Study shows inflated praise can harm kids with low self-esteem
Parents and other adults heap the highest praise on children who are most likely to be hurt by the compliments, a new study finds.Researchers found that adults seem to naturally give more inflated praise to children with low self-esteem. But while children with high self-esteem seem to thrive with inflated praise, those with low self-esteem actually shrink from new challenges when adults go overbo
I have published a new study Comparing Reading Standards – Common Core and Connecticut - Grade 5Here are my key findings:Reading standards are of necessity less highly specific than math standards making comparisons more difficult. The fact that Connecticut has 3 different sets of standards also complicates analysis. But nothing in Connecticut’s standards can compare to such CCSS standards as“Comp
Estimating the Effect of Zero Tolerance Discipline Polices on Racial Disparities in School Discipline
This study estimates the effect of zero tolerance disciplinary policies on racial disparities in school discipline in an urban district. Capitalizing on a natural experiment, the abrupt expansion of zero tolerance discipline policies in a mid-sized urban school district, the study demonstrates that Black students in the district were disproportionately affected, with an additional 70 Black student
Examining Elementary Social Studies Marginalization
Utilizing data from the National Center for Education Statistics Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), a multilevel model (Hierarchical Linear Model) was developed to examine the association of teacher/classroom and state level indicators on reported elementary social studies instructional time. Findings indicated that state testing policy was a significant predictor of elementary teachers’ reported
Accountability and the Elimination of Bilingual Education Programs in New York City Schools
Although educational policies for emergent bilinguals in New York City schools have historically supported the provision of bilingual education, the past decade has borne witness to a dramatic loss of bilingual education programs in city schools. This study examines the factors that determine language education policies adopted by school principals, through qualitative research in 10 city schools
This Week's Education Research Report 12-28-13 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2
Education Research ReportTHIS WEEK'S EDUCATION RESEARCH REPORTComparing Math Standards – Common Core, Connecticut and MassachusettsA new report (by me!) compares the Grade 3 Math Standards for Numbers and Operations, Patterns and Algebra for the Common Core, Connecticut and Massachusetts and reaches the following conclusions:1. Connecticut’s standards are not sufficiently challenging.2. Massachuse