Sentences with phrase «academic test performance»

This information can fill the need cited by many of the most vociferous critics of accountability schemes in education, who have railed against reliance on students» academic test performance as the sole criterion for judging school quality.

Last week's big news included the release of New York students» academic test performance.

Not exact matches

More plausible and more troubling is Ravitch's claim that «test - based accountability... removes all responsibility from students and their families for students» academic performance.»

Improved academic performance is just one of the many positive impacts school breakfast has on students, and test - staking season certainly highlights that aspect.

Eating breakfast improves academic performance, health, and behavior; that means better performance on standardized tests, improved concentration and memory, better math scores, better attendance and fewer tardies, as well as fewer behavioral referrals to the front office.

And that eating breakfast in the classroom is associated with higher attendance, improved academic performance, and better test scores?

Since good behavior in schools generally translates to more time teaching and more time on task, cutting or reducing recess time could affect everything from test performance, to grades, to academic progress.

The design of this study made it possible to examine 1) the extent to which benefits of breastfeeding on cognitive ability and achievement were evident throughout middle childhood, adolescence, and into young adulthood; and 2) the extent to which breastfeeding was related to a range of indices of academic achievement that included performance on standardized tests, teacher ratings of academic achievement, and levels of success in examinations on leaving school.

Over the period from 8 to 18 years, sample members were assessed on a range of measures of cognitive and academic outcomes including measures of child intelligence quotient; teacher ratings of school performance; standardized tests of reading comprehension, mathematics, and scholastic ability; pass rates in school leaving examinations; and leaving school without qualifications.

National studies show that students who eat school breakfast are more likely to: reach higher levels of math achievement; score higher on tests; have better concentration, memory and alertness, improved attendance, behavior, and academic performance; and maintain a healthy weight

It came after a cascade of dissent from parents and teachers, steadily growing since tests aligned with the Common Core academic standards were introduced into classrooms in the 2012 - 13 school year and since the state toughened its evaluation laws, with an increasing amount of educators» job ratings linked to student performance on exams.

Academic performance on annual ELA and math tests at the school are low as well, according to DOE statistics.

The quality of standardized tests and the English language proficiency of students also need to be considered, Rumore said, as well as how to evaluate teachers on the academic performance of special education students.

«Past research has found a link between violent crimes and performance on tests, but researchers haven't been able to say why crime affects academic performance,» explains Jennifer A. Heissel, a PhD graduate in human development and sociology at Northwestern University, who led the study.

Although researchers debate what IQ tests actually measure, they agree that scores can predict our ability to learn and perform certain tasks, and to some degree forecast our later academic achievement and job performance.

The National Assessment Governing Board, an independent committee that sets policy for the test, defines proficiency as «solid academic performance» with «demonstrated competency over challenging subject matter.»

Furthermore, these differences also correlated with one measure of academic achievement — performance on standardized tests.

Scholarly articles published by over 20 researchers in Monographs, titled «The Relation of Childhood Physical Activity to Brain Health, Cognition and Scholastic Achievement» indicate that while physical activity in schools has diminished in part because of a growing emphasis on student performance and academic testing, decreased physical activity is actually related to decreased academic performance.

«Assisted reproduction not associated with reduced academic performance in adolescence: US Nationwide analysis of more than 8,000 ART children finds no difference in educational test scores.»

(1) Similarly, ART singletons and ART twins also had comparable test scores, suggesting, say the investigators, that «the higher obstetric risk» identified in ART pregnancies — and particularly in twins — «is not associated with poorer academic performance in adolescence.»

The study effectively compared the academic performance of all four groups according to results of a general test of academic performance which all ninth grade students in Denmark (at age 15 - 16 years) complete.

For instance, physical inactivity is linked to poorer results on standard neuropsychological tests as well as academic performance, though exercise appears to improve attention, decision making and memory.

Sports, standardized testing, academic performance, and friendships can all add pressures to a young yogi's day.

Using methodology developed with Ed School Lecturer Terrence Tivnan, he compared the «academic rating» that admissions officers assign to applicants (a combination of grades, test scores, teacher recommendations, etc.) with their actual academic performance once they enrolled at Middlebury.

Indeed, my results confirm that a teacher's gender does have large effects on student test performance, teacher perceptions of students, and students» engagement with academic material.

The paper also cites PISA data from 2012 showing girls studying physics «had lower confidence than their male classmates, despite tests revealing no difference in academic performance; and that students confidence in their maths abilities were more likely to embark on STEM careers».

There is no evidence that high school students who enroll in college - level courses such as Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate classes improve their academic performance in college unless they take the tests offered at the end of each course, says a study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley.

«Many schools have given kids grades for academic performance and grades for effort, and there are lots of practices that reflect a recognition of the importance of skills not directly measured by tests.

The assessment will continue to use performance standards — basic, proficient, and advanced — and a mix of multiple - choice and open - response test items in assessing the academic achievement of U.S. students.

In 1999, Michigan increased the reward for good academic performance by offering the Michigan Merit Award, a one - year $ 2,500 scholarship for any student who scores at Level I or Level 2 on the Michigan Educational Achievement Program (MEAP) tests in reading, mathematics, science, and writing.

The GRC compares academic achievement in math and reading across all grades of student performance on state tests with average achievement in a set of 25 other countries with developed economies that might be considered economic peers of the U.S..

A short - sighted view - the one that pervades the school - reform ideology - is that academic outcomes alone matter and that performance on tests is the only measure worth applying.

At least one of the two new assessment - development consortia could — probably in the name of «performance assessment» and «career readiness» — easily drown in the soft stuff, in which case the tests it is building may not do justice to the academic standards with which they are meant to be aligned.

The article continued, «Rigorous testing that decides whether students graduate, teachers win bonuses, and schools are shuttered... does little to improve achievement and may actually worsen academic performance and dropout rates, according to the largest study ever on the issue.»

Educational researchers David C. Berliner and Audrey L. Amrein, both from Arizona State University, published in 2002 a report on «The Impact of High - Stakes Tests on Student Academic Performance.»

Several factors affect poor children's academic performances, and more money doesn't always close the gap between their test scores and the scores of their white, middle class counterparts, Neill told Education World.

«Texas is frequently heralded as a successful model for the nation of how tests can improve the academic performance of students, particularly poor and minority students,» says Gary Orfield, co-director of The Civil Rights Project.

Creative programmes can offer a counter balance to testing and while their impact on academic performance is more difficult to measure their value in terms of cognitive development and emotional literacy is tangible.

A student of average motivation (he understands the importance of academic performance and wants to do well in school) has set a goal to get a good grade on an upcoming test.

To create such programs, states and districts must identify the most important elements of student performance (usually academic achievement), measure them (usually with state tests), calculate change in performance on a school - by - school basis, and provide rewards to schools that meet or beat performance improvement targets — all of which must be backed by system supports that enable all schools to boost results.

In most cases, however, student underachievement, particularly in reading, can be identified by testing skills in the academic domain in question; by direct comparisons of the student's age and grade with speaking, reading, writing, and math skills; or simply by uneven overall performance regardless of IQ level.

Is it possible for students to get the same or better scores on an AP test with a well - designed project - based learning course when compared with students of similar backgrounds and prior academic performance who are taking a traditionally taught course?

DPS also unveiled a School Performance Framework (SPF) that measured test scores, academic growth, student engagement, enrollment rates, and parental satisfaction.

Participation in afterschool programs is influencing academic performance in a number of ways, including better attitudes toward school and higher educational aspirations; higher school attendance rates and lower tardiness rates; less disciplinary action, such as suspension; lower dropout rates; better performance in school, as measured by achievement test scores and grades; significant gains in academic achievement test scores; greater on - time promotion; improved homework completion; and deeper engagement in learning.

Beginning in the late 1980s, Shanker pushed hard for state and federal legislation to raise academic standards, and he kept the pressure on for educational testing and consequences for poor performance.

Using students» test scores as one part of evaluations for teachers, principals, and superintendents is associated with better academic performance at schools serving the middle grades, a report released this week has found.

While PISA is a test of everyday knowledge, TIMSS measures performance on the sorts of academic disciplines students are normally taught in school, and which are often required for success in higher education.

The CORE is a consortium of nine California school districts that implemented a pilot to create a comprehensive accountability system by assessing school performance through a variety of measures that go beyond academic achievement tests.

The study used both standardized test scores and surveys of parents and students to evaluate the effect of the scholarship program on both academic performance and student and parental satisfaction.

The test - score data were adjusted statistically to account for any observed differences between the two groups, such as level of family income - an important predictor of academic performance - that might have biased the results.