Our observational study has several strengths including multiple country contexts, adequate sample size, low study attrition and a cohort design with consistent measures of individual access to W&S and
vocabulary test data across early childhood.
Not exact matches
For instance, in a study published in 1998, Meredith Phillips and her colleagues reported a raw black - white
test - score gap of more than one standard deviation in
vocabulary using
data sets collected between 1980 and 1987.
The 1998 study by Meredith Phillips and her colleagues, mentioned earlier, had the greatest success in explaining racial differences in achievement, yet the unexplained portion of the achievement gap on the
vocabulary test used in their study was still so large that it nearly exceeded the raw gap in reading and mathematics we found in the Early Childhood Longitudinal Survey
data.
These
tests help students understand one of the myriad reasons it is important to study
vocabulary, and how these practice
tests provide me with a great source of
data to measure student growth.
Our
test data constantly reflects that
vocabulary is an area for improvement at my school.
«We did this when, through reviewing
data, it became clear some of our students were struggling with state
tests because they lacked the
vocabulary.
Administering medication Answering telephones Appointment booking Assisting patients Changing dressings Clinical assistance Clinical care Cost savings
Data collection
Data entry Effective questioning Email handling Giving injections Greeting patients Handling correspondence Healthcare plans Hospital procedures Insurance procedures Issue resolution Laboratory
testing Managing client invoices Managing emails Managing expectations Managing objections Medical billing Medical documents Medical terminology Medical
vocabulary Office practices Patient education Patient forms Patient interaction Patient registration Patient statements Patient support Patient tracking Pharmacology Practice management Preparing specimens Preventive medical services Reception duties Reducing no - shows Regulatory impacts Resolving problems Scheduling appointments Staff administration Telephone etiquette Taking electrocardiograms Taking messages Taking X-rays Removing sutures Uploading documents
The
data from 7 children who went through this program shows that they all improved their
vocabulary by an average of 6 months based on Pea Body
tests.
Nancy Marshall, Ed.D. received funding from Associated Early Care and Education to score, review, analyze, and report on the Peabody Picture
Vocabulary Test (PVT) and Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening (PALS)
data for the children in family child care homes.