Beginning in 1986, the rule stipulated, entering freshmen would be eligible for scholarships only if they had
achieved a grade point average of at least 2.0 in a college - preparatory core curriculum and, when it came to the two standard college entrance examinations, attained a minimum score of 700 on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) or 15 on the American College Testing Program's exam.
Not exact matches
Then deducing whether or not each club is
achieving its pre-season goals so far this season, the comparative high and low
points so far for each club, expectations for the rest of the season and finally, placing a
grade based on all of the aforementioned factors out of ten.
Students at these high -
achieving schools can be ranked in the bottom quartile even with excellent
grade point averages, and consequently feel «dumb» and «less worthy» compared to the majority of their peers.
When looking at all GCSE subjects together, the gap between boys and girls at A * - A is at its widest at 6.7 percentage
points (26.5 % of girls
achieving A * - A compared to 19.8 % of boys) since the top
grade was introduced in 1994.
Those who are most threatened
achieve lower
grade point averages and are twice as likely either not to finish high school or go on to college.
Achieving a high combo of Burst kills will net you enough
points to get a higher
grade by the end of a stage.
Since 1996, these standards have required prospective college athletes to take more academic courses and
achieve higher
grade point averages and college - entrance - exam scores.
In schools that had a chance to
achieve a Recognized rating, low - scoring students who were not designated as eligible for special education in 8th
grade were 2.4 percentage
points more likely to be newly designated as such in 10th
grade, an increase of more than 100 percent relative to the 2 percent designation rate in other schools.
First, Turning
Points 2000 presents a much more detailed picture of what's needed in middle
grades schools to
achieve excellence and equity, so educators should have a much clearer on - the - ground idea of what needs to occur.
An alternative to simply holding all students in the same year of school to the same year - level expectations and judging and
grading them on how well they
achieve those expectations is to expect every student to make excellent progress in their learning, regardless of their starting
point.
Virginia eighth -
grade students
achieved an average reading score of 266, which was three
points higher than the national average and five
points higher than the average for students in the South.
And next year, the school
grades will move from a 15
point scale to a 10
point scale, which means good
grades will be harder to
achieve and it would even be possible for schools that experience growth to drop a letter
grade.
Perhaps most excitingly, we found that innovation in the hands of forward - thinking educators has the potential to make a real impact: overall, for
grades 3 - 8, participation in the Pilot Network resulted in a gain of 1.07 additional test - score
points above what the control group
achieved on NWEA.
New York's expectations are even higher than NAEP's: Proficiency rates on its 4th
grade reading and 8th
grade math tests are 3 percentage
points to 10 percentage
points lower than those rates on the NAEP,
Achieve reports.
The analysis found that pupils
achieve almost two
points more — a third of a
grade — across all non-GCSE qualifications, most notably in the ECDL.
On average, pupils taking the ECDL
achieved 52
points — the equivalent of an A
grade — while scoring an average of 38
points — below a C
grade — in their GCSEs.
Sixth, seventh and eighth
grade students
achieved gains of 5.1
points, 5.0
points and 4.4
points respectively, while ninth and tenth
grade students showed gains of 2.2
points and 2.9
points respectively.
Sixth, seventh and eighth
grade students
achieved significant gains of 5.5
points, 5.9
points and 5.5
points respectively, while ninth and tenth
grade students
achieved gains of 0.8
points and 1.7
points respectively.
The most recent state results indicate that nearly 30 percent of our schools improved performance
grades, and the district overall
achieved a five -
point gain in state ranking.»
With DreamBox, high
achieving students gained a different access
point for content at and above
grade level, something families and schools continually seek.
In short, innovation in the hands of forward - thinking educators has the potential to make a real impact: overall, for
grades 3 - 8, participation in the Pilot Network resulted in a gain of 1.07 additional test - score
points above what the control group
achieved on NWEA.
In the four years PowerMyLearning has worked with her, Ms. Arenas has increased the number of sixth
grade students
achieving year - end proficiency by more than 25 percentage
points (that's moving more than a quarter of the sixth -
grade students over the proficiency line).
Leaders at High Tech High realized they needed to offer honors classes so that students could have the weighted
grade point averages that selective colleges look for in admissions, but they did not want to separate the highest -
achieving students from their peers.
But UCAS said the data it provided on schools already allowed the targeting of such children and included «
achieved qualifications... A-level
grades and subjects, and summary measures of A-level and tariff
points».
was 13 percentage
points more likely to
achieve five GCSEs
graded A * - C including mathematics and English
For example, among schools where pupils
achieved an average of 801 - 850 A-level
points each (900 is equivalent to three A
grades), 26 % of the comprehensive school pupils went on to the selective universities, compared with 45 % of the independent school pupils.
Critics of the existing system
point to the year - on - year rises in the numbers of pupils
achieving top
grades as a sign that GCSEs have become easier, but supporters say teenagers are working harder than ever and teachers are getting better at preparing them for exams.
When you begin the game you are awarded a learner's permit, completing a challenge awards you with a
point on your license, complete enough of the challenges to reach the required total wins for your current
grade and your license will be upgraded to the next level, with each upgrade you will be required to
achieve more wins before your license can be upgraded again, this system works quite well and gives you something to aim towards, which is always nice as it stops the game from getting a bit tedious.
The teacher may have given a high
grade to the student, and it has helped him or her to
achieve the academic
grade point average that he or she wants to have.
UCAS
points are given to
grades achieved for qualifications taken before University in the UK.
Candidates looking to apply must have five GCSEs
grade A-C including Maths and English and be predicted or have
achieved 300 UCAS
points across three A-Levels (or equivalent)
3.86 Chancellor's, the Law School's most prestigious honor society, recognizing the sixteen law students who have
achieved the highest
grade point averages in their class.
Sometimes parents specify that payments will be made only if the child is enrolled full - time and
achieves a certain
grade point average.
Academic Support Youth with higher
grade point averages are more likely to delay sexual involvement than lower -
achieving youth.