Sentences with phrase «as grade point average»

Significance was observed between age and Orientation to Change (r =.243, p <.05) as well as grade point average and Orientation to Change (r =.283, p <.01), suggesting that Developer problem - solving - styled students were older and reported higher grade - point - averages.

I also rewatched Baka and Test, a comically rambunctious anime about a school where the classmates battle each other using avatars that are only as strong as their grade point average.

The question of interest is whether students» academic achievement (measured as grade point average) at Time 1 was related to the change in social acceptance over the course of the year.

Students in high school will still receive a letter grade for each subject as well as a grade point average (GPA) and class rank at each semester.

In a recent Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica study, poor academic performance, measured as grade point average (GPA) at age 16, was a robust and strong predictor of suicide attempt up to middle age.

Pathways program planners «look at such traditional criteria as grade point averages and test scores, but they also use interviews and writing samples to select people who are committed to teaching in urban schools.»

This question is a complex one for parents, teachers, administrators, and even students to answer, as grade point averages become more and more important for college admissions or future career options.

Such things as grade point averages, attendance, extracurricular activities, honour societies and other accomplishments will matter a great deal as will recommendations from professors and esteemed members of the community.

Essential life skills serve as a foundation for academic achievement whether we define it as grade point averages, results from high stakes tests or other measures of performance.

Not exact matches

The government requires students to maintain at least a C grade - point average, but some schools have their own standards as well.

Although the largesse is restricted to blue - chip eurozone companies such as food producer Danone or telecoms giant Telefónica, ECB - injected liquidity has spilled into the rest of the market, paring average interest rates on investment - grade corporate debt by some 30 basis points to an even 1 %, Deloitte estimates.

The Big 12 might not have been amazing — per both S&P + and your own eyeballs, it graded out as the worst power conference — but they still beat seven top - 50 teams by an average of 16.4 points following the Ohio State loss.

At a school considered in some academic rankings as the No. 1 private school in the state and among the top 10 in the nation, both Jayda and Jayla are right at a 4.0 grade point average.

The counselor and coach who had been so quick to retain Whatley's services had hurried in vain; LoVett had snorkeled academically ever since enrolling at Oklahoma City in the fall of 1995: He had missed classes and tutoring sessions, and now, as the fall - semester grades posted on Dec. 18 revealed, he had failed three courses and taken incompletes in two others, thereby sinking irretrievably below the 2.0 grade point average required to remain eligible to play under NAIA rules.

Proposal 48 holds that entering athletes can be eligible as freshmen only if they have a minimum score of 700 on the combined college board SAT test (or a 15 of 36 score on the American College Test) and a 2.0 high school grade - point average in 11 core courses.

Not only is Tyler a standout tight end and inside linebacker, but he carries a 4.1 grade - point average, excels in math and sees a future as an engineer.

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.

There are the obvious objective metrics, such as mean grade point average and MCAT scores; but considerable weight is given to the interviews, which are highly subjective.

Male applicants with high grade point averages were twice as likely to be contacted by employers as women with the same grades and comparable experience and educational background in a study from The Ohio State University.

A Curriculum Vitae of the applicant: indicating the grade point average of the applicant bachelor's and master's degree, courses taken as relevant for the position, specific technical skills, and previous work related to the topic (master's thesis, reports and others).

Upon approval, course credits are transferred to the Maryland University of Integrative Health transcript as hours only, and will not contribute to grade point average.

Evaluations of career academies have shown a positive impact (download) on academic outcomes such as high school attendance, credits earned, grade point averages, and graduation rates.

To her office troop hordes of angry parents, insisting that she raise their child's grade - point average by a fraction of a point or that she classify their daughter as learning disabled so she can have extra time on the SATs or that she push their son to apply to the father's alma mater even though the boy lacks the grades to get in.

In 8th - grade math, the D.C. gains were 7 points, as compared to an average of 2.9 points for the other cities.

So when these top - flight schools decide that advanced honors courses in physics and chemistry are to be given the same weight in calculating a student's official grade point average (GPA) as any other course, including cooking, check - book balancing, and make - up algebra, it becomes ever so clear — once again — that the country's progressive educators have successfully pushed back the forces of school reform.

This effect is as large as the average difference in exam scores for two students whose cumulative GPAs at the start of the semester differ by 0.17 grade points on a standard 0 — 4.0 scale.

Defined as perseverance and passion for long - term goals, grit accounted for an average of 4 percent of the variance in success outcomes, including educational attainment among two samples of adults; grade point average among Ivy League undergraduates; retention among two classes at the United States Military Academy, West Point; and ranking in the Scripps National Spellingpoint average among Ivy League undergraduates; retention among two classes at the United States Military Academy, West Point; and ranking in the Scripps National SpellingPoint; and ranking in the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

He holds a 3.9 grade - point average at the university, which is known as IUPUI; he has completed an entire freshman - year college curriculum and has taken all the math he'll need toward an engineering degree.

Other states, such as Georgia, have made college accessible by providing free tuition for high school graduates who are able to maintain a specified grade - point average.

The margin of error cuts both ways, however, as the 2007 statewide averages for all students in Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, North Carolina, Rhode Island, and Texas all fell within two points of Florida's average for Hispanics on the 4th - grade reading exam.

Students increasingly compose within social media environments and teachers should capitalize on this affinity, as did Dr. Reynol Junco at Lock Haven University, in a study where his students used Twitter and other social media tools to increase their overall grade point averages (see video).

The data show that SEL programs yielded a strong benefit in academic accomplishment, as demonstrated in achievement test results and grade - point averages.

A 2010 report, «The Development of a Multidimensional College Readiness Index,» defines college readiness as «having at least a 65 percent probability of obtaining a B -(or 2.67) or higher first year grade point average (GPA).»

In fact, high school grade point average (GPA) is as good a predictor, and often, better predictor of first - year college success AND four - year college persistence than the SAT (See here and here and here and here and here).

The EWS Online Tool relies on student - level data available to the school or district such as attendance, course failures, grade - point average (if available), credit attainment, and behavior (if available) to identify students who are at risk.

Forty - four states require candidates to take a test or series of tests as part of their preparation; 25 states require students to have a specific grade point average before entering a teacher preparation program.

Overall grade point averages went up by as much as a quarter of a point in many subjects.

As the school staff analyzed their policies and practices, they discovered many practices that were either inflating grades (such as awarding extra credit points or grading on the curve) or deflating grades (such as averaging or penalizing students for misbehaviorAs the school staff analyzed their policies and practices, they discovered many practices that were either inflating grades (such as awarding extra credit points or grading on the curve) or deflating grades (such as averaging or penalizing students for misbehavioras awarding extra credit points or grading on the curve) or deflating grades (such as averaging or penalizing students for misbehavioras averaging or penalizing students for misbehavior).

As a result, homework completion rates, grade point averages, and the pass rate on the high school exit exam have all substantially improved.

Researchers looked at the performance of students in the dual enrollment courses as well as the program's influence on the students» grade point average, graduation rates, college choices and college performance.

On average, there is 35 point difference in the students on - grade level as measured by iStation (the predominate early literacy assessment used in DPS) and CMAS English Language Arts.

Secured by unique passwords for each student, these systems enable individuals to view upcoming assignments, attendance and discipline records, contact information, completion of graduation requirements, and grade point averages, as well as daily work and scores.

Effective and accurate growth models can include a combination of state assessments, teacher - developed assessments, portfolios, grade point averages, and performance assessments such as essays and projects.

The average score of Hispanic grade - 8 students was 274, which was 8 points higher than the national average of 266 and statistically the same as the average scale score of 275 for Hispanics in the South.

Considering Eastern Connecticut State College's unique and spectacular history as it was transformed into a high quality small university under the leadership of President David Carter and others, it is extremely disturbing that the institution's current president would support the notion that a grade point average of 3.3 as opposed to 3.0 automatically correlates with producing a better teacher.

Accordingly, there is much research about how such survey data can be gamed and manipulated by instructors (e.g., via the use of external incentives / disincentives), can be biased by respondent or student background variables (e.g., charisma, attractiveness, gender and race as compared to the gender and race of the teacher or instructor, grade expected or earned in the class, overall grade point average, perceived course difficulty or the lack thereof), and the like.

One of the lessons we can draw from the success of the initiative is that having multiple indicators of student performance — such as graduation rates, suspension rates, and grade point averages — helps educators see the whole child and address each student's needs.

At Newark's North Star Academy I found incredibly thoughtful innovations over simple stuff that most educators pay little attention to, such as boosting grade point averages.

Today, thanks to this system of tracking freshmen attendance and grades, Chicago's high school graduation rate is up more than 20 percentage points and is approaching the national average, despite having a student population that is much poorer than the nation as a whole.

The New Jersey Department of Education has not established state - level criteria for identifying students who are gifted, such as mandated tests or assessments, grade point averages, or IQ scores.