TM research with a control group! Oh happy day! Thank you Dr. Zygler. Peter
On Mar 22, 2011, at 9:09 AM, Dick Mays <dickm...@lisco.com> wrote: > > > http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-03-transcendental-meditation-standardized-academic.html > Physorg.com > New research shows Transcendental Meditation improves standardized academic > achievement > March 21, 2011 > <P2FCC2DB8.png> > This graph shows the increased math achievement in meditating students. > Credit: Maharishi University of Management > > The Transcendental Meditation technique may be an effective approach to > improve math and English academic achievement in low-performing students, > according to a new study published in the journal Education. > > The study was conducted at a California public middle school with 189 > students who were below proficiency level in English and math. Change in > academic achievement was evaluated using the California Standards Tests (CST). > > "The results of the study provide support to a recent trend in education > focusing on student mind/body development for academic achievement," said Dr. > Ronald Zigler, study co-author and associate professor at Penn State, > Abington. "We need more programs of this kind implemented into our nation's > public schools, with further evaluation efforts." > > Students who practiced the Transcendental Meditation program showed > significant increases in math and English scale scores and performance level > scores over a one-year period. Forty-one percent of the meditating students > showed a gain of at least one performance level in math compared to 15.0% of > the non-meditating controls. > New research shows Transcendental Meditation improves standardized academic > achievement > > <P2FCC2DB8 1.png> > This graph shows the increased English achievement in meditating students. > Credit: Maharishi University of Management > > Among the students with the lowest levels of academic performance, "below > basic" and "far below basic," the meditating students showed a significant > improvement in overall academic achievement compared to controls, which > showed a slight gain. > > "This initial research, showing the benefits of the Quiet Time/Transcendental > Meditation program on academic achievement, holds promise for public > education" said Sanford Nidich, EdD, lead author and professor of education > at Maharishi University of Management. "The findings suggest that there is an > easy-to-implement, value-added educational program which can help > low-performing minority students begin to close the achievement gap," said > Dr. Nidich. > > The middle school level is of particular concern to educators because of low > academic performance nationally. Sixty-six percent of eighth-grade students > are below proficiency level in math and 68% are below proficiency level in > reading, based on 2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress data. > > Faculty surveyed as part of the project reported the Quiet > Time/Transcendental Meditation program to be a valuable addition to the > school. They reported the students to be calmer, happier, and less > hyperactive, with an increased ability to focus on schoolwork. In terms of > the school environment, faculty reported less student fights, less abusive > language, and an overall more relaxed and calm atmosphere since > implementation of the program. > Provided by Maharishi University of Management (http://www.mum.edu) > > >
