Sentences with phrase «series of standardized tests»

Since the Policy was first implemented in 1996, it has been based on high - stakes use of test scores on a series of standardized tests: the Iowa test, IGAP, ISAT, and SAT 10.

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Questions arose after the Atlanta Journal - Constitution began publishing a series of articles in 2009 about the veracity of standardized test scores, which prompted Governor Sonny Perdue to open an official inquiry.

At six - month intervals, the researchers administered a series of tests, including a standardized test of intelligence, and recorded which hand the children used to draw the response.

A composite measure on teacher effectiveness drawing on all three of those measures, and tested through a random - assignment experiment, closely predicted how much a high - performing group of teachers would successfully boost their students» standardized - test scores, concludes the series of new papers, part of the massive Measures of Effective Teaching study launched more than three years ago.

The legitimacy of test score increases in District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS), in particular those at Crosby S. Noyes Education Campus, are the focus of the latest installment in USA Today's «Testing the System,» a multi-part series exploring the extent and causes of cheating — by teachers, principals and schools — on standardized tests.

In a series of ten multiple - choice questions, teachers were asked to pick the right definition of such phrases as «standardized tests,» «classroom management,» and «certification.»

Animals A to Z is the primary grade version: «The skills emphasized in the series are those found on all standardized tests in grades 2 and 3: simple word usage, end - of - sentence punctuation, comma placement in a series, basic spelling, and others.»

The law applies a series of sanctions, possibly culminating in closure, to schools where students don't show enough «Adequate Yearly Progress» on statewide, standardized tests.

Hartford is just the latest in a series of school districts across the country where school administrators have doctored test results to make it appear that their students are doing better on standardized tests such as the Connecticut Mastery Ttest results to make it appear that their students are doing better on standardized tests such as the Connecticut Mastery TestTest.

In August, the Los Angeles Times was the subject of intense criticism and praise for its series that included value - added scores for individual teachers based on years of standardized test data — a project that newspapers in New York City now want to replicate.

Market - oriented education reform refers to a series of initiatives that include educator evaluations based in large part on student standardized test scores, the closure of schools that are considered failing or underenrolled, and an increase in the number of charter schools, many of which are operated by for - profit companies.

King was also a former charter school leader in Boston and New York who led a series of school reforms that included a new teacher evaluation system using student standardized test scores.

Union members mingled with the occasional communist pamphleteer, and, on a temporary stage, a series of activists, students, scholars, and teachers put forward variations on a theme: Standardized tests and corporate interests are ruining public education.

Researchers examined the relationship of each measure to students» scores on state standardized tests; to their scores on a more complex, project - based series of tasks; and to their perceptions of their teachers» instructional strengths and weaknesses.

A composite measure on teacher effectiveness drawing on all three of those measures, and tested through a random - assignment experiment, predicted fairly accurately how much high - performing teachers would successfully boost their students» standardized - test scores, concludes the series of new papers, part of the massive Measures of Effective Teaching study launched three years ago.

Last night, C.K. sent out a series of tweets about his daughter's struggles with homework designed to align with the Common Core, a controversial initiative hinging on standardized testing in order to impart a shared set of English and math skills to students.

Beginning with the coming school year, the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers standardized test series replaces current state testing.

This year's Gates Foundation / Scholastic Corporation Survey was another in a series of opinion research projects aimed to building government, business and public support for the Common Core and its related standardized testing program.

Using longitudinal administrative data from three major school districts with significant numbers of recent TFA placements, we generate TFA effect estimates based on two series of Georgia's standardized tests — the end - of - grade Criterion - Referenced Competency Tests (CRCTs) and end - of - course tests (EOtests — the end - of - grade Criterion - Referenced Competency Tests (CRCTs) and end - of - course tests (EOTests (CRCTs) and end - of - course tests (EOtests (EOCTs).

Why not establish a limited controlled study, a series of trials over several years in order to determine whether the standardized test truly measures what the developer claims it measures?

Significantly minimizing the role of any single standardized test to its appropriate role as one data point in a series of overall performance criteria,

Although requirements vary by state, generally one day of the examination consists of a standardized multiple - choice test and the other day consists of a series of essays questions design to test knowledge of state law.