Sentences with phrase «school grade equivalent»

In fact, most of our middle school grade equivalent groups reached the test's maximum measurement of 13 + — an extraordinary achievement!

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Missing an hour of sleep, for elementary school kids, causes a drop in performance equivalent to one grade level.

Volume 1 gives us the entire first U.K. season (the third season just started running in England), with one interconnecting, ongoing story strung across nine 45 - minute episodes, each of which takes the perspective of one of a gang of friends, students at a Bristol sixth - form college (roughly equivalent of the upper grades of an American high school and the beginnings of a postsecondary education).

That's roughly equivalent to two grade levels, and means that students are coming into high school much better prepared than they were two decades ago.

For example, at the start of each school year in Australia, the achievement levels of students in each grade vary by the equivalent of five or six years of school.

• Work with client schools to administer NAEP (or some other matrix - based test aligned to the standards) to 2,000 students each year in key grade levels; use their performance to set the curve for the summative test (think of this as «Curriculum NAEP,» the equivalent of the current state NAEP testing).

Nevertheless, studies have found that, after controlling for the size and structure of the school and the social background of its students, schools in provinces with external exams taught their students a statistically significant one - half of a U.S. grade - level equivalent more math and science by 8th grade than comparable schools in provinces that did not give curriculum - based external tests.

Further, Hiebert said that the unique words introduced at the beginning of grade one in 2007 are equivalent to the type of words children were introduced to in their last units of the school year in 1962.

This «grade - level equivalent» provides a rough idea of how much a typical student learns during one school year.

A change in the historical Catholic population share that produces a 10 - percentage - point increase in the extent of contemporary private school competition generates an improvement of about 5.5 percent of a standard deviation in both science and reading — or more than one - fifth of a grade - level equivalent in these subjects.

Regarding KS4 results, the school must publish on its website the percentage of pupils who achieved grade C or above in GCSEs (or equivalent) in five or more subjects, including English and maths.

A typical student would be expected to gain one grade equivalent for each year of school.

I went to a suburban school where everyone assumed they would go to college — like it was the equivalent of 13th through 16th grade — and continue on to a white - collar career.

For instance, the change in MAP - R or MAP - M scores for a student at the beginning of the second and third grades could be compared to that student's school peers (equivalent to your average scale score comparison if I understand correctly), district peers, and national peers to evaluate the rate of academic growth.

Goldhaber (2015) summarized this research and noted that in upper elementary grades (under NCLB, required tests begin in third grade), having a lower - performing teacher (one at the 30th percentile of teachers) is roughly equivalent to a student learning half as much in the school year compared to having a higher performing teacher (one at the 70th percentile of teachers).

Participating teachers and students were enrolled in math and English language arts (ELA) in grades 4 through 8, algebra I at the high school level, biology (or its equivalent) at the high school level, and English in grade 9.

We focus on performance of the international equivalent of the U.S. high - school graduating Class of 2009 at the time when this population was in the equivalent of U.S. grades 8 and 9.

Students attending school in provinces with rigorous exam systems were a statistically significant one - half of a U.S. grade - level equivalent ahead of comparable students living in provinces without such exams in math and science.

They found that students in grades 1, 3, and 5 who were exposed to meaning - oriented reading instruction performed 5.6 national curve equivalents (NCEs) higher, and students in grades 2, 4, and 6, 1.4 NCEs higher, at the end of the school year than students in classrooms with skills - oriented approaches to reading instruction.

This can result in grade 2 or 3 equivalent scores almost immediately upon school entrance.

For the 2017 - 18 school year, each participating private school may receive a voucher payment of $ 7,530 per FTE (full - time equivalent) in grades kindergarten through eight and $ 8,176 per FTE for students enrolled in grades nine through 12.

Sixth - grade students who received daily math tutoring gained the equivalent of 6 additional months of schooling.

At Burns Elementary School, which doesn't have traditional grades as part of its competency - based model, I asked a grade - equivalent fifth - grader who was quietly working independently to tell me what she was doing.

If the school does not give the parents a full score report including age - and grade - equivalent scores, standard scores, and percentiles, the parent has the right as ask for and receive a full report including these scores.

London School of Economics, which previously required grade Bs, now requires a 5, although a B grade could also be the equivalent of a 6.

As well as the 70 equivalents that will count towards the school's five good GCSE grades including English and maths, a further 55 will be valid for other league table measures.

Those two chains have improved progress by the equivalent of an extra three GCSE grades in one subject in each year that they have run the schools, compared to schools that were in a similar state.

With its lengthened school day and school year, by the end of the 8th grade, Success Academy graduates receive the equivalent of two extra years of instruction.

«Our evidence shows missing the equivalent of just one week a year from school can mean a child is a quarter less likely to achieve good GCSE grades, having a lasting effect on their life chances,» a spokesman said.

High school graduates qualify for aid if they meet two requirements: (1) cumulative 3.0 grade - point average in PROMISE core and overall coursework; and (2) an ACT composite score of at least 22, with minimum scores of 20 in each subject (or equivalent SAT scores).

A dropout definition is added: «a student in grades seven through 12 who does not hold a high school diploma or the equivalent and is absent from school for 30 or more consecutive days with no evidence of being enrolled in another public or private school» (Texas Education Code 11.205, 1988).

The Report cites additional data that suggests growth in school effectiveness could reasonably increase student achievement by between 0.75 and 2.0 grade equivalents statewide.

While legally required to offer a public - school - equivalent education, there is an ongoing New York City investigation into practices at some schools in the highly insular ultra-Orthodox community, with claims that more than a few used by the Hasidic religious group prioritize religious studies to the point that many students graduating 12th grade are near ignorant when it comes to anything more than basic math, grammar, science or history, leaving them all but unemployable.

A school's average scores on the TCAP test arranged by grade and year, and expressed as NCE (normal curve equivalent) scores.

Schools have long been rated on the «benchmark measure» of the percentage of pupils getting five A * - C grade GCSEs, or equivalents.

For example, among schools where pupils achieved an average of 801 - 850 A-level points each (900 is equivalent to three A grades), 26 % of the comprehensive school pupils went on to the selective universities, compared with 45 % of the independent school pupils.

Adding up this time over the course of the six years between grades 7 - 12, the average student participates in standardized testing for 21 hours or the equivalent of three full school days.

Plus, if you have good grades, Discover will reward you: New student cardmembers who apply after July 23, 2015 will be rewarded with $ 20 in Cashback Bonus ® if their grade point average is 3.0 (or equivalent) or higher each year they are enrolled in school, for the first five years from the account opening.

New student cardmembers who apply after July 23, 2015 will be rewarded with $ 20 in Cashback Bonus ® if their grade point average is 3.0 (or equivalent) or higher each year they are enrolled in school, for the first five years from the account opening.

Students with a Discover it ® or Discover it ® chrome card who have a GPA of 3.0 or higher (or equivalent) during a School Year (September - August) may apply at Discover.com for a $ 20 Cashback Bonus («Good Grades Reward»).

Candidates for the combined residency / MS programs must have a DVM or equivalent degree; must have completed a rotating internship or equivalent training; and must submit a letter of intent, transcript of grades from veterinary school, and three letters of reference in accordance with the guidelines listed on the website.

Students must have received a high school diploma or equivalent from a U.S. school and must also have a minimum 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale or its equivalent.

When in a school maintaining a numerical grade, the student must have at least a «3» is a «4, 3, 2, 1» point system or its equivalent.

Think of eVerify as the real - world equivalent of the mythical «permanent record» that vice principals and deans have invoked to strike fear into the hearts of many an insubordinate grade - school student since time immemorial.

The school leaver programmes, which are often called higher apprenticeships, are targeted at school / college leavers who have at least three A levels (or equivalent) at grades A to C.

Proof of: EMT training or successful completion of Nursing Assistant Program or Medical Assistant Program OR Equivalent education such as successful completion of required rotation with total patient care at Nursing School and passing grade on the Nursing Assistant test

The US sampling universe consisted of all public, Catholic, and other private school students in grades 6 through 10, or their equivalent, excluding schools with enrollment of fewer than 14 students.

(I) Factors related to socioeconomic status: mother's (< 25, 25 — 29, 30 — 34, 35 +) and father's (< 30, 30 — 34, 35 +) age in years at birth of child; mother's and father's education at 9 months (National Vocational Qualification equivalent level 4 — 5 = university degree or equivalent, 3 = A levels or equivalent, 2 = grade C or higher in at least 4 General Certificate of Secondary Education qualifications at the end of compulsory schooling at age 16, 0 — 1 = less than this); occupational socioeconomic status at exposure, based on the last - known job of father or mother, whichever was higher (3 - class National Statistics Socio - economic Classification 1 = managerial / administrative / professional, 2 = intermediate, 3 = routine / manual); duration of breast - feeding (never, < 4 months, 4 + months); number of siblings of child in household at 9 months (none, 1, 2 +).

In general, applicants must have their grade 12 or equivalent standing and must submit their official high school transcript.

Most students complete this requirement by proof of grade 12 completion (or its equivalent) at an English - speaking secondary school or by graduation from a degree program at an English - speaking university.