Achievement
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Friday, November 20, 2009

Teachers' participation in research programs improves their students' achievement in science.

14 Oct 2009 Research experience programs engage teachers in the hands-on practice of science. Program advocates assert that program participation enhances teachers' skills in communicating science to students. We measured the impact of New York City public ... Read more...

Impact of teen depression on academic, social, and physical functioning.

5 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to determine the impact of teen depression on peer, family, school, and physical functioning and the burden on parents. METHODS: Patients participated in a longitudinal study of teens with and without probable depression, ... Read more...

Evaluating model fit for growth curve models: Integration of fit indices from SEM and MLM frameworks.

30 Aug 2009 Evaluating overall model fit for growth curve models involves 3 challenging issues. (a) Three types of longitudinal data with different implications for model fit may be distinguished: balanced on time with complete data, balanced on time with data ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Achievement'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Teachers' participation in research programs improves their students' achievement in science. 14 Oct 2009
• Impact of teen depression on academic, social, and physical functioning. 5 Sep 2009
• Evaluating model fit for growth curve models: Integration of fit indices from SEM and MLM frameworks. 30 Aug 2009
• Competition affects food choice in women. 30 Aug 2009
• Teacher knowledge, instructional expertise, and the development of reading proficiency. 30 Aug 2009
• Work preferences, life values, and personal views of top math/science graduate students and the profoundly gifted: Developmental changes and gender differences during emerging adulthood and parenthood. 30 Aug 2009
• Opportunity knocks. 30 Jul 2009
• Improving standards of care for patients: a pilot project. 30 Jul 2009
• No association between cognitive achievements, academic performance and serum cholesterol concentrations among school-aged children. 30 Jul 2009
• Applying findings to practice. 30 Jul 2009
• [Who will be a good physician? Admission procedures for medical and dental students] 30 Jul 2009
• A cultural task analysis of implicit independence: comparing North America, Western Europe, and East Asia. 30 Jul 2009
• Happiness and unhappiness in east and west: themes and variations. 30 Jul 2009
• Mastery of the mind East and West: excellence in being and doing and everyday happiness. 30 Jul 2009
• Toward a science of exceptional achievement: attaining superior performance through deliberate practice. 30 Jul 2009
• Balance across contexts: importance of balanced need satisfaction across various life domains. 30 Jul 2009
• Editorial: metrics and accountability--expectations, evaluations, and thinking big. 30 Jul 2009
• Examining the role of collaborative assessment in a didactic dental hygiene course. 30 Jul 2009
• Short-answer examinations improve student performance in an oral and maxillofacial pathology course. 30 Jul 2009
• Meta-analysis of neurobehavioral outcomes in very preterm and/or very low birth weight children. 25 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'Achievement'

Definition: Success in bringing an effort to the desired end; the degree or level of success attained in some specified area (esp. scholastic) or in general.

Descriptor UI: D000124

Alternative terms: Achievement; Achievements;

Tree Number: F01.658.059; F02.784.629.054;

History Note: 65(64)

Technical Notes: no qualif