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Listed are the five Dimensions of Learning:

Dimension 1 - Attitudes and Perceptions
Dimension 2 - Acquire and Integrate Knowledge
Dimension 3 - Extend and Refine Knowledge
Dimension 4 - Use Knowledge Meaningfully
Dimension 5 - Habits of Mind

Factors Influencing Achievement

School

Opportunity to Learn
Time
Assessing and Responding
Pressure to Achieve
Parent Involvement
School Climate
Leadership Roles
Cooperation

Teacher

Instruction
Classroom Management
Curriculum Design

Student

Home Atmosphere
Prior Knowledge
Aptitude
Interest

 

Factors that Influence Effective Schools

Factor

Avg. ES

Percentile Gain

1. Opportunity to Learn

.88

31

2. Use of Time

.39

15

3. Assessing Learning Goals and     
    Responding to Data

.30

12

4.  Pressure to Achieve

.27

11

5. Parental Involvement

.25

10

6. School Climate

.22

8

7. Leadership Roles

.10

4

8. Cooperation

.06

2

 

The Importance of Home Atmosphere Factors Associated with SES

Factor

Correlation

Accounts for __% of Variance

Income

.315

9.92%

Education

0185

3.24%

Occupation

.201

4.04%

Home Atmosphere

.577

33.29%

 

Meta-Analysis of Research on Instruction

ES

Percentile Gain

Norm

Standard Deviation

1. Identifying similarities and
    differences

1.61

45

31

.31

2. Summarizing, note taking

1.00

34

179

.50

3. Reinforcing effort and providing
    recognition

.80

29

21

.35

4. Assigning homework and practice

.77

28

134

.36

5. Creating non-linguistic 
    representations

.75

27

246

.40

6. Using Cooperative Learning

.73

27

122

.40

7. Setting objectives & providing
    feedback

.61

23

408

.28

8. Generating and testing hypotheses

.61

25

63

.79

9. Providing cues, questions, and
    advanced organizers

.59

22

1251

.26