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What Factors Influence Student Learning
The Educational Testing Service has created this list of influences on student learning.
Factors That Influence Learning
When we set about to use measures of student learning to determine the effectiveness of our schools, we need to establish up front what the factors are that influence student learning. Consider these factors:
School Factors:
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1. Curriculum rigor
2. Teacher preparation
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3. Teacher experience
4. Teacher absence and turnover
5. Class size
6. Availability of instructional technology
7. Fear and safety at school
Home & School Factors:
8. Parent participation
Factors Before & Beyond School:
9. Frequent changing of schools
10. Low birth weight
11. Environmental damage (i.e., lead, mercury)
12. Hunger and nutrition
13. Talking and reading to babies and young children
14. Excessive television watching
15. Parent-pupil ration (# of parents)
16. Summer achievement gain/loss
Educational Testing Service