Sentences with phrase «examination score in»

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I will cover the factors where we receive a high score quite quickly in order to leave room for a closer examination of the two weak points.

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.

Breastfed children had higher mean scores on tests of cognitive ability; performed better on standardized tests of reading, mathematics, and scholastic ability; were rated as performing better in reading and mathematics by their class teachers; had higher levels of achievement in school - leaving examinations; and less often left school without educational qualifications.

Table 1 shows clear and highly significant (P <.0001) tendencies for increasing duration of breastfeeding to be associated with higher scores on measures of cognitive ability, teacher ratings of performance, standardized tests of achievement, better grades in School Certificate examinations, and lower percentages of children leaving school without qualifications.

The Delegate Assembly approved six resolutions at its March 22 meeting, including one calling for teachers to be able to grade Regents examinations in their home schools rather than travel to scoring sites.

(It's unclear how, say, a foreign - language examination would be scored in a school district with only one teacher qualified to score the test.)

«[T] he three strongest determinants of access to graduate education [at these top schools are] college grades, Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores, and the reputation of a student's undergraduate institution,» she writes in her book.

Using pre - and post-course surveys, open - ended questions, self - reports of section leader teaching practices, and classroom observations, the researchers compared student examination scores and end - of - course evaluations from 150 Masters - level candidates in the «Principles of Epidemiology» introductory course.

A high school graduate, William Sr. earned the highest score in the 1903 New Bedford Civil Service Examination and became a post office accounts clerk.

In addition, high IGF - 1 / IGF binding proteins - 3 ratios were associated with better maintenance of cognition determined by scores on the 30 - point Mini-Mental State Examination (100), and a similar correlation was noted among centenarians (101).

In AD patients consuming C8 MCTs for 6 months or more, there were variable responses, but a slower rate of decline in Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) scores versus AD patients receiving pharmacotherapy aloIn AD patients consuming C8 MCTs for 6 months or more, there were variable responses, but a slower rate of decline in Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) scores versus AD patients receiving pharmacotherapy aloin Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) scores versus AD patients receiving pharmacotherapy alone

In AD patients consuming C8 MCTs for 6 months or more, there were variable responses, but a slower rate of decline in Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) scores versus AD patients receiving pharmacotherapy alone [29In AD patients consuming C8 MCTs for 6 months or more, there were variable responses, but a slower rate of decline in Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) scores versus AD patients receiving pharmacotherapy alone [29in Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) scores versus AD patients receiving pharmacotherapy alone [29].

Another examination of NAEP scores in Texas, which I conducted, showed that NAEP improvements were exceptionally strong in Texas while the TAAS accountability system was in place.

The roots of score inflation: An examination of opportunities in two states» tests.

Internationally, Ludger Woessmann has shown that students score higher in countries that require students to perform well on comprehensive examinations than in countries that, like the United States, have no such expectations (see «Crowd Control,» research, Summer 2003).

The authors established a crosswalk between NAEP and PISA in their analysis, estimating the score on the PISA achieved by students said to be proficient on the NAEP examination.

Not surprisingly, examination of the district's test scores objective - by - objective showed that students did well in areas where the textbooks were strong and performed poorly in other areas.

Likewise, in New York State, a large portion of private schools have sought waivers from the state's requirement that all schools participate in the Regents examinations — for which the state will publicly report the scores.

We found that immigrants who were schooled in countries that have higher scores on the international math and science examinations earn more in the United States.

Reliable scores are achieved through training teachers in the standards and criteria measured by each test (a scoring system used for decades for Advanced Placement examinations).

A revamped SAT yielded improved scores for college - bound students in 1995, although officials denied that this year's examination was easier than in past years.

In fact, students can fulfill individual course requirements by attaining relatively modest scores — ranging from 530 to 550 in science and social science subjects — on the SAT subject examinationIn fact, students can fulfill individual course requirements by attaining relatively modest scores — ranging from 530 to 550 in science and social science subjects — on the SAT subject examinationin science and social science subjects — on the SAT subject examinations.

In the classroom in Figure 1 with unusual test - score patterns, an examination of students» exams revealed that a large block of students provided identical answers on consecutive questions in the middle of the test, while no such pattern was found in the other classrooIn the classroom in Figure 1 with unusual test - score patterns, an examination of students» exams revealed that a large block of students provided identical answers on consecutive questions in the middle of the test, while no such pattern was found in the other classrooin Figure 1 with unusual test - score patterns, an examination of students» exams revealed that a large block of students provided identical answers on consecutive questions in the middle of the test, while no such pattern was found in the other classrooin the middle of the test, while no such pattern was found in the other classrooin the other classroom.

a passing score on a State - approved alternative to the Regents examinations set forth in item (i) of this subclause;

a score of 85 or higher on the Regents comprehensive examination in English or a Regents mathematics examination;

a score of less than 55 on the Regents comprehensive examination in English or a Regents mathematics examination or a failing score on a State - approved alternative examination for those Regents examinations;

Assuming that other instructors implement active learning and achieve the average effect size documented here, what would a shift of 0.47 SDs in examination and concept inventory scores mean to their students?

School districts and colleges in Florida this year will have greater access to students» scores on the two national college - entrance examinations, leading state education officials to predict speedier admissions to universities and more complete performance indicators from local schools.

The idea of authentic assessment — evaluating children based on an in - depth examination of their work rather than their scores on standardized tests — goes back a century, to the beginnings of the progressive education movement.

An easy to use Excel Spreadsheet to analyse the maths test scores though Question Level Analysis (QLA) for the Edexcel Higher Tier Sample Assessment Materials (SAM) published in 2015 for the 2017 summer examinations.

Hoxby accessed state examination scores for fourth - graders in charter schools.

The University of Louisville leads the state in percentage of graduates who have scored within the top 15 % nationally on the Praxis II content examinations.

Achievement of passing scores on subject area examinations required by state board rule, which may include, but need not be limited to, world languages in Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, French, German, Greek, Haitian Creole, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish;

Completion of the subject area specialization requirements specified in state board rule for a subject coverage requiring a master's or higher degree and achievement of a passing score on the subject area examination specified in state board rule;

The article cites research showing that compared with students in traditional schools, students in EdVisions schools score higher on college entrance examinations, have higher levels of engagement and dispositional hope (the ability to establish and accomplish goals), and do well in college.

In the 2010 - 2011 school year, just 14 percent of MPS students scored at or above proficient on the state reading assessment, the Wisconsin Knowledge and Concept Examinations, compared to 35.8 percent statewide.

The dozen educators who stood trial, including five teachers and a principal, were indicted in 2013 after years of questions about how Atlanta students had substantially improved their scores on the Criterion - Referenced Competency Test, a standardized examination given throughout Georgia.

An examination of the scores of previous award - winning schools based on MCAS gains from 1998 to 1999 shows mixed results in 2000.

Each examination required by the school board to assess pupil, school, or school district performance that will be administered to pupils enrolled in the school district except an examination that counts toward a grade or score for a class or that is required for high school graduation.

Advanced Placement (AP) Programs - These programs that offer over 30 college - level courses taught in participating high schools where college credit is awarded for qualifying scores on nationally standardized AP examinations.

In this paper, we show that the design and decentralized, school - based scoring of New York's high school exit exams — the Regents Examinations — led to the systematic manipulation of test sores just below important proficiency cutoffs.

Any examination of test scores must take into account the state's role in ensuring that schools have sufficient funds to support new, higher standards.

If there are large discrepancies between the aggregate performances of students on different measures that are not explained by differences in the skills and content they are measuring, this is a flag for further examination of how the assessments are being designed or scored.

The performance is scored by the instructor, working from a rubric, and if the driver is sufficiently successful in all aspects of the examination (as determined by a state cut - off score), a license is conferred.

Many fill the available places with the pupils who score the highest marks in the entrance examination, paying no regard to where they live.

In fact, the assessment systems of most of the highest - achieving nations in the world are a combination of centralized assessments that use mostly open - ended and essay questions and local assessments given by teachers which are factored into the final examination scoreIn fact, the assessment systems of most of the highest - achieving nations in the world are a combination of centralized assessments that use mostly open - ended and essay questions and local assessments given by teachers which are factored into the final examination scorein the world are a combination of centralized assessments that use mostly open - ended and essay questions and local assessments given by teachers which are factored into the final examination scores.

But those scores have rapidly declined, calling into question the lasting value of the schools» test - prep focus, and prompting a painful self - examination chronicled in the Education Week article «Growing Pains for Rocketship's Blended - Learning Juggernaut.»

Following implementation of TD reforms, the percentage of students scoring in the «unsatisfactory» range on Louisiana's Graduation Exit Examination decreased steadily in Cohen and Carver high schools in New Orleans in both mathematics and English language arts.

Freeman found that scores fluctuated year by year, but the average scores of boys in calculus, computer science, and science on Advanced Placement examinations were higher than those of girls.

Hence, examinations of the the stability of such estimates over time provides essential evidence of the validity, and in this case predictive validity, of the interpretations and uses of such scores over time.