Sentences with phrase «achieve better test scores»

Yes, there might be other schools that are just as bad at life outcomes that are not closed because they achieve better test scores, but so long as we are closing schools that are not delivering great life outcomes, and opening schools that have a better chance of achieving great life outcomes, this seems like a worthwhile tradeoff.

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Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine studied eighth grade math students and found gum chewers scored 3 percent better on standardized math tests and achieved better final grades (Wrigley Science Institute, 2009).

These findings show that there's potential for treating cognitive fatigue in MS with noninvasive interventions that provide a goal, such as winning money (as in the current study), for example, or achieving a good score on a test.»

Well - nourished students in Madrid who consumed an adequate breakfast (more than 20 percent of their daily energy) achieved better reasoning scores in the scholastic aptitude test (SAT) than did breakfast - skippers.3 What a good motivator for your profession - aspiring teen: «If you are college - bound, eat breakfast!»

«Eventually the two schools in our project achieved the third and fourth highest - level mathematics and language arts test scores and the best attendance in the city.»

Achieving these expectations results in students who score well on standardized tests and go to college.

While 93 percent of U.S. eighth - graders failed to achieve an advanced score on the test, only 5 percent of them «Disagreed a lot» with the statement that they «do well in math.»

Students who participate in integrated - studies classrooms are more engaged in learning and achieve test scores that are equivalent to, or better than, students in traditional, subject - specific classrooms (Vars and Beane, 2000).

Better teaching of content will raise scores on a good test, of course — but not nearly as fast as the bogus gains that can often be achieved by means of bad test prep.

However, Miami - Dade is among school districts that have bucked that trend, achieving higher - than - average graduation rates among its Latino students and seeing large numbers of them scoring well on Advanced Placement tests.

In 2007 they approved funding for the first public Waldorf methods high school, in the Sacramento Unified School District; and (3) Three key findings on urban public schools with Waldorf methods: (a) In their final year, the students in the study's four California case study public Waldorf - methods elementary schools match the top ten of peer sites on the 2006 California test scores and well outperform the average of their peers statewide; (b) According to teacher, administrator and mentor reports, they achieve these high test scores by focusing on those new three R's — rather than on rote learning and test prep — in a distinct fashion laid out by the Waldorf model and (c) A key focus is on artistic learning, not just for students but, more importantly perhaps, for the adults.

• Hybrid format students performed slightly better, achieving pass rates 3 percentage points higher, standardized - test scores about 1 percentage point higher, and final - exam scores 2 percentage points higher.

We also found that higher - achieving classes, as measured by their average 3rd - grade test score in the relevant subject, may fare somewhat better than lower - achieving classes under teachers with tough grading standards.

Studies have found that graduating from a good college and achieving high scores on tests of verbal aptitude are reasonable, though highly imperfect, indicators of teacher quality.

All we know is good teachers get better test scores, not what they did to achieve this.

Distilling critics» fears to the common denominator, one finds an overarching concern that the current discussion about IPS reform will center on shifting control of money and power without genuine awareness of what techniques could best shape IPS students into life - long learners capable of achieving success on a broader plane than that defined by standardized test scores.

«Performance - based pay will likely take more of the focus away from the true exploration of ideas... and redirect the focus onto achieving higher test scores, which don't necessarily reflect «better» educational techniques or outcomes,» said one teacher who submitted their story to NC Policy Watch's «Your Soapbox» feature.

Yet a number of the ways in which many (admittedly privileged) independent schools achieve their impressive learning outcomes - such as high standardized - test scores, strong graduation rates, and distinguished college admissions - are actually well within reach of public schools.

States are required to establish new accountability systems that include annual test scores, graduation rates for high schools, an additional academic indicator for pre-secondary schools and a measure of how well English learners are achieving proficiency.

Even when they don't achieve good grades, they tend to score high on achievement tests, most often in the 95 - 99 percentile range.

The way I see it, grades and test scores offer an approximation of how well a student tries to achieve academic goals.

The «product» that charters are supposed to deliver is better test scores, and they impose corporate - style accountability measures like standardized exams, paying teachers less and firing them at will and eliminating many noninstructional staff positions to achieve their goals.

But when the researchers compared California schools districts, based on their English learners» standardized test scores and mastery of English proficiency, and then followed up with site visits and interviews with administrators, they discovered that many of the most successful districts viewed the Common Core as a means to higher achievement for these students, and used strategies in line with its goals to achieve their good results.

That law relies more on absolute comparisons of test scores, so it sometimes seems as if Ben Franklin High School, which accepts only high - achieving students, is measured on the same yardstick as schools in the state - run Recovery School District, where the average student starts well below grade level.

At least when it comes to school - choice programs (think charter schools, vouchers to attend private schools, magnet programs, etc.), researchers found that improving test scores doesn't guarantee students will have better chances of achieving long - term measures of success like high school graduation, entrance to college or higher incomes.

Reviews: * Roomy interior finished in high - quality materials and trim; powerful engines that also achieve good fuel economy; reflexes like an athlete; top crash - test scores.

The 2011 Honda Odyssey has not been crash tested by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) or the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) yet, but Honda says its Odyssey minivan is targeted to achieve the best 5 - Star / Top Safety Pick scores.

As of this year, a vehicle had to achieve a Good score in moderate overlap, side, roof, and head restraints tests, an Acceptable or Good rating in the small front overlap crash test, and at least an Advanced or Superior rating in the Front Crash Prevention tests.

The Ford did the basics of the cash test better, achieving a 91 % adult occupant score, where the Corsa managed just 79 %.

A Chrysler Corp. minivan has achieved the best scores ever recorded for a van in the federal government's 13 - year - old crash test program, thanks in part to its driver's side air bag.The scores, recorded from instrumented test dummies aboard a Dodge Caravan run headlong into a concrete wall, also were better than those of most passenger cars.The 35 - mph test provides a basis for comparing vehicles, although critics point out that it indicates little about a vehicle's ability to protect passengers if it is struck in the side or rear.

While bettering some of the low scores of other Chinese vehicles, the Haval H9 achieved just four stars in ANCAP crash test results announced in May.

Safety and Driver - Assistive Technology Utilizing advanced safety technologies and design features, including Honda's next - generation ACE ™ body structure, the HR - V is expected to achieve top - class collision safety performance ratings — a 5 - Star Overall Vehicle Score from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and a TOP SAFETY PICK rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), including a GOOD rating in the rigorous IIHS small - overlap frontal collision test.

To achieve Top Safety Pick status, the 2017 C - Class had to score a «Good» rating on five different crashworthiness tests.

The 2017 Honda Accord Hybrid is in stock here at Motor Werks Honda and we're happy to report that the new Honda Accord Hybrid has achieved the best possible 5 - Star Overall * crash test safety score in National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ratings.

The Focus scored 5 stars out of 5 in NHTSA crash testing, and achieved best possible Good ratings from the IIHS.

However, we are not responsible for typos or misprints and do recommend that you please call to confirm that the vehicle you are interested in is still available as well as the miles, color, options, etc.Reviews: * Roomy interior finished in high - quality materials and trim; powerful engines that also achieve good fuel economy; reflexes like an athlete; top crash - test scores.

All - new Pacifica achieves «good» rating — the highest possible score — in each of five tests used by IIHS to evaluate crashworthiness

the system also achieved the best scores ever on our splinter cell: chaos theory gaming tests — 175 frames per second at 1,024 - by - 768 and 108 at 1,600 - by - 1,200 — and on our adobe photoshop cs2 action set, but that test is relatively new, so we don't have scores from other high - end gaming systems for comparison.

On the generically named Android «Benchmark» test, the ThinkPad Tablet achieved a CPU score of 3,089, better than the 2,708 category average and within striking distance of the Galaxy Tab (3,158) and the Toshiba Thrive (3,193).

According to temperament tests, pit bulls score extremely high, the American Pit Bull Terrier achieved a passing rate of 86.8 percent (better than collies, golden retrievers, and beagles), which means they rank fourth highest of the 122 breeds tested.

Studies show that participants who have had no more than twenty - five to fifty hours of exposure and experience playing video games, when tested after their gameplay, had quicker reaction times to stimuli, achieved better scores in visual discrimination and cognition tests and, strangely enough, had longer and more focused attention spans that those participants who did not play video games.

Lower is better in this test, and some competitors — like the Apple MacBook Pro 13 and Microsoft Surface Pro — achieve a score of less than one.

In the Quadrant benchmark test, it achieved a 20,000 which is up there with the best, and in the 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited test, it got almost 20,000 as well, which is a superb gaming score for a phone.

The Galaxy S8 achieves a good score for flash, offering fairly good levels of detail preservation in test images shot under all lighting conditions.

Both laptops also did well on synthetic performance tests like Geekbench 4, on which the 4K model achieved a score of 15,404, besting the 12,926 desktop - replacement average, while the 1080p version produced 14,760.

All three of these phones feature awesome cameras, but DxO says the Pixel 2 XL has the best camera they've ever tested, achieving a near - perfect score of 98.

DXOMark used this new auto HDR + mode to run their tests, since that's what's enabled by default, and there's a very good reason Google achieved such scores with this new mode.

After averaging out the scores of three tests, the quad - core processor achieved a rather lowly multi-core score of 1170 - well under half the performance of the LG G3.

The octa - core Exynos 7420 of the Galaxy Note 5 is considered to be among the best ones achieving very high scores in benchmark tests, meanwhile, the LG G4 includes a processor that's not even the best offering of Qualcomm, being a hexa - core Snapdragon 808.

A total of 219 questions are included in the practice test, as well as a profession - specific personality assessment report that will give you the feedback you need to achieve a high score on your DDI personality test.