Sentences with phrase «decline in performance between»

Australia was one of 10 countries to show a significant decline in performance between 2012 (the last time mathematical literacy was the major domain) and 2015.

Australia was one of nine countries to show a significant decline in performance between 2009 (the last time reading literacy was the major domain) and 2015.

Australia was one of 13 countries to show a significant decline in performance between 2006 (the last time scientific literacy was the major domain) and 2015.

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The view in designing and using OSUs was that they struck a balance between stock options and RSUs; they are performance - based and present significant upside potential for superior stock price performance while sharing some attributes of traditional RSUs by offering some value to the recipient, even if the stock price declines over the three - year measurement period.

However, the continuing decline of modern foreign languages and the growing divide in performance between boys and girls at the top grades are worrying trends.»

Results show that in comparison to women who experienced menopause after the age of 50, those with a premature menopause had a more than 40 % increased risk of poor performance on tasks assessing verbal fluency and visual memory and was associated with a 35 % increased risk of decline in psychomotor speed (coordination between the brain and the muscles that brings about movement) and overall cognitive function over 7 years.

There is a finely graded inverse association between age and cognitive performance, 3 4 5 but the age at which cognitive decline becomes evident at the population level remains the subject of debate.5 6 7 A recent review of the literature concluded that there was little evidence of cognitive decline before the age of 60.8 This point of view, however, is not universally accepted.5 6 Clinicopathological studies show good correlation between neuropathology and the severity of cognitive decline, 9 10 11 and neurofibrillary tangles and amyloid plaques, the hallmarks of pathology, are known to be present in the brains of young adults.12 13 Emerging consensus on the long gestation period of dementia14 15 also suggests that adults aged under 60 are likely to experience age related cognitive decline.

If you perform 5 - 10 intervals with full rest between you should notice only a slight decline in your performance in latter repeats.

At the end of last year, the Australian Council for Educational Research released a report on the latest PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) results that found a significant decline in scientific literacy performance in Australia between 2006 and 2015 (Thomson, De Bortoli, & Underwood, 2016).

Twelve other countries have also seen a significant decline in their scientific literacy performance between PISA 2006 and PISA 2015.

Among the facts from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Fourth Grade Reading report cited by FairTest: — There has been no gain in NAEP grade four reading performance nationally since 1992 despite a huge increase in state - mandated testing; — NAEP scores in southern states, which test the most and have the highest stakes attached to their state testing programs, have declined; — The NAEP score gap between white children and those from African American and Hispanic families has increased, even though schools serving low - income and minority - group children put the most emphasis on testing; and — Scores of children eligible for free lunch programs have dropped since 1996.

«Data show that the relationship between poverty and student achievement has declined in recent years, at least in science, with students» socioeconomic status becoming a less reliable predictor of performance,» King said.

In 2007, two federal reports found that the performance of U.S. high school students on the reading portion of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) had declined between 1992 and 2005, even though students reported getting higher grades (GPAs rose from 2.68 in 1990 to 2.98 in 2005) and taking tougher classes (the percentage of students who said they took college - preparatory classes rose from 5 to 10 percent)(Schmidt, 2007In 2007, two federal reports found that the performance of U.S. high school students on the reading portion of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) had declined between 1992 and 2005, even though students reported getting higher grades (GPAs rose from 2.68 in 1990 to 2.98 in 2005) and taking tougher classes (the percentage of students who said they took college - preparatory classes rose from 5 to 10 percent)(Schmidt, 2007in 1990 to 2.98 in 2005) and taking tougher classes (the percentage of students who said they took college - preparatory classes rose from 5 to 10 percent)(Schmidt, 2007in 2005) and taking tougher classes (the percentage of students who said they took college - preparatory classes rose from 5 to 10 percent)(Schmidt, 2007).

Principal Kevin Simmons said the «driving force» for the increase in math minutes came as state exam results showed declines in math scores and gaps in performance between racial and socioeconomic student groups.

For example, a recent meta - analysis, or a statistical breakdown that aggregates the results of multiple studies, found that academic achievement declined as suspensions increased, with a stronger association between out - of - school suspension and performance than in - school suspension.

Except in the event of a significant market decline, most of the day - to - day fluctuation in Fund value can be expected to be driven by the difference in performance between the stocks held by the Fund and the indices it uses to hedge (primarily the S&P 500 Index).

3 — Identity - Politics Curators, Between Adrian Piper pulling out of the show Radical Presence: Black Performance in Contemporary Art and the artists of Jewish descent who declined to participate in the Jew York exhibition at Zach Feuer and Untitled galleries, it looks like curators who want to group or explore artists based on identity have hit hard times.

Using average fuel consumption for passenger vehicles and trucks (AADT (T)-RRB-, it then models the influence of progressive increases in roughness and deflection of the roadway's top layer over time (between major rehabilitations) and interprets the calculated decline in performance as increased vehicle fuel use due to the pavement.

The study, based on data collected by the OECD's Programme for International Student Assessment, looked at the academic performances of 15 - year - olds in many countries and found that, in places where it is more common to use the Internet at school for schoolwork, reading and math performance declined between 2000 and 2012.

Assisted living occupancy was the most resilient in terms of occupancy performance during the recession, declining between 300 and 350 basis points depending on the campus type.