Sentences with phrase «term measures of achievement»

Since 2003, the state has ranked among the top in performance and in progress on what is known as «The Nation's Report Card,» considered among the most reliable long - term measures of achievement.

Not exact matches

This position is not likely to have great appeal for those who measure value in terms of their own achievement.

By the time one obtains the doctorate, one has learned to measure one's achievement in terms of contributing to the discipline and gaining recognition within it.

Racial intermixtures have produced some very white - skinned Negroes with blue eyes and fair hair, yet the product of such a union remains a Negro.5 Race as the term is commonly used designates very nearly what the Germans call Volk — a group sharing a common cultural tradition, whether of achievement or servitude, with some measure of national, geographical, and biological affinity.

The majority of home visiting services and research have focused on the period prenatally through 2 to 3 years and thus have not measured long - term impacts on school readiness and school achievement.

Therefore, Mr. Speaker, we will, through consultations inside and outside government, translate the President's «Coordinated Programme of Economic and Social Development Policies» (CPESDP) into a detailed medium - term national development policy framework for 2018 - 2021, for fast and sustained growth, building on the achievements of this year and the measures already contained in this budget.

The IR's achievements can ultimately be measured in terms of its effects on the graduate student population.

School Wastage Study - National Absenteeism in Armenia «The term, school wastage, can be broadly defined as lack of demonstrated school success or realized educational gain (or value), measured as output of student achievement, outcome of social and economic returns, from provided educational services, finance, and other schooling related consumption of resources.

By way of comparison, the authors note that the impact of being assigned to a teacher in the top - quartile rather than one in the bottom quartile in terms of their total effect on student achievement as measured by student - test - based measures of teacher effectiveness is seven percentile points in reading and six points in math.

Extra gains associated with long - term attendance in small classes (in the early grades) appeared not only for tests of measured achievement, but also for other measures of success in education;

Until 2015, when Ofsted Data Dashboard closed, Achievement for All collected average point score (APS) data each term from participating schools, as a measure of attainment across schools» target groups.

In terms of measured effect sizes, feedback, remediation, and direct or explicit instruction are more effective in promoting student achievement than problem - based learning, inductive teaching, inquiry - based teaching and the like.

Since ESSA requires the use of proficiency rates, one design objective is a combination of measures on academic achievement to reduce both the short - term gaming around «bubble kids» (both real and perceived) and also the long - term incentive to lowball cut - scores for various achievement bands on statewide tests.

Witnessing the results of the admission lotteries, we have measured those costs in terms of the diminished achievement of children, and they are sizeable.

NAEP doesn't measure performance in terms of grade - level achievement.

The measures of teacher quality that are used by most public school systems to screen candidates and determine compensation — certification, experience, and education level — have been well researched, but there is little definitive empirical evidence that these characteristics, defined in general terms, are associated with higher student achievement.

This study uses the large change in expected college tuition costs caused by the surprise announcement of the Kalamazoo Promise's tuition subsidies to measure the Promise's short - term effects on student achievement and behavior.

For instance, the high school graduation rate is at a record high, and the test scores of Black and Hispanic students have outpaced those of white students on long - term measures of reading and math achievement.

According to long - term trend data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), the most credible national measure of changes in achievement over the past four decades, progress varies by age group for students overall.

Assessments measure areas of achievement and needed growth and inform daily and long - term instructional approach.

It is claimed the approach would «shift the focus to long - term achievement rather than short - term measures of success».

While the short and long term measures of this leadership work must include various measures of student achievement, we need to identify other metrics that measure the extent to which teaching practice is improving every week — not every couple of months or every year.

The meaning of this term is never explained, and the most likely way to meet the vague requirement was to assign large or significant weight — 50 percent in some cases — to measures of student achievement growth, such as value - added.

In terms of student achievement measures, Leticia Barrera of the Logan Square Neighborhood Association promoted a more diverse set of assessment tools, while Carlos Azcoitia of the Chicago Board of Education called for greater accountability based on growth.

Achievement - level results are presented in terms of reading achievement levels adopted by the National Assessment Governing Board, and are intended to measure how well students» actual achievement matches the achievement desirAchievement - level results are presented in terms of reading achievement levels adopted by the National Assessment Governing Board, and are intended to measure how well students» actual achievement matches the achievement desirachievement levels adopted by the National Assessment Governing Board, and are intended to measure how well students» actual achievement matches the achievement desirachievement matches the achievement desirachievement desired of them.

Texas ASCD's Whole Child approach is an effort to move from a focus on narrowly defined academic achievement as measured by test scores in core subjects to a broader definition that promotes the long - term development and success of all children.

When combined with the other pupil characteristics, models with measures of free school meal eligibility worked best, in practical terms, for explaining variation in pupil achievement.

WHEREAS, the San Diego Unified Vision 2020, long - term strategic plan, Quality Schools in Every Neighborhood, supports and provides for quality teaching, access to broad and challenging curriculum for all students, closing the achievement gap with high expectations for all, and is committed to using multiple formative measures of success that go beyond standardized achievement tests; and

The test results on a shorter «snapshot» of student achievement could, then, be put in proper perspective with more meaningful authentic measures of student learning, reflected in daily school performance, portfolio and long - term projects, report card information, graduation rate statistics, and school climate surveys.

Under the new standards, for the first time colleges of education will be required to track the performance of their graduates in K - 12 classrooms in terms of the growth in student achievement as measured by test scores and «other factors.»

The data analysis included more than 75 measures of how well a district has performed in the last four years in terms of raising student achievement, particularly for low - income students and students of color.

Career Readiness Survey «College readiness» is typically defined in terms of academic achievement, but «career readiness» is a more elusive concept to both describe and measure.

He made five overarching points: that's it's possible to implement measures of teacher effectiveness, that LA Unified has a higher ratio of ineffective teachers than school districts studied by other researchers, that a disproportionate number of ineffective teachers in LA Unified serve Latino and African American students, that effective teachers have a causal effect on student achievement and that teachers have long - term impacts not only on student achievement but also lifetime earnings.

In terms of a yardstick by which to measure the government's progress, one instructive source can be found on the Labour Party's own website, which lists a «Top 50» of achievements from 11 years in office.

Be careful such that you use statistics in terms of money, sales and other metrics to measure your achievements.

To date, the immediate and lasting positive effects of quality care on language, cognitive development, and school achievement have been confirmed by converging findings from large, reasonably representative longitudinal studies and smaller, randomized trials with long - term follow - ups.1, 2,9 - 13 Contributors to this knowledge base include meta - analytic reviews of interventions and large longitudinal studies conducted in several countries.1, 2,14,15 Comprehensive meta - analyses now establish that effects of early care decline, but do not disappear, and when initial effects are large, long - term effects remain substantial.1, 2 Null findings in cognitive and social domains in a few studies may reasonably be attributed to the limitations inherent to their designs, samples, and measures.

Highlights of the building's sustainability achievements include an Energy Star rating of 93, which places the building in the top 7 percent of similar buildings in terms of energy efficiency; use of highly - efficient plumbing fixtures providing water savings of approximately 17 percent; modifications to the building's irrigation system provide a 74 percent reduction in water use for irrigation, as well as a dedicated meter to monitor ongoing performance; recycling efforts resulting in a 45 percent diversion rate of recyclables from landfill of ongoing consumable waste and a 100 percent diversion rate of durable goods from entering the waste stream; an integrated pest management plan incorporating non-toxic measures for animal and vegetative pest control; and a green cleaning pProgram, implemented as part of a comprehensive building - wide indoor air quality program.

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