Sentences with phrase «on academic performance measures»

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As managers and academic researchers have tried to remedy the inadequacies of current performance measurement systems, some have focused on making financial measures more relevant.

Even though many women, African - Americans and Asians are older than other students, there are no significant differences between them and other groups on various measures of academic performance.

In most families, there was no significant impact of the home visits on the children's mental development or school outcomes, but in families where mothers scored especially low on measures of intelligence and mental health, children's academic performance did improve.

Over the period from 8 to 18 years, sample members were assessed on a range of measures of cognitive and academic outcomes including measures of child intelligence quotient; teacher ratings of school performance; standardized tests of reading comprehension, mathematics, and scholastic ability; pass rates in school leaving examinations; and leaving school without qualifications.

Furthermore, these differences also correlated with one measure of academic achievement — performance on standardized tests.

By the fall of their kindergarten year, children who participated in Head Start and the REDI - P group scored higher than the children in the control group on several measures, showing greater increases in their vocabulary, literacy skills, reading fluency and academic performance upon entering kindergarten.

For patients in rehabilitation after a stroke, walking on an underwater treadmill produces better measures of exercise performance compared to conventional treadmill walking, reports a study in the American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, the official journal of the Association of Academic Physiatrists.

A short - sighted view - the one that pervades the school - reform ideology - is that academic outcomes alone matter and that performance on tests is the only measure worth applying.

On the basis of these survey results, we created three measures: (1) the principal's overall assessment of the teacher's effectiveness, which is a single item from the survey; (2) the teacher's ability to improve student academic performance, which is a simple average of the organization, classroom management, reading achievement, and math achievement survey items; and (3) the teacher's ability to increase student satisfaction, which is a simple average of the role model and student satisfaction survey items.

Creative programmes can offer a counter balance to testing and while their impact on academic performance is more difficult to measure their value in terms of cognitive development and emotional literacy is tangible.

An inspection involves an assessment of a school's performance on academic and other measured outcomes, followed by an onsite visit to the school, typically lasting one or two days for primary schools.

Once the state has decided on its policy position, however, a judicial presence should be maintained to ensure that the chosen policy is fully funded, is implemented in a coherent manner, and results in substantially improved student performance, as measured by validated assessments of academic achievement and of students» ability to function as capable citizens and workers.

To create such programs, states and districts must identify the most important elements of student performance (usually academic achievement), measure them (usually with state tests), calculate change in performance on a school - by - school basis, and provide rewards to schools that meet or beat performance improvement targets — all of which must be backed by system supports that enable all schools to boost results.

Such programs seem to encourage teachers to focus their work efforts on the areas of student performance that are being measured — primarily the core academic areas of mathematics, science, social studies, and reading.

Participation in afterschool programs is influencing academic performance in a number of ways, including better attitudes toward school and higher educational aspirations; higher school attendance rates and lower tardiness rates; less disciplinary action, such as suspension; lower dropout rates; better performance in school, as measured by achievement test scores and grades; significant gains in academic achievement test scores; greater on - time promotion; improved homework completion; and deeper engagement in learning.

While PISA is a test of everyday knowledge, TIMSS measures performance on the sorts of academic disciplines students are normally taught in school, and which are often required for success in higher education.

Many school leaders attribute this to changes over the past two years in how school performance is measured and the greater focus on pupils» achievement in academic subjects.

Initial plans for the target had prompted fears that creative subjects could be squeezed out of the curriculum as schools rushed to focus on the five academic subjects included in the EBacc performance measure.

· Base teacher evaluations on multiple measures of performance including «value - added» data on student academic progress.

On March 15, 2017, the State Board of Education (SBE) and the California Department of Education (CDE) launched a new accountability system to replace the Academic Performance Index (API) to better measure our State's educational goals.

The Academic Indicator (PDF) A state indicator that measures district and school performance on the Smarter Balanced English Language Arts / Literacy (ELA).

Unlike the former Academic Performance Index (API), which was based solely on testing results, this new accountability system uses multiple measures to determine performance and progress and emphasizes equity by focusing on student group pPerformance Index (API), which was based solely on testing results, this new accountability system uses multiple measures to determine performance and progress and emphasizes equity by focusing on student group pperformance and progress and emphasizes equity by focusing on student group performanceperformance.

Schools such as Wilbur shine under the current measure of academic success — the all - important Academic Performance Index — based on students» achievement level on standardizeacademic success — the all - important Academic Performance Index — based on students» achievement level on standardizeAcademic Performance Index — based on students» achievement level on standardized tests.

Home to the largest number of public school students in the nation, California ranks at the bottom on measures of per student spending and academic performance.

Results below show our students» performance on the norm - referenced Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) test.

Individual scores on the annual Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) in mathematics and reading and English language arts were used as the measure of student performance.

The FSAA measures student academic performance on the Access Points (FS — AP) in Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies.

A recent report from the Learning Policy Institute, a research and policy organization in Palo Alto, cites studies that found «that teachers of color boost the academic performance of students of color,» on measures such as improved reading and math scores, graduation rates and greater aspirations to attend college.

On the most important measure — student performance — Arizona's public charter students have outperformed their statewide peers for the past three years, topping state and national indicators of academic success.

At Imagine Andrews, we measure the academic performance of our students primarily based on same - student learning gains (i.e., the improvement in student achievement in reading and math measured for the same students from the beginning until the end of each school year).

While the Urban Institute's study doesn't measure the impact of long commutes on academic performance, one earlier study did.

The government must provide greater clarity for parents and students by ensuring the school and college performance tables, for too long now dominated by academic measures, place greater emphasis on technical qualifications and the destinations of students.

Private Schools: operate privately, funded by private money through tuition and donations, not required to follow same accountability measures as traditional public schools and may discriminate based on race, ethnicity, academic performance and religion.

There, teachers combined small group teacher instruction with computer - based learning throughout the school day, producing within one school year a 47 - point increase on the state's 1,000 - point measure of academic performance.

The briefs take a deep dive on state graduation rate goals, state academic achievement goals, and how states include measures of 9th grade performance.

A Measure of Teacher Performance Creation of growth models and increasingly focused attention on academic growth as the basis for accountability has highlighted the question of how student growth is related to teacher pPerformance Creation of growth models and increasingly focused attention on academic growth as the basis for accountability has highlighted the question of how student growth is related to teacher performanceperformance.

In a letter dated May 3, dozens of advocacy groups asked Brown to recommit to closing the academic achievement gap for high - need students as he considers an opening on the State Board of Education and a new plan for measuring school performance later this year.

While the Department will likely add more academic performance measures in the future, for 2014 officials also included the level of participation in state assessments, achievement gaps between students with disabilities and the general population as well as scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress, a standardized test used to gauge academic growth across the country.

SCPASS test items measure student performance grade levels 4 - 8 on the South Carolina Academic Standards.

The following schools fall below our minimum renewal criteria and perform far below average on several other academic performance measures.

Despite an early push to adopt at least one new indicator for measuring high school success this summer, it's likely the California State Board of Education won't take action on revamping the Academic Performance Index until September at the earliest.

That law specifies that 40 percent of teachers» reviews be based on measures of student academic growth and 60 percent on the teachers» classroom performance.

That measure, called Academic Growth Over Time, uses a mathematical formula to estimate how much a teacher helps students» performance, based on state test scores and controlling for such outside factors as income and race.

Today, the California Charter Schools Association (CCSA) called for the non-renewal of six charter schools across the state that fall below our minimum renewal criteria and perform far below average on several other academic performance measures.

And crucially, Watanabe failed to note that, prior to Cobian's arrival in 2009, the school's score on the Academic Performance Index — the state's annual measure of test - score performance of schools and districts — was 717, or 23 points above the cityPerformance Index — the state's annual measure of test - score performance of schools and districts — was 717, or 23 points above the cityperformance of schools and districts — was 717, or 23 points above the city's average.

However, most of these tests are multiple choice, standardized measures of achievement, which have had a number of unintended consequences, including: narrowing of the academic curriculum and experiences of students (especially in schools serving our most school - dependent children); a focus on recognizing right answers to lower - level questions rather than on developing higher - order thinking, reasoning, and performance skills; and growing dissatisfaction among parents and educators with the school experience.

Under the new system, a full 60 percent of principals» evaluations must be based on «subjective» measures, those other than students» academic performance, the same as is required in teachers» evaluations.

A second piece of legislation, SB 1346, focuses heavily on requirements around English learners and adds a mandate to include reclassified English learners to the subgroups of pupils whose educational achievement must be measured by the state's Academic Performance Index.

Concerns about this component: TEA's proposed rules for T - TESS include a requirement that, beginning in the 2017 - 18 school year, each teacher appraisal shall include the academic growth of the teacher's students at the individual teacher level as measured by one or more of four options chosen by the local school district, including student performance on state assessments.

States will now have the responsibility of designing an accountability framework incorporating and giving the most weight to academic factors, including student performance on state assessments and high school graduation rates, in addition to state - chosen indicators of school quality or student success, which can include measures of educator engagement and school climate / safety.