Sentences with phrase «earlier grading scale»

D.C. officials reverted to an earlier grading scale to make their scores look better.

Not exact matches

«Conclusive evidence has shown the benefits of class sizes of 1:15, especially in the primary grades,» says Charles M. Achilles, a professor of educational administration at Eastern Michigan University, in Small Classes, Big Possibilities, an article he penned for The School Administrator: «Since the early, 1980s, a large - scale project in Indiana, a major experiment in Tennessee, numerous smaller studies and evaluations of projects that use low adult - to - student ratios have found that youngsters in small classes (1:15 or so) as compared to youngsters in larger classes

The traditional grading scale is archaic with roots extending back to early education.

Herbert Saffir and Robert Simpson introduced their five - grade sustained wind intensity scale in the early 1970s.

In partnership with developers at the Oregon Research Institute, SRI conducted a large - scale study of the effectiveness of an early intervention program intended to help children in grades 1 — 3 who are at risk for developing, or who demonstrate, antisocial or aggressive behaviors.