Sentences with phrase «really good test scores»

Yes, we got really good test scores, but at the end of the day the enjoyment for me came from seeing the students take ownership through that type of learning.

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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.

We don't really care about test scores per se, we care about them because we think they are near - term proxies for later life outcomes that we really do care about — like graduating from high school, going to college, getting a job, earning a good living, staying out of jail, etc...

These weren't necessarily things that would score well on a standard test about technology, nor even ideas that I had expected, but rather they were adult topics that my generation really hasn't figured out.

Examining Test Scores a Complex Assignment Sign On San Diego, September 20, 2011» «My view is the good old days worked well for some students but really neglected many, many others,» said [Professor] Tom Payzant, a former superintendent of the San Diego Unified School District who went on to lead several other districts and now teaches at Harvard University.

Why do we need PBL if (a) our school is already doing well, or (b) what we really need is a better literacy / math program to raise test scores?

Although the vast majority of programs are practically indistinguishable, there are exceptions — at most one or two per state, our results suggest — that really do produce teachers whose average impacts on test scores are significantly better than average.

But the more this degree attainment is divorced from knowledge attainment (and test scores), the weaker this effect might become over time (unless employers really just care about conscientiousness, which may very well be the case).

«We feel really good that while we have migrated from an already strong test to one that is Common Core aligned that our scores have held firm,» she said during a 75 - minute presentation.

Let's leave aside for a moment the question of whether the Common Core standards are developmentally appropriate or if Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's approach of «teaching to the test as long as it raises test scores» is really the best thing for our children and the long - term economic health of our nation.

«When people talk about their experience with a really good teacher, they're not talking about test scores,» said Aaron Pallas, professor of sociology and education at Teachers College, Columbia University.

Sure, 75 percent of our students were never really proficient at grade - level math — our old tests distorted reality — but our schools are still really good: on NAEP, only Massachusetts and New Hampshire scored higher.

But, can these test scores really give teachers and parents a good understanding of the students» growth?

Schools that yield higher test scores by filtering out lower ones aren't really «good.»

«Unless we get good research on this, you can't really extrapolate from one year's test score changes to, you know, indictments of whole policies.»

Well, SBAC and PARCC federal grants from the feds expire Sept 2014, and so they would like everyone to think the test development work is complete and 2015 is an operational testing year, when in fact it is really the last full year of test development needed to get interpretable or meaningful scores.

For example, the crazed focus on raising test scores is good for AF, but does it really serve children?

I'd also like to ask education reformers why they left teaching, and if the policies you are promoting are making teaching more challenging (example: You're fired if your test scores are «low»)... are you really helping to change the system for the better?

The lesson is clear: test scores can give us a great deal of information about who the really good teachers are.

The fact that the CR - Z scored so poorly in the latest crash tests (only 3 stars over all and only 2 stars for the side passenger) along with its poor rear visibility would be a deal breaker for me (This car has really very little going for it is slow and underpowered and poor handling (yes it handles well when compared to a Prius — but that really isn't saying much).

I am not sure if Elsa is really a good student if one is measuring by standardized test scores and / or performance on classroom exams, but she could be one of those students who becomes a success in life — like some corporate founders and wealthy people who simply followed their dreams and desires.

AnTuTu scores aren't everything, however, so we won't really know how well the 5T performs until we can put it through both analytical and practical tests.

In our PC Mark battery test, the phone gave us a score of 11 hours and 46 minutes, which is really good considering the price.

If you really want to score well in the test, you need to practice regularly — whether it is mechanical or technical, or to assess your decision - making skills or presence of mind.

my kids go to this school and the teachers that they have are really caring and are willing to help with their studies and my kids have done great in test scores and grades the wonderful staff is good.the school it self NEEDS MORE GOOD PARENT INVOLVEMENT the school is not so good in that area they need an actually PTO program instead of what they have now its not really working.needs to be more professional there are good kids and bad kids in this schogood.the school it self NEEDS MORE GOOD PARENT INVOLVEMENT the school is not so good in that area they need an actually PTO program instead of what they have now its not really working.needs to be more professional there are good kids and bad kids in this schoGOOD PARENT INVOLVEMENT the school is not so good in that area they need an actually PTO program instead of what they have now its not really working.needs to be more professional there are good kids and bad kids in this schogood in that area they need an actually PTO program instead of what they have now its not really working.needs to be more professional there are good kids and bad kids in this schogood kids and bad kids in this school..

Just make sure you're not using test scores to explain how good those schools really are.