Sentences with phrase «higher student test scores»

This document addresses the findings of Minnesota's 2003 census, and shows the connection between better school library media programs and higher student test scores.

In spite of the many millions of dollars poured into expounding the theory of paying teachers for higher student test scores (sometimes mislabeled as «merit pay»), a new study by Vanderbilt University's National Center on Performance Incentives found that the use of merit pay for teachers in the Nashville school district produced no difference even according to their measure, test outcomes for students.

Among the benefits have been higher student test scores, and better attendance and parent involvement rates.

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Since its inception thirteen years ago, the crux of NCLB has been to force teachers to get higher student test scores through a set of deadlines, schedules to raise scores, and penalties if unsuccessful.

Philadelphia, Guilford County, N.C., and four small districts in northern New Mexico have scooped up the last of the $ 42 million in federal grant money on offer this fall for rewarding teachers and principals who get higher student test scores in needy schools.

Even seemingly sophisticated proponents of compensation reform have too often advocated variations on the blunt Pavlovian approach of paying more for higher student test scores while neglecting the broader design of the profession.

Yet research on the impact of licensure on student outcomes is inconclusive, with some studies finding little, if any, difference among traditionally certified and uncertified teachers and others finding substantially higher student test scores among traditionally certified teachers.

«Well - off schools with the highest student test scores come under the same tenure law as struggling schools in high - poverty areas.

The research community's conviction that giving teachers bonus pay for high student test scores does not work was solidified in the fall of 2013 when the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences added a RAND report to its What Works Clearinghouse and commented that the research met its high standards «without reservations».

Since its founding two years ago, Valor Collegiate Academies, which has expanded its two schools into 7th grade this school year, has a caught the attention of educators and parents across the region for its high student test scores and integrated classrooms.

Not exact matches

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.

In the Houston study, when there was some minimal improvement in test scores, it was only among the highest - achieving students, not the low achievers.

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

``... 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.

And she found that it's incredibly predictive, that people are pretty honest about their grit levels and that those who say, «Yes, I really stick with tasks,» are much more likely to succeed, even in tasks that involve a lot of what we think of as IQ: She gave the test to students who were in the National Spelling Bee and the kids with the highest grit scores were more likely to persist to the later rounds; she gave it to freshmen at the University of Pennsylvania and grit helped them persist in college; she even gave it to cadets at West Point and it predicted who was going to survive this initiation called «Beast Barracks.»

Florida high school students who can't pass the two state tests needed for graduation could find it harder to earn a diploma starting next year, as the state moves to change what other exams — and scores — can be used in their place.

The type of learning you're describing, with open classroom discussion, a lot of choice for students, inquiry - based learning, projects, it seems at odds with the kind of call - and - response, very teacher - directed style that you see at a lot of so - called «no excuses» charter schools that produce high test scores with disadvantaged populations.

National studies show that students who eat school breakfast are more likely to: reach higher levels of math achievement; score higher on tests; have better concentration, memory and alertness, improved attendance, behavior, and academic performance; and maintain a healthy weight

Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry campaign reported in 2013 that on average, students who eat school breakfast attend 1.5 more days of school per year and score 17.5 percent higher on standardized math tests; when combined, these factors translate into a student being twenty percent more likely to graduate high school.

Proponents of this approach note that Massachusetts, which has the highest student scores in the nation, leaves to local districts the decision on how much weight to give test scores.

They say the test results show that charter school students scored higher on the exams than did public school students.

Ms. Moskowitz proudly touted the success of Success, noting with real joy how three students at the school in Bed - Stuy had achieved a perfect score on an international math test «out of 30 or 40 worldwide» and taking particular pride in how many of the schools» high achievers are «black and brown» and from neighborhoods that face enormous disadvantages.

Currently, the results of student scores on the new high stakes testing will be used to evaluate teachers this year, but Silver says that should be delayed for another two years.

The ACT has scheduled a makeup exam on Jan. 14 for 53 students whose answer sheets went missing after taking the test at Roslyn High School in October, which has left them lacking scores to submit on their college applications.

But her stance on Common Core could factor into Rosa's relationship with state Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia, who has supported the move toward higher standards, as well as the use of student test scores in teacher evaluations.

Though the student bodies in her schools have an overall poverty rate of 77 percent, they regularly register among the highest - scoring schools on standardized math and reading tests.

Currently, the results of student scores on the new high - stakes testing will be used to evaluate teachers this year, but Silver says that should be delayed for another two years.

«To deny New York City's 1.1 million students anything less than the full preservation of mayoral control is to subject them to the dysfunction and chaos of the old system, as well as risk an end to higher test scores and graduation rates.

Fariña recently told Capital she believes some charter schools can have a positive effect on the public system, while knocking others (without naming specific schools) for touting high test scores, but not accepting special education or English Language Learner students.

«Under Mayor de Blasio, graduation rates are at record highs, test scores are up, universal pre-kindergarten is available to every 4 - year - old, and advanced - placement and computer - science courses are becoming available to all students.

She said her run against Cuomo would be built on a critique of his use of high - dollar campaign donations and his support for linking teacher performance evaluations to student test scores.

6,687 students 623 classroom teachers 10 schools (one high school, two junior highs, seven elementary) $ 188.8 million 2010 - 11 budget 1 % of students need free or reduced price lunches 97 % students are white or Asian (3 % black or Latino) 83 % of third - graders scored proficient or higher on this year's state's English test; 90 % on math exam.

She managed the historic introduction of universal pre-K and oversaw significant gains in student achievement from test scores to high school graduation rates.

Overall, students from richer schools score higher on the tests, around half are considered to have passed the exams.

New test scores show that public charter schools are the best public schools in the city for high - need students, but Mayor de Blasio continues to drag his feet in giving...

The scores of last year's MCAS tests given to Springfield school students rose across the board at a higher rate than the gain recorded by school districts statewide, and the dropout rate has fallen more than any other school system in the state.

The Success network is known for its students» high achievement on state tests, and it emphasizes getting — and keeping — scores up.

But test scores and other evidence show that many U.S. middle and high school students struggle to understand even basic chemical reactions such as oxidation or photosynthesis.

The students who used their assigned strategy correctly had the highest scores on their science tests, even when the researchers controlled for students who had better reading skills to begin with.

In one study of 1,651 high school students from three states, reading ability was just as important to students» science - class grades and scores on state - level science tests as the amount of science knowledge they had.

One recent study (pdf) found that among a representative sample of U.S. science students, those who said their science teachers had them read textbooks more often had higher test scores.

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He had always been an excellent student — he had his 15 minutes of fame after scoring fifth among all high school graduates on Egypt's national college admissions test — and he was determined to succeed in academia.

Based on a study of more than 30,000 elementary, middle, and high school students conducted in winter 2015 - 16, researchers found that elementary and middle school students scored lower on a computer - based test that did not allow them to return to previous items than on two comparable tests — paper - or computer - based — that allowed them to skip, review, and change previous responses.

«Students with higher intelligence had better grades and test scores, but those who also enjoyed and took pride in math had even better achievement.

However, when tests include cognitively challenging questions that require elevated critical thinking, females and lower socioeconomic students score lower than their male or high - status peers, even though the students have equal academic ability.

He makes a convincing case for incorporating valuable but less easily measured attributes into our view of intelligence, such as the persistence that can propel driven students to higher test scores than their less committed peers and the creativity demonstrated by individuals more in tune with intuition than intellect.

My kids have a short school day and little homework, yet Finnish students earn some of the highest scores of any nation on international tests.