Sentences with phrase «changed our scoring system»

The results announced yesterday would be considerably dimmer if state officials hadn't changed the scoring system for the test, administered each spring in elementary, middle, and high schools.

In Florida, when far too many kids failed that state's standardized tests this year, their state board of education had to meet in an emergency session and change the scoring system to ensure that students appeared to do better.

Not exact matches

We have a system that, quite heroically, allows for a dramatic change in policy direction without upending the governmental institutions that have served this nation well for 12 score years.

Once you make these qualities into a cornerstone of your hiring, you can smile at the fads and fancy scoring systems, knowing that your business is being built on the one foundation that never changes — human nature.

«It actually scored above 100 in our system before we had to make some changes to account for this car.»

For every change in tax law, there are scores of people who want to outrun it and beat the system.

Rvo only started scoring 20 + when Wenger changed the system to suit one goal scorer.

This is an incredibly difficult question to answer for a variety of reasons, most importantly because over the years our once vaunted «beautiful» style of play has become a shadow of it's former self, only to be replaced by a less than stellar «plug and play» mentality where players play out of position and adjustments / substitutions are rarely forthcoming before the 75th minute... if you look at our current players, very few would make sense in the traditional Wengerian system... at present, we don't have the personnel to move the ball quickly from deep - lying position, efficient one touch midfielders that can make the necessary through balls or the disciplined and pacey forwards to stretch defences into wide positions, without the aid of the backs coming up into the final 3rd, so that we can attack the defensive lanes in the same clinical fashion we did years ago... on this current squad, we have only 1 central defender on staf, Mustafi, who seems to have any prowess in the offensive zone or who can even pass two zones through so that we can advance play quickly out of our own end (I have seen some inklings that suggest Holding might have some offensive qualities but too early to tell)... unfortunately Mustafi has a tendency to get himself in trouble when he gets overly aggressive on the ball... from our backs out wide, we've seen pace from the likes of Bellerin and Gibbs and the spirited albeit offensively stunted play of Monreal, but none of these players possess the skill - set required in the offensive zone for the new Wenger scheme which requires deft touches, timely runs to the baseline and consistent crossing, especially when Giroud was playing and his ratio of scored goals per clear chances was relatively low (better last year though)... obviously I like Bellerin's future prospects, as you can't teach pace, but I do worry that he regressed last season, which was obvious to Wenger because there was no way he would have used Ox as the right side wing - back so often knowing that Barcelona could come calling in the off - season, if he thought otherwise... as for our midfielders, not a single one, minus the more confident Xhaka I watched played for the Swiss national team a couple years ago, who truly makes sense under the traditional Wenger model... Ramsey holds onto the ball too long, gives the ball away cheaply far too often and abandons his defensive responsibilities on a regular basis (doesn't score enough recently to justify): that being said, I've always thought he does possess a little something special, unfortunately he thinks so too... Xhaka is a little too slow to ever boss the midfield and he tends to telegraph his one true strength, his long ball play: although I must admit he did get a bit better during some points in the latter part of last season... it always made me wonder why whenever he played with Coq Wenger always seemed to play Francis in a more advanced role on the pitch... as for Coq, he is way too reckless at the wrong times and has exhibited little offensive prowess yet finds himself in and around the box far too often... let's face it Wenger was ready to throw him in the trash heap when injuries forced him to use Francis and then he had the nerve to act like this was all part of a bigger Wenger constructed plan... he like Ramsey, Xhaka and Elneny don't offer the skills necessary to satisfy the quick transitory nature of our old offensive scheme or the stout defensive mindset needed to protect the defensive zone so that our offensive players can remain aggressive in the final third... on the front end, we have Ozil, a player of immense skill but stunted by his physical demeanor that tends to offend, the fact that he's been played out of position far too many times since arriving and that the players in front of him, minus Sanchez, make little to no sense considering what he has to offer (especially Giroud); just think about the quick counter-attack offence in Real or the space and protection he receives in the German National team's midfield, where teams couldn't afford to focus too heavily on one individual... this player was a passing «specialist» long before he arrived in North London, so only an arrogant or ignorant individual would try to reinvent the wheel and / or not surround such a talent with the necessary components... in regards to Ox, Walcott and Welbeck, although they all possess serious talents I see them in large part as headless chickens who are on the injury table too much, lack the necessary first - touch and / or lack the finishing flair to warrant their inclusion in a regular starting eleven; I would say that, of the 3, Ox showed the most upside once we went to a back 3, but even he became a bit too consumed by his pending contract talks before the season ended and that concerned me a bit... if I had to choose one of those 3 players to stay on it would be Ox due to his potential as a plausible alternative to Bellerin in that wing - back position should we continue to use that formation... in Sanchez, we get one of the most committed skill players we've seen on this squad for some years but that could all change soon, if it hasn't already of course... strangely enough, even he doesn't make sense given the constructs of the original Wenger offensive model because he holds onto the ball too long and he will give the ball up a little too often in the offensive zone... a fact that is largely forgotten due to his infectious energy and the fact that the numbers he has achieved seem to justify the means... finally, and in many ways most crucially, Giroud, there is nothing about this team or the offensive system that Wenger has traditionally employed that would even suggest such a player would make sense as a starter... too slow, too inefficient and way too easily dispossessed... once again, I think he has some special skills and, at times, has showed some world - class qualities but he's lack of mobility is an albatross around the necks of our offence... so when you ask who would be our best starting 11, I don't have a clue because of the 5 or 6 players that truly deserve a place in this side, 1 just arrived, 3 aren't under contract beyond 2018 and the other was just sold to Juve... man, this is theraputic because following this team is like an addiction to heroin without the benefits

Close analysis of all the rest of the names will flag up inconsistency, skewed goal - scoring records in lesser bully - boy leagues, inability to adapt to new systems / teams / countries, inexperience, inflated price tags, entirely different types of strikers that would mean changing our system etc..

So to all those saying we need a beast, please remember that the beast will probably not score 25 - 30 unless Wenger changes the system.

We theorized that with the change from the BCS system to the College Football Playoff, margin of victory less important, teams aren't running up the score like they once did.

New York's accountability system has evolved over the years by changes in standards, scoring and how tests are administered.

Amid delays that were based, in part, on political point - scoring, the system lasted only five years before the Welsh Assembly Government moved forward with a referendum to get rid of the LCO system and devolve further powers in one go — evidence, perhaps, that a system which requires the agreement of both devolved and central governments on policy changes might prove detrimental to effective governance.

But in recent weeks, Cuomo has indicated he will begin to emphasize a new direction in education after a legislative session that saw yet more changes to the state's teacher evaluation system that linked performance reviews to tenure as well as student test scores and in - classroom observation.

The members seeking a change in leadership argued that Iannuzzi wasn't aggressive enough in fighting the policies of Governor Andrew Cuomo and education commissioner John King, such as a teacher - evaluation system that includes student scores on state exams.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew introduced delegates on April 15 to the box graph or matrix scoring system that will be part of the mandated changes to the teacher evaluation system passed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the state Legislature as part of the 2015 budget.

I've been reading a lot about voting systems, and Score Voting seems like a pretty good system, but Equal Vote Coalition advocates «Score Runoff Voting» (name changed to STAR Voting = Score Then...

IN THEIR CONVERSATION THEY TALK ABOUT WHAT CHANGES SHOULD BE DONE TO THE PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM IN ORDER TO HAVE A HIGHER HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATE, AND WHAT SHOULD BE DONE TO IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO CURB LOW TEST SCORES.

A divided state Board of Regents on Sept. 16 proposed three changes to the state evaluation system aimed at making the process fairer: an appeals process to address aberrations in growth scores, ensuring that privacy protections to bar the release to the public of individual teachers» growth scores will remain in force and the creation of a hardship waiver for school districts who find it difficult to hire outside evaluators.

In addition, changes after 2008 — including (i) the new NIH scoring system implemented in 2009 and (ii) the impact of funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)-- would introduce information that is not comparable to the rest of the sample.

A standard scoring system made use of in sleep studies, known as The Epworth Sleepiness Score, was utilized for measuring changes in daytime sleepiness at the beginning of the study, and again 6 months later.

For those that need to fine tune the difficulty, your diva points can also be used to activate a number of song modifiers that can change factors such as the speed that icons move, and the leniency of the scoring system with regards to timing.

Arising at a time when the disparity of test scores, college attendance, and graduation rates between wealthy and poor students is reaching an unprecedented level, this volume urges that the problem of educational inequality be addressed and that changes be made within the educational system.

Longer school days, a move toward a less segregated two - pillared system, and a push for standardized national curricula are among the various reforms adopted by the country since their initial low scores on PISA provoked change.

TheWashington Post's Jay Mathews pointed out, in 2012, that the new assessments would «delay, if not stop altogether, the national move toward rating teachers by student score improvements» and that radical change would force systems «to wait years to work out the kinks in the tests» before they could resume those efforts.

Ackerman's first superintendent position was in the Washington D.C. Public Schools from 1998 to 2000, where she made key changes to the system that included reworking the schools budget, revamping instruction resulting in boosted test scores, and reorganizing staff structure.

Carnoy, who has spent more than 20 years researching international education, says the rise and fall of PISA scores typically has less to do with a country's education system and more to do with demographic changes.

A state investigation had found a public «school system fraught with unethical behavior that included teachers and principals changing wrong answers on students» answer sheets and an environment where cheating for better test scores was encouraged and whistle blowers were punished.»

Can the long - struggling Philadelphia school system change how we measure success by focusing on meaningful work instead of test scores?

They'll argue that dozens of new teacher - evaluation systems have delivered, never mind the growing piles of paperwork, dubious scoring systems, or lack of evidence that they've led to any changes in how many teachers are deemed effective or in need of improvement.

At a commemorative conference held at the University of New Orleans, Mayor Mitch Landrieu said that changes in the city's education system have led to increased test scores and a narrowing of the achievement gap.

With mountains of learning data at our disposal and an easy way to visualize it, we can make big changes to an education system that still turns out large numbers of folks who undervalue their intelligence based on their test scores.

The imprecision of statistical models that estimate year - to - year changes in student test scores to evaluate the quality of individual schools and teachers is sufficiently large that accountability systems frequently sanction success and reward failure.

A change of this nature would allow for a new way to measure the progress of school systems that discards the flawed reliance on test scores and looks for integral and diverse relationships within the school and the greater world.

Indiana education officials disagree with Opt Out organizers» assessment, saying they've changed the guidelines of the state's school letter grading system to consider figures other than test scores alone.

Arizona's revised A-F accountability system was released last week after the State Board of Education endorsed changes and revised cut - scores for school grades.

The New Teacher Project (TNTP) has been a strong advocate for changing evaluation systems to add student test scores into the mix and beef up teacher observations.

The critics of modern school reform that I know are people who see enormous trouble in the public education system, but don't think it will be fixed by spending billions of dollars on questionable teacher assessment systems linked to standardized test scores, or expanding charter schools that are hardly the panacea their early supporters claimed they would be, or handing out federal education dollars based on promises to change schools according to the likes and dislikes of Education Secretary Arne Duncan, whose record as superintendent of Chicago public schools was hardly distinguished.

At Bennett's direction, staff used a loophole in regulations and removed the scores of ninth - and 10th - graders, bringing the school's grade back up to an A. Bennett has said that changing the grade made the rating system credible because he knew Christel House to be a high - performing school.

The 5Essentials system reliably measures changes in a school organization through its survey, predicts school success through scoring, and provides individualized actionable reports and training to schools and school systems.

Changes championed by these leaders include incentive pay for teachers based on test scores, greater school choice and new data systems that track the performance of students, teachers and schools.

According to Politico Pro, Murray and Scott agree with certain provisions, like the «requirement that states come up with concrete evaluations or scores for schools,» but want to see changes like «including the timeline for states to get their new accountability systems up and running, transportation for students in foster care, calculating graduation rates, n - sizes, resource equity and more.»

Whereas low - scoring schools settle for descriptions in the passive voice («teachers were trained»), schools with high scores in evaluation are learning systems in which faculty members challenge themselves to understand the relationship between their professional practices and changes in student achievement.

National tests indicate also that there was no significant change in Washington D.C. scores while Ms. Rhee was in control of the school system.

But changes, including the elimination of requirements to use state standardized test scores in evaluations and the lack of adequate funding, would have set back efforts in Los Angeles and elsewhere to develop a strong teacher evaluation system, he said.

Officials have made several other changes to the system, including giving teachers the opportunity to have their lowest observation score dropped (if it's less than the average of the others).

That will likely change this school year as the Tennessee report cards begin to reflect scores from the state's new teacher evaluation system, which includes multiple classroom observations, said Miller.

New teacher evaluation systems have been changed in at least 33 states since 2009, and more than two dozen states are relying on both observations and student growth on test scores to judge a teacher's effectiveness.

Although Rhee refrained from prescribing her system to California schools - which she admitted constitutes a vastly different environment than the District of Columbia - she did outline her recipe for change that involves ousting any teacher that can't produce effective test scores.

REVIEWS «When the Obama Administration decided to spend the billions it got for schools as part of the stimulus package to launch the Race to the Top program and the NCLB waivers, forcing many states to adopt teacher evaluation based on changes in student test scores, leading experts warned that this «value added» system did not have a reliable scientific basis and would often lead to false conclusions.