Sentences with phrase «at high achievement levels»

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The effort may be present at lowly levels of achievement; the quality itself is never fully present at the highest, since «no one is good [in the absolute sense] except God alone.»

Moreover, scientific and technical progress in the next ten years will introduce unprecedented achievements In this field and it is no exaggeration to assert here and now that teleconimuni - cation will play a primary role both on the national and on world levels and it could also be pointed out that the most difficult problems are not generally of a purely technical nature and that telecommunications questions should more and more command the attention of governmental authorities at the highest level. . . .

In fact, the intensity of evil may be preferred to the triviality of some dead - level achievement of harmony, for the intense clash may be capable of resolution at a much higher level of complexity.

Rand's objectivism promotes achievement at the highest level for the sake of whatever field your achievement is in; not just because you subjectively think you're the best.

This principle is simply that no human idea or institution or condition can ever be made final, ultimate, or absolute, but that every such finite order must remain under the criticism of higher possibilities, at every level of achievement.

That such blips of achievement followed Mayasich his entire hockey career was not acknowledged at the highest level of the game until 1998, when, correcting a long - overdue omission, the finest American hockey player of his time received the NHL's Lester Patrick Trophy for outstanding service to hockey in the U.S.

At fifteen, the kids of troubled marriages had significantly higher levels of truancy, depression, peer rejection, low school achievement, behavior problems, anger and aggression.

«Children who are born with high abilities but who come from poor backgrounds are overtaken in recorded levels of achievement at primary school by children of weaker ability from wealthier socioeconomic backgrounds.

Mrs. Henrietta Fore made this known, on Friday, 27th April, 2018, at high level event to mark the achievement the Education Above All Foundation to enrol ten million children to receive quality primary school education across the world.

«Where a child grows up in impoverished conditions... with limited cognitive stimulation, high levels of stress, and so forth, that person is more likely to grow up with compromised physical and mental health and lowered academic achievement,» said Martha Farah, director of the Center for Neuroscience and Society at the University of Pennsylvania.

The Thomas J. Brennan Award, for exceptional achievement related to the teaching of astronomy at the high school level, is awarded to Ms. Barbel Sepulveda.

The process accelerated cleanup of millions of gallons of high - level waste at the Savannah River site and dramatically reduced costs, winning a Secretary of Energy Achievement Award in 2013.

look at how the game at its highest levels of achievement transcends logic and even skill, becoming the primal struggle for man to control the uncontrollable.

With filmmakers such as Coogler and Johnson — alongside Jenkins, Waititi and other creators of handcrafted blockbusters — blazing a trail, hopefully more filmmakers will find a way to satisfy the needs of the system while also building vehicles for personal expression and achievement of craft at the highest levels.

Especially considering the film is often fueled by the energy of scampering, screaming children, the harnessing of unwieldy elements represents a high level of cinematic achievement — the camera always manages to be in the right place at the right time, while also showing us things in a distinct, askew manner, conveying a compelling heightened reality.

Stay tuned to the grant winners: Academy 21 at Franklin Central Supervisory Union in Vermont, which is focused on a high - need, predominantly rural community; Cornerstone Charter Schools in Michigan, which seeks to prepare Detroit students for college and health - focused careers; Da Vinci Schools in California, which will integrate blended learning, early college, and real - world experiences with its existing project - based learning approach; Education Achievement Authority in Michigan, which, as part of the statewide turnaround authority is trying to create a student - centric system for students in Detroit; Match Education in Massachusetts, which already operates high - performing schools in Boston and will now focus on using technology to increase the effectiveness of its one - on - one tutoring; Schools for the Future in Michigan, which will serve students significantly below grade level; Summit Public Schools in California, which aims to build off its experiments in blended - learning models to launch a competency - based school; and Venture Academies in Minnesota, which is a new charter organization that will focus on accelerated college credit attainment and cultivation of entrepreneurial leadership.

Students were protecting themselves from extra work by ostracizing high achievers, «constraining the fast minority,» and holding down the achievements of those who were above average, «so that the school's demands will be at a level easily maintained by the majority.»

Despite the united front of opposition, with studies like Carol Klein's 2006 Virtual Charter Schools and Home Schooling finding high levels of parent satisfaction and student achievement at virtual schools, it is highly unlikely that independent home schoolers and advocates for traditional public schools will be able to stop them.

While we've made some gains at the 4th - grade level (probably reflecting better instruction in decoding), reading - achievement trends by the end of high school are depressingly flat.

Similarly, because growth measures may do a poor job of capturing the progress of high - achieving students, some states may want the weights assigned to achievement and growth to vary based on the level at which a school's students are achieving.

They also perform at far higher levels on the Stanford Achievement Tests, which the district administers annually in five subjects: math, reading, language, social science, and science.

Looking at gains rather than levels of achievement also adjusts for the fear that performance pay will make all teachers want to teach the highest - achieving kids.

For example, a student who begins the year at the 50th percentile on the state reading and math test and is assigned to a teacher in the top quartile in terms of overall TES scores will perform on average, by the end of the school year, three percentile points higher in reading and two points higher in math than a peer who began the year at the same achievement level but was assigned to a bottom - quartile teacher.

In a high school, the norms act to hold down the achievements of those who are above average, so that the school's demands will be at a level easily maintained by the majority.

Based solely on their race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status, there are students at high, middle, and low levels of achievement who are not receiving the educational challenges they need to succeed and excel.

Despite the staff's efforts to help all students perform at high levels, the biggest challenge LACES faces is closing the achievement gap.

Such pay innovations should also boost student achievement and, because they are based on performance, strengthen the argument for dramatically raising teacher salaries — at least for those with the highest levels of professional expertise.

For a better sense of the magnitude of these estimates, consider a student who begins the year at the 50th percentile and is assigned to a top - quartile teacher as measured by the Overall Classroom Practices score; by the end of the school year, that student, on average, will score about three percentile points higher in reading and about two points higher in math than a peer who began the year at the same achievement level but was assigned to a bottom - quartile teacher.

Student B was in Year 11 and a high achiever, one who in the Queensland system would be a possible VH student at exit (one who achieves a Very High Level of Achievement under the Queensland syllabhigh achiever, one who in the Queensland system would be a possible VH student at exit (one who achieves a Very High Level of Achievement under the Queensland syllabHigh Level of Achievement under the Queensland syllabus).

To assess overall performance, we identify the percentage of students in the high school class of 2015 who are performing at proficient and advanced levels of achievement in math.

The achievement growth in math was not statistically significant relative to the achievement growth of the matched district - school students, but the study concluded that Milkwaukee district - school students were «performing at somewhat higher levels as a result of competitive pressure from the school voucher program.»

Why do boys outperform girls in math, especially at the highest levels of math achievement?

Since 2006, the number of Houston schools earning one of the state's top ratings has more than doubled to exceed 200 campuses, fewer students are repeating a grade level, and more are testing at the highest levels of academic achievement.

From a long - term perspective, the achievement levels of American students are at or near all - time highs.

Michel credits both the Umoja staff and the staffs at the schools in which they work for the high level of achievement.

Both grants announced today are a part of a larger three - year, $ 350 million commitment by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to help all students achieve at high levels by recognizing and encouraging high - achievement models and developing strong leadership throughout the education system.

The Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority's own Revised Curriculum Planning and Reporting Guidelines (2015) acknowledges the criticism of this reporting scale: «the use of the A — E scale, where C represents a «satisfactory» or «expected» level of achievement, does not sufficiently recognise student work at a high level».

«Equipped with the insights of both HGSE staff and colleagues from throughout the nation and across the globe, we are implementing reforms which are closing achievement gaps, prompting greater diversity in advanced course enrollment, engaging students at higher levels, and are thus becoming more equitable institutions of learning.»

Rigorous studies consistently show that the impact of a more - effective teacher is substantial A high - performing teacher, one at the 84th percentile of all teachers, when compared with just an average teacher, produces students whose level of achievement is at least 0.2 standard deviations higher by the end of the school year.

The Commission will examine factors in raising student achievement from prekindergarten through high school including: state accountability and curriculum requirements; model programs to improve student achievement beginning in early learning programs and continuing throughout high school; strategies for every student to achieve at grade level such as intervention and support systems; and policies to improve student attendance and retention.

When the children at risk were placed in high - quality classrooms, these gaps were eliminated: children from low - education households achieved at the same level as those whose mothers had a college degree, and children displaying prior problem behavior showed achievement and adjustment levels identical to children who had no history of problems.

But, if district - level efforts at school transformation are to be more efficient and effective, what role should the superintendent — essentially a district's CEO — play to move schools toward higher levels of student achievement?

A thought - leader in higher education, she has spent more than two decades at prominent national educational institutions and at the highest levels of government, working to implement effective strategies to raise academic achievement and opportunity for low - income and minority students.

Embedding writing instruction, as well as opportunities to write, into all content areas is key to improving student achievement at the middle and high school levels.

Of course, as with so many other arenas, America finds itself hard put to keep up with some other countries» success at significantly raising the levels of academic achievement on the part of the high school graduate.

Open to students at all levels of academic achievement and located in historically disadvantaged communities, SSCs were intended to be viable alternatives to the neighborhood high schools that were closing.

The Education Trust (www.edtrust.org) works for the high academic achievement of all students at all levels, kindergarten through college.

The ADP benchmarks come at a critical moment, as educators and philanthropists focus new attention on the American high school and as states are challenged to raise student achievement to the «proficient» level demanded by the No Child Left Behind Act.

Studies have shown that teachers who are at higher Levels of Use will see a general pattern of higher student achievement.

When game - based learning systems arecomparedagainst conventional assessment methods, the difference is clear: games are better at helping students retain knowledge, concentrate andperform at a higher level of achievement.