Sentences with phrase «on school test scores»

Other profound social problems will not be addressed as all the attention is focused on school test scores.

Fifty percent of my performance label was based on school test scores (not on the test scores of my homeroom students).

The GreatSchools website supplies users with simple and straightforward information on school test scores and demographics in a manner that enables comparisons across schools.

At the individual school level, with a few exceptions such as the large HCZ, there are less data on school test score effects and attainment effects.

Whatever the reason, a change in the population of students tested can have an impact on school test score patterns and signal a weakening in schools» «holding power,» especially for the school's or district's most vulnerable students.

Not exact matches

It is no coincidence that the school system in Finland, the darling of the international educational community for its superior test scores, is built on an experience - based model, where science and math are taught through doing, and labs take precedence over textbooks.

Girls, for example, now make up about half of the enrollment in high - school science and math classes and are scoring almost identically to their male classmates on standardized 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.

It found that children of American homeowners scored no better on math and reading tests than renters» kids, nor did they have lower high - school dropout rates.

Hard working people who went to top schools, scored high on aptitude tests and had a proven track record of getting results were highly sought after.

In order to be eligible for the Army's Loan Repayment Program, the applicant is required to enlist in the Army with at least a high school diploma, score at least a 50 on the Armed Forces Qualification Test, hold a loan that is guaranteed under the Higher Education ACT, agree to serve in a critical military occupational specialty, have a written contract, and decline Montgomery GI Bill enrollment.

Since Joel has started donating money to some of the schools, their progress on student testing scores have heavily increased showing that his money is doing something to help.

During their sophomore year of high school, the twins did several ergometer tests on a rowing machine to measure their speed and found to their surprise that their scores ranked them in the top 20 nationally among junior rowers.

To gauge the school's success, it will rely on the data from a variety of indicators the district collects, which include several that go beyond standardized - test scores.

I scored in the top 4 % on my GRE, but they test for vocabulary after high school.

Also calling us stupid is difficult when Christian schools score higher on SAT tests than atheistic public schools.

Although she had not attended school with any sort of regularity, she scored well on academic tests.

I suspect our teacher unions would not be adverse to let some portion of their member teachers compensation be based on a test score bonus rather than the meddling of school boards.

Lets assume that in 2005 the U.S. school children averaged a score of 62 on a standardized test, and this ranked them # 10 among all countries.

And, high schools that emphasize athletic participation and success are associated with higher scores on standardized tests and higher graduation rates.

Proposal 48 holds that entering athletes can be eligible as freshmen only if they have a minimum score of 700 on the combined college board SAT test (or a 15 of 36 score on the American College Test) and a 2.0 high school grade - point average in 11 core courtest (or a 15 of 36 score on the American College Test) and a 2.0 high school grade - point average in 11 core courTest) and a 2.0 high school grade - point average in 11 core courses.

A high school student's GPA, researchers have found, is a better predictor of her likelihood to graduate from college than her scores on standardized tests like the SAT and ACT.

You may recall that the original impetus for focusing on this previously unexplored set of skills, in How Children Succeed and elsewhere, was the growing body of evidence that, when it comes to long - term academic goals like high - school graduation and college graduation, the test scores on which our current educational accountability system relies are clearly inadequate.

Finally, in Houston in 2010 — 11, he gave cash incentives to fifth - grade students in 25 low - performing public schools, as well as to the parents and teachers of those students, with the intent of increasing the time they spent on math homework and improving their scores on standardized math tests.

And a 2014 study of student performance at schools in California and New York, conducted by the American Institutes for Research, found that attending deeper - learning schools had a significant positive impact, on average, on students» content knowledge and standardized - test scores.

Carolyn also does general consulting with schools on topics from curriculum development to teaching study skills to interpretation of student test scores.

- The Department of Education, which has for years pushed an agenda that places paramount importance on schools» test scores, especially in reading and math, leaving no time for the nutrition education which is such an important part of helping children learn to make sensible eating choices.

What's more, a study conducted by the University of Virginia showed that kids who attend a school with a severe climate of bullying often have lower scores on standardized tests.

In private sessions Saturday, 22 school teams from around the country will toss around ideas on how schools can help to broaden the rigid notion of «success» that has taken hold on so many hyper - competitive campuses — high grades, top test scores and acceptance into prestigious colleges.

Studies show that children who eat breakfast at the start of their school day have higher math and reading scores, and demonstrate a sharper memory and faster speeds on cognitive tests.

Homeschooled students have been shown to have higher average scores on the ACT test (26.5) than their public school peers (25).

``... Students who eat breakfast score significantly higher on tests, miss fewer days of school and face fewer health problems related to hunger.»

Research shows that students who eat breakfast score significantly higher on tests, miss fewer days of school and face fewer health problems related to hunger.

Duckworth was a co-author on a paper published last year that compared self - reporting on grit, self - control and conscientiousness with actual test scores and behavior data of students at 32 Boston schools.

Using longitudinally linked, student - level data collected from two urban school districts, New York City and Washington, DC, Mathematica estimated the impacts of five EL middle schools on students» reading and math test scores.

And especially in this moment when we really care a lot about accountability in schools, there has been an increasing emphasis on finding measures — like a student's standardized test scores — to tell us if a teacher is a good teacher.

Using DTI, researchers at Wake Forest found in a 2014 study [26] that a single season of high school football can produce changes in the white matter of the brain of the type previously associated with mTBI in the absence of a clinical diagnosis of concussion, and that these impact - related changes in the brain are strongly associated with a postseason change in the verbal memory composite score from baseline on the ImPACT neurocognitive test.

Test percentile scores commonly reported on most standardized assessments a child takes in school.

An April 2009 study found that sleep problems in the grade - school years were linked to poor scores on mental tests when the children reached adolescence.

Last school year, more than 4,600 CPS students scored below the 24th percentile on a portion of the Illinois Standards Achievement Test and were required to attend summer school before moving to the next grade level.

Breastfed children had higher mean scores on tests of cognitive ability; performed better on standardized tests of reading, mathematics, and scholastic ability; were rated as performing better in reading and mathematics by their class teachers; had higher levels of achievement in school - leaving examinations; and less often left school without educational qualifications.

However, even after control for confounding and selection factors associated with infant feeding practices, increasing duration of breastfeeding was associated with small but significant increases in scores on standardized tests of ability and achievement, teacher ratings of classroom performance, and greater success at high school.

Table 1 shows clear and highly significant (P <.0001) tendencies for increasing duration of breastfeeding to be associated with higher scores on measures of cognitive ability, teacher ratings of performance, standardized tests of achievement, better grades in School Certificate examinations, and lower percentages of children leaving school without qualificaSchool Certificate examinations, and lower percentages of children leaving school without qualificaschool without qualifications.

On average, children who were breastfed for ≥ 8 months 1) scored between 0.35 and 0.59 SD units higher on standardized tests of ability or achievement and teacher ratings of school performance than children who were not breastfed, and 2) were considerably less likely than nonbreastfed children to leave school without qualifications (relative risk = 0.38; 95 % CI: 0.25, 0.59On average, children who were breastfed for ≥ 8 months 1) scored between 0.35 and 0.59 SD units higher on standardized tests of ability or achievement and teacher ratings of school performance than children who were not breastfed, and 2) were considerably less likely than nonbreastfed children to leave school without qualifications (relative risk = 0.38; 95 % CI: 0.25, 0.59on standardized tests of ability or achievement and teacher ratings of school performance than children who were not breastfed, and 2) were considerably less likely than nonbreastfed children to leave school without qualifications (relative risk = 0.38; 95 % CI: 0.25, 0.59).

For example, research has found homeschoolers generally score 15 to 30 percentile points above public school students on standardized tests and they're achieving above average scores on the ACT and SAT tests.

When the Greater New York City schools made modest improvments in their food (based on the Feingold Diet) they saw test scores climb dramatically.

I used to teach high school biology, but now I'm a private science tutor because I hated how much the administration focused on test scores and test - taking skills over fostering love of science and learning.

National studies show that students who eat school breakfast are more likely to: reach higher levels of math achievement; score higher on tests; have better concentration, memory and alertness, improved attendance, behavior, and academic performance; and maintain a healthy weight

Studies have shown that students who eat breakfast at school score better on standardized tests and skip school or are tardy less often.

Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry campaign reported in 2013 that on average, students who eat school breakfast attend 1.5 more days of school per year and score 17.5 percent higher on standardized math tests; when combined, these factors translate into a student being twenty percent more likely to graduate high school.