Sentences with phrase «exam than students»

In 2014 - 2015, high school students who used Algebra Nation had a 10 % higher pass rate on the Florida Algebra 1 End of Course exam than students who did not use Algebra Nation.

In one study, students who took 2.5 milligrams a day of mixed omega - 3 fatty acids for 12 weeks had less anxiety before an exam than students taking placebo.

Students who said they felt threatened by their teachers» messages that frequently focused on failure reported feeling less motivated and scored worse on the exam than students who said their teacher used fewer fear tactics that they considered less threatening, the study found.

In 2016, according to the editorial, «children who attended public charter schools in these eight districts were 146 % more likely to pass state exams than students at traditional district schools, and three times more likely to score at the highest proficiency level.»

Although educators warn that test scores can never tell the whole story about a school, it is notable that economically disadvantaged students at Lockwood made even more progress on the 2014 exams than students who were not.

Students who entered lotteries and won spots in New York City charter schools performed better on state exams than students who entered the same lotteries but did not secure charter school seats, according to a study by a Stanford University economist being released Tuesday...

Why do students who complete our online drivers ed score higher on their exit exams than students who take traditional drivers ed classes (according to a 2003 CADMV study).

In 2003, the DMV conducted a study and came to the conclusion that students taking online drivers education courses actually scored higher on their course exit exams than students learning the same information in a traditional drivers education classroom setting.

Not exact matches

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.

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.

Not too long ago, a student asked me during a final exam if he could write an essay on a topic of his own choosing rather than on one of the three possibilities provided by the test.

Still, there is no way that, for this Jerusalemite and all other Israeli husbands and fathers» along with students at university who miss their exams, and beginners in new jobs or careers who are one way and another bound to be set back» the burden of yearly, as I like to think of it, «fulfillment» is not at the least a nuisance and more often than not downright onerous.

Two other Buffalo Grove High School students also aced the exam, which is a feat less than one percent of all students nationwide can claim.

Backlash over the rollout of the Common Core learning standards, along with aligned state tests and new teacher evaluations, came to a head last April when more than 20 percent of the state's eligible students refused to take the state standardized math and English language arts exams.

More than 100,000 students across the state take the Regents Geometry exam each year.

The cost of qualifying is therefore likely to be less than following the sequential qualification route for ATT and CTA and students will be able to sit some exams earlier than if they had followed the sequential route.

Exams only make students compete rather than collaborate their ideas.

They say the test results show that charter school students scored higher on the exams than did public school students.

With more than two - thirds of Oneida City School District students refusing to take the Common Core aligned exams this year, the district has one of the highest student opt out rates in New York state.

Under a new regulation, students with individualized education plans would need to pass two Regents exams — English and math — rather than five.

It encourages schools to choose exams based on how easy they are to pass, rather than how valuable they are to the student.

The U.S. Department of Education warned states this week that federal school aid may be withheld withheld next year if less than 95 percent of students take government - mandated exams.

«We are relying more than ever on state exams — to measure student achievement, to evaluate teacher and principal effectiveness, and to hold schools and districts accountable for their performance,» Regents Chancellor Merryl H. Tisch said.

More than 71,000 elementary and middle school students refused to take the state Common Core math test yesterday in 80 of Long Island's 124 school districts that responded to a Newsday survey — nearly 53 percent of those eligible for the exam in those systems.

More than half of Long Island students eligible to take the state Common Core test in English Language Arts refused to take the exam this week, according to a Newsday survey of public school districts ending Thursday, the third and final day of the assessment.

Less than one - third of students in the third through eighth grade, around 31 percent, passed the new math and English exams given for the first time this year, says Regents Chancellor Merrill Tisch, who made the announcement on a conference call.

Existing students who have already completed a Paper 2 or Paper 3 exam will be able to select any of the remaining option papers, rather than having to combine one paper from each category as was previously the case.

Less than one third of students in the third through eighth grades, around 31 %, passed the new math and English exams given for the first time this year, says Regents Chancellor Merrill Tisch, making the announcement on a conference call.

It was a reminder that the federal government could withhold funding for disadvantaged students from states with less than 95 percent participation on exams.

In spring 2015, the boycott grew so large — with parents pulling more than 200,000 students out of testing in English language arts and mathematics, about 20 percent of those eligible statewide — that Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo called for a sweeping review of the state's academic standards and exams.

Chancellor Fariña Announces Record Number of NYC Students Taking and Passing Advanced Placement Exams With the implementation of Computer Science for All, the number of students taking an AP Computer Science exam in 2017 rose more than threefold, from 1,137 students to 3,966 sStudents Taking and Passing Advanced Placement Exams With the implementation of Computer Science for All, the number of students taking an AP Computer Science exam in 2017 rose more than threefold, from 1,137 students to 3,966 sstudents taking an AP Computer Science exam in 2017 rose more than threefold, from 1,137 students to 3,966 sstudents to 3,966 studentsstudents.

Currently, only one in five Black or Hispanic students can read or write at grade level, and more than 200,000 Black and Hispanic students could not meet academic standards on this year's state exams.

Overall, the researchers report, students who learned metacognition skills scored around 4 percent higher on the final exam than their peers in the control section.

It reported that the metacognitive skills of students in classes that used exam wrappers increased more across the semester than those of students in courses that did not employ exam wrappers.

Male students in undergraduate introductory biology courses are outperforming females at test time, but it may be due to how exams are designed rather than academic ability.

Students who participated in the Facebook group scored higher on quizzes, wrote stronger papers and did better on exams than classmates who did not take part, the study reports.

The results showed that the attitudes of students who were told that their views on the exam policy were based on morality were more likely to predict their behavior than the attitudes of students who were told their views were based on equality or tradition.

She cites a 1997 University of California, Los Angeles, study that found, among 25,000 students, those who had spent time involved in a musical pursuit tested higher on SATs and reading proficiency exams than those with no instruction in music.

After taking into account their parents» income and education — factors that are known to affect exam scores — the highest - achieving students were more than three times more likely to suffer from the mental illness than their average peers.

Research on medical students showed that wounds healed more slowly in exam time than when they were on vacation — an example of how chronically elevated cortisol impairs the immune system.»

In a study of student's stools during exam week, it was found that the student's stools contained fewer lactobacilli (a strain of «good bacteria») than compared to any other normal day.

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(The weights are adjusted for teachers in subjects not covered by statewide assessments or end - of - course exams and for those with fewer than three years of student - achievement data.)

These studies show, consistently, that parental schools of choice not controlled by public school districts 1) are usually prohibited by law from screening out students based on admission exams, 2) use ability tracking less frequently than traditional public schools even when, legally, they can, and 3) may use ability tracking, but when they do, it is less likely to have a negative effect on the achievement of low - track students.

During his last two years in Chicago, Palmer - Klein's biology students passed the Advanced Placement exam at a rate higher than the national average.

By the time college entrance exams come around, many students find that their current vocabulary is more limited than would be ideal.

More than three years ago, schools in the small central Ohio city of Coshocton launched an experiment to pay elementary students for passing or scoring high on state exams.

Moreover, a 2014 Public Health England report found that the amount of moderate to vigorous physical activity students engaged with at 11 years of age had an effect on academic performance across English, maths and science, including final GCSE exam results, with active students found to achieve up to 20 per cent higher results than non ‑ active students.

With the latest GCSE results showing the sharpest decline in the percentage of students achieving C grades or above since 1988, and school leaders saying that pupils are bringing more worries into school than they did five years ago, these statistics highlight the concerns for students» mental wellbeing and suggest that today's students are struggling to cope with the increasing demands placed on them by exams.

We can welcome students into our classrooms with the possibilities of learning that lasts longer than any exam and goes far beyond the classroom walls.