Sentences with phrase «absolute measure of the achievement»

Additionally, simply using an absolute measure of the achievement gap is not enough for an accountability system: Gaps might close, but student achievement could still remain low.

Not exact matches

We conducted our analysis alternately using absolute student achievement, measured with statewide mean SAT scores for the 1989 — 90 school year and the mean high - school dropout rate calculated from 1990 census data, and with a second measure that represents the deviation of actual achievement from expected student performance.
Reporting test - score levels will allow policymakers to clearly see absolute differences in achievement across schools, regardless of which growth measure is adopted.
Traditional measures of school performance focus primarily on absolute achievement — typically the percentage of students who perform at or above some predetermined cut score.
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