Sentences with phrase «for gains in test scores»

Such all - out efforts helped this Prince George's County school win a national award this year for gains in test scores.

Bottom line: «Growth» is a euphemistic name for a gain in test scores from one point in time to another.

Not exact matches

Last week, Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña released a statement celebrating citywide gains in Advanced Placement test scores for the second year in a row.

«In addition to gains in achievement test scores we also saw improvements in engagement with school, such as an increase in attendance of about 2.5 weeks per year» said Jonathan Guryan, Associate Professor of Human Development and Social Policy in the Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern University and Co-director of the University of Chicago Urban Education LaIn addition to gains in achievement test scores we also saw improvements in engagement with school, such as an increase in attendance of about 2.5 weeks per year» said Jonathan Guryan, Associate Professor of Human Development and Social Policy in the Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern University and Co-director of the University of Chicago Urban Education Lain achievement test scores we also saw improvements in engagement with school, such as an increase in attendance of about 2.5 weeks per year» said Jonathan Guryan, Associate Professor of Human Development and Social Policy in the Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern University and Co-director of the University of Chicago Urban Education Lain engagement with school, such as an increase in attendance of about 2.5 weeks per year» said Jonathan Guryan, Associate Professor of Human Development and Social Policy in the Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern University and Co-director of the University of Chicago Urban Education Lain attendance of about 2.5 weeks per year» said Jonathan Guryan, Associate Professor of Human Development and Social Policy in the Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern University and Co-director of the University of Chicago Urban Education Lain the Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern University and Co-director of the University of Chicago Urban Education Lab.

They scale the gain in black students» scores by the standard deviation of test scores computed for a select sample of students, and observe that the gain in their scores due to attending private school is «roughly one - third of the test - score gap between blacks and whites nationwide.»

The largest gains for the test — the Kentucky Instructional Results System, or KIRIS — came in reading and mathematics, with fewer students scoring at the «novice,» or lowest, level and more students scoring at the «proficient» and «distinguished» levels.

But ever since becoming a federally funded turnaround school in 2010, these meetings have become cherished time for the teachers and, according to Nolan, one of the key reasons their elementary school — once one of the lowest achieving in Boston — has seen significant gains on test scores.

If the same approach is applied to the STAR sample to adjust for the fact that some students did not enroll in the class they were assigned to - and a comparable sample of low - income black students is used - the gains in test scores after two years of attending a small class (average of 16 students) as opposed to a regular - size class (average of 23 students) is 9.1 national percentile ranks in reading and 9.8 ranks in math.

When comparable samples and measuring sticks are used, the improvement in test scores for black students from attending a small class based on the Tennessee STAR experiment is about 50 percent larger than the gain from switching to a private school based on the voucher experiments in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Dayton, Ohio.

A less narrow concept of school quality (currently limited to short - term gains in test scores alone) is essential to refocus the movement on its ultimate object: setting children on a path for lives of self - sufficiency, upward mobility, and engaged citizenship.

While these schools succeed in generating test - score gains for students of all cognitive abilities, it is still the case that students with strong fluid cognitive skills learn more.

In the school with more teachers, the diffusion of responsibility for test - score gains across many teachers may erode the incentive that any individual teacher has to increase effort in the classrooIn the school with more teachers, the diffusion of responsibility for test - score gains across many teachers may erode the incentive that any individual teacher has to increase effort in the classrooin the classroom.

He is currently directing studies that will explore new methods for evaluating gains in scores on high - stakes tests and evaluate the use of value - added models in educational accountability systems.

But gains in precision obtained by increasing the number of students observed will be offset by losses associated with failing to control for baseline test scores.

We measure FCAT performance using developmental - scale scores, which allow us to compare the test - score gains of all the students in our study, even though they took tests designed for different grade levels.

The NRC report suggests that demographic changes might account for gains in DC test score performance.

During this same period, high - performing urban charters grew rapidly and produced exceptional gains in test scores and college enrollment rates for black and Latino students.

The authors did find that test score gains for lower - scoring students in lower - performing schools resulted in higher earnings for those students.

The report by the NRC committee claims that gains in test scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) between 2007 and 2009 were no better than in the ten other school districts for which comparable data is available.

For example, the article notes the well - known problem of error in test scores and its contribution to «noise» in gain scores.

In addition to dipping into his private fortune for unlimited campaign ads touting his test score gains, he has total control of a $ 15 billion education empire that doles out jobs and no - bid contracts to potential critics and spends millions on a well - oiled public relations machine, but spends nothing on independent research or evaluation of classroom programs.

Thirty - seven percent of the students for whom we observe test - score gains at least once in both sectors attended a traditional public school after they were in a charter school, while the same is true of only 30 percent of all students in charter schools.

In the end, our analysis of charter school effectiveness is based on the experiences of only those students for whom we observe annual gains (whether positive or negative) in test scores at least once in a charter school and at least once in a traditional public schooIn the end, our analysis of charter school effectiveness is based on the experiences of only those students for whom we observe annual gains (whether positive or negative) in test scores at least once in a charter school and at least once in a traditional public schooin test scores at least once in a charter school and at least once in a traditional public schooin a charter school and at least once in a traditional public schooin a traditional public school.

The reports show educators at all levels struggling to implement a dramatic and extremely complex change in federal education policy, which radically alters the role of federal and state governments while imposing unprecedented responsibilities and accountability for test score gains.

They suggest that in a school with more teachers, «the diffusion of responsibility for test - score gains across many teachers may erode the incentive that any individual teacher has to increase effort in the classroom.»

It's true that students from those schools who did enroll in post-secondary schooling were more likely to go to a 4 than 2 year college, but it is unclear if this is a desirable outcome given that it may be a mismatch for their needs and this more nuanced effect is not commensurate with the giant test score gains.

The study found that test scores for KIPP students have continued to increase, but that gains have not been as rapid as they were in the period before the massive expansion.

Their entire database consists of gains in average scores in math and reading from three specific tests - TAAS, the Texas NAEP, and the national NAEP - for three racial groups.

Second, Rick thinks there is an inconsistency in my suspicion that test - prep and manipulation are largely responsible for test score improvements by Milwaukee choice schools after they were required to take high - stakes tests, while I interpret research from Florida as showing schools made exceptional test score gains when faced with the prospect of having vouchers offered to their students if scores did not improve.

The NEA analysis of the proposed legislation claimed it favored «1) establishing a teacher evaluation system using gains in student test scores; 2) allowing «community stakeholders» to have a role in designing teacher evaluation systems; and 3) providing merit pay for teachers based upon gains in student test scores.»

Provided the movement of teachers in and out of a grade has not changed the makeup of students enrolled in that grade, this finding supports the conclusion that measured value - added of teachers is an unbiased predictor of future test - score gains, as there appears to be no other explanation for the resulting improvement in test scores.

In February 2012, the New York Times took the unusual step of publishing performance ratings for nearly 18,000 New York City teachers based on their students» test - score gains, commonly called value - added (VA) measures.

In 2001 Governor Davis also provided $ 667 million in school - performance awards for test - score gains on the Stanford In 2001 Governor Davis also provided $ 667 million in school - performance awards for test - score gains on the Stanford in school - performance awards for test - score gains on the Stanford 9.

These two indicators of cheating — unusually large increases followed by small gains or even declines in test scores the next year and unexpected patterns in students» answers — form the basis of our method for detecting evidence of suspected cheating.

In the state's annual reports on test score gains, the researcher has repeatedly taken note of the lower average income for scholarship students.

The researchers found, for example, that a school with improvements in school climate and violence in one time period tended not to see test score gains in a subsequent time period.

In the work released Wednesday, researchers assess whether these test score gains are actually putting students on a path to better lives or simply the result of charter schools» effectiveness in «teaching to the test» for the MCAIn the work released Wednesday, researchers assess whether these test score gains are actually putting students on a path to better lives or simply the result of charter schools» effectiveness in «teaching to the test» for the MCAin «teaching to the test» for the MCAS.

For alternative schools like Sunshine, the state calculates those ratings based on gains in test scores.

Unfortunately, the author of this blog fails to mention that the Gates study relies on score gains on standardized tests to compare to other measures in order to test for reliability.

First, we made a straightforward comparison of the average test - score gains in classrooms run by TFA and non-TFA teachers, controlling for a variety of factors known to influence academic achievement, including students» backgrounds, the students» previous performance on the TAAS, characteristics of their schools, and characteristics of their classmates.

For example, research on a privately funded school voucher program in New York City provides some evidence in favor of a link existing between test scores and longer - term outcomes, where vouchers raised test score gains and increased the likelihood of graduating from high school and enrolling in college.

Earlier program evaluation reports for Louisiana showed that voucher students made significantly lower gains on math and reading test scores in the first year (27 percentile points and 17 percentile points lower, respectively) than students who applied for vouchers but were not awarded them through the lottery.

In the meantime, the Bloomberg administration has some positive test scores under its belt already, including an impressive 9.9 percentage point gain for 4th graders on the state's most recent reading tests, the largest jump since the test was initiated in 199In the meantime, the Bloomberg administration has some positive test scores under its belt already, including an impressive 9.9 percentage point gain for 4th graders on the state's most recent reading tests, the largest jump since the test was initiated in 199in 1999.

First, high school scores might appear to be stagnant because not enough time has passed for the gains from earlier grades to show up in the test scores of students in later grades.

East Rock was one of three schools honored in 2003 by the Connecticut Department of Education for making substantial gains on the state's mastery test scores since 2000.

The result is no general gain in test scores while below the surface there is a gain for each major subgroup.

For example, Maryland, Massachusetts, and New Jersey posted large gains in student performance after boosting spending, but New York, Wyoming, and West Virginia had only marginal test - score gains to show from increased expenditures.

In 2011, Bill Turque, then The Washington Post's D.C. schools reporter, wrote that Rhee's focus on test scores did indeed bring «big gains — and more big headlines — for the city.»

The San Diego - area Barona Indian Charter School, for example, posted big gains in student performance on standardized test scores in the 2003 - 2004 school year, besting the state average.

The northwest Tennessee district has maintained a trajectory of increasing academic expectations for many years, netting strong gains in math over the last three years and ACT test scores above the state average.