Sentences with phrase «test scores into»

As a neuropsychologist I specialize in translating test scores into concrete solutions for work and school problems.»

At least twenty - six states passed stricter teacher evaluation laws that take test scores into account.

Unlike NCLB, which took only test scores into account, IBAM looks at those test scores and achievement gaps, but also considers a school district's professional practice to improve student performance.

Read this from a letter that scores of researchers from 16 universities throughout the Chicago metropolitan area sent to Emanuel warning against the «value - added» system of teacher involvement, which uses complicated formulas to factor test scores into an evaluation:

Of greater concern is Commissioner Elia's comments on how to incorporate test scores into evaluations as she enters a state with a new evaluation matrix that gives those scores an entire axis:

At the same time, agreements that most states have made with the Department of Education will require them to institute teacher and school evaluation systems that take student test scores into account, based on year - to - year progress.

Not only will teachers have to incorporate the SBAC test scores into their evaluation, Administrators will have to incorporate test scores into their evaluations.

Because the gains in charters are so small, the authors here attempt to translate test scores into months of learning.

Other recommendations include dividing students» test scores into six to eight tiered performance groups.

The panelists explained that parents could always find schools in their district that didn't take test scores into consideration, but some parents argued that it limited their options.

The index combines information from the different ACT Engage scales and self - reported grades and test scores into a single number that makes it easier to identify students most at risk.

But you do realize that charters have leveraged their test scores into their proof of superiority.

More than half of states have changed, or are in the process of changing, their laws to factor student test scores into teacher evaluations.

The New Teacher Project (TNTP) has been a strong advocate for changing evaluation systems to add student test scores into the mix and beef up teacher observations.

While job security for teachers was traditionally pegged to years of experience, new laws are taking student test scores into consideration.

Many institutions used to select students by plugging applicants» grades and test scores into a formula, said Joseph Zolner, senior director of the Harvard Institutes for Higher Education.

* Though many parents seem content to cram knowledge and higher test scores into their kids as rapidly as possible, educators and policymakers in the «gifted» world are paying more attention to nurturing qualities like «creativity» and «independent research» in high - ability youngsters.

We combined all of the available earlier test scores into a single composite measure of quality and introduced it into statistical models that explain differences in growth rates across nations during the period 1960 to 1990.

For instance, there is uncertainty about the best way to translate test scores into overall school ratings.

Hope doesn't factor the ANet interim test scores into youngsters» overall grades, and in their contract with ANet, network schools agree not to use the scores to rate their teachers, a move designed to dampen teacher resistance.

First of all we take your personality test scores into account, and then other important factors like your level of education, income and your location.

Firstly we take your personality test scores into account, as well as factors like your level of education, income and your location.

The team then entered the brain activity measures and behavioral test scores into a machine - learning algorithm.

Personality tests are a «convenient way to categorize people, but they're not the absolute truth,» says Natella, who puts test scores into context by comparing them with the average scores of his best reps.. The bigger test comes when he puts potential salespeople on the phones for two half days to call potential clients.

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Why didn't they entitle the chart with something more positive such as, «Being Asian Can Get You A Lower Mortgage Rate,» or «Although Asians Need Higher Grades And Test Scores To Have The Same Chance To Get Into University, At Least Asians Get To Pay Lower Mortgage Rates,» or «Despite Some Disadvantages Of Being A Minority, You Can Still Get The Best Mortgage Rate Possible,» or «Being A Minority May Make It Easier To Get A Better Rate.»

Mathieu Valbuena and Nabil Fakir scored the goals that lifted Lyon back into fourth place in Ligue 1 despite a stern test at struggling Angers.

With our culture and our nation's emphasis on high academic achievement, the perception that in order to get into college kids need straight As and perfect test scores, increased course work and more complex curricula, teachers are feeling the pressure to cover more material, and to prepare kids for the next grade.

They use test scores and course attendance to quantify the value of a school, but they fail to take into account more important measures.

In private sessions Saturday, 22 school teams from around the country will toss around ideas on how schools can help to broaden the rigid notion of «success» that has taken hold on so many hyper - competitive campuses — high grades, top test scores and acceptance into prestigious colleges.

Recovery Phase: Once an athlete feels physical improvement (such as their headaches subsiding) and his or her post-concussion neurocognitive test scores have improved, he or she can be allowed to gradually return to a full academic day and phased back into normal activities.

There are too many problems with standardized tests — how they are constructed, the baggage students bring into the testing room from their regular lives, etc. — to make any serious decisions based on their score of a single test.

Professor Luthar, among others, maintains that the pressure children are under to succeed — «and that means trophies and test scores and getting into the right college» — can also be counterproductive.

There are scores of exhibits, and several expert witnesses are to testify about the extensive testing that went into the development of the Luvs diaper.

Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry campaign reported in 2013 that on average, students who eat school breakfast attend 1.5 more days of school per year and score 17.5 percent higher on standardized math tests; when combined, these factors translate into a student being twenty percent more likely to graduate high school.

See our Ease of Cleaning scores for the tested chairs; we take into account not only the tray's configuration, but also that of any tray insert, the upholstery, and much more.

The chastened cricketer is now being «reintegrated» into his team and scored a match - winning innings in the last Test match.

The state Education Department's review of teacher evaluations and how student tests scores are used in that process will continue into 2016, state Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia said.

But her stance on Common Core could factor into Rosa's relationship with state Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia, who has supported the move toward higher standards, as well as the use of student test scores in teacher evaluations.

The law, which bases as much as 50 percent of teachers» job ratings on student test scores, was strengthened during a time when more rigorous standardized exams, based on the national Common Core academic standards, were being introduced into classrooms.

Had his test score been taken into account, he proffered, he might not have had the opportunity to become a civil servant.

That report's recommendations, many of which were adopted into state law and regulations, included a ban on state testing for students before third grade and a restriction against including scores from new Common Core tests on students» permanent records.

He called for raising the cap on charter schools, extending tenure from three to five years, putting struggling schools into «receivership» and basing half a teacher's evaluation on student test scores.

On April 9, the DOE announced that a new promotion policy that takes into account teachers» and principals» recommendations rather than students» test scores would take effect this school year.

President Obama on Dec. 10 signed into law major legislation that dials back the federal role in public education and bars the federal government from tying teacher evaluations to test scores.

President Barack Obama on Dec. 10 signed into law major education legislation that dials back the federal role in public education and bars the federal government from tying teacher evaluations to test scores.

The small increase in the high - dose group did not translate into beneficial effects because authors found no difference between the three study groups for changes in spine, average total - hip, average femoral neck or total - body bone mineral density, trabecular bone score, muscle mass or sit - to - stand tests.

He makes a convincing case for incorporating valuable but less easily measured attributes into our view of intelligence, such as the persistence that can propel driven students to higher test scores than their less committed peers and the creativity demonstrated by individuals more in tune with intuition than intellect.

«Although some types of school moves can have positive effects, most are associated with a range of negative outcomes, including lower test scores, grade retention, low self - esteem, trouble fitting into schools, dropping out and event adult substance abuse.»

Dr. Wang explains that the fast turnaround time to measure the LSC17 score on the NanoString system will be key to moving the test into the clinic.

Volkswagen has taken a step into the shameful limelight for installing a deceptive device in their diesel - powered cars that tricks emissions tests into lower scores, NPR reports.