Sentences with phrase «added measures because»

This overlap might be more or less reasonable when comparing the classroom observation and value - added measures because both are mostly capturing classroom instruction, broadly defined [19].

New observational protocols are likely to be more useful than value - added measures because they provide teachers with information on specific teaching practices.

I've already seen at least one post from a teacher of «gifted» students, complaining that she now has a negative value added measure because her students started the year with very high test scores.

Not exact matches

Thomas added that Ripple's own digital currency, known as XRP, is less vulnerable to forks or unpredictable changes because, unlike bitcoin, it relies on voting measures that favor users more than miners.

Indeed, largely because of Breaking Bad, Nielsen is adding a new hybrid rating that measures viewership and Twitter buzz together.

Several drug companies, Merck, Pfizer and Amgen, released identically worded statements to CNBC on Monday they have «serious concerns about this poorly - written measure because of the negative impact it will have on Californians,» adding that, «We are part of a broad and growing coalition of organizations.»

That's because financial assets include both stocks and bonds, while the red line features outcomes for stocks alone, so unlike measures like market capitalization to corporate gross value added, the chart below has a bit of «apples and oranges» at work.

Thank you for this amazing recipe one question though, I added my buttermilk substitute (milk + lemon juice) and egg mixture until the consistency was like shown in the picture, but was left with about 1/3 -1 / 4 of the wet ingredients... I measured my ingredients on an electric scale, could it be because I used cake flour instead of all - purpose?

I use an actual teaspoon measuring spoon because the rounded bottom helps uniformly add the filling to the wonton.

I mashed a ripe banana, stuck it in a 2/3 measuring cup, and poured in honey to the top (I use honey because it's cheaper than maple syrup), and then added a bit more honey after tasting the batter to be sure it would be sweet enough.

As a bonus, you actually dirty fewer dishes when cooking this way because you don't need to use 10 different measuring cups — just add things one - by - one to the same bowl and zero the scale in between each addition.

I really thought I had messed up when I thought the dough was too dry so I added probably 1 / 4c water in the beginning — not to mention I thought my yeast might be to close to the end of it's usable date so I upped the amount to 1tsp, (plus I added a dash for good measure because I really like a yeasty bread).

- Used almond meal from Trader Joe's instead of blanched almond flour (added some flour at the end when I was mixing it all together because it was a little wetter than I thought it should be)- Used mostly agave with about 1/8 C of maple syrup instead of yacon - Used 1 tsp powdered ground ginger / 1 tsp real grated ginger - Used a little less than 1/2 C grapeseed oil (didn't measure — just read some of the above comments and didn't want to use too much oil

This is because I rarely actually measure the amount of bananas I add.

And because I don't want to break too much tradition I add a can of fruit cocktail for good measure....

Add the milk, oil, and egg yolk right into the bowl in that order (I just use a tablespoon to measure out the liquids here because I don't want to dirty extra dishes because of all the components.

* add the coconut flour (measured using «scoop and sweep» method — google it if you don't know what this is) and baking soda quickly, ensuring it's totally mixed — helps to use a whisk, because coconut flour and baking soda are known to clump.

The only thing I did differently from the recipe was to use an entire jar of peanut butter, because the amount called for would have left a little (and also so I wouldn't have to wash peanut butter out of my measuring cup) and to beat the whipping cream to soft peaks and then add the peanut butter / sugar mixture to the whipping cream and beat until combined and light and fluffy.

I do own measuring cups because I read a lot of american food blogs and recipes, and measuring spoons are super handy I might add.

The truth is that I probably underestimated that number; I took off a bit for the seitan «corned beef» in my salad because I didn't carefully measure * how much I added to my salad.

It doesn't matter whether Manning adds those records to his collection or not, because Denver's season isn't going to be measured by what happened in the regular season.

The bill allowing all veterans to buy added pension time was vetoed by Cuomo last year because, notwithstanding a clause in the governor's Tier 6 pension reform, it failed to appropriate money to cover the projected state and local government share of the «past service» catch - up cost of the measure.

Faso stated that he supports the measure because he is fighting to lift the tax burden for New Yorkers — adding that Cuomo's father, Mario, supported the concept when he was governor.

Alternately, the Republicans also could reiterate the SAFE Act argument, which essentially was: Gun control is inevitable, because it's being pushed by an enormously popular and powerful governor, so we should work to temper it as much as possible (in this case, by adding stiffer penalties) giving enough of our members a reason to vote «yes» and help the measure pass.

When asked whether Mr Clarke is likely to use his new status as one of the biggest beasts on the Tory front bench to try and change Mr Cameron's mind he added: «No, because it's the policy of the Conservative Party right now to adopt some of [the measures] we are discussing.»

The World Health Organization's (WHO's) Global Influenza Preparedness Plan does not recommend travel bans because enforcement «is considered impractical,» but a footnote adds that they «could be considered as an emergency measure to avert or delay a pandemic.»

Pabst adds that the new study was possible only because of new tagging technologies, which were developed by the U.S. Navy to measure pressure deep in the ocean.

Moreover, Gleiser added, «because we don't have instruments capable of measuring all of nature, we can not ever be certain that we have a final theory.»

She added that it is difficult to use waitlist mortality as a measure because of the variability in sickness level of people put on waitlists from region to region.

«The quantum limit of amplifiers is essential for measuring delicate quantum signals, such as those generated in quantum computing or quantum mechanical measuring, because the added noise limits the size of signals that can be measured», explains Professor Mika Sillanpää.

Add a cup of veggies for good measure because some packaged meals don't include a ton of the green stuff.

Making them I weighed all ingredients but used «Egg Beaters» instead of separating eggs and must have used too much because I was afraid they would be too wet if I added all the boiling water, left about 1/3 cup in the measuring cup.

I also added chia seeds and flaxseeds because I just recently bought chia seeds and have been dying to see what the fuss was about, and flaxseeds are supposed to be good for you so I threw them in for good measure, lol.

I measured the almond and coconut flour by gr so it would be more accurate and even added 2 more tablespoons of almond flour because the dough felt a bit wet.

If you just stick your measuring cup into the bag and scoop some out, you'll usually end up with way more flour than the recipe actually calls for because of how packed the flour becomes, so the best way to do it is to use a spoon to spoon out some flour, add it to your measuring cup until it's full, and use a knife to level off the top.

Since you put both volume and mass, it seemed like this is important, but I'm coming up short on mass and I'm afraid to go further because I don't know if I should just use 1 cup measured or keep adding flour till it's 100g.

Opting out adds noise to the data, which increases the amount of variability in the teacher performance measures because each teacher's score is based on fewer students.

Because some states are experimenting with value - added approaches to measuring school progress, it's important that federal accountability standards allow for this type of innovation.

The authors address three criticisms of value - added (VA) measures of teacher effectiveness that Stanford University education professor Linda Darling - Hammond and her colleagues present in a recent article: that VA estimates are inconsistent because they fluctuate over time; that teachers» value - added performance is skewed by student assignment, which is non-random; and that value - added ratings can't disentangle the many influences on student progress.

We do not find any statistically significant relationship between the number of years a teacher has taught and students» achievement, though this is probably due to the necessary omission of first - year teachers (because we can not measure their value added for a previous school year).

We excluded kindergarten and first - grade teachers because earlier achievement exams were not available for their students; this prevented us from developing a «value - added» measure of student learning.

The Education Trust, for example, is urging states to use caution in choosing «comparative» growth models, including growth percentiles and value - added measures, because they don't tell us whether students are making enough progress to hit the college - ready target by the end of high school, or whether low - performing subgroups are making fast enough gains to close achievement gaps.

The question should instead be, «If scales from a testing regime are used within a value - added process, is there evidence that measures of student progress are influenced by the distribution of student achievement levels in schools or classrooms because of a lack of equal - interval scales?»

Because value - added measures were so reliable at predicting teachers» performance, the researchers urged school districts to use it as a «benchmark» for studying the effect of other measures.

Value - added measures have caught the interest of policymakers because, unlike many of the uses of test scores in current accountability systems, it purports to «level the playing field» so that value - added measures of teachers» effectiveness do not depend on characteristics of the students.

Other differences come from the tests on which the value - added measures are based; because test scores are not perfectly accurate measures of student knowledge, it follows that they are not perfectly accurate gauges of teacher performance.

These examples are largely hypothetical because we lack evidence on the validity and reliability of measures other than value - added.

It is much harder to measure principal value - added because students don't change principals every year, and principals» effects on students are mostly indirect: principals affect student achievement through teachers.

Because value - added measures adjust for the characteristics of students in a given classroom, they are less biased measures of teacher performance than are unadjusted test score measures, and they may be less biased even than some observational measures.

Because value - added measures were so reliable at predicting teachers» future performance, the researchers urged school districts to use it as a «benchmark» for studying the effect of other measures.