THIS WEEK Education Research Report

Education Research Report

THIS WEEK 

Education Research Report

Recreational sports can make you a better student

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 17h

A new Michigan State University study adds to growing evidence that participating in recreational sports not only can help improve grades while attending college, but it also can help students return for another year. Among nearly 1,800 recent freshmen at MSU, students who played intramural sports averaged a 3.25 grade point average at the end of their first year compared to a 3.07 GPA for those

Receiving weekend food improves school attendance among children living with hunger

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 17h

Children living in food-insecure households are more likely to attend school on Fridays if they're participating in a food-distribution program that provides them with backpacks of meals for the weekend, researchers at the University of Illinois found in a new study. Students participating in the BackPack food program missed one Friday on average during the school year, about the same rate as the

New Data: Who Plays Instruments Outside of School?

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 20h

Complete report Buried deep within student surveys accompanying the 2017 Nation’s Report Card in mathematics is something unexpected: a question about music. You can thank the drafters of those surveys for a supply of information about young people and the arts that has escaped notice until now: state-by-state data on how likely they are to play instruments outside of school. The survey question,

i AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE Nat Malkus MAY 2019 The Evolution of Career and Technical Education 1982–2013

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 20h

Complete report Nearly a year after Congress reauthorized the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act, states are in the thick of developing the CTE plans the law requires. Over the past three decades, the courses and students making up CTE have shifted dramatically. What we now know as CTE was once thought of as “vocational education,” a term that not only carried social stigma fo

This study examined the association between electronic media use and sleep among preschoolers, using a national sample ...

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 20h

This study examined the association between electronic media use and sleep among preschoolers, using a national sample of 402 mothers of 3- to 5-year-olds. Participants completed an online survey assessing preschoolers’ electronic media use, bedtime and wake time, sleep time, napping behaviors, and sleep consolidation. Results showed that heavier television use and tablet use, both overall and in

Advancing Research and Measurement on Fathering and Children's Development

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 20h

From the Society for Research in Child Development: Fathers are more than social accidents. Research has demonstrated that fathers matter to children's development. Despite noted progress, challenges remain on how best to conceptualize and assess fathering and father–child relationships. The current monograph is the result of an SRCD‐sponsored meeting of fatherhood scholars brought together to di

Mealtimes in Head Start pre-k classrooms: examining language-promoting opportunities in a hybrid space

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 21h

This study sought to identify profiles of talk during Head Start preschool mealtime conversations involving teachers and students. Videos of 44 Head Start classrooms’ lunch interactions were analyzed for the ratio of teacher–child talk and amount of academic vocabulary, and then coded for instances of academic/food, social/personal, and management talk to highlight the degree of hybridity of talk

Understanding Underachievement: Mindset, Perfectionism, and Achievement Attitudes Among Gifted Students

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 23h

This study compared differences between mindset beliefs about intelligence (fixed vs. growth), dimensions of perfectionism (Concern Over Mistakes, Doubt of Action, Personal Standards, Organization), and achievement attitudes among gifted underachievers ( n = 15) and gifted achievers ( n = 169) in Grades 6 to 8 and examined the relationship between mindset beliefs and dimensions of perfectionism.

49 states do not publish the elementary content state licensing test data

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 23h

A new Databurst from the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) , Maintaining strong elementary content requirements for prospective teachers , documents the fact that 49 states do not publish the elementary content state licensing test data that the public needs . These data would reveal programs’ varying first - time pass rate , which would provide important information to aspiring elementa

MAY 09

Teaching children to eat healthy: Repetition is the key

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 1d

Child-centered nutrition phrases encourage healthy eating, especially when introducing new foods, according to a new study published in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior IMAGE: Children were asked to select a face that showed how they thought the food tasted. view more Credit: Carraway-Stage V, Spangler H, Borges M, Suzanne Goodell L. Evaluation of a pictorial method to assess likin

Bullying linked to student's pain medication use

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 1d

IMAGE: In a school-based survey study of all students in grades 6, 8, and 10 in Iceland, the use of pain medications was significantly higher among bullied students even when controlling... view more Credit: Clara Garmy In a school-based survey study of all students in grades 6, 8, and 10 in Iceland, the use of pain medications was significantly higher among bullied students even when controlling

For teens, online bullying worsens sleep and depression

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 1d

Nearly 15 percent of high school students report being bullied online Teens who experience cyberbullying are more likely to suffer from poor sleep, which in turn raises levels of depression, found a University at Buffalo study. Although research has examined the relationship between online bullying and depression, the UB study is one of few to explore the connection between cyber victimization and

Revenues and Expenditures Per Pupil for Public School Districts Increased Between School Year 2014-15 and 2015-16

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 1d

The national median of total revenues per pupil and expenditures per pupil increased across all public school districts between budget years 2015 and 2016. A new report from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) provides information about revenues and expenditures in the nation’s public school districts for school year 2015-16. The report uses data from the provisional School Distri

MAY 08

New Report Release Analyzes Title I, Part A Grant Formulas

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 2d

The smallest districts tend to have higher allocations per formula-eligible child than the largest districts in Basic Grants and Concentration Grants. However, for Targeted Grants and Education Finance Incentive Grants (EFIG), the largest districts tend to have higher allocations per formula-eligible child than the smallest districts, and the other districts (those with a 5- to 17-year-old popula

Career and Technical Education: Industry-recognized Credentials Matter

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 2d

Full report States offer a wide range of career and technical education (CTE) programs and credentials intended to prepare these students for success after high school or higher education, but how effective are these programs and the credentials that students are earning? U.S. employers are struggling to find qualified applicants across a range of career sectors. In 12 career areas—including heal

MAY 07

Offering comprehensive supports to community college students shows positive results

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 3d

Offering comprehensive supports to community college students can increase full-time enrollment in college and increase retention to the next term, according to new results from a study by the University of Chicago Poverty Lab . The study found offering supports to students increased full-time enrollment by 13 percent and increased retention to the next term by 11 to 16 percent. The benefits for

Follow-up report to the 2015 National Indian Education Study. The first report was released in March 2017.

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 3d

On May 7, 2019, NCES will release a follow-up report to the 2015 National Indian Education Study. The first report was released in March 2017. NIES is administered as part of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) to allow more in-depth reporting on the achievement and experiences of American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) students in grades 4 and 8. This follow-up report focuses pr

MAY 06

Low-cost intervention boosts undergraduate interest in computer science

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 4d

A recent study finds that an online intervention taking less than 30 minutes significantly increased interest in computer science for both male and female undergraduate students. However, when it comes to the intervention's impact on classroom performance, the picture gets more complicated. "Our focus was on determining how and whether a 'growth mindset' intervention would affect student interest

Findings from a Two-Year Cluster-Randomized Trial of the Restorative Practices Intervention

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 4d

This study fills a gap in research on multi-level school-based approaches to promoting positive youth development and reducing bullying, in particular cyberbullying, among middle school youth. The study evaluates the Restorative Practices Intervention, a novel whole-school intervention designed to build a supportive environment through the use of 11 restorative practices (e.g., communication appr

Can Restorative Practices Improve School Climate and Curb Suspensions?

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 4d

Across the country, school districts, their stakeholders, and policymakers have become increasingly concerned about suspensions, particularly about suspending students from elementary school and disproportionately suspending ethnic/racial minority students. Suspended students are less likely to graduate, possibly because they miss the instructional time they need to advance academically. Restorat

MAY 04

The teacher weekly wage penalty hit 21.4 percent in 2018, a record high

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 6d

T eachers were paid 21.4 percent less in weekly wages than similar college graduates in 2018—after accounting for education, experience, and other factors known to affect earnings— according to a new analysis byEconomic