Sentences with phrase «achieved their highest score for»

When you look at those achieving the highest scores for this age (level 3), 30 % of girls are at this level, compared with 22 % of boys.

Southampton students consistently achieve high scores for its teaching and learning activities and is the largest University in the South East, with over 23,000 Undergraduate students.

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The scoring metrics that comprise the BSCI are challenging for even the most cutting - edge issuers, but for family firms it is simply not possible to achieve a high rating

Both the High Veg Pots and Soup & Dippers achieved outstanding scores when tested with consumers, which is very promising for retailers as only 10 % of new products achieve this rating.»

Slaven Bilic's reign at West Ham began with a memorable 2 - 0 win at the Emirates against Arsenal and the team continued that momentum for the whole campaign going on to finish seventh, scoring a record number of goals and achieving their highest points total.

For high school credit courses, the percentage of CCSD students achieving Developing to Distinguished scores was: 88 % for 9th Grade Literature and Composition (78 % Georgia), 86 % for Algebra (70 % Georgia), 88 % for American Literature and Composition (76 % for Georgia), 87 % for Analytic Geometry (70 % Georgia), 81 % for Biology (68 % Georgia), 79 % for Physical Science (66 % Georgia), 88 % for U.S. History (77 % Georgia) and 87 % for Economics (81 For high school credit courses, the percentage of CCSD students achieving Developing to Distinguished scores was: 88 % for 9th Grade Literature and Composition (78 % Georgia), 86 % for Algebra (70 % Georgia), 88 % for American Literature and Composition (76 % for Georgia), 87 % for Analytic Geometry (70 % Georgia), 81 % for Biology (68 % Georgia), 79 % for Physical Science (66 % Georgia), 88 % for U.S. History (77 % Georgia) and 87 % for Economics (81 for 9th Grade Literature and Composition (78 % Georgia), 86 % for Algebra (70 % Georgia), 88 % for American Literature and Composition (76 % for Georgia), 87 % for Analytic Geometry (70 % Georgia), 81 % for Biology (68 % Georgia), 79 % for Physical Science (66 % Georgia), 88 % for U.S. History (77 % Georgia) and 87 % for Economics (81 for Algebra (70 % Georgia), 88 % for American Literature and Composition (76 % for Georgia), 87 % for Analytic Geometry (70 % Georgia), 81 % for Biology (68 % Georgia), 79 % for Physical Science (66 % Georgia), 88 % for U.S. History (77 % Georgia) and 87 % for Economics (81 for American Literature and Composition (76 % for Georgia), 87 % for Analytic Geometry (70 % Georgia), 81 % for Biology (68 % Georgia), 79 % for Physical Science (66 % Georgia), 88 % for U.S. History (77 % Georgia) and 87 % for Economics (81 for Georgia), 87 % for Analytic Geometry (70 % Georgia), 81 % for Biology (68 % Georgia), 79 % for Physical Science (66 % Georgia), 88 % for U.S. History (77 % Georgia) and 87 % for Economics (81 for Analytic Geometry (70 % Georgia), 81 % for Biology (68 % Georgia), 79 % for Physical Science (66 % Georgia), 88 % for U.S. History (77 % Georgia) and 87 % for Economics (81 for Biology (68 % Georgia), 79 % for Physical Science (66 % Georgia), 88 % for U.S. History (77 % Georgia) and 87 % for Economics (81 for Physical Science (66 % Georgia), 88 % for U.S. History (77 % Georgia) and 87 % for Economics (81 for U.S. History (77 % Georgia) and 87 % for Economics (81 for Economics (81 %).

A New York City proposal to diversify middle schools on Manhattan's Upper West Side, by setting aside seats for children with low test scores, is facing stiff resistance from parents worried their high - achieving children might lose access to the popular public schools.

Jean - Yves Camus, who is based at the Institute of International and Strategic Relations, in Paris, and is an expert on the European far - right, said: «All the ingredients are coming together for the NF to achieve a higher score than ever before in both the municipal and the European elections next year.

Ms. Moskowitz has drawn plenty of praise for the high test scores her schools achieve despite operating in poorer, minority - heavy neighborhoods.

A percentage score achieved in a properly validated test makes for much clearer thinking about personal characteristics than terms such as «satisfactory», «sufficient», or «high - flyer».

The reason for these rules is that Arcade mode is basically a challenge to see how high of a total score you can achieve as opposed to the main mode which only has leaderboards per stage.

Another school profiled is the Denver School of Science and Technology, which enrolls a mostly - minority, 47 percent low - income student population and has achieved «national renown» for its results, including the second - highest longitudinal growth rate in student test scores statewide.

After controlling for average class size, per - pupil spending in 1998 - 99, the percentage of students with disabilities, the percentage of students receiving a free or reduced - price school lunch, the percentage of students with limited English proficiency, and student mobility rates, high - scoring F schools achieved gains that were 2.5 points greater than their below - average D counterparts in reading (see Figure 2).

The 2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress shows that reading and math scores for the highest - achieving 10 percent of 8th and 12th graders have barely budged in the past five years, which is evidence, Kronholz notes, that many of the country's brightest youngsters are «stuck in an academic rut.»

The authors caution that test scores are not the only way in which programs for high - achieving students should be assessed.

This will be a huge challenge for students, particularly in high school, as NAEP proficiency is the equivalent of an SAT score in verbal and math of nearly 1200 — or 200 points higher than the average student taking the SAT today achieves.

The first shows that barely eligible students who participated in LUSD's G&T curriculum for all of 6th grade and half of 7th grade exhibit no significant improvement in test scores across a range of subjects, despite their being surrounded by higher - achieving peers and taking more advanced courses.

And, according to international comparative tests (PISA — Programme for International Student Assessment, PIRLS — Progress in International Reading Literacy Study, and TIMMS — Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study), «children with at least two years of preschool achieve much higher scores at age 15 than those who attend no preschool or only one year».

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The drive for students to achieve a high ATAR score, no matter what, is very negative.

For example, achieving the ultimate learning goal allows them to improve their monthly sales numbers or score high on their customer satisfaction surveys.

Teachers are routinely given accolades for achieving high test scores — and invariably acknowledged for coaching a winning sports team or producing the school play.

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.

The AP curricula seek to prepare high - achieving students for higher education by offering college - level courses and even potential college credit for high exam scores.

The Index awards points for students passing high school level courses and extra credit for those achieving additional credit, such as meeting cut scores on state or national exams or earning college credit through dual enrollment.

Curricular Coherence and the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics Educational Researcher, November 2012 Exploring the relationship of the CCSS in Mathematics (CCSSM) to student achievement, these researchers found a high degree of similarity between CCSSM and standards of the highest - achieving nations on the 1995 Third International Mathematics and Science Study and that states with standards more like CCSSM have higher 2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress scores on average.

DSST has achieved national renown for its extraordinary results, including the second - highest longitudinal growth rate in student test scores statewide.

DSST enrolls a mostly - minority, 47 percent low - income student population and has achieved national renown for its extraordinary results, including the second - highest longitudinal growth rate in student test scores statewide.

«Overall, students have higher test scores in years when their teacher shares their race, but this was particularly true for elementary students and particularly those students who are lower - achieving in previous years,» she said.

Learn how to help more children, save money for your school district, achieve higher test scores, and improve the future of our society.

Proven effective in raising student test scores, testGEAR online test prep courses for English language arts, math, science and social studies, level the playing field so every student gets the practice they need to achieve test excellence on their state high school exit exams.

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.

The report found interviewees from schools with negative Progress 8 scores felt that pupils» best — rather than their first — assessment entry should be counted, to reflect those who achieve higher grades in resits, for example.

The administration achieves this reduction by slashing or eliminating funding for scores of K - 12, higher education, and adult literacy programs by even more than $ 9.2 billion in order to finance massive increases in defense spending coupled with, in the education context, a more than $ 1 billion allocation for Title I portability programs and private school vouchers.25

Of the LA Unified elementary schools with with the top five scores on the CORE index — there were nine overall due to some ties — the only perfect score of 100 was Balboa Gifted / High Ability Magnet Elementary, which is a magnet school for gifted students who must already be high - achieving students in order to gain admissHigh Ability Magnet Elementary, which is a magnet school for gifted students who must already be high - achieving students in order to gain admisshigh - achieving students in order to gain admission.

We have released school and city scores for the 300 largest U.S. cities *, giving policymakers, researchers, educators, and parents information to identify schools and cities where students from low - income families are achieving at high levels compared to their more advantaged peers, nationally.

For example, Keith Lance reports in the 2000 Colorado study, How School Librarians Help Kids Achieve Standards: «Schools with well - developed library media programs average 10 % to 15 % higher on fourth grade reading scores and 18 % higher on seventh grade reading scores than schools where libraries are less developed.

Title I Distinguished schools are recognized for meeting all state and federal accountability requirements for and achieving average reading and mathematics SOL scores at 60th percentile or higher.

The punishments for not achieving higher test scores every year were increasingly onerous.

And they fund the same vehicles to achieve their goals: charter schools, high - stakes standardized testing for students, merit pay for teachers whose students improve their test scores, firing teachers and closing schools when scores don't rise adequately, and longitudinal data collection on the performance of every student and teacher.

However, the study found that among pupils who had originally thought themselves «unlikely» to apply for university, the richest who achieved the best GCSE results were more than two - and - a-half times more likely to change their mind and apply to university, compared with high - scoring poor pupils.

«When schools focus on just the educational aspect of giftedness and the general expectation for the gifted student is to be high - achieving and receive high scores...»

When schools focus on just the educational aspect of giftedness and the general expectation for the gifted student is to be high - achieving and receive high scores, then gifted children are seen only in light of what they can achieve academically and not who they truly are.

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.

Valor was the only school in MNPS to achieve «5 out of 5» in Achievement and Growth in all Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) subjects, and in math and science, our scholars received the highest scores among all schools in the state with more than 40 % of students qualifying for Free or Reduced Lunch.

African - American students in YES Prep schools achieved a higher average SAT combined score for reading, writing and mathematics — 1556 — than any other eligible CMO.

We can help you achieve an exceptional score and ensure that you stay «on level» and are on track for high school graduation.

For example, confounding occurs if teachers of low - income or minority students have lower — or higher — scores than equally effective teachers who teach groups that tend to be higher - achieving.

Emphasis, resources, and focus drawn from average and high achieving students, to be given to address the needs of raising test scores for low scoring students.

Simple value - added models that control for just a few tests scores (or only one score) and no other variables produce measures that underestimate teachers with low - achieving students and overestimate teachers with high - achieving students.