Sentences with phrase «skills in the high score»

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Domestically, students who came from higher - income families, or had a parent in a skilled occupation (especially one in finance) tended to score higher, as did students who had their own bank account.

The children who were willing to delay gratification and waited to receive the second marshmallow ended up having higher SAT scores, lower levels of substance abuse, lower likelihood of obesity, better responses to stress, better social skills as reported by their parents, and generally better scores in a range of other life measures.

When you are playing football and you got a high ball to control the slightest touch will push you off it for sure eguaro pushed mustafi but mustafi should have stock his leg out to bring him down or elbowed him in the face well i would have done that Arsenal were not hungry enough for the cup if they were we would have seen some blood running down of some Manchester players Arsenal need to defend in packs of wolves The first half was not to bad we should have scored though but yes no back bone no hunger and no fight What is going to happen on Thursday how are we going to line up against them??? I need to see Arsenal fight like man stand up like man and use their skill and agility to turn Manchester to a loosing side Well if we do nt we need to separate the real man from the phony ones period

At 6» 5» and 238 pounds, Richardson has proved strong enough to play inside — he ranks second on the Clippers with 6.3 rebounds per game — and skilled enough to hit five three - pointers while scoring a career - high 44 points in a New Year's Eve win against Denver.

Gonzalez scored eight of her game - high 18 points in the final quarter, using exceptional ball - handling skill and athleticism to find openings to the basket.

You may recall that the original impetus for focusing on this previously unexplored set of skills, in How Children Succeed and elsewhere, was the growing body of evidence that, when it comes to long - term academic goals like high - school graduation and college graduation, the test scores on which our current educational accountability system relies are clearly inadequate.

In other words, 1) the level of the parents» skill seems to have a greater effect on the child's development than anything else, 2) higher quality child care leads to high vocabulary scores and 3) the more time a child spends in childcare, the more likely she is to misbehave or resort to behaviors like biting or hittinIn other words, 1) the level of the parents» skill seems to have a greater effect on the child's development than anything else, 2) higher quality child care leads to high vocabulary scores and 3) the more time a child spends in childcare, the more likely she is to misbehave or resort to behaviors like biting or hittinin childcare, the more likely she is to misbehave or resort to behaviors like biting or hitting.

We also know people who aren't necessarily going to score high on IQ tests but have all of these other skills — and they're not just window dressing, they're important in getting tasks done.

Overall, the researchers report, students who learned metacognition skills scored around 4 percent higher on the final exam than their peers in the control section.

Children who attended a full - day preschool program had higher scores on measures of school readiness skills (language, math, socio - emotional development, and physical health), increased attendance, and reduced chronic absences compared to children who attended part - day preschool, according to a study in the November 26 issue of JAMA.

Researchers in New York City last year reported lower IQ scores in toddlers and preschoolers and reduced motor skills in 12 - month olds with higher prenatal concentrations of the penta compounds.

By the fall of their kindergarten year, children who participated in Head Start and the REDI - P group scored higher than the children in the control group on several measures, showing greater increases in their vocabulary, literacy skills, reading fluency and academic performance upon entering kindergarten.

They also scored higher on two measures of their social skills and ability to function in the more regimented kindergarten classroom: self - directed learning and social competence.

«The girls also scored higher on participation in circle time, where singing, games that develop motor skills and activities involving discussion or narration are important.

• Both reading and math skills were closely correlated with the socioeconomic status of the child's family: The higher the family's status, the better the child's scores in both areas.

In a study by the Lancet, it was found that women who consumed more fish oil gave birth to children that scored higher in terms of IQ, pro-social behavior, fine motor skills, communication, and social leveIn a study by the Lancet, it was found that women who consumed more fish oil gave birth to children that scored higher in terms of IQ, pro-social behavior, fine motor skills, communication, and social levein terms of IQ, pro-social behavior, fine motor skills, communication, and social level.

You don't have to score high in all of these dating skills, but just being cognizant of them can go a long way toward your success.

Players are challenged to perfect 20 different ball - handling skills and increase their stamina in single player mode, break it down and practice different skills in Move School mode or show off in multiplayer mode and go head - to - head against up to eight players — the highest score wins bragging rights.

Become the ultimate baller and increase your stamina in single player mode, break it down and practice different skills in Move School mode or show - off in multiplayer mode and go head - to - head against up to 8 players — the highest score wins bragging rights.

In this time - based versus mode, where getting the highest score depends on speed as much as skill, the player with slower - moving blocks has no chance of winning if the player with fast - moving blocks has even the vaguest idea of what they're doing, as the blocks simply don't move fast enough to get to the highest score even if masterfully directed.

Students who received PBL scored significantly higher on problem - solving skills and in their ability to apply knowledge to real - world economic challenges than students taught economics using traditional methods.

Finally, while exam - school students have considerably higher fluid cognitive skills (as would be expected of students who gain admission via test scores and grades), attending one of these locally renowned schools in the company of other bright students confers no systematic advantage.

What quickly became clear was that the students who could break down words and make connections between similar words and word parts also scored higher in reading skills and word reading fluency.

When their parents are involved, kids are more likely to earn higher grades and score better on standardized tests; they attend school more regularly, have improved social skills, and are better behaved in school; and they are more likely to continue their education past high school.

Sacramento — California's high - school seniors improved their scores this year in all areas of the state's basic - skills test, owing in large part, state and local testing officials say, to the availability of $ 14.4 million in incentive bonuses for schools.

While we estimated that, after one year, African - American students scored 7 percentile points higher on the math portion of the Iowa Test of Basic Skills than their peers in public schools, Barnard reports impacts of 6 percentile points for African - American students from low - performing public schools.

The study by ctb / McGraw - Hill found that, in 1987, students in grades 1 to 8 who took its Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills scored an average of 6.63 percentile points higher in reading, 10.83 points higher in language, and 14 points higher in mathematics than a 1981 comparison group.

Researchers found that STAR students in smaller classes in grades K - 3 earned significantly higher scores on basic skills tests in all four years and in all types of schools.

Concerned that high - stakes testing was narrowing student assessment down to a few scores, teachers and administrators in one Illinois district developed a system to assess a range of skills — including critical thinking and social - emotional skills — they wanted students to master by the time they left school.

In an article for Education Next, Pieter De Vlieger, Brian A. Jacob, and Kevin Stange of the University of Michigan report that students taught by skilled postsecondary instructors receive higher grades and test scores, are more likely to succeed in subsequent courses, earn more credits, and are better positioned to complete a college degree, with larger effects for in - person than online classeIn an article for Education Next, Pieter De Vlieger, Brian A. Jacob, and Kevin Stange of the University of Michigan report that students taught by skilled postsecondary instructors receive higher grades and test scores, are more likely to succeed in subsequent courses, earn more credits, and are better positioned to complete a college degree, with larger effects for in - person than online classein subsequent courses, earn more credits, and are better positioned to complete a college degree, with larger effects for in - person than online classein - person than online classes.

In 2007, Hidalgo Early College High School created the Success Initiative Academy for students who continually scored low on the yearly Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) test, providing separate teachers and very small classes for these students most at risk for dropping out.

This meta - analysis of social and emotional learning interventions (including 213 school - based SEL programs and 270,000 students from rural, suburban and urban areas) showed that social and emotional learning interventions had the following effects on students ages 5 - 18: decreased emotional distress such as anxiety and depression, improved social and emotional skills (e.g., self - awareness, self - management, etc.), improved attitudes about self, others, and school (including higher academic motivation, stronger bonding with school and teachers, and more positive attitudes about school), improvement in prosocial school and classroom behavior (e.g., following classroom rules), decreased classroom misbehavior and aggression, and improved academic performance (e.g. standardized achievement test scores).

If we really offered our children some great future - oriented content (such as, for example, that they could learn about nanotechnology, bioethics, genetic medicine, and neuroscience in neat interactive ways from real experts), and they could develop their skills in programming, knowledge filtering, using their connectivity, and maximizing their hardware, and that they could do so with cutting - edge, powerful, miniaturized, customizable, and one - to - one technology, I bet they would complete the «standard» curriculum in half the time it now takes, with high test scores all around.

In the five years since adopting the SEL - oriented approach, Washoe schools have seen higher rates of attendance and scores on state reading and math tests, and fewer disciplinary infractions and suspensions among students with higher social and emotional skills.

Employers in Australia are generally satisfied with the skills and knowledge of higher education graduates, with those in professional occupations scoring higher overall.

Local qualifying heats will be held across the spring and summer, with the highest scoring competitors invited to take part in the national finals at The Skills Show at the NEC Birmingham -LSB-...]

The six highest scores from the regional heats, plus last year's winner, will be invited to the final held at the NEC as part of The Skills Show in November.

Beyond Standardized Testing: District Focuses on Assessing the Whole Child Concerned that high - stakes testing was narrowing student assessment down to a few scores, educators in one Illinois district developed a system to assess a wide range of skills — including thinking skills and social skills — they wanted students to master.

Studies suggest that 1:1 programs slightly improved students» writing and seemed to improve students» skills in using digital tools; there was some evidence that 1:1 programs very slightly improved students» scores on high - stakes tests.

Local qualifying heats will be held across the spring and summer, with the highest scoring competitors invited to take part in the national finals at The Skills Show at the NEC Birmingham in November.

In Duval County, Florida, posting scores in a data room helped school officials see the need to focus more on high school reading skillIn Duval County, Florida, posting scores in a data room helped school officials see the need to focus more on high school reading skillin a data room helped school officials see the need to focus more on high school reading skills.

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.

But while the ability to move these scores may be 90 % of the job for an elementary - school teacher in Philadelphia or Detroit, it doesn't necessarily make sense to use these metrics to evaluate teachers in higher - performing schools — where most children easily clear the literacy and numeracy bar, and where parents are more concerned with how well teachers develop their children's other skills and talents.

[ix] In other words, students in some middle schools in which academic performance (as measured by ELA test scores) is high report relatively low social - emotional skills, and vice versIn other words, students in some middle schools in which academic performance (as measured by ELA test scores) is high report relatively low social - emotional skills, and vice versin some middle schools in which academic performance (as measured by ELA test scores) is high report relatively low social - emotional skills, and vice versin which academic performance (as measured by ELA test scores) is high report relatively low social - emotional skills, and vice versa.

Among the thousands of participants who engaged in professional education at HGSE this past summer, new college presidents worked together to prepare for their roles as leaders of higher education institutions; scores of academic librarians met to discuss the challenges facing their ever - changing field; and over 100 early career principals developed leadership skills to better support teacher development and student achievement.

The passing scores in my student grade book attest to the fact that the system is working; the majority of my students are mastering the concepts and skills that their high - stakes tests will test.

Using data from a variety of sources, including the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, the High School and Beyond study, and the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972, Jacobsen and his colleagues at Mathematica essentially confirm Neal and Johnson's findings, providing additional evidence that most of the remaining wage gap is due to differences in cognitive skills, as measured by test scores.

In general, studies indicated that high - stakes standardized basic skills tests led to: a) a narrowing of the curriculum, b) an overemphasis on basic skills and test - like instructional methods, c) a reduction in effective instructional time and an increase in time for test preparation, d) inflated test scores, and e) pressure on teachers to improve test scores (Herman & Golan, 1993; Nolen, Haladyna, & Haas, 1992; Resnick & Resnick, 1992; Shepard, 1991; Shepard & Dougherty, 1991, Smith, 1991; Smith, Edelsky, Draper, Rottenberg, & Cherland, 1990In general, studies indicated that high - stakes standardized basic skills tests led to: a) a narrowing of the curriculum, b) an overemphasis on basic skills and test - like instructional methods, c) a reduction in effective instructional time and an increase in time for test preparation, d) inflated test scores, and e) pressure on teachers to improve test scores (Herman & Golan, 1993; Nolen, Haladyna, & Haas, 1992; Resnick & Resnick, 1992; Shepard, 1991; Shepard & Dougherty, 1991, Smith, 1991; Smith, Edelsky, Draper, Rottenberg, & Cherland, 1990in effective instructional time and an increase in time for test preparation, d) inflated test scores, and e) pressure on teachers to improve test scores (Herman & Golan, 1993; Nolen, Haladyna, & Haas, 1992; Resnick & Resnick, 1992; Shepard, 1991; Shepard & Dougherty, 1991, Smith, 1991; Smith, Edelsky, Draper, Rottenberg, & Cherland, 1990in time for test preparation, d) inflated test scores, and e) pressure on teachers to improve test scores (Herman & Golan, 1993; Nolen, Haladyna, & Haas, 1992; Resnick & Resnick, 1992; Shepard, 1991; Shepard & Dougherty, 1991, Smith, 1991; Smith, Edelsky, Draper, Rottenberg, & Cherland, 1990).

In fact, for all four achievement measures, students with higher reading skills but lower science knowledge scored as high or higher than students with lower reading skills but higher science knowledge.

We hope the courts will also understand the importance of the 20,000 DACA teachers in public K - 12 schools who bring a unique set of skills to the classroom and serve as role models and navigators for students — especially students of color — who consistently perform better when taught by teachers of color, leading to better attendance, fewer suspensions and higher test scores.