Sentences with phrase «than previous standards in»

«The Common Core State Standards are more focused than previous standards in their attempt to create a coherent progression in mathematics instruction from elementary to high school,» said Fran Stancavage, a managing researcher at AIR and co-author of the report.

Not exact matches

fishon — am afraid in this case that Christians (ie the previous US govt) showed their standards to be even lower than those of the rest of the universal community, and those of the Bible, by their behaviour.

I personally don't think Debuchy is equivalent to Sagna and Chambers is definitely not better than Verminator... point is our defense dropped their standard in terms of the quality they had from the previous season.

That's bad news for teams who can't offer bonuses of more than $ 300,000 at present due to previous overages — like the one that got the Red Sox Moncada, or the Yankees» buying in bulk, and so on — but if he waits until after his 23rd birthday in October to sign, he'll be a standard free agent, as well.

Like previous special election in New York's 20th and 23rd districts, the nominees would be chosen by the county chairmen rather than a primary — a process that might well have cost Republicans the 23rd as the conservative base revolted against the choice of moderate state Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava as the party's standard - bearer.

Because these assessments are likely to include some tasks that many students had little exposure to prior to 2010, and because the expectations for student performance represented by the standards are considerably higher than in many states» previous standards, the test scores are expected to be lower than in the past.

In the five previous reports (most recently, «Despite Common Core, States Still Lack Common Standards,» features, Fall 2013), it has been shown that proficiency standards in the average state have been set at a much lower level than those set by NAEIn the five previous reports (most recently, «Despite Common Core, States Still Lack Common Standards,» features, Fall 2013), it has been shown that proficiency standards in the average state have been set at a much lower level than those set by NAEin the average state have been set at a much lower level than those set by NAEP.

Previous reports (most recently «States Raise Proficiency Standards in Math and Reading,» features, Summer 2015) show that states, on average, established proficiency benchmarks that were much lower than those set by the NAEP and that state standards varied widely.

The CTBA report ignores entirely previous research from the Brookings Institution, a random - assignment study — the gold standard of social science research — that found voucher students in Milwaukee scored six Normal Curve Equivalent points higher than the control group in reading and 11 points higher in math.

A student with a growth mindset in spring 2015 has ELA and Math test scores in the spring of 2016 that are approximately 0.07 and 0.04 standard deviations (SD) higher than a similar classmate (i.e., a classmate with the same previous achievement and demographic characteristics in the same school) with a fixed mindset (approximately two standard deviations below).

Specifically, the average teacher's students score 0.05 standard deviations higher on end - of - year math tests during the evaluation year than in previous years, although this result is not consistently statistically significant across our different specifications.

In an effort to create immediate and enduring improvements in student outcomes, most states have adopted Common Core State Standards or other content standards that reflect higher expectations for student learning than previous iterationIn an effort to create immediate and enduring improvements in student outcomes, most states have adopted Common Core State Standards or other content standards that reflect higher expectations for student learning than previous iterationin student outcomes, most states have adopted Common Core State Standards or other content standards that reflect higher expectations for student learning than previous iterations.

Complexity Versus Difficulty: Don't Be Fooled The vendors and supporters of the Common Core State Standards claim that the Standards require greater emphasis on higher - order thinking than previous state standards in mathematics and English language arts.

«But in the previous Indiana K - 5 standards, the word «pizza» occurs more times in the study of fractions than the word «number line» does.»

In New York, fewer than one - third of students were found to be up to Common Core English Language Arts standards in the 2012 - 2013 school year — down from 55 percent on non-Core aligned tests the previous yeaIn New York, fewer than one - third of students were found to be up to Common Core English Language Arts standards in the 2012 - 2013 school year — down from 55 percent on non-Core aligned tests the previous yeain the 2012 - 2013 school year — down from 55 percent on non-Core aligned tests the previous year.

The NAO report says that the free school programme had seen «much lower average construction costs than in previous programmes» - on average 45 % lower - by using «existing properties, reduced building specifications and smaller space standards».

Implementation of Utah's new core standards in language arts and math is no more costly than any other previous update of standards.

The new policy means the district must meet a more stringent «just cause» standard in disciplinary action, rather than the previous «good and sufficient» standard.

Developed by a diverse group of education experts, these new learning standards are more relevant to real life than previous Illinois learning standards in several important ways:

As topics shift to earlier or later grades than in previous iterations of state standards, teachers face a new range of readiness gaps among students — both in terms of rigor and prior learning experiences.

The new standards, adopted by California and 44 other states, call for students to demonstrate a deeper understanding of math concepts in the early elementary grades than was required by California's previous state standards.

[1] We focused on ELA rather than mathematics because some research indicates that the CCSS are more different from previous state standards in ELA than in math (Porter, McMaken, Hwang, & Yang, 2011).

With Benny Leuchter behind the wheel, the car hit the lap in 07:49:21 — that's 1.4 seconds faster than the previous record that was set by a Honda Civic Type R. To make this possible, the Clubsport S received a special sport chassis, refined interior, and an extensively adapted engine control unit that all helped to raise the crowned Clubsport S above the standard Golf GTI Clubsport it was based on.

The latter can be found in the Cayenne S and with its standard 8 - speed Tiptronic S transmission, zero to 100kmph can be achieved in just 5.5 seconds, 0.4 seconds quicker than the previous Cayenne S.

The third precondition: All engines, now offered with a standard 8 - speed automatic transmission — a first in this market segment — demonstrate significant fuel economy advantages over the previous model; in some cases the advantage is far greater than two litres per 100 kilometres.

The new eight - inch Display Audio screen (standard on all trims save for the base LX) is familiar from the new Odyssey, and brings a better balance between new tech and classic controls than in previous Honda products.

The 2011 BMW X3 offers more of everything: It's larger, more refined inside and out, comes with more standard equipment, more power underhood... and, in xDrive28i form, starts for less than the previous generation.

In the E 250 CGI (150 kW / 204 hp), which has a five - speed automatic transmission as standard, maximum torque is now 310 newton metres, which represents an increase of more than 26 percent over the previous V6 - engine.

As with carbon dioxide emissions, the engines for the new E-Class have also taken a further major step towards the future when it comes to exhaust gas emissions: all of the powerplants meet the requirements of the EU 5 standard, whose limits are up to 80 percent more stringent than those in previous standards.

In fact, the all - new 2012 Azera has so many new standard features — that it is better equipped than the outgoing, fully - loaded, previous generation 2011 Azera Limited.

The A3 1.4 TFSI weighs just 1,175 kg — which is 80 kg less than the previous model and sets an impressive standard in the premium compact class.

The new, standard 17 - inch radial tires help Sonata cling to its path better than in previous years, but there's still some lean in corners.

Both the Hybrid and standard model look more aggressive than the previous generation does, and this HEV in particular is one of the few hybrids that look better than its standard counterpart.

Finally, in general, these updates mean a greater flexibility in the ebooks that are produced — we can use these standards to create ebooks that are far more fun to read than the ones where you're just hitting next and previous.

To the extent that the Amgen defendants were arguing that the Supreme Court decision established new standards of liability to be considered, the 9th Circuit noted that it had already considered in its previous case that fiduciaries are not required to perform an act that would do more harm than good to retirement plan participants.

We did not associate runs of homozygosity in English bulldogs with characteristic phenotypic traits but are confident based on previous studies that the greater genomic variation in English bulldogs compared to Standard Poodles reflected stronger human - directed selection in the former breed than in the latter.

The fact that the hindcasts with their method perform worse than a standard IPCC scenario, the number of failed previous cooling predictions, the negative skill in the Gulf Stream and deep - water formation regions... should these not have cautioned them against going to the media to forecast a pause in global warming?

The COP in Lima was smaller than previous ones, though still enormous by conference standards with over 10,000 people attended, and I felt that the commitment to do something is far more tangible, if not in the final outcome of the government negotiations than definitely in the many associated sessions.

«Climate science» as it is used by warmists implies adherence to a set of beliefs: (1) Increasing greenhouse gas concentrations will warm the Earth's surface and atmosphere; (2) Human production of CO2 is producing significant increases in CO2 concentration; (3) The rate of rise of temperature in the 20th and 21st centuries is unprecedented compared to the rates of change of temperature in the previous two millennia and this can only be due to rising greenhouse gas concentrations; (4) The climate of the 19th century was ideal and may be taken as a standard to compare against any current climate; (5) global climate models, while still not perfect, are good enough to indicate that continued use of fossil fuels at projected rates in the 21st century will cause the CO2 concentration to rise to a high level by 2100 (possibly 700 to 900 ppm); (6) The global average temperature under this condition will rise more than 3 °C from the late 19th century ideal; (7) The negative impact on humanity of such a rise will be enormous; (8) The only alternative to such a disaster is to immediately and sharply reduce CO2 emissions (reducing emissions in 2050 by 80 % compared to today's rate) and continue further reductions after 2050; (9) Even with such draconian CO2 reductions, the CO2 concentration is likely to reach at least 450 to 500 ppm by 2100 resulting in significant damage to humanity; (10) Such reductions in CO2 emissions are technically feasible and economically affordable while providing adequate energy to a growing world population that is increasingly industrializing.

You get standard Xiaomi icons that are beautiful in appearance as well as are quite full of colors than previous major version of MIUI.

It's three times faster than previous versions thanks to three cores instead of one, uses 65 percent less juice, and it's compatible with Bluetooth 5, which means a step forward in range, reliability, and sound quality thanks to the gold - standard AptX HD.

A recent study8 examining peer status in clinically - diagnosed 7 — 9 year old children with ADHD from the Multimodal Treatment Study of Children With ADHD (MTA) 9,10 found that 52 % fell in the rejected category (when the classification system of Coie et al11 is used) and less than 1 % were of popular status.8 When children who did not fit into any category were excluded in calculating these percentages, the situation was even more bleak, with 80 % of children with ADHD falling in the rejected group.8 These figures are consistent with previous work indicating that 82 % of children with ADHD have peer rejection scores one standard deviation or more above the mean and 60 % are two standard deviations or more above the mean.12

Refinance applications have more than doubled over the past year, though they're not as high as in previous refinancing booms because it's harder to qualify in the current atmosphere of tighter credit standards, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.