Sentences with phrase «typical state tests»

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If you look at student achievement data, say in New York state, results on the typical New York state test correlate to socioeconomic status in reading, one and a half to two times as much as they do in math.

ON THE SURFACE, MCAS looks a lot like your typical state exam: a pencil - and - paper test, made up mostly of multiple - choice questions and some open - ended ones.

During an investment analysts call in October, Mr. Packard boasted about results at Agora, calling them «significantly higher than a typical school on state administered tests for growth.»

Nevada has imposed steep penalties on Harcourt Educational Measurement for errors in administering statewide exams, and Georgia is poised to do the same, following scoring glitches typical of the kind that have plagued state - sponsored testing programs in recent years.

This summer, a Stanford University study estimated students in 37 percent of the nation's charter schools have performed worse on state standardized tests than their peers in typical public - school districts.

You might say Folsom Cordova Unified School District (USD) is a «typical» medium - large district whose students have achieved «atypical» results: outperforming other California students in the state's Smarter Balanced tests, part of the new California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress.

In a typical year, every single Waconda student passes state exams in English and math — and the majority test at the «exceeds standards» or «exemplary» levels.

The state's decision to change both the way it tests students and the way it translates student scores into a ranking means that dozens of schools saw their standings sink or soar by 50 or more percentage points between 2014 and 2016 — far more movement than experts say can be explained by typical changes in schools from one year to the next.

These assessments will cost between $ 20 to $ 35 more per test - taker than the current $ 20 per test - taker in a typical state, the report said.

Seipelt's gains and losses are typical of a pattern uncovered by a USA TODAY investigation of the standardized tests of millions of students in six states and the District of Columbia.

Michigan decided to limit state testing time to no more than 2 % of the school year; for a typical 180 - day school year that equals 3.6 days.

Now to keep this section fair I'll outright state I have not had the time to give this a battery a typical 2 - 3 day torture test.

Learning to perform basic diagnostic testing procedures, prevent the spread of infection in a health - care facility, and comply with state, local and federal regulations are also typical of training programs.