Sentences with phrase «on exam results»

We journalists tend to focus on exam results because so many of our readers say that is what they want, and such information is relatively easy to get from regular public schools.
According to his study, pollen allergies can have a negative effect on the exam results of pupils with hay fever, which may affect their subsequent career paths.
He said that the emphasis on exam results would «focus most attention on schools which are in challenging circumstances» rather than being a measure of progress.
Your medical exam determines your rating health class, and life insurance rates can be 50 % — 100 % higher depending on your exam results.
The right incentives are not in place for schools to be responsible — they are measured on exam results, not careers advice.
There have been longstanding questions about the impact of private tuition on exam results - and about the advantages gained by pupils whose parents can afford extra lessons.
We looked at lots of different impacts, lots of different measures, but the ones again that became the most useful for identifying the different types of leaders were: what was the impact on exam results year by year when they were there, but also in the three years after they left?
A record number of Scottish pupils have gained a university place on exam results day, according to UCAS.
Last year a record number of pupils from Scotland secured a university place on exams results day, with 28,300 confirming their position on the course they hoped for, but the charity is urging parents and teachers to remind children it is «not the end of the world» if they fail to earn the grades they were hoping for.
Governor Cuomo and the legislature this spring imposed a two year moratorium on the exam results being applied to student records, after what was widely viewed as a botched roll out of the Common Core standards.
I think we're focusing quite heavily in this study on exam results because previous studies have found the link between test scores or exam results and the gross domestic product of an economy or the vitality of a country's society.
A report published by examination board AQA has suggested that schools risk «distorting» learning as there is too much emphasis on exam results when it comes to assessing a schools performance.
Over-reliance on exam results to measure schools» performance is coming under intense scrutiny amid demands for broader definitions of success.
Schoolchildren from Scotland's poorest neighbourhoods are falling further behind pupils from the wealthiest homes, new data on exam results has revealed.
A pioneer of the free schools movement tells Sanchia Berg of BBC Radio 4's Today programme he was disappointed by a recent Ofsted report and wants his school judged on its exam results.
Christian Blower, the union's leader, said that the «excessive focus on exam results is bad for pupils, bad for teachers and it is clearly the antithesis of what NUT members believe to be a good education».
It's not just the studies that back up the idea, though; many teachers themselves are advocates of tech in the classroom and its effect on exam results.
«STEM Enrichment activities have no impact on exam results
Depending on the exam results and your pet's symptoms, our veterinarians may also run bloodwork, check a urinalysis, or do a skin scraping or skin biopsy to further diagnose the issue with your beloved pet.
A UK survey concluded that we're «too focused on exam results and don't prepare students for the workplace.»
Importantly, these had no impact on students or on exam results,» said OCR in a statement.
Its narrow focus, on exam results and Ofsted inspections, meant it had «not spotted important failures» in some areas until it was too late, it added.
This patchy provision and poor quality of both work experience and careers advice can be partially attributed to a constant pressure on schools to focus on exam results and pushing learners down the route of a-levels and university.
«These results sit alongside fantastic cultural and sport provision, with our enrichment programme ensuring that we don't just focus on exam results but help equip students for every aspect of their lives to come.»
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