Sentences with phrase «increase in math scores»

Compared to their matched pairs who did not participate, preschool participants showed gains equivalent to a 7 % boost in reading and a 6 % increase in math scores in 5th grade.

After participating in the SMG, independent studies show an increase in math scores for elementary and middle school students.

Since the passage of NCLB, studies have shown an increase in math scores in both 4th and 8th grade, along with the highest high school graduation rate in our nation's history.

The district overall showed a 3 percentage point increase in math scores and a 6 percentage point increase in English language arts test scores.

Peoria High School saw a 27 % increase in students meeting and exceeding standards on the NWEA reading test between 2011 and 2013, and a 29 % increase in math scores.

Among black children, the results indicate that having a black teacher for a year was associated with a statistically significant 3 to 5 percentile - point increase in math scores.

However, it turns out that the black children in our sample were less responsive to changes in socioeconomic status than the white children: a one - standard - deviation improvement in socioeconomic status for a black child was associated with a 0.18 standard deviation increase in math scores, compared with 0.32 among white children.

We saw more than a 15 % increase in our math scores in one year and the only thing we did differently was use DreamBox.

The data showed a 14 percent increase in math scores and an 11 percent increase in language arts scores on the state's tests.

We just finished a study in Maryland where we found that in high - need schools, school breakfast is correlated with a 17 percent increase in math scores.

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Finally, in Houston in 2010 — 11, he gave cash incentives to fifth - grade students in 25 low - performing public schools, as well as to the parents and teachers of those students, with the intent of increasing the time they spent on math homework and improving their scores on standardized math tests.

Studies conducted in Minnesota and Maryland found that students who ate breakfast before starting school had a general increase in math grades and reading scores.

In math, 37.8 percent scored at proficient levels last year, an increase of 1.3 percentage points from 2016, according to the state figures released Tuesday.

In math, the percentage of students in grades 3 - 8 who scored at the proficient level increased slightly over last year in most of the Big 5 City School DistrictIn math, the percentage of students in grades 3 - 8 who scored at the proficient level increased slightly over last year in most of the Big 5 City School Districtin grades 3 - 8 who scored at the proficient level increased slightly over last year in most of the Big 5 City School Districtin most of the Big 5 City School Districts.

To sum up, the scores show a very modest increase — but an increase — in the percentage of New York City third through eight graders that the state deems to be proficient in reading and math.

In touting mostly across - the - board gains, they also noted that 41 of the city's 63 struggling «Renewal Schools» saw an increase in their English scores and 36 saw an increase in matIn touting mostly across - the - board gains, they also noted that 41 of the city's 63 struggling «Renewal Schools» saw an increase in their English scores and 36 saw an increase in matin their English scores and 36 saw an increase in matin math.

In January, arguing to increase the weight of test scores, Mr. Cuomo cited the small number of teachers who were rated ineffective, noting that at the same time only about a third of students were reading or doing math at grade level, as measured by state tests.

The scores of New York City students increased slightly in both math and English language arts on the latest state tests, released on Aug. 14, as students became more familiar with the Common Core Learning Standards and their teachers worked hard with what materials and training they eventually got.

«In contrast, students with poor grades and test scores suffered from a decline in positive emotions and an increase in negative emotions, such as math anxiety and math boredoIn contrast, students with poor grades and test scores suffered from a decline in positive emotions and an increase in negative emotions, such as math anxiety and math boredoin positive emotions and an increase in negative emotions, such as math anxiety and math boredoin negative emotions, such as math anxiety and math boredom.

Children who attended a full - day preschool program had higher scores on measures of school readiness skills (language, math, socio - emotional development, and physical health), increased attendance, and reduced chronic absences compared to children who attended part - day preschool, according to a study in the November 26 issue of JAMA.

Students who practiced the Transcendental Meditation program showed significant increases in math and English scale scores and performance level scores over a one - year period.A significant portion of the meditating students — 41 percent — showed a gain of at least one performance level in math, compared to 15 percent of the non-meditating students in the control group.Among the students with the lowest levels of academic performance, «below basic» and «far below basic,» the meditating students showed a significant improvement in overall academic achievement compared to students in the control group, which showed only a slight gain.

According to the models comparing high - scoring F schools with low - scoring D schools, to achieve the same 5 - point gain in math that the threat of vouchers accomplished, Florida schools would need to increase per - pupil spending by $ 3,484 at previously failing schools.

ANet says those scoring proficient in English increased by 4.5 percent and in math by 9 percent from the year earlier.

Drawing from math test scores from PISA 2009 in which the United States performed lower than the OECD average, the report argues that while demand for STEM labor is predicted to increase over the next few decades, a shortage of STEM labor in the United States, along with inadequate performance in science, math, and reading compared to other countries, endangers U.S. future competitiveness and innovation.

In its own analysis, ANet says the number of its youngsters who scored proficient or above on state tests last year increased by 7 percentage points in English and 4 percentage points in math in Chicago, and by 5 points in English and 3 points in math in New OrleanIn its own analysis, ANet says the number of its youngsters who scored proficient or above on state tests last year increased by 7 percentage points in English and 4 percentage points in math in Chicago, and by 5 points in English and 3 points in math in New Orleanin English and 4 percentage points in math in Chicago, and by 5 points in English and 3 points in math in New Orleanin math in Chicago, and by 5 points in English and 3 points in math in New Orleanin Chicago, and by 5 points in English and 3 points in math in New Orleanin English and 3 points in math in New Orleanin math in New Orleanin New Orleans.

Both groups of schools saw an increase in the average math and reading scores during the first two years of the bonus program; treatment - group schools, however, did not experience a statistically significant improvement in average test scores relative to the schools in the control group.

Our results show that each year of attendance at an oversubscribed Boston charter school increases the math test scores of students in our sample by 13 percent of a standard deviation.

Using more recent data, a report by the Center on Education Policy concludes that reading and math achievement as measured by state assessments has increased in most states since 2002 and that there have been smaller but similar patterns in NAEP scores.

• Each year of attendance at an oversubscribed charter school increased the math test scores of students in the sample by 13 percent of a standard deviation, a roughly 50 percent increase over the progress typical students make in a school year, but had no impact on their fluid cognitive skills.

For example, in 4th - grade math, we find that NCLB increased scores at the 10th percentile by roughly 0.29 standard deviations compared with an increase of only 0.17 standard deviations at the 90th percentile (see Figure 3).

The authors found that PLCs have a positive effect on student learning: student scores increased in reading, writing, math, science, and social studies subject tests.

Between 2004 and 2014, the percentage of students scoring at or above grade level in reading, writing, and math increased from 33 to 48, far faster than the state average.

Test scores for the elementary schools have increased 6.5 points in reading and 9.8 points in math.

Relative to students who attended comparison schools, sixth grade math scores increased 0.484 σ -LRB-.097) in one year.

New research finds that students attending a district school in New York City within a half - mile radius of a charter school score better in math and reading and enjoy an increase in their likelihood of advancing to the next grade.

Our estimates indicate that, for each teacher who left under the ERI, test scores increased by 0.01 and 0.04 student - level standard deviations in math and reading, respectively.

The results indicate that a one - hour delay in start time increases standardized test scores on both math and reading tests by roughly 3 percentile points.

Fourth - grade math scores for these students both in Texas and in the nation display sharp increases since 1992 (Figure 9).

Amrein and Berliner found that 4th - grade math scores increased at a slower rate than the national average in 8 of the 12 states, faster in just 4.

For instance, with every 10 percentage point increase in the share of their class that is Asian, white 5th graders» math scores rise by 0.072 points and white 6th graders» math scores rise by 0.202 points.

Results from a new report on test scores show the nation's students making modest gains in math and science in recent years, while failing to significantly increase their reading and writing performance.

After three years of relatively flat and sometimes declining test scores, K12, Inc.'s full - time students appear to have increased their proficiency levels in both reading and math, even as K12, Inc. serves a population with 62 percent of its student eligible for free - and - reduced price lunch, compared to 49 percent nationally.

We find also that an increase in the number of children from troubled families reduces peer student math and reading test scores and increases peer disciplinary infractions and suspensions.

For both math and science, the study finds that a shift of 10 percentage points of time from problem solving to lecture - style presentations (for example, increasing the share of time spent lecturing from 60 to 70 percent) is associated with a rise in student test scores of 4 percent of a standard deviation for the students who had the exact same peers in both their math and science classes — or between one and two months» worth of learning in a typical school year.

While both treatment and control groups saw an increase in the average math and reading scores over the two - year period studied, the average scores of all the schools in the treatment group did not exceed those in the control group to a statistically significant degree.

Some studies, for example, find that having a preschool teacher with a BA increases math scores; others find no effect on math scores but significant increases in writing scores; and still others find no effects whatsoever.

Although the increases were most significant in the lower grades, the number of seventh - grade students with limited English proficiency who scored above the 50th percentile also increased — by 2 percent in language, reading, and spelling and by 3 percent in math.

But in a new article for Education Next, Sarah A. Cordes of Temple University examines the effects of charter schools on neighboring district school students in New York City and finds that these spillover effects are actually positive: students attending a district school within a half - mile radius of a charter school score better in math and reading and enjoy an increase in their likelihood of advancing to the next grade.

Analysts have cited a legion of reasons for the state's slide in achievement: the steady leaching of resources from the schools that was the inevitable result of the infamous 1970s property - tax revolt led by Howard Jarvis; a long period of economic woes caused by layoffs in the defense industry; curriculum experiments with «whole language» reading instruction and «new math» that were at best a distraction and at worst quite damaging; a school finance lawsuit that led to a dramatic increase in the state's authority over school budgets and operations; and a massive influx of new students and non-English-speaking immigrants that almost surely depressed test scores.

Students participating in arts - integrated lessons show increased language and math scores on standardized tests and improved engagement, motivation, and sense of community (Smithrim and Upitis, 2005).