Sentences with phrase «teachers in this study relied»

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When he studied the lives of those who gave themselves to the search for truth, he saw that they might be classified in four groups: the scholastic theologians, who proclaimed themselves the followers of reason and speculation; the Isma`ilis and other Shi`as who held that to reach truth one must have an infallible living teacher, and that there always is such a teacher; the philosophers, who relied on logical and rational proofs; and the Sufis, who held that they, the chosen of God, could reach knowledge of Him directly in mystical insight and ecstasy.

This study relies on a unique dataset from Washington State that links teachers to their schools and, in some cases, to their students; the dataset also includes information on those teachers who received RIF notices in the 2008 — 09 and 2009 — 10 school years.

The researchers recognize that a key challenge in studying the effects of teaching practices is that «teachers may adjust their methods in response to the ability or behavior of their students,» perhaps relying more on lectures when assigned more capable or attentive students.

In both cases the «strong research» on which these standards rely is a study by Boyd, et al examining the relationship between teacher characteristics and student achievement.

In the research reported here, we study one approach to teacher evaluation: practice - based assessment that relies on multiple, highly structured classroom observations conducted by experienced peer teachers and administrators.

A new study finds that using observational ratings of beginning teachers may be a viable alternative — or a useful complement — to relying solely on controversial «value - added» modeling (VAM) in evaluation of educator preparation providers (EPPs).

When using the IWB in the social studies, they largely relied on a teacher - centered, projection - only approach.

In addition, «relatively few studies rely on experimental designs that enable us to attribute differences in student achievement and teacher retention solely to the compensation program, and not to other characteristics of the teachers, schools, or districts» (GlazermanIn addition, «relatively few studies rely on experimental designs that enable us to attribute differences in student achievement and teacher retention solely to the compensation program, and not to other characteristics of the teachers, schools, or districts» (Glazermanin student achievement and teacher retention solely to the compensation program, and not to other characteristics of the teachers, schools, or districts» (Glazerman).

In the current study, a randomized controlled trial found that teachers receiving MTP - S relied less on exclusionary discipline with all of their students compared to the control teachers.

Instead of taking seriously these high quality studies, charter critics rely heavily on a report released in 2004 by the American Federation of Teachers (AFT).

It doesn't mean teachers get fired or schools close down, but it does mean kids from all walks of life could learn extremely valuable skills in things like computer programming, web design or number of any number of fields that suit their fancy without relying on teachers who correctly spent their time studying education rather than those pursuits.