Data Quality Campaign Turning Data into Information: The Vital Role of Research in Improving Education This report outlines
the value of research students, parents, educators, and other community partners.
Not exact matches
It may be an arrangement that factors out different aspects
of the school's common life to the reign
of each model
of excellent schooling: the
research university model may reign for faculty, for example, or for faculty in certain fields (say, church history, or biblical studies) but not in others (say, practical theology), while paideia reigns as the model for
students, or only for
students with a declared vocation to ordained ministry (so that other
students aspiring to graduate school are free to attempt to meet standards set by the
research university model); or
research university
values may be celebrated in relation to the school's official «academic» program, including both classroom expectations and the selection and rewarding
of faculty, while the school's extracurricular life is shaped by commitments coming from the model provided by paideia so that, for example, common worship is made central to their common life and a high premium is placed on the school being a residential community.
As we have repeatedly reported,
research finds that graduate
students» and postdocs»
values vary widely across a range
of issues.
However there is no reason why
research students can not make use
of them right now, to monitor the
value of the training they receive and their own skills development.
Free food is always appreciated by starving
students, but the group lunch is also
valued because it gives current MD / PhD
students who work at different
research institutes and who are at differing stages in the program a chance to catch up with each other at the beginning
of a new academic year.
New international
research led by PhD
student Laura Richardson
of the ARC Centre
of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at James Cook University reveals that coral bleaching events not only whitewash corals, but can also reduce the variety
of fish occupying these highly -
valued ecosystems.
Several speakers will talk about the
value of biomedical
research, including Tom Holder, a former Oxford philosophy
student and pro-
research activist.
As an undergraduate
student in biology at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, Marcy came under the wing
of evolutionary biologist Elizabeth Hadly, whose outreach work made Marcy keenly aware
of the
value of doing more than just
research.
When
students submitted
research papers to journals, they were always asked by reviewers to provide more P
values, a measure
of statistical confidence that a result is not due to chance.
She brings a dedication to the
value of basic
research, teaching,
student training, curation
of public programs and exhibits and management
of scientists and scientific teams.
Malhi also
values being a part
of the Summer Internship for Native Americans in Genomics (SING) workshop, which facilitate discussions about how genomic
research is conducted and to create a support network for Native American
students in the sciences.
This class asks
students to actively identify their own
values and the implications
of their work, which is especially important as
students go on to create neural engineering devices while considering the needs
of technology end users, conduct
research or interact with the field in other ways.
We hope that future
students are inspired by the
value of curiosity - driven
research and the passion for fundamental discovery that our work represents.
Rather than simply completing a project to fulfill an assignment, these
students emerged with a broader view
of the importance
of their
research — and
of the
value of science and engineering in the world beyond the classroom.
Combined with Sodexo's recent
research showing that 35 %
of 18 - 44 year - olds see a trip to the cinema as a
valued reward, this incentive would be a major driver for
students to attend an after - school programme.
There is precious little
research demonstrating the
value of school counselors on
student achievement ~ with good reason it is difficult to...
Most writing motivation and engagement
research has focused on individual aspects
of motivation and engagement — for example, only on self - belief or confidence in writing, or on
students»
valuing of writing, or on writing fear and anxiety.
There is precious little
research demonstrating the
value of school counselors on
student achievement ~ with good reason it is difficult to demonstrate the impact
of counselors on standardized test scores ~ which have come to define achievement in recent years.
Research that painstakingly tries to separate out the actual effects
of schools clearly has
value, but it is important to bear in mind that, in the absence
of random assignment
of students to schools (such as occurs via charter school lotteries), families that choose for their children to be educated in their home (through virtual schools) are likely to be very different from other families.
The earnings increase is comparable to the impact
of having a teacher at the 87th percentile, in terms
of her «
value added» to
student achievement, versus a teacher at the
value - added median (see «Great Teaching,»
research, Summer 2012).
Applying prior
research findings about how gross domestic product increases with
student achievement gains, the analyses show that if North Carolina began its implementation in 2015 — 16, then the annual gross state increases through 2031 would have an estimated net present
value of $ 4.6 billion to $ 7.7 billion.
Student surveys: Many teacher evaluation systems already incorporate the results of student surveys, which research suggests can also predict school and principal value -
Student surveys: Many teacher evaluation systems already incorporate the results
of student surveys, which research suggests can also predict school and principal value -
student surveys, which
research suggests can also predict school and principal
value - added.
We need to
value this data in three different ways: a) data to get at quality / integrity
of the learning; b) data to inform the
student's record and future learning; and c) data that helps us improve the learning process, not unlike the
research value of large medical data sets.
According to the
research, any
value gained through smaller classes gets more than offset by the hit
students take when many fewer
of them have great teachers, and many more
of them have ineffective teachers — ones who induce far less than a year's worth
of student learning growth.
A teams
research theme might be something like, To help
students become confident and creative thinkers and problem solvers, or For
students to
value reading for a variety
of purposes.
A 1999 study by the Center for
Research in Educational Policy at the University
of Memphis and University
of Tennessee at Knoxville found that
students using the Co-nect program, which emphasizes project - based learning and technology, improved test scores in all subject areas over a two - year period on the Tennessee
Value - Added Assessment System.
WGU also has lower employee costs, as full - time faculty members serve primarily as
student mentors and neither develop curriculum nor perform
research (this also supports the school's narrow
value proposition
of providing professional rather than academic training).
Student Clint Smith's Die - In Speech David Deming: The
Value of Postsecondary Credentials in the Labor Market
Research Schools International initiative Usable Knowledge / Family
Research Project Case Studies The New Ph.D..
Research coming from Europe (Dignath - van Ewijk and van der Werf, 2012) based on teachers» beliefs and behaviours relating to self - regulated learning has shown that teachers believe in the
value of teaching self - regulated learning skills to their
students, but do not know how to.
In his study, Hanushek calculated the economic
value related to effective teaching by drawing on a
research literature that provides precise estimates
of the impact
of students» achievement levels on their lifetime earnings, and by combining these figures with estimated impacts
of more - effective teachers on
student achievement.
The
research on these instruments» relationship to eventual
student achievement show that they are
of limited
value.
In addition to the general knowledge these experiences convey, the
research I've done with others at the University
of Arkansas on the effects
of field trips to art museums and to see live theater suggests that these culturally enriching experiences change
student values to promote greater tolerance and empathy.
But we can calculate more prosaic economic
values related to effective teaching, by drawing on a
research literature that provides surprisingly precise estimates
of the impact
of student achievement levels on their lifetime earnings and by combining this with estimated impacts
of more - effective teachers on
student achievement.
A lot
of this stuff, what our
research shows from the perspective
of students is you don't need to use a lot
of money — it's about building relationships, trustworthy relationships, which is more about the way you act with people, the way you meet kids when they come in... «hi, good morning,» small things that don't cost a lot
of money, it's about changing mindsets really and knowing the
value of good trustworthy relationships.
Carolyn Grantskalns, Chief executive
of AISSA, commented that, «
Research such as that by Patrick Griffin and others makes it clear that being part
of a responsible, accountable team, empowers and adds
value to
student learning and teacher self - efficacy.
Following an existing literature on teacher and school
value - added, this recent charter school
research controls for
student demographics and baseline academic achievement in order to estimate the effectiveness
of individual schools.
Research shows that parents want to be informed about the content
of the program, know that skilled teachers will deliver the lessons and be reassured that teachers «remain sensitive to the diversity
of values among their
students and their families» 2.
The author points out that as schools award contracts to computer vendors such as Apple, Dell, and HP, market interests influence the body
of research on 1:1 laptop programs, and despite a great deal
of research over the five years studied, there remains a lack
of understanding
of the
value added by the 1:1 programs for
students» knowledge formation and the teaching practices that support such knowledge formation.
Kevin Anthony Perry: What our
research shows from the perspective
of students is you don't need to use a lot
of money — it's about building relationships, trustworthy relationships, which is more about the way you act with people, the way you meet kids when they come in... «hi, good morning,» small things that don't cost a lot
of money, it's about changing mindsets really and knowing the
value of good trustworthy relationships.
The recommendations came under five themes: laying the foundations for learning; equipping every
student to grow and succeed in a changing world; creating, supporting and
valuing a profession
of expert educators: empowering and supporting school leaders: and lifting aspirations with quality assurance, data and evidence - based
research.
Concerns about whether university prepares graduates for the world
of work is casting doubt over the
value for money it provides
students, new
research suggests.
Our academic affiliates are
research partners selected for their expertise in many
of the issues related to educator impact, ranging from
student surveys to
value - added methods to decision theory.
This digest identifies cultural
values that may affect the learning processes
of Hispanic - American
students, reviews
research on the learning styles
of Hispanic - American
students, and discusses the implications
of this
research for counseling and teaching Hispanic youth.
According to
research sponsored by the Council
of Urban Boards
of Education (CUBE) and the National School Boards Association (NSBA), they include (1) feelings
of safety among staff and
students; (2) supportive relationships within the school; (3) engagement and empowerment
of students as
valued members and resources in the school community; (4) clear rules and boundaries that are understood by all
students and staff; (5) high expectations for academic achievement and appropriate behavior; and (6) trust, respect, and an ethos
of caring (Bryant & Kelly, 2006; Elfstrom, Vanderzee, Cuellar, Sink, & Volz, 2006; Perkins, 2006).
It has been my opinion since I began my own
research that the integration
of the what is taught is more broadly learned by how the teacher and the
students share the
values being presented in the class.
This is particularly important for teachers
of upper elementary
students through university as
research has shown that as children get older, they tend to
value ability over effort.
Research has reminded us
of the
value of continued assessment and
of students as partners in their own assessment.
Dr. Marzano will be on hand to discuss next - generation evaluation models, the most up - to - date
research on evaluation and
value - added measures
of student achievement, and what has been learned as states implement federal and local directives to reform K - 12 teaching and learning.
In a briefing paper prepared for the National Academy
of Education (NAE) and the American Educational
Research Association, Linda Darling - Hammond and three other distinguished authors reached the following conclusion: «With respect to value - added measures of student achievement tied to individual teachers, current research suggests that high - stakes, individual - level decisions, as well as comparisons across highly dissimilar schools or student populations should be avoided
Research Association, Linda Darling - Hammond and three other distinguished authors reached the following conclusion: «With respect to
value - added measures
of student achievement tied to individual teachers, current
research suggests that high - stakes, individual - level decisions, as well as comparisons across highly dissimilar schools or student populations should be avoided
research suggests that high - stakes, individual - level decisions, as well as comparisons across highly dissimilar schools or
student populations should be avoided.»
It is hard to ignore the buzz around social and emotional learning (SEL) and the
research findings documenting the
value of SEL programs for
student behavior and academic gains.