Sentences with phrase «grade students took»

To better understand the impact of the curriculum, we conducted small qualitative studies which included parent / guardian interviews and a project where 6th grade students took photographs that represented their understanding of relationships.

In 2005, the district adopted universal screening instead of using a referral program; all second - grade students took an ability test, and those who scored above a given threshold took an IQ test in order to qualify for a gifted - and - talented program.

About 6.5 percent of Wisconsin's fourth - and eighth - grade students took the test early this year, according to Department of Public Instruction spokesman Patrick Gasper.

Ninth grade students took this reading class in addition to their regular 9th grade English class, which helped close the gap between the amount of reading struggling readers do in school and the amount of reading high achievers do.

The Center for Student Achievement, a division of the Arizona Charter Schools Association, released data showing that, in 2016, one out of every five eighth - grade students took a high - school level math course, such as Algebra I, Geometry, or Algebra II.

«Last year's ninth - grade students took the PARCC language arts test, and 82 percent of them were proficient,» says Crites.

In 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2009, 4th - and 8th - grade students took both state and NAEP tests in math and reading.

Fourth grade students took part in a year - long composting program.

And in the elementary school, this year the third - grade students took their first big state test.

A seventh grade student takes his homework assignment to make a difference in the world seriously and decides to start a campaign to Pay It Forward by doing for others what they can't do for themselves.

There is an immediate increase in the number of 11th - and 12th - grade students taking at least one AP exam or IB exam, another test taken for college credit (see Figure 2).

Every summer, about 30 8th grade students take part in an Emerging Leaders Development Trip to Washington D.C..

In Florida, third - grade students take a reading and math test at the end of the year and in fourth grade, they take a reading, math, and writing test.

Before school ended for summer break, I sat down with my building principal and discussed my concerns about our sixth - grade students taking end - of - year assessments on the computer with no opportunity to practice beforehand.

Each year, 3rd grade students take the Georgia Milestones assessments and are required to meet an At / Above Grade Level designation in reading to be promoted to 4th grade.

Not exact matches

According to The News & Observer, Wednesday's report «found a new culprit: the Academic Support Program for Student - Athletes... The report describes a fairly broad group of academic and athletic officials who knew about athletes getting better grades in classes that only required papers, yet taking little or no action.»

Women are also taking longer to pay off student debt, according to a report completed this year by the American Association of University Women, despite being more likely to enroll and earning higher grades than most of their male peers.

Students could postpone taking the Algebra I and English Language Arts exams, normally taken in ninth and tenth grade.

On a question about premarital sexual intercourse, I found that I was generally giving higher grades to students who took the position that for Christians sexual intimacy is to be entered upon only after marriage.

Those courses, according to the allegations, allowed the students to receive quality grades without having to show up for class, turn in papers or take tests.

Over a span of 18 years, 3,100 students (47 percent of which were athletes) at UNC took advantage of these courses which allowed them to receive quality grades without having to show up for class, turn in papers or take tests.

The Hudson School 601 Park Avenue Hoboken, NJ 07030 www.thehudsonschool.org The Hudson School provides intellectually inquisitive students in grades 5 - 12 with a rigorous and relevant college - preparatory education that inspires independent thinking and intellectual risk - taking.

For some reason, a student can't take grade - level U.S. History without being ridiculed by those in the AP and punished numerically by the GPA system.

We have found that when teachers allow students to take home graded tests and then turn in test corrections, the students can learn from their mistakes and eventually understand the material in depth.

It was taking seventh and eighth grade students 4 - 5 hours a night to complete homework assignments.

From the fourth grade on, every student takes up a stringed instrument and thus, has an orchestral experience.

From discovering the alphabet in the first grade to discovering anatomy, algebra, and U.S. history in the eighth grade, and all the way up through their high school studies, Waldorf students take part in the learning process by creating their own textbooks — beautifully - drawn journals containing stories, essays, poems, maps, illustrations, lab descriptions, and math equations.

Fifth grade students are asked to examine in depth a societal issue of their choice, and also take an «action» to help ameliorate the problem.

Students who wish to have all collegiate options down the road will need to take a rigorous course load, beginning in ninth grade.

Research conducted last year by my former graduate student, David Yeager [now a professor at the University of Texas], on 18,000 students entering ninth grade, shows us that students who took growth - mindset workshops are seeking more challenges.

With the importance of ninth grade firmly established, it's time to present steps your student can take now to begin building a solid foundation for college admission success.

when the teacher who had taken over my 9th grade English class called to ask about a student's grade.

Milestones End - of - Grade (EOG) exams are administered every spring in Grades 3 - 8 in the subjects of English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies; Milestones End - of - Course (EOC) exams are administered for designated high school courses... and, middle school students who are taking any of those courses for high school credit must also take the EOC for that subject.

Master rosters are printed for each homeroom (listing name / grade / barcode), and over the bar code it has a space for day of the week; the teacher checks the box if the student takes the meal, puts an «A» in blank for an absence, and leaves it blank to indicate refusal.

A majority of District 25 students take algebra in the seventh or eighth grade.

Universities already have to spend far too much time bringing students up to speed to do their degrees without forcing them to take pupils who don't have the grades.

Nearly 80,000 public school students in 100 districts across Long Island refused yesterday to take the state mathematics exam given in grades three through eight, in a fifth straight year of boycotts driven by opposition to the Common Core tests, according to a Newsday survey.

Students of second - grade classes from PS 330 (Astoria), PS148 (East Elmhurst), and PS 112 (Long Island City) who won the NYC Ferry vessel - naming competition took a celebratory ride on May 10 aboard an NYC Ferry vessel, the Owl's Head.

About 88 percent of eligible students in grades three through six took this year's state tests.

Students would continue taking standardized state tests in reading and math annually in grades three to eight and at least once in high school.

The movement has had a stark impact on the number of students in grades 3 - 8 in Nassau and Suffolk counties taking state tests since 2012 — the last year that non-Common Core tests were given.

WBFO's senior reporter Eileen Buckley says the Buffalo District Parent Coordinating Council, educators, community advocates and High Achievement New York are urging students in grades 3 - 8 to take next week's ELA state assessment.

A Newsday survey conducted Friday on the last day of state math testing in grades three through eight found that 52.8 percent of eligible students in Nassau and Suffolk counties refused to take the assessment.

Next week, students in grades three through eight statewide are slated to take the state math test during portions of three days, Wednesday through Friday.

Starting tomorrow almost a million students in grades 3 - 8 statewide will begin taking their annual English and math assessments.

On Tuesday, New York was one of the states whose students in grades 3 - 8 were taking computerized English tests, but were interrupted by what the Tennessee education commissioner called a «cyberattack.»

But a boycott led by parents and unions prompted 200,000 students in grades three through eight to opt out of taking state math and English exams this year.

Students in grades three through eight are taking the math exam.

The school is eligible to receive millions of dollars in federal money to improve its performance, but Dr. Tisch said its problems ran so deep — students read far below grade level, and there was little instruction taking place — that money alone might not be enough to solve them.

In April, at least 89,036 students in grades three through eight in Nassau and Suffolk counties refused to take the state's English language arts tests — the second consecutive year of unprecedented boycotts.