Not exact matches
Our
academic performance on the international stage, once a
point of pride among educators, is also cause for concern.
Guttentag, of Connections Learning, says he was pleasantly surprised by the Honey Badgers»
academic performance last semester, though the team grade
point average fell marginally from 3.2 to 3.18, according to Sills.
Lack of breastfeeding risks a loss of 8 to 10 IQ
points and children who are not breastfed experience reduced
academic performance.
«In the last two weeks, Nigeria and Nigerians have been inundated with the news of the incredible
performance of Mr. Ayodele Dada, a student of the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Lagos, who set a new
academic record by graduating with a 5.0 Cumulative Grade
Point Average.
In a recent Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica study, poor
academic performance, measured as grade
point average (GPA) at age 16, was a robust and strong predictor of suicide attempt up to middle age.
In addition, the children on average showed a roughly 7 -
point IQ increase, and teachers and parents reported significant improvements in
academic performance and behavior.
Mattson believes it is flawed,
pointing out that the studies supporting this idea were based on schoolchildren who usually ate breakfast; a decline in their
academic performance might simply be due to the ill effects that occur when people begin fasting.
Large, cross-sectional assessments are good for measuring
academic performance at one
point in time.
Many pundits
point to the fact that in the United States, teachers tend not to be drawn from the top of the
academic -
performance distribution, as is the case in countries with higher student achievement, such as Finland, Korea, and Singapore.
Looking beyond just
performance levels, the Suárez - Orozcos discovered that behavior was strongly linked to grade
point average and that English proficiency had a huge effect on
academic achievement.
Leaders must avoid finger
pointing and bring parents and teachers together to refine and update the curriculum and then put the emphasis on student
academic performance.
Our findings are consistent with those of a recent study by Richard Patterson and Robert Patterson, which found that in - class computer usage reduces
academic performance by between 0.14 and 0.37
points on a four -
point grade scale among undergraduate students at a private liberal - arts college.
Academic research
points to the benefits — and identifies ongoing challenges — of implementing
performance assessments in K - 12 classrooms.
Furthermore, Dell Scholars earn college credits at a faster pace, maintain a higher grade
point average, and are less likely to risk losing federal financial aid due to poor
academic performance.
This anytime, anywhere access gives parents up - to - date information on
academic performance and behavior, and alerts parents to problems before they reach a crisis
point.
Over the course of five years, the average scores of its students on the state
Academic Performance Index have risen more than 200
points, from 443 to 672 (in a range of 200 to 1,000).
A meta - analysis of 213 programs, primarily covering three decades of research, found that social and emotional learning interventions that address the competencies listed above increased students»
academic performance by 11 percentile
points, as compared to students who did not participate in such SEL programs (Durlak et al., 2011).
WUHSD's average score on California's
Academic Performance Index (API), which is calculated on a scale of 200 to 1,000 points, with 800 to 1,000 being the desired level of performance, has increased by more than 154 points over the last seven years and
Performance Index (API), which is calculated on a scale of 200 to 1,000
points, with 800 to 1,000 being the desired level of
performance, has increased by more than 154 points over the last seven years and
performance, has increased by more than 154
points over the last seven years and is now 777.
Percentage
point difference between the average annual student
academic performance growth in PowerMyLearning partner schools and comparison schools
The FSAA measures student
academic performance on the Access
Points (FS — AP) in Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies.
Overall district scores on the state's
Academic Performance Index jumped 28
points this year, exceeding the state average.
Proponents of Prop. 227 say English immersion is essential to students learning the language as quickly as possible,
pointing to increases in
academic performance by English learners on state tests since the law passed.
Montera's
Academic Performance Index — the state's primary metric for evaluating student achievement — had increased by 94
points in the previous three years, with the largest gain coming from black students.
Compared to students that didn't receive the program, growth was seen in social and emotional skills, attitudes, behavior, and
academic performance that reflected an 11 - percentile -
point gain in achievement.
At the schools we have supported for two years or more, the
Academic Performance Index score has risen by an average of 74
points per year.
This year, the school had an
Academic Performance Index score of 846, more than 200
points higher on average than schools that the state deemed similar, based on the students they serve.
He also
pointed to studies leaders have viewed that indicate a later start time would lessen tardiness and improve
academic performance.
There, teachers combined small group teacher instruction with computer - based learning throughout the school day, producing within one school year a 47 -
point increase on the state's 1,000 -
point measure of
academic performance.
Predict short term and long term student
performance based on
academic and non-
academic data
points
Your editorial, «Evaluating the schools chief» (March 12), does a good job of
pointing out the fact that Baltimore City schools CEO Gregory Thornton has not articulated a clear vision of how to move the
academic performance of the Baltimore City Public...
Within the course of one school year, the combination of a data - driven focus on attendance, personalized early outreach, support from community partners, and a generally healthier school climate has helped cut Roosevelt's chronic absence rate from 15 to 8 percent, as the school's
Academic Performance Index (API) score climbed by 30
points!
Three years ago, Oak Hill Elementary School in High
Point, North Carolina, had one of the lowest
academic performance scores in the state.
Crown Prep boasted an 801 score on the 1,000 -
point state
Academic Performance Index in 2011 - 12, compared to 24th Street Elementary's score of 666.
Often bypassing Congress, Duncan used the money to work directly with states, persuading them to adopt favored policies by providing incentives through Race to the Top, a $ 4.35 billion competitive grant program in which states were awarded
points for adopting ideas such as
performance - based teacher and principal evaluations, higher
academic standards, and raising charter school caps.
As proposed, each student who graduates in four years would earn their school 1,000
points toward its
Academic Performance Index score.
Crown Prep boasted an 801 score on the 1,000 -
point state
Academic Performance Index in 2011 - 12, compared to 24th Street Elementary's score of a 666.
Data from California's
Academic Performance Index, the 1,000 - point scale the state uses to measure school p
Performance Index, the 1,000 -
point scale the state uses to measure school
performanceperformance.
In 2011, the school's
Academic Performance Index (API) score shot up 82
points — a mammoth gain on the state's rating scale for schools, which goes from a low of 200 to a high of 1,000.
And crucially, Watanabe failed to note that, prior to Cobian's arrival in 2009, the school's score on the
Academic Performance Index — the state's annual measure of test - score performance of schools and districts — was 717, or 23 points above the city
Performance Index — the state's annual measure of test - score
performance of schools and districts — was 717, or 23 points above the city
performance of schools and districts — was 717, or 23
points above the city's average.
The illustration provides a snapshot of student achievement using standards - based grading, and captures each students» status, or the
academic performance of each student, at a single
point in time.
In 2009 - 2010, both Hollenback and Liechty middle schools in Los Angeles Unified School District saw increases in California's
Academic Performance Index of 9 and 7
points, respectively.
With an 88 -
point gain on the
Academic Performance Index (API) for 2011, GPA is the most improved middle and high school in San Diego Unified.
LaVerne Elementary scored a 911 on California's 1,000 -
point Academic Performance Index last year, compared to Desert Trails» score of a 699.
West Sacramento Early College Prep Charter has had a decline in
academic performance since 2011, dropping 35 API
points last year to a 2013 API score of 611.
Performance on state standardized tests also rose — as did the
Academic Performance Index (API) score, which increased 54
points.
The district's
Academic Performance Index has climbed about 70
points since 2004, making it one of the most improved districts in the state.
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Overall, charter schools in the district scored 29
points higher on California's
Academic Performance Index, with low - income students, Latinos, English language learners and blacks all outperforming their peers
He noted that Latino scores on the state's
Academic Performance Index increased 40
points in 2012.
Magnolia Public Schools (MPS) reports outstanding gains in 2012
Academic Performance Index (API) scores for its 12 schools, with an average increase of 27
points, outpacing average district gains where the schools are located.