Sentences with phrase «through standardized tests»

The student growth component is measured through standardized testing.

While things like creating world peace ~ avoiding conflict ~ and seeing the bigger picture may not directly be assessed through standardized testing ~ these are skills and tools worthy of our attention.

Let schools be places for learning, not places that kill the spirit of learning through standardized tests and standardized test preparation.

Nor do I see it as compatible with current calls for the study of the so - called Great Books, or for greater «accountability» in teaching through standardized tests.

This accreditation includes assessing student achievement through standardized testing.

Though testing is not part of our class curriculum, our school is still accountable to show student growth and proficiency through standardized tests.

Learning math through standardized tests does not provide enough interaction.

Instead, they focus on academics through standardized testing and following school discipline.

He said absolutely not because the tests are not designed to evaluate teachers, and that there were way too many variables to statistically measure teacher effectiveness through standardized tests.

In the past, these types of skills could be assessed effectively through standardized testing procedures.

Measuring growth through standardized tests is, at best, looking at a tiny fraction of cognitive skills.

But what role do words like «creativity,» «freedom,» and «excitement» play in an academic landscape where performance is almost entirely determined through standardized testing?

Chinese education has traditionally measured student success through standardized test scores and students» abilities to play by the rules.

Celebrate improving school culture and climate, building students» social - emotional competencies and character, improving discipline and on - task educational behavior, improving academic outcomes, but do not define these outcomes primarily through standardized tests.

In addition to perusing students» histories, teachers should also assess skill levels in a subject area through standardized test scores and other assessments.

They also, along with others troubled by New York's — particularly NYC's — notorious achievement gaps, yearned to release school leaders from the muzzle of LIFO, which requires that teachers be laid off by seniority, not effectiveness, and change old - school subjective teacher evaluations to reflect student academic growth, measured in part through standardized test scores.

Forced to sit in rows, learn facts through rote memorization, exhibit their mastery through standardized tests, and behave according to adult standards under threat of expulsion or imprisonment, schools are routinely harangued for what they inadvertently teach learners.

But, they are all smart and the seven that have gone through standardized testing have all shown significant progress, moving 25 % or more in the percentile rankings from elementary school to high school.

How Children Succeed introduced readers to an exciting new body of research showing that the traditional way we measure children's abilities — through standardized tests of their cognitive skills — was missing a crucial dimension: the importance of so - called non-cognitive skills or character strengths, qualities like grit, curiosity, conscientiousness, self - control, and optimism.

Traditionally, the Distinguished Schools Program honored public schools that showed improved student outcomes as measured through Standardized Testing and Reporting scores and additional measures.

In Switzerland, policies vary from one locality to the next, and admissions tend to be more personalized through teacher recommendations than through standardized tests.

One way of enforcing standards of excellence is through standardized testing, linked to high stakes - such as holding students back until they pass the tests or delaying their graduation.

(N.J., just like every state, is required under the federal education law called ESSA to assess students annually grades 3 - 8 through standardized tests.)