Sentences with phrase «achievement scores»

Nevertheless, schools ranked in the bottom of the instructional leadership continuum for Factor 1 or Factor 2, with student achievement scores in the lowest 30 %, were predominantly secondary schools.

This has contributed to high drop - out rates and low achievement scores in later grades.

They compared achievement scores of children who just completed the preschool program with those who were just about to enter.

The real reason for statewide tests is to obtain quality standardized achievement scores for students.

They display not only achievement scores on formative assessments, but also the professional practices associated with the scores.

For instance, those children scored lower than their peers on reading achievement scores after fifth grade.

The effect of participation in units at different grade levels is independent and cumulative, with higher levels of participation associated with similarly higher achievement scores.

ARE the student achievement scores at charter schools too good to be true?

Help to improve student academic achievement scores by revising lesson plans according to student data analysis.

Typically, children who were older than their peers in the same class had higher academic achievement scores.

And the connection between schools increasing achievement scores and increasing later life outcomes is weak.

We then estimated a change score, the average change in each school from 2003 to 2005, and recorded the annual achievement score for each of the three years.

Perhaps more important than standardized achievement scores is the confidence that our students — and their families — brought with them when school opened.

The report also did not delve into a central piece of the new process: the use of student achievement scores as a significant part of the evaluation.

In participating schools, up to 50 percent of children showed improved achievement scores and up to 38 percent improved their grade - point averages.

Self - efficacy was shown to be a statistically significant predictor of science achievement scores but attitude was not.

But, half of them were high - flyers, with school achievement scores in the top 25 % of their state.

Focusing only on charters making the biggest achievement score gains would miss those charters with more modest achievement results but truly impressive attainment outcomes.

The results of this analysis confirm that teachers are more likely to leave districts with low average achievement scores.

Other plans skip the use of performance levels entirely, at least for the purpose of calculating achievement scores.

In the fierce admissions competition, strong achievement scores sometimes win a candidate acceptance.

In a nutshell, the danger is that schools with high absolute achievement scores will more easily be seen as successful, while those with low achievement metrics will be seen as unsuccessful.

We began with student achievement scores below 20 percent in reading and math.

Perhaps it should not surprise us that standard educational achievement scores have dropped as the incidence of two - income families has risen.

Seeing an overall score go up with each game I play is satisfying in a way that individual achievement scores per game just won't ever be.

It sought to explain why student achievement scores vary so widely across the states even after demographic adjustments are made.

Although we might wish for faster progress, American achievement scores are rising.

The new Common Core Assessments are administered via computer, a format change for many states, which contributes to decreased achievement scores.

While all of our schools faced funding adversity, many now show achievement scores comparable to the highest performing states.

Therefore, it should not surprise anyone that black male achievement scores are lower than their white peers.

Again, this shows no real correlation between spending and college and career achievement scores.

To raise fallen achievement scores, an urban elementary school pressed every school professional into the service of student literacy.

For instance, a math teacher with even slightly above - average skills increases student achievement scores by nearly 6 percent.

If accountability only means increased achievement scores, and if standards only focus on the acquisition of information, then we are using a very narrow view of those terms.

Leader efficacy, however, does explain significant variation in annual achievement scores.

Are there differences in achievement scores for 8th grade girls and boys who report that they like school, by the type of program and grade level in which they are enrolled?

A meta - analysis conducted in 2011 found that students who received SEL instruction had academic achievement scores 11 % higher than those who did not receive the instruction.

The goal is to increase math confidence and enjoyment which will, in turn, bring higher achievement scores.

She attributes this increase in math achievement scores from the Race to the Top (RTTT) grant, and Christina's teachers particularly liked the wealth of data that was made available to them.

How often have you found yourself fumbling for an apt datum to illustrate a point, or wondering what's the truth about (say) school spending, teacher salaries, or math achievement scores over recent years or decades?

We use data on children born to teen mothers from three waves of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study - Birth Cohort (N ~ 700) to study the association of family background with children's standardized reading and mathematics achievement scores at kindergarten entry.

You'll learn the principles and strategies for positive changes that can skyrocket achievement scores.

«In addition, the students» achievement levels in reading have risen, and when achievement scores in reading go up so will scores in other areas,» adds Castro.

One analyst recommended that to improve the predictive power of the prior tests, states could use prior achievement scores in math, reading, and other available subjects in calculating value - added for either math or reading.

In spite of what seems like a fairly good state policy environment, the overall state achievement scores as measured by NAEP illustrate that Colorado scores are flat and in some cases falling.

Students who had lower achievement scores in reading at the time of applying to the voucher program and used a voucher (9.8 % points)