Sentences with phrase «reading test scores as»

Using students» reading test scores as an indicator of U.S. students» aptitude in literacy, more than 6 in 10 students at the elementary, middle and high school level are less than proficient in reading.

For years now, advocates (present company included) have used state math and reading test scores as the primary means to argue that school choice «works.»

West's data on Florida includes annual FCAT math and reading test scores as well as two behavioral outcomes: days absent and a measure of whether they dropped out of high school by grade 10.

The study found «no significant difference between the samples in reading test scores as a result of chronological age

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Comparing national test scores, Catholic schools in general (as with most private schools) perform better in both reading and math than public schools although the advantage is stronger in reading than in Math though the difference in Math was still statistically significant; however, this could be due to the self selecting nature of the students in Catholic schools where the parents have made the decision to value education to the extent of paying for it.

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.

In January, arguing to increase the weight of test scores, Mr. Cuomo cited the small number of teachers who were rated ineffective, noting that at the same time only about a third of students were reading or doing math at grade level, as measured by state tests.

In one study of 1,651 high school students from three states, reading ability was just as important to students» science - class grades and scores on state - level science tests as the amount of science knowledge they had.

Scores on standardized tests of academic areas such as reading, spelling, and math were analyzed.

The dataset included measures of students» academic competence, specifically test scores in math and reading, as well as psychosocial outcomes.

They also took a reading test that yielded a Neale score as a measure of lifetime intelligence and a test that assessed their genetic risk, which the researchers used as a benchmark.

The failure was exemplified by high drop - out rates, dismal national test scores in math, reading, and other subjects, as well as widening achievement gaps.

The study found that OMA improved diverse students» test scores in reading, language arts, and math, as well as improving teachers» effectiveness.

If the same approach is applied to the STAR sample to adjust for the fact that some students did not enroll in the class they were assigned to - and a comparable sample of low - income black students is used - the gains in test scores after two years of attending a small class (average of 16 students) as opposed to a regular - size class (average of 23 students) is 9.1 national percentile ranks in reading and 9.8 ranks in math.

The exciting aspect of this is that it has the potential to increase the reading levels of our neediest students, and could have an impact on our test scores as well,» he told Education World.

Results from the 2016 Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS), released on 5 December, show Australia's average score was lower than those of 13 other countries, including Singapore, Hong Kong, Ireland, Northern Ireland and England, which all tested in English, as well as other top - performing countries the Russian Federation, Finland and Poland.

As a result, English language learners may score in the 80th percentile on a word reading test, but in just the 19th percentile on a test of reading comprehension.

The results indicate that the effect of a later start time in both math and reading is more than twice as large for students in the bottom third of the test - score distribution than for students in the top third.

Chicago — Mastery learning has proved its worth as a method of teaching reading, especially to students whose proficiency is below average, but educators who use the sometimes - controversial method should not regard it as a «quick fix» for poor basic - skills test scores.

As critics contend, the state's aggregate test - score improvements on the 4th - grade FCAT reading exam — and likely on the NAEP exam as well — are inflated by the change in the number of students who were retained in 3rd grade in accordance with the state's new test - based promotion policAs critics contend, the state's aggregate test - score improvements on the 4th - grade FCAT reading exam — and likely on the NAEP exam as well — are inflated by the change in the number of students who were retained in 3rd grade in accordance with the state's new test - based promotion policas well — are inflated by the change in the number of students who were retained in 3rd grade in accordance with the state's new test - based promotion policy.

For our investigation, we used individual test - score information on the Florida state assessments in math and reading that are available for as many as 500,000 Florida public - school student observations in grades four through eight for the eight years 2002 to 2009.

The average 17 - year - old student's score on the NAEP reading test was 285 in 2004, exactly the same as in 1971.

The K - 20 EDW includes detailed enrollment, demographic, and program participation information for each student, as well as reading and math achievement test scores.

Recalling that black students have the lowest scores on both the reading and math tests, one can see that these results can be interpreted as the effects of peer achievement.

Detroit is the lowest - scoring metropolitan area on the Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA), a series of math, science, reading, and writing tests administered in 21 urban school districts as part of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).

After three years of relatively flat and sometimes declining test scores, K12, Inc.'s full - time students appear to have increased their proficiency levels in both reading and math, even as K12, Inc. serves a population with 62 percent of its student eligible for free - and - reduced price lunch, compared to 49 percent nationally.

In my reading, I see this phrase «achievement gap» as referring solely to results on test scores.

As schools narrow their focus on improving performance on math and reading standardized tests, they have greater difficulty justifying taking students out of the classroom for experiences that are not related to improving those test scores.

Norris reports that her school has been a participating Florida Reading Initiative school for 3 years and that teachers there have seen definite growth in test scores by using such strategies as word walls.

The council's Beating the Odds VI report, a city - by - city analysis of student performance, recently revealed that urban students» scores on state assessments in reading and math as well as on the more rigorous federal test — the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)-- are rising, with urban students making the most gains in mathematics.

When using one - hour testing sessions to gauge student performance, combined reading and math scores serve as a better indicator of student achievement than either test separately.

To measure the effect on children's test scores of switching to a private school, we estimate a statistical model that takes into account whether a child attended a public or a private school, as well as baseline reading and math test scores.

As statistical theory anticipates, the average difference in the combined reading and math test scores of African - Americans in all three cities remained exactly the same - 6.3 NPR points - after the adjustments for family background characteristics were introduced.

Labeled as chronically under - performing under the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, all electives had been stripped away to make more time for reading and math drills in an effort to boost state test scores.

As we struggle with how to improve student outcomes, we need to triangulate Level 1 «satellite» data — test scores, D / F rates, attendance rates — with Level 2 «map» data — reading inventories, teacher - created common assessments, student surveys — and Level 3 «street» data, which can only be gathered through listening and close observation.

As early as 1710, in England, teachers were paid based on their students» test scores in reading, writing, and arithmetiAs early as 1710, in England, teachers were paid based on their students» test scores in reading, writing, and arithmetias 1710, in England, teachers were paid based on their students» test scores in reading, writing, and arithmetic.

Three times as many had a GPA of 3.0 or higher; twice as many scored in the top quarter on math and reading tests.

In the detailed analysis, we are primarily interested in two main outcome measures: the percentage of children reaching the expected standard for their age in English, («level 4» which takes account of tests in reading, writing, and spelling) and the percentile score in the reading test (as low standards in reading were of particular concern).

Academic Boot Camps Get Students in Test Shape Concentrated reading and test - taking instruction in small groups — known as boot camps — is one of the strategies a California school district uses to help elementary and middle - school students on the cusp of proficiency improve their reading and test scoTest Shape Concentrated reading and test - taking instruction in small groups — known as boot camps — is one of the strategies a California school district uses to help elementary and middle - school students on the cusp of proficiency improve their reading and test scotest - taking instruction in small groups — known as boot camps — is one of the strategies a California school district uses to help elementary and middle - school students on the cusp of proficiency improve their reading and test scotest scores.

At Kernan Middle School in Duval County, Florida, charts in the conference room that serves as the data room list students» name, race, gender, homeroom, and scores from annual state reading and math tests.

As in math, however, the raw test - score gap in reading widened substantially, to 0.53 standard deviations, by the end of 1st grade.

The research consensus suggests TFA corps members are about equally effective at raising students» test scores as teachers from all other pathways, though better in math than in reading and writing.

The study, which followed 147 preschoolers in 21 settings, showed that children taught using the Tools method scored significantly higher than did their counterparts on tests of «executive function skills,» such as the ability to keep their behavior in check, control their impulses, and focus — skills that certainly don't hurt when it comes to learning to read.

Arlington schools as a whole saw notable gains in reading and math scores, with 86 percent and 87 percent of students districtwide passing those subject tests.

«We are closing the shameful achievement gap faster than ever,» the mayor said again in 2009, as city reading scores — now acknowledged as the height of a test score bubble — showed nearly 70 percent of children had met state standards.

To make adequate yearly progress, or AYP, under the federal law, schools and districts must meet annual targets for the percentage of students who score at least at the proficient level on state reading and mathematics tests, both for the student population as a whole and for certain subgroups of students.

When the latest scores of our country's national reading test arrived this spring, they were as depressing as usual: Two - thirds of American fourth - graders, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, can not read at grade level.

For example, that same study following 2.5 million students found that an English teacher who raises students» reading test scores by the same amount as a math teacher raises students» math test scores has an impact on long - term life outcomes approximately 1.7 times that of the math teacher.

Teachers who enter New York City schools through alternative pathways such as Teach For America and the city's Teaching Fellows program are as effective as their traditionally certified counterparts in raising student test scores in mathematics and reading, a report says.

The nature of language growth is such that in earlier grades, scores will likely fluctuate (especially in high - poverty schools) as academic domains that have been taught may or may not appear on any particular reading test.