Sentences with phrase «who achieve higher grades»

The report found interviewees from schools with negative Progress 8 scores felt that pupils» best — rather than their first — assessment entry should be counted, to reflect those who achieve higher grades in resits, for example.

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Those who are most threatened achieve lower grade point averages and are twice as likely either not to finish high school or go on to college.

The academics believe spotting «procrastinators» who hand in work at the last minute early on and warning them of the dangers of the habit could help students achieve higher grades.

Dramatically inert and flatter than a buzz cut, the movie ends up diminishing their moment of heroism by turning it into a defiantly amateurish piece of junior - high - grade theatrics (the film asks the impossible of people who have already achieved greatness), as if to say: Reality doesn't need to be gussied up.

A new poll has revealed that high school students with a desk in their bedroom get better grades in exams, as 51 % of parents with children that achieved five or more A * to C graded confirmed that their child's bedrooms were equipped with desks or dedicated study areas; compared to just 18 % of those who failed their GCSE's having a desk.

Students who took Silver CREST achieved half a grade higher on their best science GCSE result compared to a statistically matched control group.

The first shows that barely eligible students who participated in LUSD's G&T curriculum for all of 6th grade and half of 7th grade exhibit no significant improvement in test scores across a range of subjects, despite their being surrounded by higher - achieving peers and taking more advanced courses.

Earlier this year, we published a report produced by a team of volunteer economists from Pro Bono Economics, which revealed that students who have taken a CREST Silver Award achieved half a grade higher on their best science GCSE result and were more likely to continue with STEM education, compared to a matched control group.

They cite a 2014 UK study showing students who attended two to three years of preschool achieved higher overall exam scores, better grades in English and maths, and took more final year exams.

As we work with states in developing these systems, one of the key components is making sure the information is translatable for parents, that they can understand what percentage of students in that school who are mastering standards and achieving grade - level expectations and whether or not those students are going to be ready to graduate from high school and be successful in college.

Nearly half of the low - income students who are classified as high - achieving when they enter 1st grade can no longer be classified as such by the time they reach 5th grade.

Accelerated or honors courses offer above - grade - level curricula to students who are ready for it, and allow high - achieving youngsters to move at a faster pace than their peers.

The high - achieving, low - income students who do apply are admitted, enroll, progress, and graduate at the same rates as high - income students with equivalent test scores and grades.

Nick Gibb asserted that: «Music shouldn't be the preserve of those who can afford it», mentioning that in 2009, 18.6 per cent of pupils who achieved an A grade for music A-level went to Oxbridge, with only five subjects achieving a higher progression rate.

According to findings released by researchers at the Strategic Data Project (SDP), as many as 16 percent of the students in SDP partner districts who are high achieving, as indicated by superior grades and SAT scores, do not attend college once they complete high school.

The research also found that: students who took a Silver CREST achieved half a grade higher on their best science GCSE result compared to a statistically matched control group; students who undertake a CREST Silver Award are 21 per cent more likely to take a STEM AS Level.

Through the Summer Enrichment Program, the Foundation supports nonprofit organizations or universities who provide access to high - quality summer enrichment programs for high - achieving low - income students entering grades 6 through 12.

Roseanna Ander, Jonathan Guryan and Jens Ludwig propose scaling up a daily, individualized tutorial program that would allow students who have fallen behind grade level in math to reengage with regular classroom instruction, likely increasing their chances of graduating high school and achieving the many long - term economic benefits that go along with academic success.

A study of 2.8 million students found that students who read 30 + minutes per day with high comprehension (85 % or higher) were nearly twice as likely to achieve the college and career readiness benchmarks for their grade as typical students.

Schools with trained library staff are more likely to have a higher proportion of grade 6 students who achieved a level 3 or higher on reading tests.

Students who do not meet standards on the exam can participate in the 12th grade bridge courses to achieve college readiness before leaving high school.

Accelerate Education provides online education courses for Kindergarten through 12th grade to meet the needs of all students, from at - risk students who had trouble succeeding in the traditional classroom to high achieving students seeking classes their schools can not provide for them.

How could a 10 - minute checklist capture the progress of Maria, who began her seventh - grade year shy and unsure of herself, but finished not only achieving at high levels but with the confidence to apply to one of the city's top magnet schools, and later travel the world with the People to People Ambassador Program?

VCS students in grades 3 to 11 who regularly engaged with their teachers and the curriculum achieved an 80 % and higher pass rate on their state standardized tests.

The study found that students who took CREST achieved half a grade higher on their best science GCSE result and that FSM eligible students made even greater progress, increasing their best GCSE science score by two thirds of a grade.

The original affidavit of Professor Linda Darling - Hammond of Stanford University, sworn to February 28, 2015, that the assessment being used in Respondents» Growth Model does not allow measurement of growth for high - achieving and low achieving students: the learning of both high - achieving and low - achieving students is mis - measured because of the fact that the state tests pegged to grade - level standards do not include items that can measure growth for students who are already above grade level in their skills or who fall considerably below.

This will aim to bring all pupils up to at least a C grade at GCSE, but for pupils who can not achieve this the government is proposing «high - quality alternatives», which will be identified after a consultation.

Nami is a very high achieving student who is exceeding grade level goals and is functionally bilingual in English and Japanese.

A major influence on high school reform outcomes to date has been the end of social promotion in elementary schools: students in the third, sixth and eighth grades who do not achieve a minimum score on the Iowa Test of Basic Skills are either retained or sent to academic preparatory centers.

Not all students who achieve the highest test scores or receive the highest grades in mathematics class are necessarily highly talented in mathematics.

Professor Elsie Talfa says that people tend to associate cheating with the «slacker» students who get low grades, but she says higher achieving students are more apt to cheat and it's a mirror of what's happening within our society.

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Most insurance companies consider a B average to be the dividing line between «good» performance and «substandard» — and although achieving high grades doesn't automatically make someone a good driver, insurance companies consider kids who are able to balance their school life with their social life to be far lower risks.

Dedicated and innovative teacher who is determined to help students with low grades to achieve higher grades

Investment management graduate programmes target undergraduates or postgraduates who have achieved, or are on track to achieve, at least a 2.1 (the second highest grade) or equivalent at university.

3.86 Chancellor's, the Law School's most prestigious honor society, recognizing the sixteen law students who have achieved the highest grade point averages in their class.