Sentences with phrase «math performance declined»

The study, based on data collected by the OECD's Programme for International Student Assessment, looked at the academic performances of 15 - year - olds in many countries and found that, in places where it is more common to use the Internet at school for schoolwork, reading and math performance declined between 2000 and 2012.

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In a report responding to the OECD's findings, TD's economics branch has declared that Canada has an «essential skills problem,» noting that another survey (the Programme for International Student Assessment, or PISA) measuring the math performance of 15 - year - olds worldwide also found a decline in Canadian teenagers» numeracy skills.

Results reported thus far have been mixed: an analysis of 2013 cohort data by Wayne State University professor Thomas C. Pedroni found that the majority of EAA students failed to demonstrate progress toward proficiency on the state's assessments in reading and math, and some students» performance (approximately one - third) declined.

The results of the latest round of PISA data for 2015 found the performance of Australia's 15 - year - olds in maths, science and reading was in «absolute decline» and the nation was being outpaced by New Zealand, Estonia and Slovenia.

It's also part of the National STEM School Education Strategy 2016 - 2026 and comes at a time when Australian student performance in maths is flatlining, a substantial proportion of Australian 15 - year - olds are failing to meet the National Proficient Standard, and Year 12 high - level mathematics participation is declining.

We know that 75 per cent of the fastest growing careers will require Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) skills, however STEM performance in Australian schools has stalled and even declined over the past 20 years.

«Today's PISA report goes further than last week's Trends in Maths and Science report, this year's NAPLAN results and the OECD Education at a Glance report in terms of not just showing a plateauing of results in Australia but that it shows a clear decline from year to year in Australia's education performance,» Minister Birmingham said in the release dated December 7.

While the mathematics performance of American students has improved in recent years it still remains unimpressive by international standards, and the steep decline in math proficiency that occurs when U.S. students transition from elementary to middle school is particularly troubling.

The mathematics literacy score of 470 represented a statistically significant decline of 11 scale score points from the 481 scored in 2012, but U.S. performance in all three subjects — math, reading, and science — was not statistically significantly different from how the nation performed when each subject was first administered.

Recent years» SAT scores have shown tiny gains in math, offset by declines in verbal performance.

Overall student performance improved in math and dipped slightly in reading across Wisconsin compared with last year, while in Madison scores declined in all tested subjects.

Carr attributed the lack of an increase in national reading scores and a decline of two points in math since 2013 to declining performance of the lowest performers --- those whose scores fall within the bottom 25 percent of students.

Results from the Maryland School Assessments released in July showed declines in performance in reading and math in almost every school district in the state.

Overall, the academic performance of SWD enrolled in COP charters improved in ELA, but declined in math.

Principal Kevin Simmons said the «driving force» for the increase in math minutes came as state exam results showed declines in math scores and gaps in performance between racial and socioeconomic student groups.

We find some evidence that the Focus designation led to small, short - run reductions in the within - school math achievement gap — but that these reductions were driven by stagnant performance of lower - achieving students alongside declines in the performance of their higher - achieving peers.

If extremely low, declining performance on math and reading exams alone were enough to trigger state support, the number of California districts that could expect special state help would almost...

If extremely low, declining performance on math and reading exams alone were enough to trigger state support, the number of California districts that could expect it would almost double from 228 to more than 400, a CALmatters analysis shows.

The Advocate: Report: Louisiana voucher program shows decline in student performance, mainly in math http://bit.ly/1LE7RJa

Some research has found that after using vouchers to transfer from public to private schools, Indianapolis students experienced no change in language arts performance and saw a decline in their math performance.

Up until about grade six, girls» performance in science and math are on par with that of boys, but during adolescence girls» test scores and level of expressed interest declines.