HART DISTRICT SATS IMPROVE; MATH AND VERBAL SCORES SURPASS STATE, NATIONAL AVERAGES.Byline: Daily News staff and wire services Hart High School Hart High School may refer to:
The 852 students at Hart's four district high schools scored an average 554 on the mathematics section of the Scholastic Assessment Test and 528 on the verbal section. The combined 1,082 was the highest average score ever achieved by local students on the 1,600-point test. Nationwide, students scored an average of 511 in math and 505 in verbal. Statewide, students scored 514 in math and 497 in verbal. Gary Gary, city (1990 pop. 116,646), Lake co., NW Ind., a port of entry on Lake Michigan; inc. 1909. Gary was founded by the U.S. Steel Corporation, which purchased the land in 1905 and landscaped it for a city. Wexler, director of curriculum for the William S William, crown prince of Germany William or Frederick William, 1882–1951, crown prince of Germany, son of William II. In World War I he commanded (1914) an army on the Western Front and was nominal commander in the German attack . Hart Union High School District, attributed the improved performance to students who opt for tougher advanced placement classes. ``We've we've Contraction of we have. we've have been offering a lot more honors classes, advanced placement classes, college prep programs,'' Wexler said. ``Essentially, a larger number of students are taking those classes.'' Wexler noted that in the last school year, college-bound seniors enrolled in more than 2,000 college-level courses. In 1997-98, 1,236 students took advanced placement tests compared to 1,388 last year. Hart students also can take college classes under a concurrent enrollment program offered by Hart and College of the Canyons College of the Canyons is one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the state. According to the National Junior College Research Association, College of the Canyons consistently ranks in the top 50 community colleges in the nation. . The SAT is a key measure of student performance reviewed by college and university admissions programs. College-bound high school students typically take the exam in their junior year. Nationwide, high school seniors again scored higher this year on math SATs than on the college entrance exam's verbal segment, despite a slight dip in the average math results. Scores released Tuesday Tuesday: see week. showed reading and vocabulary, the verbal portion, stayed the same for a fourth consecutive year. After climbing for seven straight years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time national average math score fell by one point to 511 out of a possible 800. Average verbal scores continued at 505. The College Board, which administers the test, said the 1.2 million SAT-takers from among high schoolers who graduated this year gained nine points in the math portion and one in the verbal over test-takers from a decade ago. But SAT scores remain below peak levels of 1969, long before the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the and scholastic tools like graphic calculators were readily available to students. ``That's not good news,'' College Board President Gaston Caperton William Gaston Caperton III (born February 21 1940) was twice elected as governor of the U.S. state of West Virginia and served from 1989 until 1997. He is currently the president of the College Board, which administers the nationally-recognized SAT and AP tests. said. The disparity dis·par·i·ty n. pl. dis·par·i·ties 1. The condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree; difference: "narrow the economic disparities among regions and industries" proves the board must ``do more to support public school systems so those scores will get better.'' Among its projects will be an ``online learning center'' available next month to provide test-taking tips, sample test questions, discussion groups and other resources to students. The center is intended to help students improve verbal and mathematical reasoning skills they could use in ``real-life situations,'' said Gretchen Rigol, the board's vice president of special projects. ``We are not going to try to teach tricks to help students figure out some quick way to get a high score on the test,'' Rigol said. ``What we're teaching are things that will be able to help students in school, in college and thereafter.'' How they scored 1998-99 SAT Results for Hart District 852 students (42 percent of all juniors) took the SAT Average math score - 554 in '98; 512, '97 Average verbal score - 528 in '98; 505, '97 Above state average: 71 points Above national average - 66 points 447 girls, 405 boys took the test 31 percent were minorities CAPTION(S): box |
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