Sentences with phrase «improving exam results»

Struggling schools that were given more autonomy by being converted into academies under the former Labour government have seen improved exam results compared to similar schools that did not become academies, according to our new research.

The watchdog claimed the finding was a cause for concern in a letter to Reading Borough Council, which called on the authority to do more to improve exam results.

Studytracks really works, and with tens of thousands of teachers under one roof, Bett is the perfect place for us to show them how our app can really help their students to retain information, increase attainments, and improve exam results.»

But how can technology be utilised to improve exam results and help a few more teachers sleep better during the months of June and July?

In 2011 the then Education Secretary, Michael Gove, ordered an investigation into the exam system after the Telegraph exposed examiners giving teachers secret advice on how to improve their exam results.

It also appears the authors judged «success» by improved exam results.

Heads with the best long - term school improvement plans are often nearly fired two years into the job simply because they don't improve exam results quickly enough — here's how to avoid making that mistake, explain Ben Laker and Alex Hill

And you can only quickly improve exam results by changing the students you teach, rather than how they're taught — by expelling poor performing students and attracting better ones from elsewhere — and neither of these actions help society in the long run.

This will improve exam results and make children more successful, intelligent people.

Not exact matches

Test results for third - through eighth - graders across New York state improved this year even amid concerns about the length of the standardized exams and reports of erroneous questions, according to data released by the state Education Department.

ALBANY — State education commissioner John King said Tuesday that a call from teachers» unions for a three - year moratorium on using state exam results for «high - stakes» decisions is a «distraction» from the goal of improving New York graduates» outcomes in college and careers.

In a recent dissertation at Uppsala University, Uppsala University Hospital radiology nurse Camilla Andersson demonstrates how with simple means, medical care can easily improve the patient experience and most likely the result of the exam as well.

For example, writing about anxiety linked to an exam can help reduce said anxiety and improve the results of the exam.

It turns out the participants were informed about the results of their muscle strength; and so, often tried to improve it by training before the next exam for the study — especially the men, who got so competitive their muscle mass went up with age, which shows that the loss of muscle mass with age is not inevitable; you just have to put in some effort.

[02:31] Rebecca Vukovic: I also read in the study that you found: leaders who talk a good game, but have no impact; leaders who make everything look great while they're there, but everything falls apart when they leave; and leaders who could improve the schools» long - term financial standing, but exam results stay the same.

The results: statewide exam scores, student enrollment, daily student attendance, and community engagement all improved at Edwards.

Commenting on the grand opening, Lord Sugar, said: «Principal, Andrew Hemmings and his team have done an outstanding job turning the school around and making it Hertfordshire's most improved school and a true exemplar of best practice in education — their exam results speak for themselves.

America Achieves, a nonprofit aimed at improving education and career opportunities for students, reviewed the 2009 science and math results on the Program for International Student Assessment, known as the PISA exam....

Schools nationwide are getting results with Apex Learning digital curriculum: higher graduation rates, lower dropout rates, improved scores on high - stakes exams, and more students ready for postsecondary success.

School governors gave them one year's grace, but then expected exam results to improve.

Exam results have improved substantially over the years.

The importance of AP exam results indicates the need for schools and districts to pay close attention not only to the quality of teaching in Advanced Placement courses but also to improving the academic preparation of students prior to their enrollment in those courses.

As a result, homework completion rates, grade point averages, and the pass rate on the high school exit exam have all substantially improved.

Was improving your students» test results on the PISA exam important to you?

However, board meeting minutes showed that they were also the most likely group to have their position reconsidered by governors after two years, usually because exam results were not improving early enough.

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As a result, the school has witnessed dramatic increases in student performance on state tests — including a 100 percent pass rate on the 2016 Common Core English Regents exam — as well as an improved graduation rate and college retention rate.

The Education Minister Huw Lewis hopes it will improve standards in the classroom and lead to better exam results.

Of the 8,173 teachers asked by the NEU about what causes excessive work, 74 per cent said pressure to improve pupil test scores and exam results is a main factor, while 52 per cent blame changes to the curriculum and testing.

Another example has been the government's decision for league tables to recognise only a pupil's first entry in exams, as a way of deterring schools from entering younger pupils for exams and then retaking if they want to improve results.

Was improving your students test results in the PISA exam important to you and why?

We are proud of our student results and we are working to improve our schools so even more students pass these important national exams and go on to have a bright future.

In a recent interview with Schools Week education secretary Nicky Morgan was pressed to explain how her plans for improving schools, particularly around coasting schools, would help children with special needs when their exam results were exempt from the plans.

Ofqual has said that only about 1 % of the overall exam results are subsequently changed and that proposals to improve the process of appealing against GCSE and A-level results would be announced later this month.

Both of these are going to drastically improve your health, and will help you get better results from the medical exam if will be required to take one.

Some carriers will let you retake the medical exam at your one - year anniversary, and if your results have improved, they may lower your rate.

Improving your health is going to get your better medical exam results, which is going to translate into lower insurance premiums.

Although the future policyholder can not mask most major medical conditions, there are several things you can do in order to improve the medical exam results.