Sentences with phrase «on entrance tests»

So were the average GMAT scores of its entering classes, which tended to range near 600, more than 100 points below the best schools, which typically report scores in the 700 - plus range on an entrance test where the highest possible score is 800.

Not exact matches

Beginning in 1986, the rule stipulated, entering freshmen would be eligible for scholarships only if they had achieved a grade point average of at least 2.0 in a college - preparatory core curriculum and, when it came to the two standard college entrance examinations, attained a minimum score of 700 on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) or 15 on the American College Testing Program's exam.

But test families make an entrance early on in the process to test all the components and functions of the baby carrier.

Fortunately the same ideas predict very concrete new phenomena, a whole new world of particles that have to be accessible at the LHC and so [we have this] wonderful idea that we've been entranced by for 25 years, and the kind of the thing that Einstein dreamed of, unifying the forces, and now is the time of testing [whether these] ideas have been on the right track; whether nature has, with all these hands, has been teaching us or just teasing us.

Asian countries did not participate in the latest test, however, citing the intense pressure on their students in the senior year to prepare for college entrance exams.

Struck by the extent to which «every interaction was keyed to preparing for Japan's comprehensive college entrance exam,» Ho became interested in standardized testing and its effects on schools and learning.

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.

«With XQ, Emerson took on a big, tough challenge, laden with a Gordian knot of tradition, state graduation requirements, college entrance requirements (and the tests that go with them), and the traditions of prom, football, and everything else,» observed Mary Ryerse, strategic director at Getting Smart, a Minneapolis — St. Paul nonprofit, who was among the judges for the competition.

ACT officials say the insights on grammar and usage will help them as they reshape their college - entrance exam to add an optional, 30 - minute writing test sometime during the 2004 - 05 school year.

Average scores on the American College Testing Program entrance exam rose this year for the first time since 1989, the Iowa City - based firm announced last week.

The Iowa City, Iowa - based publisher of the ACT — the college - entrance exam taken by high school students primarily in the Midwest and the South — will open 40 testing centers in the next few months and is on its way to having 250 operating by the end of next year, said Richard L. Ferguson, the president of ACT.

You can then have an entrance test or assessment based on this training before the final recruitment.

The sponsor of the SAT and the testing service that administers it appear to be at odds over the potential uses of forthcoming research on students who, based on such factors as racial, social, or family background, exceed expectations on the widely used college - entrance exam.

Japanese schools place great emphasis on the high school and college entrance exams and frequently teach only the material that those exams test.

Creative writing is not one of the subjects tested on the entrance exams so it is not emphasized.

According to a study by Education Datalab, the Kent Test, the entrance exam in Kent, was a «loaded dice» against pupils on free school meals because they were not coached for the test, unlike their wealthier peTest, the entrance exam in Kent, was a «loaded dice» against pupils on free school meals because they were not coached for the test, unlike their wealthier petest, unlike their wealthier peers.

All three studies achieved very high response rates on all data collections, whether teacher surveys, classroom observations, collection of teachers» scores on college entrance exams or precertification exams, student achievement tests, collection of student data from district administrative records, principal surveys, or interviews with program officials.

In recent years a school of thought arose in our space that a centralized authority or «harbor - master» could produce better outcomes by carefully controlling both the entrance and the exit of schools from charter sectors, primarily on the basis of standardized test scores.

The 18 - year - old senior scored a perfect 1600 on the combined portions of the Scholastic Assessment Test, making him the second senior in two years at Statesboro High to ace the college - entrance exam.

The student is represented by three Minnesota - based law firms, which are pursuing a class action on behalf of all students who took the college - entrance test last October.

Mini-lessons in this book are laser - focused on skills that students need from the Algebra 1 TEKS that support their work both in Algebraic Reasoning and, if necessary, to prepare for standardized tests such as the Algebra 1 EOC or college entrance exams that require Algebra 1 content.

Many are made to feel like failures if they do not do well on college entrance tests or are not accepted into higher education.

Scores on the Washington Assessment of Student Learning are up, as are scores on the college - entrance Scholastic Aptitude Test.

Jon, AF pays its teachers about 10 % more than their host district pays its teachers on average, spends slightly less total $ $ on a per pupil basis, and academically outperforms its host districts by wide margins in terms of standardized tests in reading, writing, and math, graduation rates, and college entrance.

The Alliance counsels families on appropriate school choice; entrance testing information and (if necessary) how to apply for financial aid.

Watch this session to see how Renaissance Star Assessments ® help you to accurately forecast student performance on high - stakes tests, including state summative tests and college entrance exams.

Because many states also rely on ACT tests for statewide, not just college entrance exam purposes, clearly this is of concern to ACT, Inc..

Seventy - nine percent strongly believe we should set «a much higher standard on teacher training programs and entrance tests to ensure a quality teacher in every classroom.»

eAchieve Academy's students have a proven track record of academic achievement, receiving high scores on standardized tests, Advanced Placement and college entrance exams.

Cedrick also earned perfect scores on the English and math sections of the American College Testing entrance exam.

(Note on calculations: I used the appendix information on how test scores varied with free and reduced price lunch status, pre-K participation, and pre-K participation interacted with free and reduced price lunch status, as well as published information on the standard deviation of test scores at kindergarten entrance.

Evers said the new accountability system most likely will focus on data the state already has the ability to collect, such as proficiency and growth over time on a new state test being developed, advanced placement enrollment, graduation rates, college entrance exam scores and industry certification for students who don't go on to college.

That answer depends on the interpretation of the term assessment — are you counting pop quizzes and spelling bees, essays and multimedia projects, teacher - made and standardized tests, entrance and exit tests, pre-tests and post-tests, interim and benchmark assessments, statewide and national tests, and preparation for the AP exam, SAT, and ACT?

But the estimated future adult earnings gains based on percentile test score gains at kindergarten entrance are also large.

The entrance requirement into a gifted class is again typically a score of 130 on an IQ test.

The most recent study concluded that merely taking an AP class, without also taking the test, had no effect on a student's score on the ACT college entrance exam.

Through multiple changes to the state code, New Jersey has raised the GPA entrance and exit requirements for potential teachers, raised the entrance exam requirements for teacher education so that only the top third of test takers can become education majors without passing additional examinations, has added the Pearson administered edTPA performance assessment on top of the PRAXIS II examination as an exit requirement, and has expanded student teaching into a full year experience.

If you are in preschool, your entrance into Kindergarten depends on how well you test.

Administering a college entrance exam can reduce the number of standardized tests high school students must take; focus standardized assessment on tests that are meaningful to students» practical concerns and postsecondary planning; and introduce cost savings for families.

And those students outpaced their local, state and national peers on the ACT college entrance test.

To attend the Reno school, students must be at the middle or high school level across all subject areas and score in the 99.9 th percentile on IQ or college entrance tests, such as the ACT or SAT.

I went to Valencia, the local community college, and took the entrance test on my own.

While lower secondary school entrance exams were abolished in 1969 and the ministry of education has loosened up the system of competitive test - based upper secondary school and college admission, there is still considerable focus on exams.

This one's easy: college entrance exams and passing grades on advanced placement tests.

Admission is based on past report cards, performance on previous achievement tests and an entrance test, in addition to an interview.

That being said, DoDEA students have a strong record of academic performance, particularly on standardized tests such as college entrance exams and the National Assessment of Educational Progress.

find that the Tulsa state - funded «universal» pre-K program, compared to Tulsa's Head Start programs, has about twice the immediate effects on cognitive test scores at kindergarten entrance.

Before their formal entrance into the training program, we tested subjects individually on 11 cognitive and temperament tasks (Table S2).

When I tested the app, the message I received stated my order — a chicken Caesar salad and a chocolate croissant — would be ready at around 12:09 p.m. I showed up at La Madeleine a few minutes past 12:09 p.m. My order was waiting for me, sitting on a table by the entrance door.

Nevertheless, many publishing executives see Amazon's entrance into the e-book world as a major test for the long - held notion that books and newspapers may one day be consumed on a digital device.