Sentences with phrase «general student population»

The findings for African - American and Latino students are as striking as the findings for the general student population.

There also are statistics to suggest that athletes might suffer from mental illnesses (particularly anxiety) at a rate higher than the general student population.

Students also must consider themselves marginalized from, or under - represented in, the general student population in some way, based on their religion, race, language, disability, sexual orientation, age, family situation, and so on.

During Kushlev's and his colleagues» study, 221 students at the University of British Columbia drawn from the general student population were assigned for one week to maximize phone interruptions by keeping notification alerts on, and their phones within easy reach.

«So I thought it would be interesting to see whether the same could work for a general student population.»

The researchers also found that just over 5.5 percent of athletes were diagnosed and treated for ADHD, which is about the same percentage found in the general student population.

The group would also like information on how their participants stack up against the general student population in terms of completing a bachelor's degree, entering graduate school, and earning a Ph.D. «We think that our programs are adding value,» says Landefeld.

In one Philadelphia district, for instance, nearly 30 percent of school - to - career students have a grade point average of 3.0 and higher, compared with 19.8 percent of the general student population.

But though fabricated out of thin air, the court nevertheless used its new exclusivity doctrine to stop the legislature from running its publicly - funded K - 12 voucher program for a general student population.

Since many departments are beholden to them for this service, math departments are less apt to change.2 As such, they teach math as if all students are future mathematicians, and do little to invoke the general student population with any kind of inspiration.

Washington fully recognizes the significance of these 21st century educational tools and their importance to both the general student population and to specialized learners.

However, the general student population only grew by 7 % (Center for American Progress).

If the state has a computer - adaptive testing system for one or more subjects and a vertically - scaled score for consecutive grades, a value - added measure for both the general student population and subgroups.

Consider offering an independent study option to allow students to pursue an area of personal interest that is educationally sound, but not able to be offered to the general student population.

According to the Mathematica report, a large majority (90 percent) of online charter schools report that they serve a general student population, rather than focusing specifically on students with special needs.

Compared with the general student population, students with mild or severe learning disabilities received more benefits from differentiated and intensive support, especially when the differentiation was delivered in small groups or with targeted instruction (McQuarrie, McRae, & Stack - Cutler, 2008).

As reflected in Figure 1, achievement gains for students identified as having disabilities have been dramatic in many grades, with no decrease or even plateauing of performance among the general student population.

The Manhattan Institute's analysis compared test - score gains in charter schools serving the general student population to those of their nearest regular public schools.

Tier 1 includes the general student population, with tiers 2 and 3 speeding increasingly higher level of intervention for struggling students.

This bill would also require the State Board of Education to develop, and each local board of education to adopt, a comprehensive model policy for the supervision and monitoring of low risk juvenile sex offender students attending school with the general student population and would require alternative educational placement for any juvenile sex offender who is a moderate or high risk for re-offense.

This finding may be useful for defenders of Florida's scholarship program since its rapid growth isn't projected to make a dent in the even larger growth of the general student population.

The ratings cull data from the New Jersey Department of Education, which reported the High School Proficiency Assessment results for language arts and math tests among the general student population.

Although Brimhall's original goal was to address struggling readers, the general student population has benefited from higher state - test scores and more successful student job placement.

In Early College Expansion: Propelling Students to Postsecondary Success, at a School Near You, JFF states that 90 percent of early - college students go on to earn a diploma, versus 78 percent of the general student population.

Special education teachers may work in a self - contained classroom or partner with classroom teachers to integrate students into the general student population.

According to a study on student descriptions of credit score conducted by Student Monitor, only 14 % of the general student population said they were aware of the existence of credit scores.

Although the course's responses might be a bit alarming, their answers were about the same as the general student population.

Q. Outside of the sustainability curriculum, is the general student population focused much on these issues?

-LSB-...] agreeing that Jeffrey ought to be compared to other special needs students... To compare him with the general student population was to invite an inquiry into general education policy and its application, which it concluded could not be the purpose of a human rights complaint.»