Sentences with phrase «decides whether the student»

Trust, self esteem, loneliness, a need to belong and fears of rejection play a huge part in deciding whether a student will cheat or not, one study found.

Tennessee Education Commissioner Candice McQueen says school districts can decide whether student assessment scores will be included in student grades as long as the scores don't lower final grades.

Decide whether students should graph only the recent years of Phil's predictions or Phil's entire history.

The article continued, «Rigorous testing that decides whether students graduate, teachers win bonuses, and schools are shuttered... does little to improve achievement and may actually worsen academic performance and dropout rates, according to the largest study ever on the issue.»

The schools and the teachers know what is going to be taught and they often decide whether the student should or should not leave class.»

Still, 78 percent of parents agree «it's wrong to use the results of just one test to decide whether a student gets promoted or graduates.»

The new policy — which the Department of Education announced midway through the year's testing period — would have principals, not test scores, decide whether students move on to the next grade.

The dissertation writing along with the final exams decides whether the student has passed or failed the course.

A dissertation decides whether the student will get his / her degree or not.

The Associated Press states that the Supreme Court will be deciding whether student loans can be dismissed through bankruptcy with just a notice to the collector instead of a hearing proving that paying the money back would cause an «undue hardship».

Not exact matches

BI: Harvard has agreed to hand over years of confidential applicant records to the DOJ, who will then decide whether they've been discriminating against Asian - American students.

Your best bet is to compare interest rates and shop around when you decide to apply for a private student loan, whether you are getting a new student loan or refinancing existing loans.

Here are a few things to keep in mind when deciding on whether you should invest or pay off student loans.

After the application is reviewed, eligible students will have the option to decide whether they want a fixed or variable rate loan.

UC Santa Cruz Provost Allison Galloway stated that under the current circumstances the university had to decide whether to keep funding the athletic program or to be able to maintain student services for an increasing student population.

In this guide, you'll learn everything you need to know to decide whether you should refinance your student loans.

By bringing these complaints into the open and allowing students to band together in asserting classwide claims, we expect school misconduct will be made public much earlier on — helping prospective students and the government to decide whether a school deserves their dollars.

Several students confided that money was the main question for them in deciding whether or not they could indeed attend seminary.

How do I decide whether justice requires that I treat a student of mine in a certain way?

The student then meets with the complex director and the university's Native American cultural adviser, who decide whether to approve the request.

Advice on Early Decisions: This column from a former admissions officer provides advice for students deciding whether to submit a binding early decision application.

TINLEY PARK — A scale model of a proposed new recreation center, made by students at Prairie View Junior High School in Tinley Park, is helping voters decide whether to support a bond referendum proposal for the real thing.

New Prenatal yoga students are welcome to take any class on our schedule and then decide whether to put their first class towards a class package, or purchase a single class.

We'll find out whether the new governor will continue Albany's practice of stealing dedicated transit funds to plug budget holes elsewhere, try again to reduce the state's meager contribution to student MetroCards to nothing, or decide instead -LSB-...]

Washington (CNN)- Failed South Carolina Senate Democratic candidate Alvin Greene wants a jury to decide whether he is guilty of showing pornographic images to a college student.

Should the group decide that student test scores are invalid for rating teachers — and many Albany insiders expect that to be the case — it would be up to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and lawmakers to decide whether to rescind a state law that now links scores and evaluations.

So regardless of whether a student decides to pursue a challenging career in construction they will still be learning something really valuable in a thoroughly engaging way.»

Community colleges give placement exams to decide whether incoming students need remediation, but in some instances those exams test things that were never taught in high school.

Down the aisle, two of his MIT students, Valentina Chamorro and Madeline Aby, are rummaging through kitchen supplies, deciding whether to buy an acrylic toothpick holder.

Among other things they decide whether PhD students are to be dismissed or appointed in the first place (powerful position) and are hardly ever controlled (autonomous position).

The students wondered whether it was possible to detect human - originated compounds in the water systems, and decided to find out by testing for cooking spices in local waters.

Although there are many sources for such feedback (fellow PhD students, professors, and even friends and family), your supervisor should undoubtedly be the most important figure in this respect, because your supervisor is not only closest to what you are doing, but also the one who will ultimately decide whether your dissertation is ready to be defended.

Students who are about to graduate have to decide whether to get the second doctor's degree (Habilitation)-- which, for a transitional period until 2009, will run in parallel as a qualifying route for a full professorship — or to apply directly for a post as a «Juniorprofessor.»

So Baughman and his students decided to explore whether everyday plastic fibers could act as artificial muscles.

When deciding on whether or not to implement anti-bullying programs, schools should view their efforts to reduce bullying as promoting a positive school climate for all students as focusing on wide - ranging benefits will help motivate schools that are concerned about limited time and resources.

Bethany fell in love with this horse as soon as she saw him but it took her awhile to decide whether or not she could afford it out of her student loan money!

The story of the film follows a mentally fragile college student named Ashley (Caitlin Gerard from «Magic Mike» and «The Social Network») who, after learning of an urban legend in which a mysterious serial killer named «Smiley» can be summoned through the Internet, must decide whether she is losing her mind or becoming Smiley «s next victim.»

uu While visiting her grandmother's house, where she plans to finish a school project and decide whether to marry her boyfriend, a student gets caught up in the reminiscences of older women who gather to work on a quilt with «Where Love Resides» as its theme.

Schools that decided to convert to charter schools did so based on a number of unique criteria, including percentage of non-Catholic students they already taught, whether the neighborhood had fewer Catholic families, and whether the school needed more resources and facility upgrades.

Policymakers should consider these results when deciding whether schools have sufficient resources and appropriate policy guidance to take their students on tours of cultural institutions.

Ofqual has stated that «Many students and teachers are likely to have been affected by the tragic events in Manchester last night» and that «head teachers are best placed to decide whether exams should go ahead as planned».

Listening to and reflecting with students as they decide whether to go to a school dedicated to the arts or to a liberal arts college is a good first step in supporting these students.

To gauge public views on this subject, we asked half of our respondents to indicate which level of government should play the biggest role in three areas: 1) setting educational standards for what students should know; 2) deciding whether or not a school is failing; and 3) deciding how to fix failing schools.

This helps students reflect on what they did, discover or reinforce their strengths — as well as areas for improvement — and helps them decide whether they want to pursue this career further.

Former student Bam Russell said she hoped to offer reassurance to students still deciding whether or not to go to university.

Fairview students are participating on a committee to decide whether a uniform policy should continue, although parents will make the final decision.

Tasked with deciding whether to close schools due to bad weather, superintendents must weigh concerns about student and staff safety against the loss of student learning time.

Washington — The «modified» ability tests that may decide whether a physically handicapped student graduates from high school or is accepted by a college do not and can not comply fully with federal regulations designed to prevent discrimination against the handicapped, according to a report issued here last week by the National Research Council, the research branch of the National Academy of Sciences (nas).

Before beginning the activity, ask students to brainstorm in small groups the steps that might be involved in deciding whether a particular franchise opportunity is a good one or not.

Students have to decide whether they believe it is a crime or not a crime.