Sentences with phrase «test scores rise»

According to the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL), a group that advocates the widespread adoption of SEL instruction, students exposed to SEL see their scores on standardized achievement test scores rise by an average of 11 percentile points, compared to students who are not exposed.

It is only after a principal has been at a school for at least five years, research has found, that student test scores rise, and student absences and suspensions and teacher turnover fall.

Otherwise, he calls all educators (and educational policymakers) to continuously ask themselves one question when test scores rise: «What did you give up to achieve this rise in scores.»

Uptown Messenger: As New Orleans public school test scores rise, will student diversity follow?

Some of the five districts have struggled to show steady growth in individual grade levels or subject areas, and have seen test scores rise one year, only to drop the next year.

By how many points did achievement test scores rise in children who had benefited from a $ 3,000 increase in annual family income?

It saw its standardized test scores rise by 36 points in the past two years, to 752.

Related story: India data show test scores rise when students are automatically promoted to the next grade

There is the technocratic faith in the machinery of standardized tests — and a vindication when the test scores rise.

But no longer could a school receive a failing grade solely because its poor and minority students didn't see their test scores rise.

When we see test scores rise significantly, as we did in the late 1990s and early 2000s, we are watching opportunities open up for young people nationwide.

Do they support sitting board members when published student test scores rise?

Will test scores rise over time?

The mayor's term has seen crime fall and test scores rise — but it's also seen the budget grow.

Test scores rose when public schools were placed in more competitive contexts in Milwaukee, Michigan, Arizona, and Florida.

Are test scores rising?

Between 1951 and 1963, the number of test takers went from 81,000 to nearly 1 million; test scores rose slightly.»

One year into the health program, the school's test scores rose to first in math and second in English.

In defense of this claim, the Fordham Institute cites a study of Milwaukee's voucher program in which test scores rose following the introduction of such mandates.

While test scores rose in cities like Boston, Chicago and New York after mayors took control of the schools, state takeovers have been less successful.

Some in the District also say that test scores rose because the percentage of white students — who traditionally do better on standardized tests — has grown in District schools in recent years.

Stanford professor Kenji Hakuta and his associates found, in fact, that test scores rose in districts in California that kept bilingual education, as well as in districts that never had bilingual education (Orr, Butler, Bousquet, and Hakuta.

But as all test scores rose, the achievement gap remained.

«Our state test scores rose all the way to 100 % passing!

These were still minority, low - income situations, but the test scores rose and rose again.

Not exact matches

James Flynn, an authority on IQ tests says that «In the last 100 years the IQ scores of both men and women have risen but women's have risen faster.»

We see childhood obesity rise while test scores plummet.

Under Mayor de Blasio, we're seeing record high graduation rates, record low drop - out rates and rising test scores.

SAT scores among juniors rose last year but officials did not draw direct comparisons to 2016 because the test format fundamentally changed.

De Blasio campaign spokesman Dan Levitan said, «Under Mayor de Blasio, New York City is making a record contribution to fixing and upgrading subways and buses, affordable housing is being built at a record rate, and graduation rates and test scores continue to rise.

The city's rising test scores show de Blasio should «absolutely» get a longer extension of mayoral control, the mayor said.

Under Mr. de Blasio, graduation rates and test scores have continued to rise.

The changes made to the state's tests have made it difficult to compare student performance on the assessments over time — a fact that has not stopped the de Blasio administration from publicly celebrating rising scores.

The scores of last year's MCAS tests given to Springfield school students rose across the board at a higher rate than the gain recorded by school districts statewide, and the dropout rate has fallen more than any other school system in the state.

The two basic movements in the sitting - rising test — lowering to the floor and standing back up — are each scored on a 1 - to - 5 scale, with one point subtracted each time a hand or knee is used for support and 0.5 points subtracted for loss of balance; this yields a single 10 - point scale.

Researchers ran participants through a series of training sessions with a computerized test that was designed to become harder as the participants» scores rose and easier as their scores went down.

In addition to a significant jump in math test scores, students receiving tutoring and mentoring failed two fewer courses per year on average than students who did not participate, and their likelihood of being «on track» for graduation rose by nearly one - half.

«The higher rate of twins and preterm birth in ART singletons might have given rise to lower academic test scores.

Indeed, members of the public who score the highest on a climate - science literacy test are the most politically polarized on whether human activity is causing global temperatures to rise.

His sitting - rising test score indicated less than ideal lower - body flexibility (lower back and knees).

We now have ample evidence that these requirements have caused test scores to rise across the country.

Scores on high - stakes tests rose rapidly in states that were early adopters of school accountability, and Texas was no exception.

Test scores usually decrease as participation improves, yet in math the proportion of test - takers meeting the standard rose from 61 percent in the spring of 1998 to 67 percent for the class of 2Test scores usually decrease as participation improves, yet in math the proportion of test - takers meeting the standard rose from 61 percent in the spring of 1998 to 67 percent for the class of 2test - takers meeting the standard rose from 61 percent in the spring of 1998 to 67 percent for the class of 2002.

What mayor or school superintendent doesn't want to see headlines about rising test scores?

These annual volumes make assertions about empirical facts («students» scores on the state tests used for NCLB are rising»; or «lack of capacity is a serious problem that could undermine the success of NCLB») and provide policy recommendations («some requirements of NCLB are overly stringent, unworkable, or unrealistic»; «the need for funding will grow, not shrink, as more schools are affected by the law's accountability requirements»).

As noted above, it could be that less - effective teachers are more likely to take advantage of ERI opportunities, causing test scores to rise as these teachers are replaced with newer ones.

State Test Scores Flat, City's Rise After Another Year of Tougher Exams WNYC, August 8, 2011» «Teachers have been telling us that they've been taking shortcuts in surveys for more than 20 years,» said Dan Koretz, a Harvard education professor who's been studying state exams.»

The authors surmise that «It could be that less - effective teachers are more likely to take advantage of early retirement opportunities, causing test scores to rise as these teachers are replaced with newer ones.»

Average scores on the American College Testing Program entrance exam rose this year for the first time since 1989, the Iowa City - based firm announced last week.

What does it mean that test scores have not risen much during the time of Obama's presidency?