Sentences with phrase «classroom focus on standardized tests»

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The girls are given a more focused education — the classrooms are much smaller than in the coed schools that pack upwards of a 100 students in one room — and they perform, on average, much better than the rest of Kakuma on Kenya's standardized testing for secondary schools.

After achieving the passage of a new evaluation system that will rely on a mix on at least one standardized test and in - classroom observation, the governor is renewing his focus to areas NYSUT has opposed, including a lifting of the cap on charter schools and a $ 150 million education investment tax credit, which is strongly backed by private and parochial schools.

Stephens said that the ability to apply knowledge to real - world situations is missing in many students — an apparent consequence of relaxed standards in the American educational system and a focus in the classroom on passing standardized tests, he said.

As schools narrow their focus on improving performance on math and reading standardized tests, they have greater difficulty justifying taking students out of the classroom for experiences that are not related to improving those test scores.

But Moskowitz's fine - grained focus imbues every facet of Success Charter Network: the reading rugs in air - conditioned classrooms, the hands - on science program (after the Brearley School's), the otherworldly performance on last year's standardized tests, and, yes, the gleaming lavatories.

Critics use that phrase to contend that standardized tests have forced classrooms to simply focus on preparing students for year - end exams.

They conclude with policy prescriptions, starting with the need to change from a focus on standardized tests to what is still the «black box» of actual student learning and to changing classroom practices, particularly formative assessment.

That is why the sixth and final section of Pencils Down, «Beyond High - Stakes, Standardized Testing,» focuses on authentic forms of assessment, including portfolios and ongoing teacher and student self - reflection based on classroom evidence.