Sentences with phrase «terms than standardized tests»

I would also add, as I've written elsewhere, that school performance should be thought of in broader terms than standardized tests.

Not exact matches

Inner - city Catholic schools (the Church in America's most effective social welfare program) demonstrate that time and again: They spend less than the government schools, and their students learn much more — and not just in quantifiable, standardized - testing terms.

Although NAEP attempts to standardize its test from one administration to the next, its efforts in this regard are more strenuous when administering the Long - Term Trend version of NAEP (LTT) than when administering the main NAEP (MAIN), upon which Ginsburg depends for his conclusions.

Research conducted by Marcus Crede suggests that grit is barely distinct from other personality traits and that standardized test scores, attendance, and study habits are much better predictors of long - term success than grit.

Jon, AF pays its teachers about 10 % more than their host district pays its teachers on average, spends slightly less total $ $ on a per pupil basis, and academically outperforms its host districts by wide margins in terms of standardized tests in reading, writing, and math, graduation rates, and college entrance.

We are more than 10 years into a massive reform effort revolving around high stakes attached to standardized tests, and there is no significant growth in actual learning — even in terms of the test scores most valued by proponents.

Whether the measure is proficiency on standardized tests, graduation rates or college completion, the outlook in terms of school performance is significantly worse for low - income students than for their middle - income and wealthy peers.