Sentences with phrase «nonacademic factors such»

Incorporate important nonacademic factors such as measures of school climate, safety, and parental engagement.

Rather than using traditional systems that incorporate nonacademic factors such as attendance and behavior, learn to assess and report student performance based on prioritized standards.

Not exact matches

The percentage of doctorate holders in nonacademic S&E occupations who are underrepresented minorities increased from 4.4 percent in 1990 to 6.1 in 2005, a substantial increase if it were not over a very small base.18 Myers and Turner concluded that market forces such as wages play a more prominent role in affecting faculty representation in the short run than pipeline factors designed to increase the supply of minority faculty.19

But nonacademic factors — such as absences and even behavior in elementary school — are also strong indications of how successful students will be when they take the exam.

How does the staff at your school tackle issues such as giving zeroes for missing work, averaging formative assessment scores to arrive at a final unit grade, counting extra credit, and weighing academic and nonacademic factors (e.g., attendance, work ethic, behavior) together for a student's final course grade?

Research shows the importance of nonacademic factors for predicting outcomes such as retention, persistence, and engagement in college as well as graduation from college.