Sentences with phrase «more achievement points»

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On tax reform, the most significant legislative achievement of Trump's first year, it's probably not fair to point just at Trump for a policy that tends to pose more harm to Democratic constituencies than Republican.

Even controlling for grade - point average, men earned more than women who graduated with identical levels of academic achievement.

Some conservatives are not above signaling, in more or less overt ways, their belief that blacks can never pass [the test of achievement by merit], and that there is little point in the rest of society bearing guilt for blacks» failures.

Don't boast about your possessions or your achievements — there's bound to be a Freudian in the room who'll point out that you are displacing your desire for something more significant in the way of bodily attributes or fulfilling relationships.

Moreover, scientific and technical progress in the next ten years will introduce unprecedented achievements In this field and it is no exaggeration to assert here and now that teleconimuni - cation will play a primary role both on the national and on world levels and it could also be pointed out that the most difficult problems are not generally of a purely technical nature and that telecommunications questions should more and more command the attention of governmental authorities at the highest level. . . .

More to the point, as entertaining as Tirso's play is, it is neither an extraordinary literary achievement nor even necessarily the most authoritative version of the tale.

Third, it is noteworthy that in Man's Vision of God Hartshorne distinguishes between God's «purpose as laid down before all the worlds, or rather before each and every world» — which is part of God's eternal and unchanging aspect — and «the more and more particular purposes which mark the approach to, and..., the achievements of purpose which mark arrival at, any given point of time» (MVG 237, my italics).

A lot of Arsenal fans seem to think that this is not really an achievement at all and when Wenger points to his record he receives more scorn than praise from certain sections of the Arsenal fanbase and the football media.

Enrique got more points per game than Pep, Enriques Barca team scored more per game than Peps, to dismiss his achievements because Barca... Barca had a couple managers between Pep and Enrique and they wasn't winning the UCL, Pep won it then next Barca manager to win it was Enrique.

Single: If the Caps do in fact win it all the Conn Smythe will almost certainly go to Alex Ovechkin, but don't sleep on Nicklas Backstrom, the assist artist who accounted for five more points than Ovechkin in Washington's two series last spring and is equally deserving of a lifetime achievement award.

I mean, Wenger's arc is pretty much well defined at this point, and despite all his amazing achievements in his first decade, he fact that he doesn't evolve as the game has evolved has meant Arsenal, with all the institutional advantages a club could ever want (great location, great history, astounding amounts of money), have been left behind, and the evidence of that could not have been more starkly on display than it was on Sunday.

But is it even an achievement to say you managed more points than your predecessor, when that man is Frank De Boer?

When compared to control group counterparts in randomized trials, infants and toddlers who participated in high - quality home visiting programs were shown to have more favorable scores for cognitive development and behavior, higher IQs and language scores, higher grade point averages and math and reading achievement test scores at age 9, and higher graduation rates from high school.

Angus Robertson, the SNP's leader in Westminster, pointed out that his achievement as a Scotsman was even more impressive.

The Free Schools Network points out that «the results compare favourably with the achievements of state schools generally, with Free Schools more than twice as likely to be awarded an Outstanding judgement under the new tougher Ofsted inspection framework».

David Cameron led Ed Miliband by 15 points (42 % to 27 %) as best Prime Minister in the national poll, though it was notable that his lead was twice as high among men (22 points) than among women (10 points), and more than twice as high among private sector workers (24 points) than public (10 points)-- though for him to have any sort of lead among public sector workers in the current climate is an achievement worth noting.

The results, Thompson points out, would likely differ in less - developed countries where children don't have equal access to education; academic achievement in these places is shaped more by opportunities than genetics.

In December 2012, Washington's policy was revised and now awards achievement points only for short - term certificates that lead to middle and higher wage jobs or to a more advanced credential.

It's not much of an achievement that co-directors Anthony and Joe Russo (held over from Captain America the Winter Soldier) make a better film than Zack Snyder... but it's worth noting that Marvel (corporation as auteur) have nurtured their characters (even in weaker films like Iron Man 2) to the point when they carry more screen weight than lasting icons Batman and Superman.

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Yes, that tight - knit squad enjoyed unparalleled success on the court, including the national championship title, but this moving documentary focuses as much on their achievements away from the sport to drive home more important points about the value of loyalty, persistence and integrity in overcoming any adversity.

Meeting this fourth challenge depends on more flexible ways of personalising teaching and learning — for example, by using technology to better target individuals» current levels of achievement and learning needs — and on defining learning success and failure in terms of the progress, or growth, that individuals make over time, regardless of their starting points.

Students who reported almost never being bullied had average achievement more than 30 score points higher than those who reported being bullied almost weekly.

As examples, he points to Rocketship, a group of schools in California serving low - income students that credits their high achievement in part to a daily two - hour computer lab; Carpe Diem, a top math performer in Arizona; and Robert A. Taft Information Technology High School, a Cincinnati school that converted to a technology focus and saw its graduation rate soar from 21 percent to more than 95 percent.

CASEL reports: «A landmark review found that students who receive SEL instruction had more positive attitudes about school and improved an average of 11 percentile points on standardized achievement tests compared to students who did not receive such instruction.»

Pointing out that student - achievement gains are more influenced by classroom teachers than any other factor, she said the focus...

One reason districts are looking at bonus pay more closely is research pointing to the impact teacher quality has on student achievement.

It involves awarding points, badges and achievements when learners do certain things (such as complete a piece of learning or get full marks on a test) and it works to reinforce the learning and motivate them to continue learning more.

Still others point to controlled and quasi-controlled empirical experiments that have shown that more resources can lead to higher achievement.

It would make matters more difficult because the most important flaw of the No Child Left Behind accountability system is its reliance on the level of student achievement at a single point in time as a measure of school performance.

For example, in Alabama's 94 Reading First schools, the percentage of all 4th graders deemed to be proficient (stanine 5 and above) on the Stanford Achievement Test rose 12.7 points, from 40.1 percent in 2003 to 52.8 percent in 2007, more than twice as fast as the gain for students at other schools (which rose 5.5 points, from 64.2 percent to 69.7 percent in the same period).

When the researchers controlled for demographic variables (for example, wealthy suburbs offer more physics courses) and others, including overall academic achievement, high school physics contributed little more than one point.

The graduation rate rose by more than 20 percentage points and, leaving aside the years when the state recalibrated its evaluation framework, student - achievement rates in the city improved annually (see Figure 1).

However, the focus on student achievement may obscure a more important point also evident in the research: Board - certified teachers have the proven ability to instill critical thinking skills and the habits of mind that are so important for students» success in college and beyond.

We must move beyond lip service, recognizing that while data disaggregation is an essential starting point, more must be done in our efforts to permanently close achievement gaps.

Across five key characteristics — teacher quality, discipline, expectations for achievement, safety, and instruction in character and values — charter parents are on average 13 percentage points more satisfied than district parents.

Assignment to double - dose decreased the average achievement of a student's classmates by more than 19 percentile points, and increased the size of regular algebra classes by 2.4 students.

New understandings about how people learn point the way to developing more effective educational environments and instructional processes to enhance the academic achievement of all students.

Thursday's LA Times editorial about the use of student achievement data in teacher evaluations around the country (Bill Gates» warning on test scores) makes some valuable points about the dangers of rushed, half - baked teacher evaluation schemes that count test scores as more than half of a teacher's evaluation (as is being done in some states and districts)...

In one year, Troy's students have posted incredible gains on Idaho's Standard Achievement Test (ISAT), jumping 22 points in ELA to rank in the top 11 districts in the state and more than tripling the percent of their students scoring Advanced on the Math assessment.

In contrast, summative tests provide a snapshot of student achievement at a specific point and are more commonly used for accountability.

Some argue that Syracuse could be doing more, pointing to New York City as an example of where innovation has improved student achievement.

It can also help students make significant gains in academic achievement — on average, a gain of 11 percentile points in reading and math, according to a 2011 review of more than 200 studies published in the journal Child Development.

As Dropout Nation has pointed out ad nauseam since the administration unveiled the No Child waiver gambit two years ago, the plan to let states to focus on just the worst five percent of schools (along with another 10 percent or more of schools with wide achievement gaps) effectively allowed districts not under watch (including suburban districts whose failures in serving poor and minority kids was exposed by No Child) off the hook for serving up mediocre instruction and curricula.

There wasn't much additional benefit from exceeding a half hour of reading — only 3 more percentile points in achievement gains.

West Point Public Schools and Poquoson Public Schools earned the Highly Distinguished Title I School Division designation by exceeding all federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) achievement objectives in English and mathematics for two consecutive years, having all schools fully accredited for two consecutive years and for graduating more than 80 percent of students with Standard or Advanced Studies diplomas.

Academies open for one academic year show speedy growth in achievement (5 percentage points in one year) but that slows down the longer it is open (to just 2 percentage point increases for those open three or more years).

On this year's statewide achievement test, students at mayor - sponsored charter schools were 11 percentage points more likely to achieve proficiency in English, and 10 points more likely to achieve proficiency in math, than were students of local public schools, according to an analysis by the Indianapolis Mayor's Office of Education.

Opponents of the big Cs» plan pointed out that there was no evidence in Colorado or elsewhere that more funding by itself would raise student achievement, and that the best funded states in the country (like New Jersey [Note: NJ is actually a high - achieving state] or D.C.) often showed the worst student achievement.

By the same token, it seems to make sense to set achievement standards by grade level, but the further along students get in school, Hattie points out, the more of them are performing either behind or ahead of the schedule that's been set.