Sentences with phrase «exam scores of»

AP exam scores of a 1 or 2 earn 110 points toward the graduation index.

Our best evidence of the effects of laptop policy comes from a separate analysis that compares the exam scores of students assigned to the unrestricted - use and tablet - only classrooms to those of students in classes where laptops were banned, while adjusting for the minor differences in the backgrounds of students across groups and including controls for the instructor, the class hour, and the semester.

Students receive credit toward the major or core curriculum for each exam score of 3 or higher.

Not exact matches

They must either score high on the end - of - school exam (which only half of students typically pass) so that they can get admitted to a university and get a reputable job like a teacher or a doctor — or they must marry right away.

Some schools, such as the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management, don't have a minimum, but if you want to be considered competitive, it's best to score above 600 on the exam.

The average GMAT score for Rotman's 2013 entering class was 674, and York University's Schulich School of Business says a competitive score would be 660 with a balanced score — that is, in at least the 50th percentile — across the four measures of the exam.

After scoring a 760 on his GMAT exam, he spent a couple of years teaching test prep courses for Manhattan GMAT.

The average score when a group of more than 300 execs and supervisors took a basic financial literacy exam.

The meta - analysis, published online today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, concluded that teaching approaches that turned students into active participants rather than passive listeners reduced failure rates and boosted scores on exams by almost one - half a standard deviation.

China's Communist Party is a merciless meritocracy... if you're in Chinese leadership, you made it there by scoring high on a long series of exams, starting at age twelve — which means you haven't met a stupid person since you were in junior high school.

The main benefit of the stock market game is that students who take part in it earn higher scores on personal finance exams than those who do not play it.

Most of us did improve, of course, but the professor who proctored our exam said that over the years, the test has not changed, but the scores have steadily decreased.

If you take our food safety certification exam and pass with a score of 75 % and above, you will get your food safety certification in the mail within 15 days.

The exam will be proctored by an employee at a test center location and if you pass the exam with a score of at least 75 %, you will be a certified food manager in no time.

In the same year, he passed the Advanced Sommelier Exam of the Court of Master Sommeliers, earning the Rudd Scholarship for his high score.

She holds an advanced Sommelier degree from the Court of Master Sommeliers, where she was rewarded the Rudd Scholarship for top scores on the Advanced Exam.

Our own Peter Marks is one of only 28 Masters of Wine residing in the U.S. and was the first American to win the Madame Bollinger Foundation Award for having the highest tasting score on the rigorous MW exam.

In addition to his Top Somm win, Orr has received numerous distinctions including an Advanced Sommelier certification from the Court of Master Sommeliers, where he was named Rudd Scholar for receiving the highest passing score on the exam.

Beginning in 1986, the rule stipulated, entering freshmen would be eligible for scholarships only if they had achieved a grade point average of at least 2.0 in a college - preparatory core curriculum and, when it came to the two standard college entrance examinations, attained a minimum score of 700 on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) or 15 on the American College Testing Program's exam.

Applicants need a score of 80 % or higher on both parts of the exam to pass and become endorsed.

The most obvious sign of that were the scores on the citywide math exam at our middle school, which had been the school with the most challenges.

As noted by Michael Mastanduno, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, the change is «rooted in our faculty's belief that high AP exam scores are not a substitute for a Dartmouth undergraduate class.»

The notion of AP classes and scores as all - important to college admissions also came under the microscope; the study found that while the majority of colleges use AP exams as a factor in admissions, the way the scores are used varies widely among institutions.

Any foreign applicant may be required to submit an official score report from an English proficiency exam such as TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) or IELTS (International English Language Test System).

Kaminsky had urged the Regents to take up the issue that offers an alternative from what he calls a «one - size - fits - all» path of securing a diploma through Regents exam scores.

Approximately 30,000 students will take up to three - hour - long field tests for new Common Core - based exams starting Monday — a week ahead of official state exams that will count students» scores in math and English.

New York is going back to the drawing board to rethink the way it evaluates school teachers and principals after controversy over the use of student test scores in job evaluations helped fuel a massive boycott of state exams in recent years.

«The Common Core Task Force Report has 21 common sense recommendations we've been seeking for several years including reducing the amount of testing and testing anxiety, making sure curriculum and exams are age appropriate and not placing such a heavy emphasis on teacher evaluations and student performance on the standardized test scores.»

Charter school's students of the poorest neighborhood of New York City are doing excellent test scores in the state exams & the traditional public schools are falling miserably where those charter schools are co located.

The members seeking a change in leadership argued that Iannuzzi wasn't aggressive enough in fighting the policies of Governor Andrew Cuomo and education commissioner John King, such as a teacher - evaluation system that includes student scores on state exams.

The evaluation system, which Cuomo pushed through in last year's budget, relies heavily on the use of student scores on the state's standardized, Common Core - aligned exams.

New York's school children made incremental progress in math scores but no gains in English tests in the second year of Common Core - related exams.

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo named members to a Common Core review panel and called for fewer standardized exams Monday, but gave no sign of rolling back his controversial initiative to tie test scores to school closings and teacher evaluations.

Until now, a score of 41 out of a total of 75 was required on the exam, known as the edTPA, for educative Teacher Performance Assessment.

State education officials are eyeing a plan that could «recalibrate» — and presumably lower — passing scores on a challenging new teacher licensing exam that has produced a failure rate of more than 20 percent since it was introduced statewide in 2015.

Statewide, only 31 percent of students scored proficient or higher on the math and language arts exams.

The lawmakers, concerned with a backlash not just from the teachers but in some cases from vocal parent - constituents, appear to have followed the union's lead: The moratorium, which has been a major legislative priority of New York State United Teachers, would essentially hold harmless teachers, principals and students from low test scores on Common Core - aligned exams for two years.

The Board of Regents today strongly endorsed the rationale presented by Education Commissioner David M. Steiner to adjust the «cut scores» on the state's grade 3 - 8 math and English assessments based on research that clearly suggests the need to more accurately indicate «proficiency» on those exams.

This past year, 96 percent of students passed the Common Core math exams while 55 percent passed the English exams - both scores are well above state averages.

The law, which bases as much as 50 percent of teachers» job ratings on student test scores, was strengthened during a time when more rigorous standardized exams, based on the national Common Core academic standards, were being introduced into classrooms.

The state this year reduced the number of answers kids needed to get right on 11 of the 12 Common Core exams, fueling concerns that rising scores were inflated, but state education officials said the questions were «slightly more difficult» than those used in past years.

Niagara University no longer will require SAT or ACT scores for admission, joining a growing list of colleges and universities that make the standardized college admissions exams optional for prospective students.

The state this year lowered the number of answers kids needed to get right on 11 of the 12 Common Core exams, fueling concerns that rising scores were inflated.

Until now, a score of 41 out of a total of 75 was required on the exams, known as the edTPA, for educative Teacher Performance Assessment.

For a long time, one of the signature elements of Mr. Cuomo's education - reform agenda had been tying teacher evaluations to the test scores students received on state exams.

That intensified after Cuomo pushed a law through the legislature in spring 2015 requiring districts to base up to 50 percent of the job ratings on student exam scores.

The math and English scores for grades 3 through 8 in the exams tied to the Common Core show slight improvement, but only about a third of the students are considered proficient.

Tisch, who served nearly 20 years as a Regent and six as the Chancellor, led the controversial movements to adopt rigorous Common Core standards and tie a portion of teacher evaluations to student test scores, and also implemented more difficult state exams during her tenure.

In this plan, 50 % of the teacher's evaluation will be reliant on the scores students received on state exams while the other 50 % will be based on independent observation.

Most of its students still scored Level 1 on the state exams.