Schools that had higher than
average test scores earned As and Bs, schools with Bs were the ones that showed the most improvement in the last 4 years.
Not exact matches
This issue's research section offers a first - of - its - kind study examining the impact of instructor quality on student achievement in the higher education sector — finding that students taught by above -
average instructors receive higher grades and
test scores, are more likely to succeed in subsequent courses, and
earn more college credits.
At northern Virginia's celebrated Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, students take an
average of seven AP
tests and do extremely well,
earning scores of 3 or better on a mind - blowing 98 percent of the 3,357 AP exams that they sat for in 2010.
At northern Virginia's celebrated Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, for example, students take an
average of seven AP
tests — four are all but universal — and do extremely well,
earning scores of 3 or better on a mind - blowing 98 percent of the 3,357 AP exams that they sat for in 2010.
Potential elementary school teachers in 21 states take the same
test for licensure — the Praxis Principles of Learning & Teaching exam — with a possible
score range of 100 to 200.11 Teachers in Iowa must
earn a scaled
score of 167 to pass, while teachers in Alabama pass with a scaled
score of just 145.12 The
average performance range — defined as the range of scaled
scores earned by the middle 50 percent of the examinees — is 168 to 182; both Iowa's and Alabama's cut
scores were well below the median
score of 176.13
According to the National Education Association (2015), parental involvement, or family engagement, increases the likelihood that students will raise grade point
averages and
earn higher
test scores, and attrition rates will decrease; socially, students improve their behavior and adapt better to the school environment, which also affects their academic successes during grade school and beyond.
When implemented, this model is proven to increase course credits
earned, grade point
averages, and
test scores; and decrease failure rates, suspensions, and absenteeism.
As the table above shows, despite an improvement
score of 25.6, which reflects a three - year
average of remarkable
test score improvements, Muncie Southside High School
earned a C. Without the AYP cap, the school would have
earned an A.
In fact, it
earned a respectable 2,916
score on our Geekbench 4
test, which is just a few points shy of the 3,022 category
average, but a big jump from the Fire HD 8's 1,785
score.
The Vanquish
earned a
score of 18,772 on the Geekbench 3 overall performance
test, far surpassing the gaming desktop
average of 13,992 as well as the Y900 (Core i7 - 6700K, 15,882) and the Aurora (Core i7 - 6700K, 16,398).
The 652 gets closer than expected to some high - end competitors in the GeekBench 4
test,
earning itself an
average multi-core
score of 3,440.