News tagged with achievement gaps
Children with home computers likely to have lower test scores
Around the country and throughout the world, politicians and education activists have sought to eliminate the "digital divide" by guaranteeing universal access to home computers, and in some cases to high-speed Internet service.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jun 18, 2010 |
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New research shows Transcendental Meditation improves standardized academic achievement
The Transcendental Meditation technique may be an effective approach to improve math and English academic achievement in low-performing students, according to a new study published in the journal Education.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 21, 2011 |
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Racial Segregation Fuels Early Black-White Achievement Gap, Data Suggest
Racial segregation of schools, and thereby segregated neighborhoods, appears to be a leading source of academic achievement disparities between young black and white children, according to research by sociologist Dennis J. ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 01, 2009 |
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Study finds students in standalone middle schools lag behind K-8 peers
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study that analyzes a decade of achievement data from New York City public schools reveals that the trajectories of math and English performance among students at standalone middle schools ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 03, 2010 |
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Study shows simple writing assignment improves minority student grades
In a follow-up to a 2006 study, a University of Colorado at Boulder researcher and his colleagues found that an in-class writing assignment designed to reinforce students' sense of identity and personal integrity increased ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 16, 2009 |
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Small classes give extra boost to low-achieving students
Small classes in early grades improve test scores in later grades for students of all achievement levels, but low achievers get an extra boost. That's the finding of a study on the long-term effects of class size in the November ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 14, 2009 |
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Research examines coping strategies of African-American students in predominantly white schools
A new study examining the interactions of black and white high-achieving students in elite, private high schools reveals how today's millennial generation is negotiating race, identity and academic success. In a paper presented ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 10, 2009 |
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Study: Small Classes Give Extra Boost to Low-Achieving Students
(PhysOrg.com) -- Small classes in early grades improve test scores in later grades for students of all achievement levels, but low achievers get an extra boost. That’s the finding of a study on the long-term effects of class ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 01, 2009 |
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Social costs of achievement vary by race/ethnicity, school features
Doing well in school and feeling accepted by your peers are both important challenges during adolescence. Sometimes these don't fit well together, as when teens are ostracized for being smart. A new study has found that such ...
Nov 16, 2010 |
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Ability grouping in elementary school hampers minority students' literacy
African-American and Hispanic students placed in ability groups for reading instruction learned less compared to demographically similar minority students who weren't grouped by ability, a new study by a University ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 21, 2009 |
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To close achievement gap, US must address major health risks for urban minority youth, study finds
"Educationally relevant health disparities" are key drivers of the achievement gap, "but they are largely overlooked," said Charles Basch, the Richard March Hoe Professor of Health Education at Teachers College, Columbia ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 23, 2010 |
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Fun, sun and good books: Experts say summer reading keeps skills strong
To children, the summer slide means water, garden hoses and slippery plastic sheets. To teachers, the "summer slide" is the noted decrease in reading skills after a vacation without books.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jul 21, 2010 |
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Gender gap in spatial ability can be reduced through training
Barriers to children's achievement in the areas of science, math, and engineering have become a particular concern as policymakers focus on America's economic competitiveness. A gender difference in girls' spatial abilities ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 15, 2010 |
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Tensions between teacher preparation programs identified
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study conducted by researchers in Penn State's College of Education and College of Health and Human Development identifies several challenges and tensions for Early Childhood Education teacher education ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jan 04, 2011 |
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Poverty-related stress affects readiness for school
Stress in the lives of poor children is one cause of the early achievement gap in which children from low-income homes start school behind their more advantaged classmates.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 26, 2011 |
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