Sentence examples for English examination from inspiring English sources

As many New Yorkers are aware, the state Board of Regents responded to the rallying cry to "raise standards" by mandating that, starting this year, all students must pass a beefed-up English examination before graduating from high school.

The numbers were particularly bleak in the Bronx, where only 46.2percentt of the 2001 graduating class passed the Regents English examination, as against 54.3percentt of students citywide.

Gove was unusual in tackling both areas at once, and in four years has upended the English examination system and curriculum as well as radically altering how England's schools are administered.

In Yonkers, erasures on last year's state-mandated English examination that changed the same wrong answers on test after test at four elementary schools were found only after an anonymous whistleblower pointed them out to the State Department of Education.

"I've heard that some 'tutor kings' tell students that they will excel in the English examination if they memorize 50 chosen words," said Ip Kin-yuen, a Hong Kong lawmaker who represents the education sector.

This article reports items relating to the English examination.

The need for qualified teachers is particularly acute this year because children face new Regents mathematics examinations this year, in addition to the one-year-old English examinations, as a requirement for graduating from high school.

At Midwood, for example, a group of 33 students with disabilities -- students who started as freshmen in the fall of 1999 -- failed to show they had made progress on math and English examinations.

The degree of test impact was affected with respect to five interwoven things: (1) teachers' beliefs in teaching, (2) syllabus arrangements, (3) existing national English examinations (GSAT and AST), (4) fixed time allotment, and (5) parents' and schools' expectations concerning students' academic scores.

Migration to Australia was viewed as expensive for a Filipino nurse as nurses are required to undertake bridging courses and pass difficult English examinations.

More than 14% of responders required non-English examinations and written materials.