Sentences with phrase «reading exam at»

Harford third - graders met or exceeded standards on their reading exam at a 53.3 percent rate, up from 51.7 percent in 2016 but below 56.5 percent in 2015.

SA scholars passed state reading exams at more than twice the rate of district students, and three times the rate of New York City's black and Hispanic students.

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We'll use smartphones to scan for risk factors of high blood pressure or type - 2 diabetes, «visit» with specialists remotely at medical kiosks — and when we do go for an in - person exam, we'll spend the bulk of time seeing the doctor rather than reading old magazines in the waiting room.

At the Accra High school assembly hall, which was packed with over 500 energetic and enthusiastic high school students who were already in reading mode as they prepare for their exams next week, said they were eager to talk about their own ambitions and to read passages from The Fishermen.

After Oxford, his parents insisted he read law, and at the third attempt he passed the exams, although he never practised.

It was a typical day at Success Academy Bronx 2, where more than 77 % of third - graders passed the harder state reading exams last spring.

Currently, only one in five Black or Hispanic students can read or write at grade level, and more than 200,000 Black and Hispanic students could not meet academic standards on this year's state exams.

At the best of times, this was like doing a Where's Waldo puzzle; at the worst of times, it was like answering an essay question on an exam for a class for which you hadn't done any of the reading: «Compare and contrast the current defensive coverage with the pass routes assigned to the play in questioAt the best of times, this was like doing a Where's Waldo puzzle; at the worst of times, it was like answering an essay question on an exam for a class for which you hadn't done any of the reading: «Compare and contrast the current defensive coverage with the pass routes assigned to the play in questioat the worst of times, it was like answering an essay question on an exam for a class for which you hadn't done any of the reading: «Compare and contrast the current defensive coverage with the pass routes assigned to the play in question.

By Anne Harding TUESDAY, Dec. 2, 2008 (Health.com)-- Radiologists who read imaging exams — such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and CT scans — may do a better job if they see a picture of the face that goes with the diagnostic test, according to research presented this week at the Radiology Society of North America's annual meeting in Chicago.

Because I'm a jerk, I wished out loud that her last exam and my last exam would be on the same day so we'd finish at the same time (read: I didn't want to finish last).

Trained professionals in developing countries are then able to give eye exams, and find the perfect glasses for those who need them, sold at a cheap cost — to read why they don't just give their glasses away, read more here.

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In fact, kids at well - to - do suburban schools do exceedingly well against global competition on international reading and math exams.

[22] At the same time, Dougherty finds that attending a RVTS has no impact (positive or negative) on the standardized math and reading exams that all Massachusetts students take at the end of 10thgradAt the same time, Dougherty finds that attending a RVTS has no impact (positive or negative) on the standardized math and reading exams that all Massachusetts students take at the end of 10thgradat the end of 10thgrade.

At Blackstone Valley Prep, analysis of the suburban and urban students» scores on the 2013 state exams measuring proficiency in reading and math offers 80 different snapshots, by grade, subject and family income, with Blackstone students faring better than their peers on nearly all.

Almost every U.S. public - school student now takes state exams in (at least) reading and math from 3rd grade on.

The first involved putting schools «on probation» if less than 15 percent of students scored at or above national norms on the ITBS reading exam.

«We're trying not to read too much into the declines at this point,» said Peggy G. Carr, acting commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics, which oversees the exam.

On the NAEP exams in reading and mathematics, students in charter schools perform no better than those in regular public schools, whether one looks at black, Hispanic or low - income students, or students in urban districts.

Anyone curious about how local schools were doing could look at pass rates on annual exams in math and reading, the foundation of federally mandated, test - based accountability.

HGSE seeks applicants with scores of 7.5 or higher on the IELTS for Academic Purposes exam, with individual section scores (e.g., reading, writing, listening, and speaking) of at least 7.5 as well.

To explore this, I examined achievement changes by item type for low -, moderate -, and high - performing schools, as measured by the percentage of students scoring at or above national norms on the ITBS reading exam in 1995.

Schools in which fewer than 15 percent of students scored at or above national norms on the ITBS reading exam were placed on probation.

Indeed, in the most recent PISA exams, the performance of America's children (considered as a whole) came in at just 27th in math, 20th in science, and 17th in reading.

In 2011, 29 percent of eighth graders eligible for free lunch in Boston scored at proficient or advanced levels on federal math exams, compared with just 17 percent in reading.

William Carey provides students two courses required for teacher licensure at no cost; the Barksdale Reading Institute provides training to help aspiring teachers pass the teacher licensure exam.

Practice these reading strategies at home with some practice exams (purchased in a book or online), so you have them firmly under your belt.

Mark Anderson: Dana, regarding special education: I have students that read at 1st and 2nd grade reading levels due to a disability taking 5th grade reading exams.

The college used to offer remedial classes to adults who scored at an eighth - grade level or below in reading and math on placement exams.

That included a consultation on primary assessment and a U-turn on a government manifesto pledge that all children who do not achieve the required score in reading and maths at the end of primary school must resit their exams at secondary school.

About 72 percent of seventh graders at Liberty passed the reading and language arts exam, while half of seventh graders statewide did so.

For high schools: College, Career and Military Readiness indicators, including students meeting the Texas Success Initiative benchmarks in reading or math; students who satisfy relevant performance standards on Advanced Placement or similar exams, students who earn dual - course credits, students who enlist in the military, students who earn an industry certification, students admitted into postsecondary certification programs that have as an admission requirement successful performance at the secondary level, students who successfully complete college preparatory courses, students who successfully meet standards on a composite of indicators that indicate the student's preparation to success, without remediation, in an entry - level course for a bachelor's or associate's degree program, students who successfully complete and OnRamps dual - enrollment course, and students awarded an associate's degree while in high school.

The Chicago Teachers Union and a parent group pressed the Chicago Board of Education for clarity on its decision to have students at only a small number of schools take the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers exams in reading and math.

A study found that 75 city schools had at least one entire grade fail the state math or reading exams.

Being in a small class, economists Alan Krueger and Diane Schanzenbach found, made a noticeable difference in a student's academic performance: Math and reading scores improved, and more students took college - entrance exams, signaling at least an interest in continuing their education beyond high school.

Students at the 36 «early education» schools are too young to take the regular state reading and math exams, so the littlest kids are sitting down for different tests.

When third - graders at the school took the 2012 exam, 74 percent achieved mastery in reading.

Every year from grades three to eight, and at least once in high school, students must take reading and math exams.

Federal law requires that states give reading and math exams at least once in high school, and beginning in 2014 - 15, Illinois launched PARCC, short for the Partnership for Assessment in Readiness for College and Careers.

By that measure, too, elementary students at charter schools and neighborhood schools in Chicago were in a virtual tie on the reading and math exams last year, the Sun - Times / Medill Data Project analysis found.

While the 2016 election brought a renewed interest in engagement among youth, 4 only 23 percent of eighth - graders performed at or above the proficient level on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) civics exam, and achievement levels have virtually stagnated since 1998.5 In addition, the increased focus on math and reading in K - 12 education — while critical to prepare all students for success — has pushed out civics and other important subjects.

At poor reservation schools like Wyoming Indian and St. Stephens, some students who do not score well on the exams — and probably do not understand the mathematical concepts — have problems that go beyond reading and number sense.

The ads based that portrayal on America's rankings on the PISA, another international exam that tests students at age 15, whose most recent administration found that out of 34 countries, the U.S. ranked 14th in reading, 17th in science and 25th in math.

All schools are ranked based on state reading and mathematics assessments, graduation rates, and a College Readiness Index that takes into consideration the percentage of students at each school who took and passed AP and IB exams.

It takes months for dogs with heartworms to test positive (Remember, it takes six months for the infective larvae to mature to adult heartworms) so your pet may have been infected with larvae at last year's exam, but did not read positive on that test.

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... I spent my first year at GW trying to write well, trying to really «learn» the material, and I didn't get a single «A.» My second year, in contrast, I didn't do much reading and I approached the exam with a «get more points» mentality — before the exam, I would go over old exams and construct detailed lists of «points» to hit on for each topic, and would try my best to find a case to cite for each.

As a result, waking up at 6:30 a.m. on Saturdays to attend training rides wasn't so bad, in fact the breaks from reading and indexing bar exam materials were more than welcome.