Sentences with phrase «in test scores among»

The original «No Child» law requires schools to consider the change in test scores among different «subgroups.»

Furthermore, the gains are approximately equivalent to a third of the black - white gap in test scores among students in the experiment.

Not exact matches

Among the 18 countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's assessment, the U.S. ranked at best eighth and at worst 12th, based on the range of scores from its 1,133 students tested.

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.

The test instrument described among the methods in this section is comparatively easy to use and score, and it provides a helpful way to compare the outlooks of both different churches and different people within a single church.

Lets assume that in 2005 the U.S. school children averaged a score of 62 on a standardized test, and this ranked them # 10 among all countries.

Fat helps make yoghurt appealingly thick and creamy, so it's not surprising that the three highest scoring Greek yoghurts in our test are among those highest in fat, hovering around 9 — 10g per 100g.

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

Parental expectations, physical punishment, and violence among adolescents who score positive on a psychosocial screening test in primary care

Low graduation rates and test scores rank it among the lowest performing districts in New York.

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.

Syracuse has one of the highest concentrations of poverty among black and Hispanic people in the United States and some of the lowest test scores and graduation rates in the state.

among black and Hispanic people in the United States and some of the lowest test scores and graduation rates in the state.

Three Long Island schools were selected as among the best in two states — New York and Colorado — in a pilot program honoring campuses that «put students, not test scores, first.»

Included among the proposed reforms is a teacher evaluation system based half on student test scores, an increase in the length of time before a teacher is eligible for tenure and allowing the state to take over failing schools and districts.

In 1992, among the high - scoring high school seniors (those with test scores in the top tenth of the class), black and Hispanic youth were three times as likely to be from families with incomes less than $ 20,000 than white and other non-Hispanic youth (12)(see figure, belowIn 1992, among the high - scoring high school seniors (those with test scores in the top tenth of the class), black and Hispanic youth were three times as likely to be from families with incomes less than $ 20,000 than white and other non-Hispanic youth (12)(see figure, belowin the top tenth of the class), black and Hispanic youth were three times as likely to be from families with incomes less than $ 20,000 than white and other non-Hispanic youth (12)(see figure, below).

The test scores confirm a devastating impact: After mothers left home to work in another city, mental development scores among their children declined significantly and socio - emotional indices «fell apart,» Rozelle says.

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.

The idea is simple enough: A VAM looks at year - to - year changes in standardized test scores among students, and rates those students» teachers and schools accordingly.

The relationship is apparent even among twins; heavier - born twins have higher average test scores in third through eighth grade than their lighter - born twin.

Among those with Tourette's who met the cutoff for autism, 83 percent also met criteria for OCD, the researchers found, noting that high scores were especially evident in the part of the autism test that measures restrictive interests and repetitive behavior.

Previous research by Gassman - Pines, Ananat and Gibson - Davis found that after states experienced widespread job loss, test scores dropped among eighth - graders in that state.

In our two previous research collaborations with the Skills for Life team, we already had shown that mental health problems are quite common, are among the strongest predictors of poor attendance, poorer grades, and lower scores on standardized tests, and that improved mental health scores are powerful predictors of improved academic outcomes.»

Of the men who had the highest score on the test, roughly 1 in 200 attempted suicide during the study; among the men with the lowest score, the rate was about 1 in 22.

Among fresh, low GI fruits, wild blueberries have one of the highest scores at a GI of 53 in some tests.

[1] We ran two sets of simulations: one where students opt - out randomly, and another in which opt - out occurs among the highest - performing students in each classroom (as measured by their prior test scores).

More recently, the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) released new standards for teacher training programs: among them, each cohort of entrants should have a collective grade - point average (GPA) of 3.0 and college admission test scores above the national average by 2017 and in the top one - third by 2020.

Indeed, the strength of the correlation between fluid cognitive skills and test - score growth in oversubscribed charter schools is statistically indistinguishable from the correlations we observe among students in open - enrollment district schools and exam schools.

Uccelli and Paez found that, on average, first - grade English narrative quality scores were higher among children who, at kindergarten scored higher on the English vocabulary test, used a greater number of distinct words in their English narrative, and had higher story structure scores on their Spanish narrative.

At a time when the national conversation is focused on lagging upward mobility, it is no surprise that many educators point to poverty as the explanation for mediocre test scores among U.S. students compared to those of students in other countries.

Among the districts in the data, one standard deviation in percent free / reduced lunch is 21 percentage points and one standard deviation in average test scores is 0.35 student - level standard deviations.

Test scores among students of all racial and ethnic backgrounds are higher in Texas than in Wisconsin, for example, which has fewer students qualifying for free - and reduced - price lunch.

Project Tomorrow, which has evaluated the program, found improvement in student test scores, engagement and participation in class, and collaboration among students.

The best way to answer the question is to look at changes in student test - score performance among those in 3rd grade for the first time, as their test scores are unaffected by the retention policy.

Large test - score improvements are also observed, however, among students whose scores were not influenced by changes in the sample selected.

Test scores among kids of all racial and ethnic backgrounds are higher in Texas than in Wisconsin, for example, which has fewer students qualifying for free - and reduced - price lunch.

Figure 1b shows the changes in standardized test scores, across the full range of student performance, that can be attributed reasonably to teacher and school performance and to decisions about how the school allocates resources among students.

The most important characteristic included among our statistical controls is 8th - grade test score, which aims to capture differences in student ability and students» educational experiences prior to high school.

Waldfogel noted that trends in black - white test scores over the last 30 years indicate that we may be entering a period of steady gains among black students in America.

Los Altos says that among the 7th graders who used the program in 2010 — 11 — all remedial students — 41 percent scored «proficient» or «advanced» on the California Standards Test compared to 23 percent the year before.

As shown in Figure 1, Portugal exhibits the lowest average combined test scores in math and science among the 18 countries in our sample, Singapore the highest.

Her litany of complaints about the academic results of Klein's «radical restructuring» is somewhat familiar — «inflating» test results and «taking shortcuts» to boost graduation — except for the charge that «the recalibration of the state scores revealed that the achievement gap among children of different races in New York City was virtually unchanged between 2002 and 2010, and the proportion of city students meeting state standards dropped dramatically, almost to the same point as in 2002.»

Of course, if the governor had not peevishly insisted in the first place on holding teachers» feet to the fire on test scores while simultaneously making watershed changes in their practice, New York would likely never have experienced the immune response we have seen — particularly among affluent parents in the state's politically powerful suburbs.

Test scores were among the lowest in the district.

In short, this analysis confirms that inspection ratings can help detect differences in teacher practice and parental satisfaction among schools with similar test - score rankings and socioeconomic compositioIn short, this analysis confirms that inspection ratings can help detect differences in teacher practice and parental satisfaction among schools with similar test - score rankings and socioeconomic compositioin teacher practice and parental satisfaction among schools with similar test - score rankings and socioeconomic composition.

Instead, school districts, eager to be perceived as plugged in and afraid of being penalized for low test scores, have bought into expensive drill - and - kill software — the kind that costs a fortune and displays a silly animation of fireworks or cheering crowds for every five correct answers — with only minimal improvements on test scores and scant evidence of long - term progress among students.

Because of the need for nationally standardized achievement tests to provide fine - grained, percentile - by - percentile comparisons, it is imperative that these tests produce a considerable degree of score spread — in other words, plenty of differences among test takers» scores.

After teachers like Joseph - Charles and Philkhana began applying the Rutgers techniques in the classroom, students showed more interest in math, and the math test scores at what were among the lowest - performing schools in the state began to soar.

In a letter printed as an advertisement in the Tallahassee Democrat, Florida Education Association President Andy J. Ford discouraged local union affiliates from signing an agreement to implement a state plan that, among other provisions, would require districts to base teacher evaluations and compensation bonuses heavily on student test scoreIn a letter printed as an advertisement in the Tallahassee Democrat, Florida Education Association President Andy J. Ford discouraged local union affiliates from signing an agreement to implement a state plan that, among other provisions, would require districts to base teacher evaluations and compensation bonuses heavily on student test scorein the Tallahassee Democrat, Florida Education Association President Andy J. Ford discouraged local union affiliates from signing an agreement to implement a state plan that, among other provisions, would require districts to base teacher evaluations and compensation bonuses heavily on student test scores.

In other states strong teachers unions may mobilize high turnout among members, their families, and friends, and punish and reward board members for their treatment of teachers rather than hold them accountable for student test scores.