Sentences with phrase «than test scores on»

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Better yet, when tested on the same material thirty days later, the interleaving group scored 76 percent better than the block - taught group.

U.S. teens scored a mean 492 on the OECD test, eight points below the overall global mean of 500 — and more than 100 points below first - ranked Shanghai - China's 603.

These emotionally in - tune workers also had significantly higher income than those who received a low score on the study's emotion recognition test.

So were the average GMAT scores of its entering classes, which tended to range near 600, more than 100 points below the best schools, which typically report scores in the 700 - plus range on an entrance test where the highest possible score is 800.

«Those told they'd slept better scored higher on tests of attention and memory than those told they'd slept poorly.»

It found that children of American homeowners scored no better on math and reading tests than renters» kids, nor did they have lower high - school dropout rates.

Judge and co-author John D. Kammeyer - Mueller of the Warrington College of Business looked at data collected as part of a multi-decade study that followed more than 1,500 California children who had scored high on intelligence tests.

In your article around Baltimore's technology gap («Computer - based tests a challenge for low - income students, some Baltimore teachers say,» April 22), we read that students who took the PARCC scored lower when they took the test on a computer than when they used paper and pencil.

All over the world, Blacks consistently score lower on IQ test than Whites or Asians regardless of income level, education, national origin, etc..

I think that a college religion course better prepares a person for a high score on this test than being a communicant of any religion, if the diversity of the questions are similar to the ten question quiz.

Also calling us stupid is difficult when Christian schools score higher on SAT tests than atheistic public schools.

A recent religious test showed that agnostics and atheists scored much higher on knowledge of the Bible than Christians did and had more education on average.

I suspect our teacher unions would not be adverse to let some portion of their member teachers compensation be based on a test score bonus rather than the meddling of school boards.

There were many delicious Greek yoghurts on test, but the following three products came out on top, achieving overall scores of more than 80 %.

A high school student's GPA, researchers have found, is a better predictor of her likelihood to graduate from college than her scores on standardized tests like the SAT and ACT.

In contrast, parents who value a performance orientation, focus on their student's achievement as mainly measured by grades and test scores — the need to score better than others in order to succeed.

Children who were breastfed for any amount of time scored higher on the cognitive, receptive communication and fine motor portions of the test than children who weren't breastfed.

In most studies, breastfed kids score on average three to five points higher on IQ tests than formula babies, regardless of PUFAs they consume, which Willatts said can't easily be explained.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health)- Children who were breastfed for more than six months scored the highest on cognitive, language and motor development tests as toddlers, in a new study from Greece.

Breastfed babies score an average of 6 points higher on IQ tests than formula fed babies.

For instance, one study of 36 middle - class mothers and their three - year - olds found that securely - attached children scored 12 points higher on the Stanford - Binet intelligence test than did insecurely attached children (Crandell and Hobson 1999).

Homeschooled students have been shown to have higher average scores on the ACT test (26.5) than their public school peers (25).

These children score higher on language and comprehension tests by age five, than children whose mothers are not given extra time.

Winners are chosen from a pool of more than 15,000 finalists based on test scores, academic record and an essay.

Research on premature babies has even found that those given breast milk scored higher on IQ tests than those who were bottle - fed.

Last school year, more than 4,600 CPS students scored below the 24th percentile on a portion of the Illinois Standards Achievement Test and were required to attend summer school before moving to the next grade level.

On average, children who were breastfed for ≥ 8 months 1) scored between 0.35 and 0.59 SD units higher on standardized tests of ability or achievement and teacher ratings of school performance than children who were not breastfed, and 2) were considerably less likely than nonbreastfed children to leave school without qualifications (relative risk = 0.38; 95 % CI: 0.25, 0.59On average, children who were breastfed for ≥ 8 months 1) scored between 0.35 and 0.59 SD units higher on standardized tests of ability or achievement and teacher ratings of school performance than children who were not breastfed, and 2) were considerably less likely than nonbreastfed children to leave school without qualifications (relative risk = 0.38; 95 % CI: 0.25, 0.59on standardized tests of ability or achievement and teacher ratings of school performance than children who were not breastfed, and 2) were considerably less likely than nonbreastfed children to leave school without qualifications (relative risk = 0.38; 95 % CI: 0.25, 0.59).

Breastfed kids have historically scored higher on cognitive tests than have nonbreastfed kids, and breast milk contains more omega - 3s than regular formula does.

Concussed athletes on average completed the King - Devick test 4.8 seconds longer than their baseline score, whereas non-concussed athletes improved their score by an average of 1.9 seconds.

By contrast, achievement scores on the Woodcock Word, Passage, and Reading Comprehension tests were higher for breastfed than for bottle - fed children (Table 4).

New York education policymakers will begin looking at ways to measure school success and failure based on factors other than test scores.

At least going by his rhetoric, he seems to have almost declared war on the teacher unions and he has proposed a new system of evaluation, which is more heavily based on students» tests scores than the one currently in use.

They say the test results show that charter school students scored higher on the exams than did public school students.

The Legislature today, led by the Assembly, reached an agreement on a package of education proposals that will immediately increase state aid to schools, provide that teachers are evaluated on more than a single student test score and ensure local oversight of struggling schools,» United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew said.

She gives the example of a school with five fifth grade classes, where students in one classroom score much better on the math tests than the other four.

Education policy should focus on making sure that every student makes great progress, rather than accountability for test scores or teacher performance pay.

More than 200 teachers and principals received erroneous scores from the state on a contentious measurement that ties their performance to how well their students do on tests, according to state documents obtained by The New York Times.

Does anyone recall that the Governor came in at the last minute of the SED regulation development process on teacher evaluations and asked the Regents for changes in the proposed regulations to include greater emphasis on test scores than the original legislation prescribed?

Some appear to be turned off by reports of Success suspension rates far higher than district schools» and the extreme focus on performing well on test scores.

But she said it sounds like the plan is being sold as a «matrix» when it's actually not much different than the current system, which is based on student test scores and observations.

The legislation would give the city the power to base teacher firings on factors other than seniority, including chronic absenteeism and poor student test scores.

On this test of closeness, Cameron and Miliband score significantly better than Clegg — though none score particularly well.

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.

Contreras said no more than 30 percent of teacher evaluations should be based on student test scores.

Sure I knew that on average, black Africans score lower on intelligence tests than white Americans, who score lower on intelligence tests than Asians, who score lower on intelligence tests than some other Caucasians: Ashkenazi Jews.

The research also finds that black students are 54 percent less likely than white students to be identified as eligible for gifted - education services after adjusting for the students» previous scores on standardized tests, demographic factors, and school and teacher characteristics.

Physically active children are healthier and score better on intellectual tests than their sedentary peers.

«It is increasingly important to look at long - run outcomes of educational policies, including impacts on educational attainment and labor market outcomes, rather than just focus on test scores.

The average person today scores 30 points higher on IQ tests than his or her grandparents did.

Those who do not master the language and remain English learners tend to score lower on academic tests and graduate high school at lower rates than their native - English speaking peers.