Sentences with phrase «bigger than test scores»

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There's no bigger test of their defence right now than a game against Chelsea, who are scoring goals for fun, especially at the Bridge.

Failing to correct for the Flynn effect can have even bigger consequences, as courts frequently consider IQ scores using tests introduced more than a decade earlier — meaning scores can be inflated by 3 or more points (see «Life or death ``, below).

What to make of the white - black SAT test - score gap, for instance, which is bigger than ever?

But, lo and behold, test scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress for students in Washington, D.C. have risen more than those of students from any other participating big city.

Rather than focusing on grades and test scores, students need opportunities to take on big issues, work with diverse teams, and produce innovations that will make their communities proud.

Getting into a charter school doubled the likelihood of enrolling in Advanced Placement classes (the effects are much bigger for math and science than for English) and also doubled the chances that a student will score high enough on standardized tests to be eligible for state - financed college scholarships.

Some researchers speculate that those programs didn't offer big enough rewards and that they focused too narrowly on test scores rather than the instructional practices teachers can control more directly.

My biggest critique is that the state's grading system still relies too heavily on absolute test scores (rather than growth).

Zhao urged teacher educators to think bigger than scores on standardized tests — to prepare teachers who do more than train their students on employable skills, but who embrace diversity, curiosity, passion, and creativity.

There is always a big hullabaloo when American students score average on international tests, but the fact is that American kids in very low - poverty schools score as high or higher than anybody else on the planet.

Summary: Students who took the 2014 - 15 PARCC exams via computer tended to score lower than those who took the exams with paper and pencil — a revelation that prompts questions about the validity of the test results and poses potentially big problems for state and district leaders.

It's true that student test scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress — sometimes called «the nation's report card» — are higher than when she became chancellor and made the biggest jump of any participating urban school district.

Compared to the bigger test prep companies, this is a steal of a deal, especially because the test prep comes with an extraordinary guarantee, too: score higher than a 508 on the MCAT after completing one of the 16 - week courses or you get DOUBLE your money back.

The state had some of the biggest gaps that Achieve found on last year's tests: 60 percent more scoring proficient in fourth - grade reading on the state test than on national assessment; a 43 percent gap on fourth - grade math; a 65 percent gap on eighth - grade reading; and a 53 percent gap on eighth - grade math.

Several of the schools that made big gains still have relatively low overall test scores, with less than 20 percent of students scoring at the levels of proficient or advanced on state assessments.

«One of the big shifts is just acknowledging that, more than just a test score, you really have to look at a child's entire experience and ability to learn,» said Cecelia Leong, associate director of programs for Attendance Works, a national nonprofit dedicated to advancing student success by reducing chronic absenteeism.

Well, the change that we made to improve our graduation rate is a change that hurts us on the test scores... We're showing these big improvements, our kids are performing closer to where they want to be — and they're not there yet — but in some cases, 30 — 40 percent higher on their test scores than [at other schools], but we're on the list.

Well, the change that we made to improve our graduation rate is a change that hurts us on the test scores... We're showing these big improvements, our kids are performing closer to where they want to be — and they're not there yet — but in some cases, 30 - 40 percent higher on their test scores than [at other schools], but we're on the list, and [other schools] are not, and I think the question is, why would that be?

The top had a less than perfect score on its next big test — water - resistance.

The rise of the luxury sport - utility vehicle likely will be one of the biggest trends of the 1998 model year.Every automaker that has brought out a rugged - looking but spiffed - up sport - utility vehicle has scored a solid hit this year, even if the thing can't really go off - road very well.In fact, this week's test vehicle, the stylish new RX 300 from Lexus, is more of a pretender than a contender when it comes to kicking up some serious dust off road.But that's OK - because the RX 300 was not really made for that sort of driving.

The plug - in Volvo XC90 AWD PHEV, BMW X5 XDrive40e, and Porsche Cayenne S e-Hybrid each specify traction batteries just big enough to improve CO2 test scores for these otherwise powerful vehicles, but not enough to go more than 14 miles in EV mode.

And, as a recent New York Times article pointed out, studies have shown that teachers have bigger impacts on math test scores than English test scores.

On the JetStream 1.1 JavaScript test, the X power scored 26.86 (bigger numbers are better), which is higher than both the Moto G4 (23.01) and the Honor 5X (20.5).

And since DxOMark has already published its verdict on the S9 + camera technology, it's high time for consumers to know if the bigger Android smartphone offers better image quality than Apple's iPhone X. Below is a comparison of how each phone scored in DxOMark's different tests.