Not exact matches
Consistent with other research
on school
effects, we find that the school a student attends can explain a
substantial share of the overall variation in test
scores: that single factor explains 34 percent of the variation in math
scores and 24 percent of the variation for reading.
Though each of these policies has been tied to student test -
score improvements, either the
effect size was too small or the policy affected too few students to alone account for the
substantial test -
score improvements seen
on the NAEP and FCAT.
For example, the Gates Foundation's small school reforms were widely panned as a flop in early reviews relying
on student test
scores, but a number of later rigorous studies showed (sometimes
substantial) positive
effects on outcomes such as graduation and college enrollment.
The manner in which you make payment has a
substantial effect on your credit rating, as 35 % of your credit
score is based
on the pattern of repayments.
«High - quality #ECE has
substantial effects on life outcomes beyond IQ or achievement test
scores that are the focus of attention in popular discussions of public policy.»