Sentences with phrase «subject on achievements»

It's time for another educational post with today's subject on achievements and why they have grown so popular.

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Good economists know, from work carried out within their discipline, that the foundations of their subject are virtually non-existent... Conventional economics offer prescriptions for the problems of inflation and unemployment which are at best misleading and at worst dangerously wrong... Despite its powerful influence on public life, its achievements...

Adam Boulton is generous to his subject as well he might be because Blair's determination to make progress, aided by his remarkable ability to make everyone, however partisan, believe that he was on their side alone, was one of his greatest achievements.

There was spontaneous applause at her example of the abolition of Section 28 as a big achievement in politics regarding this subject, as it was «so damaging for teenagers» as well as «the impact it had on teachers and fears they felt — not being able to come out or answer pupils» questions.»

In 1984, Conservative Education Secretary Sir Keith Joseph decided to proceed with a merger, on the premise that the new qualifications should be based on general and subject - specific criteria approved by himself; that the O Level exam boards should take responsibility for carrying forward the O Level A to C grade standards into the new scale, while the CSE boards should do the same for grades D to G, which were to be based on CSE grades 2 to 5 respectively; and that most subjects should be examined through tiered papers focusing on different parts of the grade scale, ensuring that each grade reflected «positive achievement» on appropriate tasks, rather than degrees of failure.

In a speech at the National Press Club yesterday and a news conference afterward, Bloomberg laid out his proposals to reduce poverty, but he also did the kind of things that the declared presidential candidates are doing: lauding his own achievements and offering his views on all manner of subjects.

Closing student achievement gaps, and preparing more students to be on track to college and career readiness and success in STEM subjects.

Although the difference was slight, high - income children outperformed their less wealthy peers on both IQ tests and an exam designed to replicate achievement in various academic subjects.

When science comes to the matter of bestowing its rewards, it should be blind to the mere accident of sex; and one does not have to be an enthusiast on the subject of the extension of the rights and privileges of her sex, to feel that here is a woman who, by her brilliant achievement, has won the right to take her place with her compeers in the Academy.»

He has demonstrated an ability to conduct ground - breaking research throughout his career with outstanding scientific achievements on subjects as diverse as neurodegeneration, proteostasis, aging and stem cell biology.»

He has demonstrated an ability to conduct ground - breaking research throughout his career with outstanding scientific achievements on subjects as diverse as

The Airborne Astronomy Ambassadors project is aimed to measurably enhance student STEM engagement and achievement in selected school districts via professional development for teachers consisting of: (1) STEM Professional Development in astrophysics and planetary science delivered via webinars & in - person workshops; (2) a week - long STEM immersion experience at NASA's science research aircraft facility in Palmdale, California, including participation in research flights on the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA); (3) follow - through involving continuing webinars fostering reflection and connections with astrophysics & planetary science subject matter experts.

Though it's refreshing to see a movie set against the backdrop of segregated America that focuses more on the barrier - breaking achievements of its subjects than the atrocities of the period, it's not afraid to tackle serious themes like racism and sexism either.

Benefits to School Life Looking at the lasting impact of LOtC experiences in terms of academic performance, Learning Away's recent research found that school trips resulted in higher academic achievement, with 61 per cent of students achieving higher than their predicted grade following a school trip based on the subject area.

The rigor and relevance of his work — on subjects ranging from the long - term benefits of the Head Start program, the value of degrees from for - profit colleges, and the effects of racial segregation on academic achievement and life outcomes — make his findings absolutely essential reading for academics and policymakers alike,» said Dean James Ryan.

Service learning can have positive effects on students» performance on subject - matter examinations and assessments and creates opportunities known to improve academic achievement, such as giving students the chance to act autonomously, develop good relationships with adults and peers, and increase personal self - esteem and feelings of self - efficacy.

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.

To measure gains in student achievement, we calculate the difference between 8th - grade performance in each subject and the performance level that would have been expected based on performance in both subjects in 4th grade.

We also drew on an additional year of data, from the 2012 13 school year, in assessing IMPACT's effects on student achievement in tested grades and subjects.

Consistent with the prior studies, in this objective evaluation, KIPP students outperformed the comparison children on numerous measures of achievement, across a range of subject areas.

The overall results — the average for the three subject areas — indicate an average positive impact on student achievement of 4 percent of a standard deviation whenever the teacher - student gender was the same (see Figure 3).

Making stem accessible This year's show will play host to Learning Resources» ®, official international launch of its exciting new range of hands - on kits dedicated to making STEM subjects accessible and enjoyable, stimulating excitement and supporting achievement, STEM in Action ®.

They also perform at far higher levels on the Stanford Achievement Tests, which the district administers annually in five subjects: math, reading, language, social science, and science.

These achievements in Massachusetts and Florida aren't simply improvements on state tests, which could be subject to manipulation, but are confirmed by progress on national tests administered in those states.

Although recent re-analyses have challenged the strength of the earlier findings, the fact remains that the influence of socioeconomic status on achievement is by no means uniform across nations, age / grade levels, gender, and subject matter.

Following years of below - average scores on the state achievement test, King students began outscoring the state average in six out of seven subjects in 1999, and they even moved into the top third in some subjects.

Four national studies of education have focused public attention on the decline in achievement in those subjects and the urgent need for major reforms.

Many school leaders attribute this to changes over the past two years in how school performance is measured and the greater focus on pupils» achievement in academic subjects.

This scaling ensures that the group's achievement indicators in a subject are no better or worse than the group's performance on the QCS Test.

The narrow focus on math and reading achievement is driving out other subjects, including the arts.

The other study (Perkes 1967) produced mixed results: students whose teachers took more subject - matter coursework reported higher scores on an achievement test, but lower scores on the STEP, a test of higher - order thinking.

In October 2012, it adopted a new Academic Performance Framework that subjects each of its schools to an annual review based primarily on student achievement levels and growth and clarifies that charters may be revoked well before the 15 - year contract expires.

Make Parental Involvement a Priority Every important study on the subject has found that parental involvement in their children's education results in higher student achievement and more effective schools.

The bill, which combines many of the STEM bills that have been introduced this session, focuses primarily on improving student academic achievement in the STEM fields by improving instruction and student access to courses on these subjects.

Although, as the authors note, «most non-urban students do reasonably well in any case,» the causal effect of a year of non-urban charter attendance is a substantial reduction in achievement in all levels and subjects, on the order of 0.16 standard deviations in middle school with almost a quarter of a standard deviation decline in high school math.

Her dissertation examined the effects of Teach For America on student achievement, documenting variation in the impact of Teach For America across the distribution of student achievement, subject areas, developmental stages, baseline proficiency, and as the organization has evolved over time.

NCLB requires each state to develop content and achievement standards in several subjects, administer tests to measure students» progress toward these standards, develop targets for performance on these tests, and impose a series of interventions on schools and districts that do not meet the targets.

This collaboration has helped jump - start this work across the state and shed light on the many significant challenges associated with overhauling the hoary systems in place, such as measuring student achievement in «untested» grades and subjects, ensuring inter-rater agreement and accuracy of teacher practice observations, and ending the long - standing culture of «The Widget Effect.»

Finally, we consider the possibility that the increased focus on algebra at the expense of other course work may have affected achievement in other subjects.

Moreover, there are statistical shocks to achievement in a given school and subject — such as a dog barking in the parking lot on the day of the test — which could also introduce a mechanical relationship between the value - added estimates from prior years and student's baseline achievement this year (Kane and Staiger 2002).

Positive effects of charter schools on student achievement were found at both the middle and high school levels and across subjects.

An online training experience that derives from employees» personal interests and natural curiosity in the subject matter, encourages knowledge implementation and develops employees» sense of achievement, inspiring them to emphasize on their personal growth.

ii ABSTRACT Isolating the effect of a given teacher on student achievement (value - added modeling) is complicated when the student is taught the same subject by more than one teacher.

Washington's high - risk designation specified that the State must submit, by May 1, 2014, final guidelines for teacher and principal evaluation and support systems that meet the requirements of ESEA flexibility, including requiring local educational agencies (LEAs) to use student achievement on CCR State assessments to measure student learning growth in those systems for teachers of tested grades and subjects.

In each of the four subjects studied, KIPP schools produced achievement gains large enough to have a substantial impact on student outcomes:

In addition, questions about other noncognitive factors, such as self - efficacy and personal achievement goals, may be included on questionnaires for specific subjects to create content - area measures.

This rigorous analysis from the first year found that students who participated in this middle school STEM summer program in robotics on math achievement and student interest in STEM subjects and careers, which culminated in a city - wide tournament, had significantly higher school attendance the following year compared to a matched comparison group who did not attend summer school.

Another point: although the Florida reading scores did increase in the fourth grade, «the evidence on Florida's NAEP achievement trends and gaps is mixed when other grade levels and subject areas are examined,» according to a 2010 report out of Columbia University.

Reducing or eliminating funding for these programs would also be especially harmful to charter management organizations that recruit heavily from the AmeriCorps alumni network, including KIPP, Success Academy Charter Schools, and Green Dot Public Schools, all of which have formed official «career partnerships» with City Year, or Uncommon Schools, which advertises on the AmeriCorps alumni career site.34 Likewise, public charter schools and traditional districts looking to fill hard - to - staff schools and subject areas also rely on AmeriCorps - funded teacher residencies and teaching fellowships and would likely be in trouble if these programs disappeared.35 For example, Achievement First, a network of public charter schools, has described Teach For America as «its most effective recruiting source,» hiring both AmeriCorps members and alumni from the program.36

This report addresses research questions regarding the program's 1) implementation fidelity, 2) performance goals, 3) impact on student attendance and mathematics achievement outcomes, 4) impact on student aspirations for college, studying STEM subjects in college, and pursuing STEM careers, and 5) impact on measures of teacher effectiveness.