News tagged with student achievement levels
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 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
Finances can shape kids' intentions about college
(PhysOrg.com) -- If college seems too expensive, what is the point of doing homework?
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 12, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
Search results for student achievement levels
From yeast, researchers learn how populations collapse
In the early 1990s, overfishing led to the collapse of one of the most bountiful cod fisheries in the world, off the coast of Newfoundland. Twenty years later, the cod population still has not recovered, dramatically ...
Jun 01, 2012 |
4.4 / 5 (7) |
21
|
Homing in on Higgs: Michigan researchers predict summer discovery (w/ Video)
(Phys.org) -- Whether the Higgs boson exists could be settled by the end of summer, say University of Michigan physicists involved in the search for the missing piece of particle physics' Standard Model.
Jun 01, 2012 |
5 / 5 (8) |
19
|
Wireless 'tooth tattoo' detects harmful bacteria
Using silk strands pulled from cocoons and gold wires thinner than a spider's web, researchers at Princeton University have created a removable tattoo that adheres to dental enamel and could eventually monitor ...
May 30, 2012 |
3 / 5 (3) |
0
|
LIVE: Facebook goes public
(AP) -- It's Facebook's big day. The site, which was born in a dorm room eight years ago and has grown into a worldwide network of almost a billion people, is making the most talked-about stock market debut ...
May 18, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
Floating robots use GPS-enabled smartphones to track water flow
(Phys.org) -- A fleet of 100 floating robots took a trip down the Sacramento River today (Wednesday, May 9) in a field test organized by engineers at the University of California, Berkeley. The smartphone-equipped ...
May 10, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
Researchers develop technique to keep cool high-power semiconductor devices used in wireless applications, electric cars
A group of researchers at the University of California, Riverside Bourns College of Engineering have developed a technique to keep cool a semiconductor material used in everything from traffic lights to electric cars.
May 08, 2012 |
4.8 / 5 (6) |
0
|
Engineers develop novel system for producing conductive films
(Phys.org) -- Yale engineers have developed a novel automated system for generating strong, flexible, transparent coatings with promising uses in lithium-ion battery and fuel cell production, among other applications.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
May 07, 2012 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
|
Researchers find a way to make glass that's anti-fogging, self-cleaning and free of glare
One of the most instantly recognizable features of glass is the way it reflects light. But a new way of creating surface textures on glass, developed by researchers at MIT, virtually eliminates reflections, ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Apr 26, 2012 |
4.9 / 5 (12) |
7
|
Shedding light on debate over organic vs. conventional agriculture: Study calls for combining best of both approaches
(Phys.org) -- Can organic agriculture feed the world?
Apr 25, 2012 |
4 / 5 (1) |
1
|
X-rays reveal molecular arrangements for better printable electronics
By employing powerful X-rays that can see down to the molecular level of organic materials used in printable electronics, researchers are now able to determine why some materials perform better than others. ...
Apr 25, 2012 |
5 / 5 (3) |
0
|
List of search results for student achievement levels
