Academic achievement

About: Academic achievement is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 69460 publications have been published within this topic receiving 2227289 citations. The topic is also known as: academic performance & educational achievement.

Literacy Instruction in Nine First-Grade Classrooms: Teacher Characteristics and Student Achievement

Abstract: Classroom observations and in-depth interviews were used to study 9 first-grade teachers from 4 districts who had been nominated by languagearts coordinators as outstanding (N = 5) or typical (N = 4) in their ability to help students develop literacy skills. Based on observational measures of student reading and writing achievement and student engagement, 3 groups of teachers emerged from the original 9. The following practices and beliefs distinguished the instruction of the 3 teachers (2 nominated as outstanding, 1 as typical) whose students demonstrated the highest levels on these measures: (a) coherent and thorough integration of skills with high-quality reading and writing experiences, (b) a high density of instruction (integration of multiple goals in a single lesson), (c) extensive use of scaffolding, (d) encouragement of student self-regulation, (e) a thorough integration of reading and writing activities, (f) high expectations for all students, (g) masterful classroom management, and (h) an aware...

Teacher-Child Relationships from Kindergarten to Sixth Grade: Early childhood predictors of teacher-perceived conflict and closeness

Abstract: This article examines general trends in teacher-reported conflict and closeness among 878 children from kindergarten through sixth grade, and examines early childhood characteristics that predict differences in initial levels and growth of conflict and closeness over time. Results indicated modest stability of teacher-perceived conflict and closeness through sixth grade, with relatively greater stability in perceptions of conflict. Levels of conflict at kindergarten were higher for children who were male, Black, had greater mean hours of childcare, had lower academic achievement scores, and had greater externalizing behavior. Children identified as Black and those with less sensitive mothers were at greater risk for increased conflict with teachers over time. Levels of teacher-reported closeness were lower when children were male, had lower quality home environments, and had lower academic achievement scores. The gap in closeness ratings between males and females increased in the middle-elementary school years. Additional analyses were conduced to explore differences in teacher-ratings of conflict between Black and White students.

Accuracy of Teachers' Judgments of Students' Academic Achievement:

Abstract: This meta-analysis summarizes empirical results on the correspondence between teachers’ judgments of students’ academic achievement and students’ actual academic achievement. The article further investigates theoretically and methodologically relevant moderators of the correlation between the two measures. Overall, 75 studies reporting correlational data on the relationship between teachers’ judgments of students’ academic achievement and students’ performance on a standardized achievement test were analyzed, including studies focusing on different school types, grade levels, and subject areas. The overall mean effect size was found to be .63. The effect sizes were moderated by use of informed versus uninformed teacher judgments, with use of informed judgments leading to a higher correspondence between teachers’ judgments and students’ academic achievement. A comprehensive model of teacherbased judgments of students’ academic achievement is provided in the Discussion.

The rising curve: Long-term gains in IQ and related measures.

Abstract: Introduction - Rising Test Scores and What They mean IQ Gains Over Time - Towards Finding the Causes Environmental Complexity and the Flynn Effect The Cultural Evolution of IQ Are We Raising Smarter Kids Today? School and Home Related Influences on IQ The Role of Nutrition in the Development of Intelligence Nutrition and the Worldwide Rise in IQ Scores In Support of the Nutrition Theory Trends in Black-White Test Score Differentials - Uses and Misuses Exploring the Rapid Rise in Black Achievement Scores in the United States The Shrinking Gap Between High and Low Scoring Groups Current Trends and Possible Causes Trends in Black-White Test Score Differentials - the Wordsum Vocabulary Test The Decline of Genotypic Intelligence Problems in Inferring Dysgenic Trends for Intelligence Differential Fertility by IQ and the IQ Distribution of a Population Whither Dysgenics? Comments on Lynn and Preston.