Sentences with phrase «against using the test»

Those who argue against using tests as the main indicator of success may dismiss the current grading system as fervently as they did pre-Katrina.

Assessment experts have warned against using test scores for high - stakes decisions on teachers, saying they are unreliable for those purposes.

Indeed, one factor that worked in DCPS's favor was that the 4,000 - member Washington Teachers Union was significantly weakened, and unable to successfully fight against using test scores to evaluate teachers.

The fact that the teachers unions and their disciples are dead set against using any testing as even a part of an evaluation points to the fact the unions are opposed to any serious form of teacher evaluation.

Not exact matches

(To be fair, CPP Inc., the exclusive publisher of the Myers - Briggs test, advises against using it to make decisions about hiring, firing and promoting.)

«I literally go on Odesk.com and test out contractors who charge $ 5 an hour against the ones I am currently using to see if I can pay a fraction for the same service.»

The company currently uses a lab test that takes a minimum of eight hours, and sometimes up to a day or two, to get a readout of what phage or phages will work best against a particular strain of bacteria.

PARIS / CHICAGO, April 19 - The World Health Organization said on Thursday Sanofi's vaccine against dengue should only be used after testing on individuals to assess whether they have ever been exposed to the infection.

PARIS / CHICAGO, April 19 (Reuters)- The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday Sanofi's vaccine against dengue should only be used after testing on individuals to assess whether they have ever been exposed to the infection.

Since you are using split testing, all your ads are being tested against already successful ads.

The results of statistical tests that use the Sound Money and Monetary Freedom indicators as independent variables should be checked against results that use raw inflation data, instead, or using tests that strip out price stability data altogether.

Using phallometric test sensitivities to calculate the proportion of true pedophiles among various groups of sex offenders against children, and taking into consideration previously reported mean numbers of victims per offender group, the ratio of heterosexual to homosexual pedophiles was calculated to be approximately 11:1.

The test is whether that power is used in responsible service to the God who is moving against the injustices in the present structures of power.

The scientific method argument could be used against the M - Theory because some of the required evidence to prove the theory has no possible testing.

A former US deputy secretary of state has also warned against using «hot rhetoric» as international tensions over North Korea's missile testing continued to escalate.

Call me unambitious but I will always say the league cup is not worth the hassle, its I Micky mouse cup that should only be used to test young players I didn't want us to win it against Chelsea or Birmingham I fact I was partly cheering for the bromies we should be focusing on the league and maybe the F.A cup.

from where i'm sitting, conor's strengths: - long and athletic - great power in his hands and feet - throws with speed & accuracy - uses all 8 points of contact (and uses them all in multiple ways)- uses good footwork to circle away from power shots and to control pace / location of fight - has shown good to great TD defense (until tired)- has good chin (tested several times and the proof appears to be in the pudding, as they say)- displays good head movement which allows him to absorb fewer strikes while within range - excellent counter puncher (able to get in and out fast using his karate style stance)- has shown better conditioning at lw than fw or ww - has incredible fight iq (lone exception in the ufc was against nate in first fight when he was clearly fatigued)

Many employers in these states, as well as in others where this sort of open sale and use is still against the law, simply decided to turn a blind eye to marijuana testing, opting instead for clear clauses in contracts that stipulate that employees may not show up for work under the influence.

Mileage amassed while using a manufacturer development engine does not count against a team's maximum of 10,000 miles during team tests, Open Tests and race events in a calendar tests, Open Tests and race events in a calendar Tests and race events in a calendar year.

Taking all 9points from this month EPL should be the priority, whatever team we use against city should have been tested throughout dis month against the so called weaker teams.

«It brings a whole new challenge, and as a footballer that's what you're always looking for, to test your ability against players you're not used to competing against and different teams that play a different brand of football.

When the Blues tested out this new tactic against Hull, it took them 45 minutes to get used to it.

David Ospina will surely start in goal, and if Nacho Monreal passes a late fitness test it's possible he will join Laurent Koscielny and Skhodran Mustafi in a back three which we have used successfully against Chelsea in recent meetings.

The American Academy of Pediatricsrecommends against the use of school - based drug testing programs, often called random drug testing.

To test this you could use your pocket diaper and lay a hemp insert on top so that the natural fibers are against your baby's skin.

AC adapters are tested against USA UL standards and Canadian cUL for electronics to be used indoors (81GJ E135856)

Meaning it's sitting between the baby and the seat (so not an outer shell, more like a shell the baby goes into, inside of the seat)-- every carseat manufacturer warns against using products like this, because they are things going into the carseat between the baby and seat / straps, and it wasn't crash tested with.

Tested by pediatricians and dermatologists, this sunscreen protects against UVA and UVB rays and is safe to use on children with eczema.

Pediatrician - tested to be gentle enough for everyday use, it moisturizes and smoothes baby's skin by forming an effective barrier against dryness.

Technically it's against the law to use a car seat that's imported from another country, simply because those seats haven't been tested and certified the way that car seats manufactured in the US are.

The GOP majority has been strongly supportive of the Endless Testing Regime, which has tried to shove testing down the throats of students, parents and teachers and used threats against districts with high opt outTesting Regime, which has tried to shove testing down the throats of students, parents and teachers and used threats against districts with high opt outtesting down the throats of students, parents and teachers and used threats against districts with high opt out rates.

Nationally, every state is prohibited from legislating racial discrimination, legislating literacy tests, and other devices historically used to discriminate against minority groups.

The state Board of Regents, which sets education policy, already decided in February to advise school districts against using results of Common Core tests in decisions regarding students» promotion and class placement.

Marginal polls used to only come along occasionally, varied a lot, polled different groups of seats, and didn't often happen right before elections so weren't tested against reality, meaning methods weren't finessed and improved over time in the same way national polls are.

«The reaction is against the quantity of testing, but also against how the tests are used in ways that pervert the educational process,» Easton said.

«He has also been a leading voice for banning standardized tests for our youngest students, supported a three - year moratorium against the use of Common Core testing for student promotion and placement, and has backed giving the city and state Comptrollers the power to audit charters, particularly charter practices that limit the enrollment and retention of high - needs students.»

She said her run against Cuomo would be built on a critique of his use of high - dollar campaign donations and his support for linking teacher performance evaluations to student test scores.

Premier League clubs have voted against the use of Video Assistant Referees (VAR) next season, arguing that more testing is required.

Groups like Citizen Action and the Alliance for Quality Education have long been fighting against tests used to determine if teachers and schools are effective and are fighting the push by members of the current school board for more charter schools and potentially conversion of some public schools into charters.

Researchers could test computer programs against a large, diverse dataset of defendants and OK algorithms for courtroom use only if they get a passing grade for prediction.

The team trained an algorithm solely using GTA V and tested it against the same algorithm trained on real - world images.

Using the calibrated models, the researchers then applied NIRS to a random mix of mosquitoes and checked the results against validation tests using mosquito extracts for molecular detection of strain - specific Wolbachia DNA to determine accuUsing the calibrated models, the researchers then applied NIRS to a random mix of mosquitoes and checked the results against validation tests using mosquito extracts for molecular detection of strain - specific Wolbachia DNA to determine accuusing mosquito extracts for molecular detection of strain - specific Wolbachia DNA to determine accuracy.

VaxInnate is testing a universal flu vaccine that would work against all strains of the disease by using a Toll - like receptor (TLR) technology platform.

The team tested the two leading eCAPs against a natural antimicrobial peptide (LL37) and a standard antibiotic (colistin), the latter being used as a last - resort antibiotic against multidrug resistant bacterial infections.

Marshall and her colleagues used visual modelling to test how conspicuous individual lizards would be to a bird's eye against the backgrounds they had chosen to sit on.

So the team plans to attach tiny electrodes to mosquito antennae, which they use to smell, and test them against individual body chemicals.

Exploiting the same pre-clinical model used for their studies, the researchers are testing the efficacy of this kind of drug candidates against cancer stem cells, and the possibility of identifying combination regimens with standard chemotherapies with minimized toxic effects, with the perspective of their possible application for the treatment of human breast cancer.

«The microgravity environment of the International Space Station is now being used for myriad lines of research, for example: vaccine development, finding novel molecular targets against drug - resistant pathogens, and testing of molecules to be used against osteoporosis or cancer,» Zea says.

To tease out whether these correlations were due to a small sample size or chance, the researchers used a more sophisticated statistical technique called principal components analysis, testing the actual results against 10,000 randomly generated simulations.

Using assays to assess concentrations of anti-infliximab antibodies, half (50.4 %) of the Remicade - treated patients tested positive for anti-infliximab antibodies, and 100 % of those who tested positive for anti-infliximab antibodies also exhibited antibody reactivity against the biosimilar.