Sentences with phrase «higher on test scores»

Well, the change that we made to improve our graduation rate is a change that hurts us on the test scores... We're showing these big improvements, our kids are performing closer to where they want to be — and they're not there yet — but in some cases, 30 - 40 percent higher on their test scores than [at other schools], but we're on the list, and [other schools] are not, and I think the question is, why would that be?

Well, the change that we made to improve our graduation rate is a change that hurts us on the test scores... We're showing these big improvements, our kids are performing closer to where they want to be — and they're not there yet — but in some cases, 30 — 40 percent higher on their test scores than [at other schools], but we're on the list.

Students who use vouchers score significantly higher on test scores than their public school peers - just as they are more tolerant and their parents are more satisfied.

Not exact matches

Girls, for example, now make up about half of the enrollment in high - school science and math classes and are scoring almost identically to their male classmates on standardized tests.

These emotionally in - tune workers also had significantly higher income than those who received a low score on the study's emotion recognition test.

A study in the «Journal of Individual Differences» found that people who scored higher on IQ tests as children tended to be more curious and open to new ideas as adults.

So were the average GMAT scores of its entering classes, which tended to range near 600, more than 100 points below the best schools, which typically report scores in the 700 - plus range on an entrance test where the highest possible score is 800.

The product testing agency on Thursday gave the new, high - performance P85D version of the automaker's Model S a rating of 100 — a perfect score — calling it «the best - performing car that Consumer Reports has ever tested.»

«Those told they'd slept better scored higher on tests of attention and memory than those told they'd slept poorly.»

It found that children of American homeowners scored no better on math and reading tests than renters» kids, nor did they have lower high - school dropout rates.

Hard working people who went to top schools, scored high on aptitude tests and had a proven track record of getting results were highly sought after.

In order to be eligible for the Army's Loan Repayment Program, the applicant is required to enlist in the Army with at least a high school diploma, score at least a 50 on the Armed Forces Qualification Test, hold a loan that is guaranteed under the Higher Education ACT, agree to serve in a critical military occupational specialty, have a written contract, and decline Montgomery GI Bill enrollment.

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.

And whereas some psychologists find that high scores on certain cognitive tests correlate in older people with the ability to keep their spirits up, other researchers hypothesize that happiness in later life is an effect of cognitive losses — which force older people to concentrate on simpler, happier thoughts.

«Shanghai scored high on PISA in 2012, but this was largely due to the local government's emphasis on the test,» Xiong said.

Judge and co-author John D. Kammeyer - Mueller of the Warrington College of Business looked at data collected as part of a multi-decade study that followed more than 1,500 California children who had scored high on intelligence tests.

During their sophomore year of high school, the twins did several ergometer tests on a rowing machine to measure their speed and found to their surprise that their scores ranked them in the top 20 nationally among junior rowers.

On April 26, 2012, the results of a study which tested their subjects» pro-social sentiments were published in the Social Psychological and Personality Science journal in which non-religious people had higher scores showing that they were more inclined to show generosity in random acts of kindness, such as lending their po.sse.ssions and offering a seat on a crowded bus or traiOn April 26, 2012, the results of a study which tested their subjects» pro-social sentiments were published in the Social Psychological and Personality Science journal in which non-religious people had higher scores showing that they were more inclined to show generosity in random acts of kindness, such as lending their po.sse.ssions and offering a seat on a crowded bus or traion a crowded bus or train.

Actually it's proven that atheist score higher on IQ tests then Christians.

I think that a college religion course better prepares a person for a high score on this test than being a communicant of any religion, if the diversity of the questions are similar to the ten question quiz.

I scored in the top 4 % on my GRE, but they test for vocabulary after high school.

Also calling us stupid is difficult when Christian schools score higher on SAT tests than atheistic public schools.

A recent religious test showed that agnostics and atheists scored much higher on knowledge of the Bible than Christians did and had more education on average.

Although I'm crazy about heirloom varieties that I can get locally, Red Delicious apples scored the highest for anti-oxidant levels on the USDA list; but I'm sure the USDA didn't tackle a huge variety of apples for testing.

And, high schools that emphasize athletic participation and success are associated with higher scores on standardized tests and higher graduation rates.

Their first step of the evaluation is comparing scores on state assessment tests to «statistical expectations for the state» and pulling those that have a high gap.

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.

A high school student's GPA, researchers have found, is a better predictor of her likelihood to graduate from college than her scores on standardized tests like the SAT and ACT.

You may recall that the original impetus for focusing on this previously unexplored set of skills, in How Children Succeed and elsewhere, was the growing body of evidence that, when it comes to long - term academic goals like high - school graduation and college graduation, the test scores on which our current educational accountability system relies are clearly inadequate.

The story we usually tell about childhood and success is the one about intelligence: success comes to those who score highest on tests, from preschool admissions to SATs.

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.

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.

Children who were breastfed for any amount of time scored higher on the cognitive, receptive communication and fine motor portions of the test than children who weren't breastfed.

In most studies, breastfed kids score on average three to five points higher on IQ tests than formula babies, regardless of PUFAs they consume, which Willatts said can't easily be explained.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health)- Children who were breastfed for more than six months scored the highest on cognitive, language and motor development tests as toddlers, in a new study from Greece.

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 children who eat breakfast at the start of their school day have higher math and reading scores, and demonstrate a sharper memory and faster speeds on cognitive tests.

Breastfed babies score an average of 6 points higher on IQ tests than formula fed babies.

For instance, one study of 36 middle - class mothers and their three - year - olds found that securely - attached children scored 12 points higher on the Stanford - Binet intelligence test than did insecurely attached children (Crandell and Hobson 1999).

Your allergist will likely prescribe an epinephrine autoinjector for your child if your child has experienced anaphylaxis, has scored very high (4 +) on a skin prick allergy test or Immunocap RAST blood test to a specific substance or is believed to be likely to experience anaphylaxis in the future.

When kids eat breakfast they demonstrate broader vocabularies, improved memory and faster speed on cognitive tests, and they score higher in both reading and math.

Homeschooled students have been shown to have higher average scores on the ACT test (26.5) than their public school peers (25).

These children score higher on language and comprehension tests by age five, than children whose mothers are not given extra time.

The first group also scored higher on nutrition tests and actually requested «more leafy greens, such as chard, spinach and kale, with their meals,» said Suzanne Rauzon, the study's research project director.

``... Students who eat breakfast score significantly higher on tests, miss fewer days of school and face fewer health problems related to hunger.»

Research shows that students who eat breakfast score significantly higher on tests, miss fewer days of school and face fewer health problems related to hunger.

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.

The story we usually tell about childhood and success is the one about intelligence: Success comes to those who score highest on tests, from preschool admissions to SATs.

We also know people who aren't necessarily going to score high on IQ tests but have all of these other skills — and they're not just window dressing, they're important in getting tasks done.

Using DTI, researchers at Wake Forest found in a 2014 study [26] that a single season of high school football can produce changes in the white matter of the brain of the type previously associated with mTBI in the absence of a clinical diagnosis of concussion, and that these impact - related changes in the brain are strongly associated with a postseason change in the verbal memory composite score from baseline on the ImPACT neurocognitive test.