Sentences with phrase «writing and maths point»

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The average score for the graduating class of 2010 stayed the same in reading at 501, went up one point in math to 516, and dropped one point in writing to 492.

Other researchers point to the model of Finland, where educational theories, research methodologies and practice are all important parts of teacher education, according to Pasi Sahlberg, who in 2011 wrote Finnish Lessons, an account of how the country rebuilt its education system and rose to the top of international math and literacy rankings.

The study found that after multimedia technology was used to support project - based learning, eighth graders in Union City, New Jersey, scored 27 percentage points higher than students from other urban and special needs school districts on statewide tests in reading, math, and writing achievement.

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) also praised the results, noting a five - point overall statewide gain in reading and math and two - point increases in writing, science and history.

Two - thirds of pupils (67 %) on free school meals gained a Level 4 in reading, writing and maths this year - up four percentage points on 2013.

Our young readers are among the best in the world, the proportion of primary pupils reaching the expected standards in reading, writing and maths is up 8 percentage points and the attainment gap has narrowed by 10.5 % since 2011.

White himself highlighted that scores were 10 points lower on a writing question that reflects new, more challenging academic standards - and next year the entire math and English LEAP and iLEAP exams will follow those standards.

«The book's larger point is that, as Ellenberg writes, «to do mathematics is to be, at once, touched by fire and bound by reason» — and that there are ways in which we're all doing math, all the time.»

Since then, the garden has become a focal point of school life, used by geometry students who apply math to building projects, by English students to write poetry, by environmental science classes to study sustainable agriculture and irrigation.

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