That one data point tilts the whole reading on average performance of new issues.
But no margin measure by itself can provide a complete and reliable reading on profitability performance.
"There were big rumours about him doing a little performance in Reading once he gets through, " said Janine.
In Worldreader's first test, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development at six schools in Ghana starting in 2010, the group found that primary-school students who got Kindles increased their performance on standardized reading tests from about 13% to 16%.
But he admits that the problem with reading bunches of text is a performance issue that will be rectified with more software updates and newer handsets.
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In 2010, the school ranked first in its county in student performance in math and reading and ranked among the top 10 percent of all Arizona charter schools.
The ACTIVE study also tested the time it took to do daily activities, like preparing a meal, and performance tests, such as reading price tables to pick the best telephone provider, Dr. Wolinsky said.
But while a focus on reading tends to highlight the relative under-performance of boys, they do not lag behind in every respect.
The Australian Industry Group's performance of manufacturing index rose to a reading of 45.6 in February, from 40.2 in January.
Sir Michael said the secret to boosting children's reading and writing abilities - and their overall academic performance - lay in getting things right when they were young.
The Reds produced another below-par performance and were deservedly beaten by a committed Reading side.
The Pisa tests, which measure the performance of 15-year-olds in maths, reading and science, have become a highly influential way of comparing international education standards.
Reading caretaker manager Brian McDermott was understandably delighted with his side's performance and victory, their first at Anfield.
The core reading surprised to the upside, gaining 0.6%, its strongest performance since March.
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Certainly there is variability in performance, with the U.S. scoring above average in reading and civics, average in science, and somewhat below average in mathematics.
And in Mumbai, a reading by Indian environmentalist Vandana Shiva was followed by a video recording of a performance by Academy Award-winning composer AR Rahman.
The 1991 IEA Reading Literacy Study assessed the reading literacy of 4th and 9th grade pupils in 31 countries and looked at performance in the narrative, expository, and documents domains.
In his address, the president appealed for all states to adopt a nationally established set of performance standards centered on skills evaluations that measure students' achievement in reading and math.
The OECD Programme for International Student Assessment or Pisa tests examines the performance of 15-year-old pupils in mathematics, science, and reading.
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There are certainly people who fall into different camps on certain issues, for example people who want to use pay for performance based on test scores, school-choice advocates, people who think reading should be taught by using phonics, people who think there should be no homework, and on and on and on.
Analysts cautioned against reading too much into the numbers, which will be revised and reflect only one month's performance.
In the OECD's annual study of educational performance, the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), girls score better in reading in all countries even at primary level, and much better by the time they are 15.
Reading, going to work and navigating a busy life may be enough to maintain brain health, but lifting performance takes massive amounts of practice--learning a new language, taking regular music lessons, doing complex jigsaw puzzles--to produce enough chemicals to make synapses stronger.
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