
of social and
academic backgrounds from all walks
of life.»
PSP
students come from a broad range
of academic and professional
backgrounds, but share a commitment to working with diverse, high - risk
student populations.
In his research, the
academic found that having someone around to play a «grandmother role» — chatting and offering simple words
of encouragement rather than instruction — helped boost
student learning and level the playing field for those from disadvantaged
backgrounds with limited or no access to education.
SSP
students are drawn from a large range
of academic and professional
backgrounds.
Is it possible for
students to get the same or better scores on an AP test with a well - designed project - based learning course when compared with
students of similar
backgrounds and prior
academic performance who are taking a traditionally taught course?
Other schools, often with
students from higher socioeconomic
backgrounds, have more
of a focus on the «
academic» side, being more concerned with results at the expense
of the individual.
Kevin Hall: At a minimum, a high - quality charter school produces a vast majority
of students who meet or exceed
academic standards regardless
of their ethnic or socioeconomic
background and who are well prepared for postsecondary success.
Beyond the fact that large numbers
of high - school teachers are teaching subjects in which they have neither a major nor a minor, even teachers who do have strong
academic credentials are often clueless about how to teach their subjects to
students from diverse
backgrounds and abilities.
From 1998 to 2007, more than 3,000 graduates
of the Puente program have been accepted by four - year colleges, a rate one - third higher than that
of Latino
students with similar socioeconomic and
academic backgrounds who attend the same California public schools but aren't enrolled in Puente.
«Working with
students from all
backgrounds, ages, cultures,
academic motivations, and experiences means I have to find multiple modes
of teaching and make time for individual learning.»
The Sutton Trust report, «
Background to Success», investigates patterns
of academic attainment
of more than 3,000
students whose educational outcomes were studied across different phases
of school and pre-school from age three to age 18.
Spurred by a team
of three biology, math, and humanities teachers at High Tech High, a public charter school in San Diego, these diverse
students —
of widely mixed
academic levels and socioeconomic
backgrounds — created the book as the central project
of their junior year.
We asked them to identify
students with a wide range
of prior
academic success, and we concentrated on
students from
backgrounds that reflected the typical urban public school.
If the answer to those questions is yes, a serious conversation about strategy will cover not just how to create incentives for elite schools to access public funding but also how to assist private schools
of all types in building the
academic capacity to serve
students of all
backgrounds.
So, in our research, we're looking at a whole range
of individual characteristics... such as
student demographic
background, their
academic performance and educational aspirations, the number
of hours they work after school and their peers» aspirations.
She is teaching the Spanish language to Palestinian university
students of varying
academic background (from linguists to engineers); in which all
students have access and the chance to learn Spanish.
To engage
students effectively in the learning process, teachers must know their
students and their
academic abilities individually, rather than relying on racial or ethnic stereotypes or prior experience with other
students of similar
backgrounds.
After scores on the 2014 New York State English language arts assessment at P.S. 52 Sheepshead Bay School in Brooklyn were unsatisfactory, first - year principal Rafael Alvarez searched for a way to improve
academic outcomes for his
students, who come from diverse socioeconomic
backgrounds and about a quarter
of whom are English language learners.
And education studies have shown Black and Latino
students taught by teachers who share their racial
background have improved
academic results, benefit from a culture
of higher expectations and fewer discipline referrals.
In the elusive quest to uncover the determinants
of students»
academic success, therefore, it is important to rely on experimental or quasi-experimental research that identifies effects
of family
background that operate separately and apart from any school effects.
MDRC has previously released two reports on these «small schools
of choice,» or SSCs (so called because they are small, are academically nonselective, and were created to provide a realistic choice for
students with widely varying
academic backgrounds).
They also assign mountains
of homework, set high expectations, and pursue
academic achievement for all
students, regardless
of background, with a secular religious zeal.
First, we made a straightforward comparison
of the average test - score gains in classrooms run by TFA and non-TFA teachers, controlling for a variety
of factors known to influence
academic achievement, including
students»
backgrounds, the
students» previous performance on the TAAS, characteristics
of their schools, and characteristics
of their classmates.
Experiments, which provide the most credible results, are rare in education, and relatively few studies that address
students» outcomes observe the professional norm
of having detailed controls for
students»
background characteristics (including previous
academic achievement).
Classroom placements were guided by the logic
of «balance» which educators often defined as having a diversity
of students with varied
academic abilities and social - cultural
backgrounds.
«If Dan Patrick and his followers wanted to give all
students and their parents a meaningful educational choice, they would more adequately fund public education, so that children
of all economic
backgrounds would have a full menu
of academic offerings and electives in their neighborhood public schools,» said Texas State Teachers Association President Noel Candelaria.