Sentences with phrase «if test scores»

If these test scores are in line with what we can expect to see when the phone launches, Samsung's latest and greatest smartphone won't even come close to matching Apple's iPhone X, iPhone 8, or iPhone 8 Plus.

Most school rankings lean heavily on academic performance, but what if test scores were taken out of the equation?

After all, what difference does it make having a choice between a public school and a charter school if your test scores - and, by inference, the quality of your education - will likely be little different?

For several months, Bennett has been meeting with the schools to warn them of the sea changes that may come if their test scores don't measure up.

I'd also like to ask education reformers why they left teaching, and if the policies you are promoting are making teaching more challenging (example: You're fired if your test scores are «low»)... are you really helping to change the system for the better?

It may also be a good idea to examine school report cards for the last several years and talk to the principal if test scores have declined or if one subject / section of the test leads to dramatically higher results than others.

If your test scores are low, it is ultimately a reflection of you.

Indiana schools of all shapes and sizes — urban and rural, big and small — could be getting a knock on the door from state turnaround employees if their test scores aren't up to snuff.

If the test scores are not up to snuff, the teacher does not earn her degree.

Students are performing «on grade level» if their test scores are at or above the median on a percentile scale (1 - 99).

We are working with fear and stress by constantly being told by our principals that we may lose our jobs if the test scores aren't up.

Some schools let students try a semester of classes even if their test scores aren't high.

First they say you don't have to use test scores this year for the evaluations and then they say (this doesn't make sense if test scores are not going to be used this year):

So at least for the pilot program in Bloomfield, test scores were left out of teacher ratings — although teachers could see how they would have fared if test scores had been a factor.

At the same time, I believe that it is appropriate for states to debate this question, and we should expect some states to pull out, especially once the testing starts, and we — as we expect — if the test scores come out and kids do much worse on these new tests than the old tests, then there's going to be huge political pressure for some other states to pull out and it won't be the end of the world.

Experience in the charter school sector has proven that if a school is safe, warm and nurturing, many parents will stick with it, even if test scores show that students are falling behind.

In fact if test scores are any indication, the more willing principals are to spread leadership around, the better for the students.

If test scores do not fully measure school quality, they at least provide a consistent metric on which parents, other taxpayers, or government officials can compare all schools.

If test scores are meaningful measurements of performance (and they have to be if we have any hope of evaluating our education system), these scores show that vouchers are not providing kids with a better education.

If the test scores don't come back as high as we would like, we can put our heads together and find a solution instead of just blaming the school district.»

On the other hand: «accountability,» meaning schools can not continue to operate if test scores chronically lag behind.

In a widely cited 1996 study, economists Derek Neal and William Johnson showed that if test scores are not taken into account, white men's wages are 24 to 28 percent higher than those of black men.

Even now, few educators lose their jobs if test scores don't rise.

Indeed, if test scores are the only thing that matters, there's little point in arguing for choice at all.

Will results be demanded too quickly, and will the program be discontinued if test scores do not rise in a year or so?

They think that if test scores go up, it'll be okay.

There is always the fear that results will be demanded too soon, and then the program will be discontinued if test scores do not rise in a year or so.

So if the charter board, local authorizer, and parents think a school is doing a good job even if test scores look «bad,» we should defer to them.

But if test scores and grades were a truer indicator of future success, Branson never would have been able to accomplish such greatness.

Even if we were confident that the test score gains in New Orleans are not being driven by changes in the student population following Katrina (and Doug and his colleagues are doing their best with constrained data and research design to show that), and even if these test score gains translate into higher high school graduation and college attendance rates (which Doug and his colleagues have not yet been able to examine), we still would have no idea whether portfolio management and other high regulations in NOLA helped, hurt, or made no difference in producing these results.

What if test score gains are not really indicators of «value?»

If the tests scores upon which all of this is based are not valid and reliable then what?

If test score are determinant, and if you want to keep teaching, then you have to alter the place standardized testing assumes in your instructional priority.

Not exact matches

Crowdery's technology is still in beta testing, but the process can be as explicit as asking consumers to vote on a favorite shirt style in hopes of scoring a presale discount if the item ultimately gets made.

Lower average test scores might not be a problem if you can find out that kids are rapidly improving over time, making that cute house in the cheaper part of town not only good for your wallet, but good for your child's education too.

Don't sweat it if your GPA is low; instead, look for other ways to get an edge, like earning a great score on your Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT).

'' [Besides] saving time, there's no real incentive to cheat on these tests because typically it's just to get a certification of «hours» for internal compliance training, so your score doesn't matter, and if you don't pass, you can take it again.

If so then you are probably like me and always looking for ways to improve your accounts, whether it is trying to increase your CTRs, A / B Testing ad extensions, improving quality scores, or weeding out the low... Read more

If you don't want to remove them completely, then I recommend you create a new campaign where you continue to test these low quality score keywords without «rotting» your other campaign.

If you want to test my theory, have your spouse, or parent add you as an A.U. on a couple of their cards without even giving you the physical card (to avoid risk if they worry about abuse) watch your scores go through the statosphere if the balances are low because it increases your presumed available amount of credit and expands your ratio of credit vs balancIf you want to test my theory, have your spouse, or parent add you as an A.U. on a couple of their cards without even giving you the physical card (to avoid risk if they worry about abuse) watch your scores go through the statosphere if the balances are low because it increases your presumed available amount of credit and expands your ratio of credit vs balancif they worry about abuse) watch your scores go through the statosphere if the balances are low because it increases your presumed available amount of credit and expands your ratio of credit vs balancif the balances are low because it increases your presumed available amount of credit and expands your ratio of credit vs balances

In fact, the researchers report that «if similar success could be achieved for all minority students nationwide, it could close the gap between white and minority test scores by at least a third, possibly by more than half.»

If you want to compare degrees, previous test scores, IQ's; feel free to, but you won't win that battle.

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.

If you make this without a candy thermometer (which I totally did — score one for patience) you can use the water test.

The exam will be proctored by an employee at a test center location and if you pass the exam with a score of at least 75 %, you will be a certified food manager in no time.

Sarah wanted to attend the best, and if her grades and test scores wouldn't open the door — «Let's just say her SATs were not spectacular,» says one friend — surely her athletic skills would.

If it truly was (in part) because of a lack of intelligence then the Wonderlic score (as much as I personally don't trust intelligence tests) should have mellowed out some people's expectations.

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.

If you have a test and you come back later and you score five percent worse is that OK?

If Kolchelny doesn't pass the fitness test - think we'll have to go full attack mode to out - score them and win -