Sentences with phrase «exam results in»

It follows a row over GCSE English exam results in 2012 which led to thousands of papers being re-graded.

Study author Tom Bramley said: «Exam results in a school may go up or down in unanticipated ways, caused by a wide and complex set of factors.

Academic research from Simon Burgess, a professor of economics at Bristol University, recently showed that pupils with additional languages tend to make more academic progress than other groups and that good exam results in London «did appear to be accounted for» by the increased number of pupils with English as an additional language.

For each of the 171 schools in its study, it looked at exam results in the three «similar» schools that were nearest.

The college said Mr Moore had successfully raised academic standards, producing the best exam results in recent college history.

Questions posed after reading the prompt inspired students to investigate the history of the exam resulting in learning about the history of reform in Massachusetts and to interview principals and parents for other points of view, test validity and reliability, as well as student points of view.

Not exact matches

Given that 71 countries participate in the exam, the results mean that America failed to enter even the top 33 % in either subject.

Trump's physician announced the results of the president's first formal health exam in January, and some people were skeptical of Trump's reported weight.

This wreaks havoc on large administrations and results in delays, for example, in class registration and final exams.

As mentioned earlier, students have the option of enrolling in the educational course by itself, or they can couple the course materials with a comprehensive exam — successful completion of which will result in the CSSCS designation.

The relegation in our Catholic schools of formation in faithfulness and other duties beneath «equal rights» and exam results is one of the most heart - breaking drivers of this process.

A prestigious Church of England school in south east London has reversed a decision to exclude two pupils over their exam results.

The on - site improvements (e.g., computers, books, lower student / teacher ratios — the secondary school used to operate at a 1:67 ratio) and quantitative results (e.g., in the past 5 years, the rate for passing university entrance exams has climbed from 60 to 89 %) are remarkable and I wanted to share some audio and video.

Specifically, for fathers, higher expectations about their children's educational level, and greater level / frequency of interest and direct involvement in children's learning, education and schools, are associated strongly with better educational outcomes for their children, including: • better exam / test / class results • higher level of educational qualification • greater progress at school • better attitudes towards school (e.g. enjoyment) • higher educational expectations • better behaviour at school (e.g. reduced risk of suspension or expulsion)(for discussion / review of all this research, see Goldman, 2005).

LCGB would like to extend our congratulations to all newly qualified or re-qualified IBCLCs who sat the exam in October and have received successful results this week.

... Another reason that the AP experience seldom results in less time to degree is because even among those students eligible to receive college credit, many opt to repeat the course (Sadler & Sonnert, 2010) Finally, it is rare that students pass enough AP exams to skip an entire semester or full year ahead, thus allowing them to graduate in three or three and a half years (Klopfenstein, 2008 & 2010).

... Students who do well on AP exams tend to do better in college and have higher graduation rates, but it is unclear whether this is a direct result of the AP program.

It was drummed into us from the beginning that we had to constantly have our eye on the distance — end of year exam results dictated which GCSE options we were allowed to take, and we'd need to choose the right GCSE's to allows us to take the A-Levels we wanted, which in turn were for the purpose of gaining access to the right degree course at the right university.

According to Tough, who has investigated everything from neuroscience to educational psychology to discover the true predictors of high achievement, as a society we are so preoccupied by exam results that we are not bringing out the best in our children.

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When I was 26 years old, I learned my HBsAg was reactive when I was required to undergo medical exam for an employment (so depressed I wasn't hired and the doctor had to write in big words, «not fit to work» on my medical result clearance).

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He stated that in order to ensure the integrity of the exams and the results which were released, the scripts have to be re-marked by «a credible and independent body.»

A record number of Scottish pupils are receiving their exam results today, although pass rates for Highers have fallen for the first time in four years.

Will the Minister accept that this experiment is failing, because it is not providing fair assessment, and look again at how best to obtain accurate results in these important exams for young people?

«Students and their teachers are bracing themselves for greater volatility in this year's results, particularly at AS level with the first students sitting exams under a new curriculum this year.

Well, this is precisely where good training is crucial; if you have a good grounding in educational psychology, philosophy and history, you won't be flattered by your good exam results.

Each year's exam results are followed by public and media allegations that the «absolute standard» which GCSE grades are intended to represent (in contrast to the «quota» grading system of the previous exam systems) is being degraded.

«In recent months, parents and teachers have expressed the need for common core tests and results to be made available to the teachers who administer the exams,» the bill memo states.

The results from the latest group of students to sit the joint CIOT ICAEW Taxation of Major Corporates (TOMC) exam show an increase in the pass rate to 76 percent.

Exam markers were accused of making school students the victims of political football today, after results showed the first decline in results in GCSE history.

«Much of the speculation ahead of the publication of this year's A-level results has focused on a predicted fall in the number of top grades being awarded, amid claims that this is the result of a «toughing up» on exams by the Coalition Government.

ALBANY — State education commissioner John King said Tuesday that a call from teachers» unions for a three - year moratorium on using state exam results for «high - stakes» decisions is a «distraction» from the goal of improving New York graduates» outcomes in college and careers.

Students of the ADIT (Advanced Diploma in International Taxation) qualification, who sat exams in a record 42 countries and territories, will today receive their results.

He said it was also a deliberate act by the board to withhold about 76,923 results due to some alleged malpractices in some of the Computer Based Centres (CBT) where exams were held.

For all of us in education, these new Common Core exam results are a wake - up call — and the thing about a wake - up call is you have to wake up.

Protocol dictates that these students re-sit the exams, but the SRC has demanded that the results are scrapped, to allow the students to proceed with their six - month internship in March.

It even gets personal when my home region, the Volta Region recorded one of the worst results in the basic certificate exams last year - ONLY 11 Candidates out of the many thousands who sat for the entrance exams had aggregate 6.

The legislation awaiting the governor's signature would provide the children and siblings of police officers, firefighters, and emergency medical technicians who died as a result of the September 11th World Trade Center attack or rescue operations following the attack to receive additional points on a civil service exam for a position that is located in the same municipality where the applicant's deceased parent or sibling served.

Leaving aside the question of whether this is simply due to easier exams, it's clear that this increased «attainment» is not resulting in greater employability — so the reported 65 % increase in education funding since Labour came to power can not be judged a good investment, by any stretch of the imagination.

«She envisioned this as something that would fill a need in her office until the bar exam results come out,» he said.

Meghan Ryan, who graduated from law school in 2012, plans to work in her part - time law clerk position until May while she awaits the results of the bar exam, Carroll said.

INDULGING in a fatty meal after studying for an exam could boost your results.

Modha's mother sent word to the job site shortly after lunch: The results from the statewide university entrance exams had come in.

But it's funny how waiting to look at a little sheet of paper giving the results for an exam can make your stomach turn flips and your mind bend in all directions wondering if you answered a question correctly, whether they'll pass you, and who had to fail so that you could pass.

Jere Confrey, an education researcher at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, said the value of the study goes beyond the impressive exam results.

Even when the researchers restricted their analysis to exam questions that didn't require quantitative calculations, but only conceptual reasoning that should have been enhanced in a lab course, they got the same results for the lab benefit: zero.

Exam results are often posted on bulletin boards in schools and colleges in India When Debarghya Das» friends approached him to obtain their final grades from the education board before the official announcement, he gave it a try and got nowhere.

In line with the results of the new studies, Weiner found that scores on the general GRE exam and undergraduate GPA did not distinguish between high - and low - performing graduate students in his prograIn line with the results of the new studies, Weiner found that scores on the general GRE exam and undergraduate GPA did not distinguish between high - and low - performing graduate students in his prograin his program.

The research offers a first - of - its - kind glimpse into the dangers of the two combative sports in Canada, and is the direct result of Karpman's quarter - century of experience as a ringside physician conducting post-fight exams, which are mandatory in both sports.