Sentences with phrase «grade test scores in»

This paper examines the impact of fetal exposure to air pollution on 4th grade test scores in Santiago, Chile.

We find robust positive effects of each program on third - grade test scores in both reading and math.

Fourth - grade test scores in both reading and math slid in five states: Alaska, Louisiana, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Vermont.

One would expect, if Haney's interpretation is correct, to see an upward spike in 4th - grade test scores in 2003 followed by a steady decline in test performance in subsequent years.

She noted that so far only few studies have explored IQ in ART children, and no previous studies have included ninth grade test scores in a complete national cohort of 15 -16-year-old adolescents all conceived by ART.

We also found that higher - achieving classes, as measured by their average 3rd - grade test score in the relevant subject, may fare somewhat better than lower - achieving classes under teachers with tough grading standards.

We found that, holding constant the child's grade level, 3rd - grade test scores, and the average 3rd - grade test score in the child's class, parents spend more time helping the child with the tougher teacher with homework than they do helping the sibling with the easier teacher.

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Everyone remembers their class valedictorian: perfect grades, perfect test scores and in some cases, perfect hair.

Founded in 2011, this education company provides one - on - one online tutoring to help students in grades K - 12 and college improve their grades and test scores.

They had the test scores, grades and pedigrees to prove it in spades.

Almost half of Canadian students (45 %) who wrote the test in 2000 achieved top scores in reading, but in 2009 only 40 % made similar grades.

Sarah and Matt also discuss a new white paper on the effects of redshirting in kindergarten (delaying a kid's start by a year), which suggest that being old for one's grade may result in higher test scores, increased college attendance, and reduced likelihood of incarceration for juvenile crime.

There is a reason that African immigrant child are starting to score as high in grades and apt «itude test.

The same help, he said, was offered to him by his own instructors when he first began a tour of duty in which officers are expected to score 100 percent on the monthly written tests, and anything below 90 percent is a failing grade.

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.

Proposal 48 holds that entering athletes can be eligible as freshmen only if they have a minimum score of 700 on the combined college board SAT test (or a 15 of 36 score on the American College Test) and a 2.0 high school grade - point average in 11 core courtest (or a 15 of 36 score on the American College Test) and a 2.0 high school grade - point average in 11 core courTest) and a 2.0 high school grade - point average in 11 core courses.

Between 2007 and 2009, Fryer distributed a total of $ 9.4 million in cash incentives to 27,000 students in Chicago, Dallas, and New York City, incentivizing book reading in Dallas, test scores in New York, and course grades in Chicago.

According to statistics from the U.S. Department of Education, the gap in eighth - grade reading and math test scores between low - income students and their wealthier peers hasn't shrunk at all over the past 20 years.

Finally, in Houston in 2010 — 11, he gave cash incentives to fifth - grade students in 25 low - performing public schools, as well as to the parents and teachers of those students, with the intent of increasing the time they spent on math homework and improving their scores on standardized math tests.

Sports, like grades and test scores, become part of a student's competitive package that is offered to college admissions in hopes of making the cut.

In contrast, parents who value a performance orientation, focus on their student's achievement as mainly measured by grades and test scores — the need to score better than others in order to succeeIn contrast, parents who value a performance orientation, focus on their student's achievement as mainly measured by grades and test scores — the need to score better than others in order to succeein order to succeed.

With our culture and our nation's emphasis on high academic achievement, the perception that in order to get into college kids need straight As and perfect test scores, increased course work and more complex curricula, teachers are feeling the pressure to cover more material, and to prepare kids for the next grade.

We have found that eliminating valedictorian status and class rankings has reduced stress at certain schools — especially those where achievement in the form of grades and test scores and college admission rates is valued above all other traits.

Students in 4th - 6th grade who went to bed an average of 30 - 40 minutes earlier improved in memory, motor speed, attention, and other abilities associated with math and reading test scores.

In private sessions Saturday, 22 school teams from around the country will toss around ideas on how schools can help to broaden the rigid notion of «success» that has taken hold on so many hyper - competitive campuses — high grades, top test scores and acceptance into prestigious colleges.

If you praise your child for scoring the most goals in the soccer game or for getting the highest grade on his math test, your words will fuel his competitive nature.

Studies show that parent participation in your kids» education, teen sports and any other extracurricular activities can help build self - esteem, raise grades, and improve test scores.

Even though almost every student at the KIPP Academy... is from a low - income family, and all but a few are either black or Hispanic, and most enter below grade level, they are still a step above other kids in the neighborhood; on their math tests in the fourth grade (the year before they arrived at KIPP), KIPP students in the Bronx scored well above the average for the district, and on their fourth - grade reading tests they often scored above the average for the entire city.

«Children who have been in extended daycare and preschool programs have: poorer work habits, inferior peer relationships, substandard emotional health, lower grades and standardized test scores, and are more difficult to discipline.

It's reflected in improved grades and test scores, strong attendance, a higher rate of homework completion, higher graduation rates, improved attitudes and behaviors in the child, as well as the child being more likely to become involved in positive extra-curricular activities.

Clearly tell your child what you expect in terms of grades and test scores based on these capabilities.

The «No Child Left Behind» act, signed by President Bush in January, greatly expands federal oversight of public education, mandating annual testing of children in grades 3 through 8 and one grade - level in high school, insisting every classroom teacher be fully certified and setting a 12 - year timetable for closing racial and economic achievement gaps in test scores.

Challenge Success believes that our increasingly competitive world has led to tremendous anxiety about our children's» futures and has resulted in a high pressure, myopic focus on grades, test scores and performance.

An April 2009 study found that sleep problems in the grade - school years were linked to poor scores on mental tests when the children reached adolescence.

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.

When compared to control group counterparts in randomized trials, infants and toddlers who participated in high - quality home visiting programs were shown to have more favorable scores for cognitive development and behavior, higher IQs and language scores, higher grade point averages and math and reading achievement test scores at age 9, and higher graduation rates from high school.

For all applicants, the first task is to fill out the application online and for students in grades 1 - 12 to arrange to have school reports, teacher recommendations, and test scores forwarded to our online admissions portal.

Belluck has used his own Twitter handle in recent days to dog the State Education Department over the results of third - through eighth - grade English and math test scores that showed charter school students performing slightly better than their public school counterparts.

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The calculated growth is determined by a New York State Education Department (NYSED) formula that factors in poverty, a student's prior test scores, whether a student has repeated a grade, whether a student is an English language learner or a student with disabilities.

No consequences for teachers or principals related to student scores on state tests in English language arts and math given in grades 3 - 8 until the start of the 2019 - 20 school year.

She gives the example of a school with five fifth grade classes, where students in one classroom score much better on the math tests than the other four.

Cuomo has sought a two - year moratorium on using test scores in students» grades, but wanted to use the testing as part of the job evaluations of teachers and principals.

The law includes an indefinite prohibition on test scores being used «solely or primarily» in decisions about student promotion and placement, and strikes the grades from students» permanent records.

Students in third through eighth grades began testing on the harder material last April, and their scores plummeted.

About 38,000 teachers, or 20 percent, had one - fifth of their evaluations based on their students» scores in the fourth - through eighth - grade English and math tests.

Syracuse students» test scores were also low, with 10.4 percent of students» scores in third - through eighth - grade being rated «proficient» versus the state's 39.1 percent average.

Students in third through eighth grades in the Syracuse City School District have improved their standardized test scores in both math and English, but the scores still lag behind statewide scores.

Seizing on a sharp drop in reading and math scores after students took their first Common Core tests, the teachers fed fears that kids would somehow suffer because their grades had fallen, when the opposite was true.

Pearson admitted the company incorrectly graded thousands of students» tests, resulting in incorrect scores.