Sentences with phrase «added measures accurately»

Quantitative editor Andrew Flowers argued that a key part of the debate is over, and that recent studies have converged on the finding that value - added measures accurately predict students» future test scores.

Even though value - added measures accurately gauge teachers» impacts on test scores, it could still be the case that high - VA teachers simply «teach to the test,» either by narrowing the subject matter in the curriculum or by having students learn test - taking strategies that consistently increase test scores but do not benefit students later in their lives.

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I would add,»... and if the idea is well - executed, if we have clear ways to measure it, and if we can compare its results accurately against those we've achieved elsewhere.»

«We also capitalized on data gathered by the Central Arizona Phoenix - Long Term Ecological Research program to accurately measure the degree to which the landscapes at each study site were natural or disturbed by humans,» added Giraudeau.

They are either not weighing / measuring them accurately or they are leaving out «small» things that add up quickly like cream in coffee, mints, and condiments.

Add your next piece of chain to the wire as well, then you can cut and measure your pieces accurately.

Lisa added that though opinions vary on how accurately these tests measure student achievement, they can be effective tools for identifying areas for instructor improvement.

Studies have highlighted many ways in which value - added analysis may fail to accurately measure teacher performance.

With 93 percent of eligible children participating, adding HUSKY A's high utilization rate to the programs and categories currently captured by direct certification provides capacity to more accurately measure low - income student percentages, while not decreasing the overall low - income student count in the state's highest - need districts.

Our research finds adding HUSKY A (Connecticut's children's Medicaid program, which includes children from birth to age 19 and their caregivers) to the measures currently used to directly certify students for school meals may be a good alternative and one solution to the growing challenge of accurately identifying low - income students.

«Leveraging Buyside's data has given us the opportunity to measure what's currently happening in the marketplace, providing the confidence to accurately pinpoint which market segment is performing at the moment,» adds Adams.