Sentences with phrase «study of elementary school»

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A study of elementary school teachers found correlations from one year to the next of 0.6 to 0.8 for math and 0.5 to 0.7 for reading.

A separate study of elementary school classrooms found that kids were «off - task» more than a quarter of the time.

While Case and Deaton found that smaller classes were modestly beneficial, Harvard economist Caroline Hoxby's careful quasi-experimental study of elementary schools in Connecticut suggests that Case and Deaton's results may not be relevant for more developed countries.

For a solid study of elementary schools, MPR would have to administer its own tests.

What large - scale, survey research tells us about teacher effects on student achievement: Insights from the prospects study of elementary schools.

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One study found that while 60 % of elementary school girls say they are «happy the way I am,» only 29 % of high school girls agree with that statement.

An eligible program is one that is eligible for the TEACH Grant or a program of study that has been determined by a state to satisfy the requirements for certification or licensure to teach in the state's elementary or secondary schools.

Of the converts to Catholicism studied by Dean Hoge, «85 % said they received religious training as children, and 83 % said they attended Sunday school or church two or three times a month or more when they were in elementary school.

After completing her studies, Carolyn moved to Los Angeles where she served as the head of Adat Ari El Day School in Valley Village and as a consultant on issues of learning and instruction to Jewish day schools across the Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform Spectrum, as well as to elementary and secondary schools of all types.

The study, titled «Chocolate Milk Consequences: A Pilot Study Evaluating the Consequences of Banning Chocolate Milk in School Cafeterias,» examined what happened when chocolate and other flavored milks were removed from the cafeterias at 11 Oregon elementary schstudy, titled «Chocolate Milk Consequences: A Pilot Study Evaluating the Consequences of Banning Chocolate Milk in School Cafeterias,» examined what happened when chocolate and other flavored milks were removed from the cafeterias at 11 Oregon elementary schStudy Evaluating the Consequences of Banning Chocolate Milk in School Cafeterias,» examined what happened when chocolate and other flavored milks were removed from the cafeterias at 11 Oregon elementary schools.

«At the elementary school level we are doing some plate waste study to see what the children actually are eating, and in one school we are trying a nutrition program in grades K through 3 that uses colors to help children add nutritious foods of differrent food groups to their trays.»

Linda began her career in Waldorf teaching after entering the Steiner school as a parent; after several years of parent volunteering and anthroposophical studies, she enrolled in the full - time elementary teacher education program of Sunbridge College, where she earned her teaching certificate.

As summarized by Reuters, the study's researchers peered into the lunch boxes of 626 third and fourth graders from 12 public elementary schools in Eastern Massachusetts, and found that only 34 % of lunches contained fruit, only 11 % contained vegetables, 42 % contained snacks and 28 % included dessert.

Last Friday, I told you about a new study which gathered data in two Vermont elementary schools and concluded that kids» fruit and vegetable consumption is down and food waste is up since the implementation of the Healthy, Hunger - Free Kids... [Continue reading]

The study authors concluded that «adding puréed vegetables to lunch entrées may be an effective strategy to increase vegetable consumption and reduce energy intake of elementary school children.

That study, from researchers at the University of California, Riverside, the Oregon Research Institute and the University of Oregon, used personality ratings from elementary school teachers in an ethnically diverse group of children in Hawaii back in the 1960s, comparing those personality ratings to videotaped interviews of 144 of those people 40 years later.

But while studies suggest that salad bars can help boost children's consumption of fruits and vegetables, some school districts decline to install salad bars claiming they are unsanitary, especially for small elementary school students with active hands and faces that often come up short of the barriers that are meant to keep coughs and sneezes out of food.

The randomized study, working with 1,345 third to fifth graders (8 - 11 year olds) in nine US elementary schools, assessed the efficacy of a three - year programme.

Because the UVM study is small in scope (involving only two elementary schools in Vermont) and conducted only in the semester before (spring 2012) and the first year after implementation of the new nutrition rules (spring 2013), this study is an inaccurate representation of the school meals environment and behaviors of students in the lunchroom.

Last Friday, I told you about a new study which gathered data in two Vermont elementary schools and concluded that kids» fruit and vegetable consumption is down and food waste is up since the implementation of the Healthy, Hunger - Free Kids Act (HHFKA).

A recent study which looked at 58 elementary and secondary schools found that on days when only white milk was offered in cafeterias, milk consumption dropped an average of 35 percent.

Recent studies have shown that children are not only more obese than they should be, but even in elementary school the cholesterol counts of many are greater than 180, well above the 170 - or-less guidelines established by the National Cholesterol Education Program, a countrywide consortium of physicians and scientists.

A 2007 study by the Virginia - based School Nutrition Association suggests a fifth of elementary and 16 percent of high school schools start lunch at 10:30 a.m.; an additional 8 percent of high schools start even eaSchool Nutrition Association suggests a fifth of elementary and 16 percent of high school schools start lunch at 10:30 a.m.; an additional 8 percent of high schools start even easchool schools start lunch at 10:30 a.m.; an additional 8 percent of high schools start even earlier.

The authors thank Cornell Cooperative Extension of Wayne County and the 16 elementary and middle schools in Wayne County NY who participated in the research for help with study implementation and data collection.

I agree — there are lots of ways to influence your child's behavior in elementary school, but based on this study, breastfeeding is unlikely to help much.

A team of researchers from Saint Louis University collected and analyzed survey responses from 133 nurses serving elementary, middle, and high schools in Missouri to determine whether schools were any more prepared for another pandemic than they were based on a similar study conducted in 2011.

A total of 120 kindergarten and first - grade classrooms across 22 urban, low - income elementary schools were included in the study.

The quality of the neighborhood where a child grows up has a significant impact on the number of problem behaviors they display during elementary and teenage years, a study led by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researchers suggests.

The more sugary beverages a mom drank during mid-pregnancy, the heavier her kids were in elementary school compared with kids whose mothers consumed less of the drinks, a new study finds.

Based on a study of more than 30,000 elementary, middle, and high school students conducted in winter 2015 - 16, researchers found that elementary and middle school students scored lower on a computer - based test that did not allow them to return to previous items than on two comparable tests — paper - or computer - based — that allowed them to skip, review, and change previous responses.

The researchers note that additional study of CBT answer - choice selection and test navigation features and how they influence elementary and middle school students» test performance is warranted.

«The results strongly point to the notion that the effects of poor neonatal health on adult outcomes are largely determined early — in early childhood and the first years of elementary school,» the researchers wrote in the study.

In a study of 92 primary / elementary school aged children, Mr Coussens measured more than 30 different sleep parameters, such as muscle movements, breathing, eye activity and changes in the brain's processing.

Three elementary and middle schools in the eastern Massachusetts city of Revere have implemented the BOKS program for the current school year as part of a new study, led by Whooten, that is now underway.

In 24 elementary and middle schools in three eastern Massachusetts communities during the 2015 - 16 school year, the parents of all students in grades K - 8 were invited to enroll their children in the BOKS program and the study.

An initiative of the Reebok Foundation, which was a co-sponsor of the current study, the BOKS Program is currently available in more than 3,000 elementary and middle schools in the U.S. and other countries.

The study, published online May 19 in Prevention Science, surveyed 808 adults (parents and nonparents), a group the SDRG first identified as fifth - graders at Seattle elementary schools in the 1980s as part of a long - term research project.

Given the positive findings of the study, DeBaun and other authors of the study recommend that children with sickle cell anemia have a surveillance MRI, preferably without sedation, by the beginning of elementary school.

This summer, hundreds of Washington area elementary school children donned lab goggles and gathered scientific data to study the science of sports as part of a free, hands - on summer program.

Two of the programs studied for this report provided nutrition education lessons in schools, take - home materials and activities to low - income elementary - aged children.

«Behavior issues in early elementary school have long - term implications, so early intervention is needed to support children at risk for academic problems,» said Sandee McClowry, the study's senior author and a professor of applied psychology at NYU Steinhardt.

Study results show the cost of home lunches averaged $ 1.93 for elementary students and $ 1.76 for middle school students.

«The impacts of both Smart Start and More at Four on children persist across the entire elementary school period,» said the study's lead author Kenneth A. Dodge, founding director of the center, William McDougall Professor of Public Policy and a professor of psychology and neuroscience at Duke.

Some studies have found the effects of early childhood programs on children's cognitive and educational development fade out by the end of elementary school.

The study of more than 7,000 students in 77 elementary schools in Finland found that one program greatly benefited the mental health of sixth - graders who experienced the most bullying.

The research offers support for the recommendations of organizations such as the Centers for Disease Control, Institute of Medicine, and the American Academy of Pediatrics, all of which have advocated increasing the amount of time that elementary school children spend in gym class, says lead researcher and Cornell professor of policy analysis and management, John Cawley, who conducted the study with Chad Meyerhoefer of Lehigh University (Cornell Ph.D. 2002) and David Frisvold of Emory University.

In a 7 - year study at a Boston elementary school where half the students are English Language Learners (ELL), setting a school - wide goal of improved writing skills and using a genres - based instructional method improved the performance of ELL students on state and internal assessments, according to Boston College Lynch School of Education Professor Maria E. Brisk, who presents her findings today at the American Educational Research Association annual meschool where half the students are English Language Learners (ELL), setting a school - wide goal of improved writing skills and using a genres - based instructional method improved the performance of ELL students on state and internal assessments, according to Boston College Lynch School of Education Professor Maria E. Brisk, who presents her findings today at the American Educational Research Association annual meschool - wide goal of improved writing skills and using a genres - based instructional method improved the performance of ELL students on state and internal assessments, according to Boston College Lynch School of Education Professor Maria E. Brisk, who presents her findings today at the American Educational Research Association annual meSchool of Education Professor Maria E. Brisk, who presents her findings today at the American Educational Research Association annual meeting.

The JAMA Pediatrics study is the first of a large - scale public program to assess impacts on mid-life educational attainment and the contributions of continuing services in elementary school.

A cohort of children from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) were interviewed at elementary school age (8 and 10 years) about bullying experiences and then about parasomnias at secondary school age (12 - 13 years).