Sentences with phrase «significant changes in the scores»

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The GRE, administered by Educational Testing Service, is rolling out significant changes to its content, design, scoring and format next August, while the GMAT is adding a new integrated reasoning section in June of 2012.

Startup Incubation (also known as Startup accelerators) hold significant importance in a country like India where entrepreneurs by the score are launching new setups and changing the game of business by minutes.

The authors found that breastfeeding promotion interventions were not associated with significant changes in weight or length, but led to a modest, albeit significant, reduction in body mass index / weight - for - height z scores.

What's more, the team found that the mothers» scores on a standard test that gauges the degree of a mom's attachment to her infant could be predicted to a significant degree based on the changes in their gray matter volume during pregnancy.

Although the differences in BMI scores seem insignificant, there is evidence that even a small change in BMI score is clinically important and associated with significant change in health outcomes.

In comparing the patients in initial and follow - up study, the young patients had significantly reduced post-concussion symptom score at follow - up than at the time of the initial exam, but no significant change of the post-concussion symptom score was observed in the older patients, who also showed persistent hypoactivatioIn comparing the patients in initial and follow - up study, the young patients had significantly reduced post-concussion symptom score at follow - up than at the time of the initial exam, but no significant change of the post-concussion symptom score was observed in the older patients, who also showed persistent hypoactivatioin initial and follow - up study, the young patients had significantly reduced post-concussion symptom score at follow - up than at the time of the initial exam, but no significant change of the post-concussion symptom score was observed in the older patients, who also showed persistent hypoactivatioin the older patients, who also showed persistent hypoactivation.

Because the SPM revealed a significant group difference in MP - induced changes in midbrain BPND, we also performed correlations with this brain region and showed a significant correlation with positive emotionality (r = 0.42, P = 0.003) such that the greater the BPND decreases, the lower the scores.

The analysis of variance of group differences in change scores was marginally significant (P < 0.08; Supplementary Table S9).

The results also showed no significant change in angina severity score or physical limitation and no significant change in angina frequency from baseline versus sham.

A significant correlation was observed between BHB levels and change in AD cognition scores.

Another test assay, the global acne grading score (GAGS), «did not change by a significant amount» in either group, but was still slightly higher in the sunflower seed group.

After controlling for age and baseline depression scores, the yoga group showed a significant increase in high frequency HRV and decreases in low frequency HRV unlike the control group that showed little change.

In sum, Krueger and Zhu take three methodological steps to generate results that are not statistically significant: 1) changing the definition of the group to be studied, 2) adding students without baseline test scores, and 3) ignoring the available information on baseline test scores, even though this yields less precise results.

Although the relationship between changes in the student - teacher ratio and changes in school performance is not statistically significant, the size of the relationship suggests that the governor's plan would increase scores by roughly 0.36 percentage points.

Since 2005, however, there has been no statistically significant change in cut score for those Texas youngsters, although the national cut score for high performers has continued to rise — producing a statistically significant difference (to the disadvantage of Texas) in the two most recent administrations of NAEP.

students made significant improvement in ACT College Board scores; SAT College Board scores showed no change.

On the 2017 National Assessment of Educational Progress, 48 states / jurisdictions had no significant change in their 8th - grade math scores compared to 2015.

There was no significant score change in 2017 compared to 2015 in 4th - grade math, 4th - grade reading, and 8th - grade math.

Nationally, eighth graders» average scores on the NAEP U.S. history, geography, and civics assessments showed no significant change in 2014, compared to 2010 — the last assessment year.

«We also find that «F» - graded schools engaged in systematically different changes in instructional policies and practices as a consequence of school accountability pressure, and that these policy changes may explain a significant share of the test score improvements (in some subject areas) associated with «F» - grade receipt.»

Though the increased emphasis on the mechanics of taking tests should be considered a factor in the increase of mathematics and reading scores throughout this period, survey results also found signs of significant changes in teachers» emphasis on content in language arts and in the time devoted to content appropriate to grade level in mathematics.

Results of a regression analysis indicate that neither LCE alone, LSE alone, or an aggregate efficacy measure account for significant variation in the three - year mean student achievement change score.

The latest results from the National Assessment for Educational Progress, released today, show Kentucky's students with: A declining average scale score in fourth grade reading compared to 2015 No significant change in eighth grade reading, fourth grade mathematics...

In round one, however, scores only changed by 4.6 points on average after the interviews, not a significant margin on the 500 - point grading scale.

The average score of Hispanic eighth graders in Virginia was 256, which is statistically higher than the national average, but did not represent a significant change from 2007.

In science, the fourth - grade science scores again showed «no significant change» and in the eighth grade were «lower.&raquIn science, the fourth - grade science scores again showed «no significant change» and in the eighth grade were «lower.&raquin the eighth grade were «lower.»

National tests indicate also that there was no significant change in Washington D.C. scores while Ms. Rhee was in control of the school system.

A significant number of schools that received School Improvement Grants — as many as half — were not included in the analysis for a variety of reasons, including missing data, the schools were shut down or the state tests were changed, making it impossible to compare scores over time.

Given the small number of Virginia's Hispanic test takers, NCES does not regard recent year - to - year changes in the average scores and proficiency levels of these students as statistically significant.

Results have been mixed, ranging from gains in high school graduation and college enrollment rates (e.g., Chingos and Peterson 2012), small increases in reading and math scores (e.g., Greene et al. 1998), or increases in math but not reading scores (Rouse 1998), to no significant change in test scores (e.g., Howell and Peterson 2006; Wolf et al. 2011).

Average scores for reading in 2015 declined at grade 8; there was no significant change in the reading score for fourth - grade student.

The actual magnitude of these changes in test scores, however, is not statistically significant at conventional levels and is relatively small compared with Baron's findings.

2000 Results began to demonstrate that the changes in Finland's educational system were making a significant difference as demonstrated by scoring third on a global assessment, the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), a standardized test given to 15 - year - olds in approximately 40 countries.

And we have made several huge academic changes that will lead to significant improvements in our ISTEP scores this year.

The change in the average score of Virginia fourth graders since 2009 — from 227 to 226 in 2011 — is not statistically significant.

In reading, no district showed a significant change in fourth grade scores since 2009, and only one district improved its eighth grade scores [3In reading, no district showed a significant change in fourth grade scores since 2009, and only one district improved its eighth grade scores [3in fourth grade scores since 2009, and only one district improved its eighth grade scores [3].

Learn about the significant change Adams Elementary School in Mesa, Arizona made in their writing instruction and the big gains they experienced in their state writing assessment scores.

They all have seen a significant change in their credit scores and all are happy with the customer servive that National Credit Consultants provide.

We both signed up with Vitesse and saw a significant change in both of our scores.

As the data shows, there is a significant change in monthly premium between those with an excellent and poor credit score.

People are frustrated by the lack of a workable appeals process over disputed items and the fact that consumers — not creditors — bear the burden to prove the accuracy of credit information.So it's no surprise that a major legislative proposal has surfaced on Capitol Hill that seeks to disrupt much of the American system of gathering, reporting and using credit information, including potentially significant changes in the credit scores that lenders use to evaluate most home mortgage applications.

However, because FICO scores are used in the vast majority of financial decisions, like loans, credit cards, renting and home purchasing, if you are planning on making any significant life change, it is best to obtain your specific FICO score.

Some of the things I got corrected made a significant change in my credit score.

Advance includes many new features, gameplay mechanic changes, graphical and audio enhancements, and stylistic and aesthetic alterations from the All - Stars edition, with the most significant changes being the addition of the enemy Robirdo, a robotic Birdo, replacing Mouser as the boss of World 3; the addition of the «Yoshi Challenge», in which players may revisit stages to search for Yoshi Eggs; a new point - scoring system; multiple hit combos; enlarged sprites; and digital voice acting.

There were no significant changes from immediately after parent training to the 3 - month follow - up, though problem frequency scores for children from low - income families moved from clinical to normal ranges after training and maintained there at the 3 - month follow - up, and problem frequency scores for children from middle - income families were in the normal range at all 3 time periods.

Differences between conditions at follow - up displayed precisely the same pattern of results noted here, with the following exceptions: (1) change in ECBI Intensity Scale score from baseline to the 6 - month follow - up was statistically significant between WL and PTG, but the ECBI Problem Scale score was not, and (2) change in the DPICS - CII child disruptive behavior at posttreament was significant in the NR - PTG condition.

In addition, this questionnaire presents good test — retest reliability, even for testing after 6 months (correlation coefficients from 0.60 to 0.90, except for bodily pain (0.43)-RRB-.53 Finally, the SF - 36 is sensitive to change, 57 with a difference of 5 points in scale scores being clinically significant, as suggested by Ware et al. In addition, this questionnaire presents good test — retest reliability, even for testing after 6 months (correlation coefficients from 0.60 to 0.90, except for bodily pain (0.43)-RRB-.53 Finally, the SF - 36 is sensitive to change, 57 with a difference of 5 points in scale scores being clinically significant, as suggested by Ware et al. in scale scores being clinically significant, as suggested by Ware et al. 58

A covariate was included in the multivariate analyses if theoretical or empirical evidence supported its role as a risk factor for obesity, if it was a significant predictor of obesity in univariate regression models, or if including it in the full multivariate model led to a 5 % or greater change in the OR.48 Model 1 includes maternal IPV exposure, race / ethnicity (black, white, Hispanic, other / unknown), child sex (male, female), maternal age (20 - 25, 26 - 28, 29 - 33, 34 - 50 years), maternal education (less than high school, high school graduation, beyond high school), maternal nativity (US born, yes or no), child age in months, relationship with father (yes or no), maternal smoking during pregnancy (yes or no), maternal depression (as measured by a CIDI - SF cutoff score ≥ 0.5), maternal BMI (normal / underweight, overweight, obese), low birth weight (< 2500 g, ≥ 2500 g), whether the child takes a bottle to bed at age 3 years (yes or no), and average hours of child television viewing per day at age 3 years (< 2 h / d, ≥ 2 h / d).

Secondary analyses included the change in HAM - A psychic (emotional) and somatic (physical) factor scores, significant improvement at week 1, and week 1 improvement sustained at every visit through endpoint.

Results of grouped t tests and Mann - Whitney U tests to show t or z values, degrees of freedom, and p values for the significant differences in the changes in scores between the control and intervention group