Sentences with phrase «attention on student test scores»

Our focus of attention on student test scores has been effective for learning and achievement.

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla (Reuters)- Following weeks of debate and national attention, Florida Governor Rick Scott on Thursday signed into law a measure that will end tenure for new public school teachers and base pay more directly on student test scores.

State accountability systems focus attention and resources on low performance and remediation, but in many school districts across the country district leaders are as much concerned, if not more, about sustaining good performance and about establishing agendas for student learning beyond proficiency scores on standardized tests.

It required schools to publish their scores on state tests not just as averages, but broken down by students» race, sex and other groups, a rule that most educators agree has focused attention on narrowing achievement gaps.

I also strongly believe that the PLCs should not be focused on improving test scores but rather on improving the other parts of student's education that do not receive as much attention as test skills and content.

Anyone who has been paying attention to education matters the past few years has surely noticed the understandable uproar over the attempt to rate teachers based on student standardized test score «growth.»

For example, classroom concentration, attention, and memory immediately increase after physical activity, and student test scores correlate positively with regular participation.122 Research has also shown that elementary school students that perform better in reading, mathematics, and science have higher physical fitness test scores.123 In addition, children who perform below grade level academically and participate in a physical activity program are more likely to improve their performance on standardized tests than are their less active peers.124

Measuring Academic Performance: The Case for Focusing on Grades Despite all the attention to standardized tests, a growing body of research shows that achievement test scores are not strong predictors of whether students will graduate from high school or college.

As a group, these largely Hispanic students have persistently scored significantly lower than their white peers on standardized tests like the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), known as the nation's report card, despite increased attention to this «achievement gap.»