Sentences with phrase «in average scores»

The difference in average scores is now 10 instead of 20.

The largest drops in the city were in average scores for fourth - grade math, and eighth - grade reading; both falling by eight points.

The large variation in average scores by state, he said, should be a focus of national analysis.

Once Amrein and Berliner identified the high - stakes states, they looked at changes in the average scores students earned on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).

The change in the average score of Virginia fourth graders since 2009 — from 227 to 226 in 2011 — is not statistically significant.

That being said, Villanova has the No. 1 scoring offense in the country and sits in the top five in average scoring margin, assist - to - turnover ratio and effective field - goal percentage.

«What's important is that the movement in average scores over time has been consistently in the right direction.»

In one aspect, the gap in high - performer rates is more important than the gap in average scores.

In Australia, in scientific literacy the difference between the average score of students in the highest socioeconomic quartile and those in the lowest socioeconomic quartile equates to around three years of schooling; in reading literacy the difference is equivalent to around three years of schooling; and in mathematical literacy the difference in average scores equates to almost three years of schooling.

Any difference in the average score between student groups, such as regular education students and high needs students, measured by standardized assessments is used to identify what is called the achievement gap in a school or district.

In the event of a tie in averaged scores, the interview committee will determine the overall winner by ranking the interviews.

We used statistical techniques similar to the one we employed to examine changes in average scores to assess the effect of the bonus program on the percentage of students achieving proficiency on math and reading exams.

When the overall population contains a greater share of students from lower - performing racial / ethnic groups, then achievement must go up even more to produce gains in the average score for all students.

There were no statistically significant differences in the proportion of children whose scores were classified into each of the normal, borderline and abnormal ranges nor in average scores by age of entry to primary school.

In Australia, in scientific literacy the gap between the average score of Indigenous and non-Indigenous students is equivalent to around two - and - a-half years of schooling; in reading literacy the gap equates to around three years of schooling; and in mathematical literacy the difference in average scores is equivalent to more than two - and - a-third years of schooling.

«We discourage overinterpretation of the small changes in average scores that occur from year to year,» said Michael Kane, the act's vice president for research and development.

Given the small number of Virginia's Hispanic test takers, NCES does not regard recent year - to - year changes in the average scores and proficiency levels of these students as statistically significant.