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Related: About this forumKey to school improvement: reading, writing, arithmetic……. and character?
http://oregonstate.edu/ua/ncs/archives/2011/dec/key-school-improvement-reading-writing-arithmetic%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6-and-character[font face=Times,Times New Roman,Serif][font size=5]Key to school improvement: reading, writing, arithmetic
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12-29-11
[font size=3]CORVALLIS, Ore. A study of 20 elementary schools in Hawaii has found that a focused program to build social, emotional and character skills resulted in significantly improved overall quality of education, as evaluated by teachers, parents and students.
The concept includes organized activities to build character that go beyond more traditional rules or policies to control or punish problem behaviors. But it still takes only about an hour a week away from traditional education, and previous research has documented much lower numbers of suspensions, lower absenteeism, and better reading and math scores on standardized tests.
The latest study, being published by researchers from Oregon State University in the Journal of School Health, found for the first time that teachers believed this approach improved overall school quality by 21 percent, with parents and students agreeing in slightly smaller numbers. It was based on findings from racially and ethnically diverse schools, half using the program and half that did not.
Improved social and character skills leave more time for teachers to teach, and students to learn and be more motivated, said Brian Flay, an OSU professor in the School of Social and Behavioral Health Sciences. What were finding now is that we can really address some of the concerns in our schools by focusing more on character in the classroom.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1746-1561.2011.00662.x12-29-11
[font size=3]CORVALLIS, Ore. A study of 20 elementary schools in Hawaii has found that a focused program to build social, emotional and character skills resulted in significantly improved overall quality of education, as evaluated by teachers, parents and students.
The concept includes organized activities to build character that go beyond more traditional rules or policies to control or punish problem behaviors. But it still takes only about an hour a week away from traditional education, and previous research has documented much lower numbers of suspensions, lower absenteeism, and better reading and math scores on standardized tests.
The latest study, being published by researchers from Oregon State University in the Journal of School Health, found for the first time that teachers believed this approach improved overall school quality by 21 percent, with parents and students agreeing in slightly smaller numbers. It was based on findings from racially and ethnically diverse schools, half using the program and half that did not.
Improved social and character skills leave more time for teachers to teach, and students to learn and be more motivated, said Brian Flay, an OSU professor in the School of Social and Behavioral Health Sciences. What were finding now is that we can really address some of the concerns in our schools by focusing more on character in the classroom.
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Key to school improvement: reading, writing, arithmetic……. and character? (Original Post)
OKIsItJustMe
Dec 2011
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mbperrin
(7,672 posts)1. No surprise. Education is a collaboration. When students are told they're consumers, and their
teachers are there to serve them, not much happens.
When students are told they are part of a team working on their education, it can happen.
Most of the current attempts at structuring are wrong-headedly positing students as consumers.
proud2BlibKansan
(96,793 posts)2. How do we test character?
It's sad that we need to read about a study to confirm what every good teacher knows. And until we are forced to test character, it won't be taught.