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EFFECTIVE SCHOOLS RESEARCH Research indicates that a child’s success in school is significantly influenced by having: CLASSROOMS WHICH FOCUS ON LEARNING AND MAXIMIZE TIME SPENT ON ACADEMIC TASKS Good classrooms focus sharply on learning. In effective schools, the school climate puts academics first. How much time students are actively engaged in learning contributes strongly to their achievement. The research shows that the more students study, other things being equal, the more they learn. Classrooms with few interruptions and less time spent on management and tasks such as announcements and collecting work have higher achievement than classrooms that do not guard time set aside for students’ academic work. Students who are actively involved in activities which are focused on specific instructional goals make more progress towards these goals. Routines discourage disorder and disruptions. Teachers and principals protect the classroom from interruptions. Incoming students know the school’s reputation and experienced students affirm the value placed on learning. Allocating ample time for actual text reading and ensuring that students are actually engaged in text reading during that time are among teachers’ most important tasks in comprehension instruction. Sources: Cawelti,
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