Sentences with phrase «statewide academic exam»
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In spring 2015, the boycott grew so large — with parents pulling more than 200,000 students out of testing in English language arts and mathematics, about 20 percent of those eligible statewide — that Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo called for a sweeping review of the state's academic standards and exams.
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In 1995, California initiated a process that led to comprehensive K - 12 academic standards, a statewide norm - referenced test, and the development of a criterion - referenced exam aligned to the standards.
The state sets academic standards, and the objectivity of an independent, statewide exam helps state, city, district, and school leaders know if students are progressing and on track.
Last spring, 367,327 students statewide took either the Badger Exam or the new Dynamic Learning Maps exam, which measures the academic progress of students with significant cognitive disabilitExam or the new Dynamic Learning Maps exam, which measures the academic progress of students with significant cognitive disabilitexam, which measures the academic progress of students with significant cognitive disabilities.
Many schools use in - house tests to chart individual student progress over an academic year, but the statewide rating system is more likely to use state exams to measure growth, according to Eddy.
The authors find that statewide accountability measures fall into one of seven main categories of indicators: achievement indicators, such as proficiency in reading and mathematics; student growth indicators in multiple academic subjects; English language acquisition indicators; early warning indicators, such as chronic absenteeism; persistence indicators, such as graduation rates; college - and career - ready indicators, such as participation in and performance on college entry exams; and other indicators, such as access to the arts.
The exams, which would begin rolling out as early as next academic year, are being created as part of a statewide overhaul of how teachers are evaluated.