Sentences with phrase «number of test scores»

The smaller the number of test scores used to create value - added measures, the more important students» idiosyncratic performance is likely to be.

Rather than having regular check - ups on student progress, with relatively low stakes on those results, we'd have much higher stakes attached to a smaller number of test scores.

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The state's propensity to assign individuals identities through voter registration lists and social security numbers or more generally to reinforce conceptions of individual rights serves as an example; the roles of educational systems (through individualized test scores) and professional careers (organized around cumulative skills attached to the individual's biography) provide further examples.7 This work is important because it shows the dependence of self - constructs on markers in the culture at large: the self is understood not only in terms of internal development but also as a product of external reinforcement.

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When the testing numbers of a certain player stand out starkly from the numbers I expected from their film, I'll go back and grind some more tape, to see if I need to adjust my tape score.

Pjanic has always passed the eye test, always looking the part of an intuitive midfielder, but over the past few season, the statistics have started to bear this out, as Mira has seen a steady progression in his passing and playmaking numbers, while he's already set a career high in goals scored and has established himself as one of te game's premier set piece threats.

When I explain that teaching kids to overvalue external measures of success short - circuits their development as self - regulating individuals — the true foundation of a productive life — a shocking number of parents respond that you can't undo bad grades and low test scores, but you can always catch up on the emotional stuff later — a tragic misapprehension.

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Some real - life changes, however, are being made in a number of schools around the country that focus on the critical - thinking skills of one student at a time instead of the collective test scores of a class, or a whole school, or a state.

The Utica City School District received more than $ 4 million from the state to increase the number of hours kids are in school during the year, in an effort to increase the district's Common Core test scores.

Test scores for third through eighth graders were released Wednesday and they show a dramatic drop in the number of New York state students who are considered proficient in math and English.

The latest numbers from the Department of Education show standardized test scores increased in every school district under her watch.

In fact, after last year's Open House at which scores of parents signed up for the G&T test on site, the number of Bronx children taking the G&T test for entry to Kindergarten increased by over 13 percent whereas in other boroughs the testing rate stayed flat or even decreased.

This year alone, the groups saw major elements of their platforms come to pass, such as tying teacher evaluations more closely to test scores, adding hurdles to earning tenure and increasing the number of charter schools, measures all unpopular with the unions.

Opt - out activists have said the number will continue to grow, citing reasons such as the perceived «over-testing» of students using exams that are not age and grade appropriate, as well as the use of test scores on teacher evaluations.

At PS134, the numbers were only slightly better, with 36 % of 3rd, 4th and 5th graders scoring «proficient» or above on the state math tests, and only 14 % of 3rd, 4th and 5th graders scoring «proficient» or above on the state ELA tests.

The state committed to adopting the Common Core standards, tying teacher evaluations to test scores, turning around or closing low - performing schools and increasing the number of charter schools, among other things.

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.

Reading and considering such testimony would undoubtedly take more time and effort and could feel less «scientific» than looking at numbers, whether test scores, GPAs, or tallies of publications.

Story number 4: Older women who watch mostly talk shows and soap operas score poorly on tests of mental functioning.

First, the tests have a margin of error, which means that a score should be interpreted as lying within a range, not a hard - and - fast number.

One of the journal's studies, conducted by researchers at the University of Paris 13, found that among test subjects, higher numbers on the Literature - based Adherence Score to the Mediterranean Diet were associated with higher odds of meeting certain healthy aging criteria.

Since my numbers were high my doc ordered a calcium scoring test which shows some mild calcium increase in my lower depending artery which is not normal for a female of my age and health.

In a study involving dietary ketosis via a low carbohydrate diet (less than 10 percent of total calories), compared to subjects on a 50 percent carbohydrate diet, the low - carbohydrate subjects demonstrated better performance on memory tests, with higher scores being correlated to higher serum KB levels.14 A study using cultured mouse hippocampal cells showed that addition of the KB β - hydroxybutyrate (β - OHB) to cells exposed to Aβ resulted in no decrease in the numbers of dendrites or total neurons — two of the noted pathological changes in AD.

They were better at remembering numbers in a backwards order; their working memory was better, and they scored higher on a test of general intelligence.

I have been reading your book and watching your videos related to iodine and thyroid health since I had a blood test back in January that had a TSH result of 16.8, I got retested in March and the score dropped to 6.8, and then I was just retested in May, and it dropped to 3.8, however my doctor also tested for antibodies (two numbers) that came back high.

For them, the number of test - score observations included in the analysis ranges from almost 7,800 in grade 5 to 3,000 in grade 8.

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 Orleans.

However, evidence presented in the report sheds doubt these large test score increases: according to an Education Writers Association study, when neighborhood schools were restored, the superintendent in Oklahoma City reduced the number of low - achievers taking the standardized tests by increasing the number of students retained (or «flunked») and implementing transition grades (in which students repeat all or part of the previous grade).

Minimum test - score requirements have changed a number of times.

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.

As test - preparation materials leap off the printed page and onto the Web, an increasing number of states and districts are turning to online test - prep programs to help raise student scores on high - stakes assessments, Advanced Placement tests, and college - entrance exams.

By good I mean that they score comparatively well on state tests, have a goodly number of students who receive passing scores on Advanced Placement tests, send a majority of graduates off to college, and enjoy the support of their respective communities.

University of Washington researchers use state test scores, rates of free and reduced lunch, and the number of AP classes that students enroll in to determine the general level of school achievement for comparison.

Why would test scores improve when large numbers of experienced teachers retire?

A study by Joshua Goodman that was published in Education Next found that the number of snow days in a given year do not have an impact on student test scores.

(Almost all the African - American students came from schools with average test scores below the district mean; the few that did not had almost identical average impacts, but the number of available observations was too small to recover precise estimates.)

The small number of common items makes the test developers nervous about the resulting student - level scores.

But gains in precision obtained by increasing the number of students observed will be offset by losses associated with failing to control for baseline test scores.

As critics contend, the state's aggregate test - score improvements on the 4th - grade FCAT reading exam — and likely on the NAEP exam as well — are inflated by the change in the number of students who were retained in 3rd grade in accordance with the state's new test - based promotion policy.

He contends that it is «abundantly clear» that Florida's aggregate test - score improvements are a mirage caused by changes in the students enrolled in the 4th grade after the state began holding back a large number of 3rd - grade students in 2004 (all school years are reported by the year in which they ended).

Figures 1a, 1b, and 1c compare the average number of absences, the share of students who were suspended, and the average test - score gains between fourth and eighth grade of students who ranked in the bottom - and top - quartile on each skill.

A growing number of studies show a disconnect between short - term progress on test scores and long - term success.

We're looking at the teachers that students have in 4th through 8th grade and two different measures: end of the 8th - grade test score and at the number of advanced math courses students take in high school.

The NCLB accountability system divides schools into those in which a sufficient number of students score at the proficient level or above on state tests to meet Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) benchmarks («make AYP») and those that fail to make AYP.

In Massachusetts, the test scores of charter schools on the Spring 2002 state test showed, according to the Boston Herald, «a greater number of improved scores... with more and more of the [charters] scoring higher than their home districts.»

Between 1951 and 1963, the number of test takers went from 81,000 to nearly 1 million; test scores rose slightly.»

Ackerman pointed to the district's support for the growing numbers of students selecting charter schools and to rising test scores by district students on the state's standardized tests.

Several studies, including our own, clearly demonstrate that teacher evaluation systems that are based on a number of components, such as classroom observation scores and test - score gains, are already much more effective at predicting future teacher performance than paper credentials and years of experience.

«Success» in implementing standards - based reforms under this model is defined not in terms of test scores in a limited number of subject areas, but broadly, in terms of providing all students a sound basic education on a sustained basis.