Sentences with phrase «assessment point out»

Critics of the FDA's assessment point out that it was based on just two limited studies, both of them funded by the plastics industry and denounced by many independent scientists.

Other scientists involved in the assessment pointed out that the authors of the summary also included Dr. Mack McFarland, an atmospheric scientist at a division of DuPont, and several other experts approaching the question from the point of view of industry.

Not exact matches

«You can't put party hats on everyone,» Rubin says, pointing out that some personality types will never hit 100 — or even close to it — in their self - assessments of contentment.

In his commentary on the economy, his assessments have been nuanced, acknowledging that the better - than - expected data is positive, while pointing out that growth led by highly indebted households is unsustainable.

Earlier this month, the U.K.'s minister in charge of exiting the EU, David Davis, testified at a House committee that, to this point, the government has not carried out a full assessment of the implications on the economy were Britain to leave in a so - called hard Brexit.

Latest ECB Monthly Bulletin just out 9 Nov — latest data and survey results point to unabated growth momentum in the second half of this year — ECB's monetary policy measures continue to support domestic demand Upbeat assessment overall but understanda...

Ayaan Hirsi Ali is 100 % right when it comes to her assessment of Islam, still glad to see some Muslims out there can point and laugh at themselves for once.

If sociologists have tended to center on the foregoing argument and to single out work as the basis of their assessment of our present inability to play authentically, theologians and philosophers have tended to: focus upon a second area: America's distorted value structure that has accepted as true the «mindscape» of technology 48 This is Theodore Roszak's phrase, and his discussion can perhaps serve as a helpful starting point.

Jason, I agree with your assessment of some of the so called Christian religions out there that are not promoting the true gospel of Jesus Christ but I do disagree on one point.

Ricoeur confirms this assessment, when he affirms that a parable's meaning as metaphor lies not in the story nor in a culture's understanding of Kingdom, but in the juxtaposition of parable and symbol.118 Concurring with this view Funk points out:

This blog is meant to start a conversation by pointing out the lack of standards when it comes to gluten assessment.

I, like most, am not a big Dolan fan by any stretch, but he was pretty point blank in his assessment of AV and his quick hook out the door may have had some Dolan fingerprints on it after AV's last presser before being fired.

«During his presentation, Nabena noted that around 15 out of the 22 action points of the FSP have been implemented by most States, stating however that, this finding was contained in the states» self - assessment reports.

They also pointed out how the education department has made recent adjustments to standardized testing, such as reducing the number of questions and testing time on state assessments for students in grades 3 through 8 this school year, and receiving a federal waiver to stop «double testing» in math for seventh and eighth graders through a combination of state and federal testing.

I pointed out to the beleaguered - sounding commander who phoned me after I raised the phone hacking issue at prime minister's questions that plots to conduct covert surveillance on sitting prime ministers were the sort of thing you'd see in movies, and that most people would think a «rigorous assessment process» wasn't really required when deciding to investigate.

The researchers point out that the popularity of TNR in the U.S. has been in part due to a goal of maximizing feral cats» quality of life (e.g. extended life span, vaccinations, assessment for infectious disease) and reducing undesirable behaviors such as aggression and vocalization while still eliminating colonies over time.

He goes on to summarize and analyze these original reports in a nonjudgmental manner, pointing out how the positions taken compare to earlier assessments.

He points out, however, that the EIA's most recent assessments of the total amount of gas that can be recovered from major shale gas areas, formations such as Marcellus and Texas's Barnett, have fallen rather than risen.

Dr. Zhang points out that the unique value of this study derives from the ability to perform longitudinal assessments of cognition in PD patients over a long time period and access to data from a large cohort that began when patients were in the earliest stage of disease.

Beyond providing some of the direct climate - driven responses to crops and livestock, a climate assessment for agriculture must also point out the likelihood of some seemingly contradictory expectations.

«The growing knowledge in each of the diverging research branches needs to be assimilated into an integrated assessment», Prof. Riebesell points out.

McNamara disagrees with this assessment, pointing out that since the U.S. has increased its efforts without any gains then the situation must be getting worse.

In my mind this begs an important question, and highlights the primary point of disagreement I have with Greene's assessment of nudging: While we continue to advocate for legislative and bureaucratic solutions to burdensome procedures and applications, should we intervene to support students to make more active and informed decisions during these critical junctures, or should we let them figure it out for themselves?

«We need to think of assessment as a way to improve child outcomes,» Snow said, pointing out that assessments can monitor children's progress, improve instruction, and screen for development risks at a young age.

And, if the point of that assessment was just to test your knowledge, then you gamed the system, and came out on top with no blowback — good job!

The collection of dedicated assessment options includes the unique Q+A module which allows one - to - one, group and peer assessment for teachers to assess students» understanding — plus the Student Journal revision aid helps with post-lesson review or can be shared with absent students to ensure they do not miss out on any key learning points.

They legitimately point out that in many states the new assessments aren't even visible yet and in many districts the new textbooks aren't even available.

TheWashington Post's Jay Mathews pointed out, in 2012, that the new assessments would «delay, if not stop altogether, the national move toward rating teachers by student score improvements» and that radical change would force systems «to wait years to work out the kinks in the tests» before they could resume those efforts.

Some studies developed by JISC (Joint Information Systems Committee) in the UK pointed out that there are interesting innovations in assessment methods being performed in limited circles, but these have not yet been transferred to a larger scale.

(Not to mention, as Michael Horn pointed out to me yesterday, these so - called high stakes tests are no stakes tests for students themselves, whereas assessments embedded in their day to day may actually motivate students to perform).

Specifically, I pointed out that gains on the National Assessment of Educational Progress under Rhee's tenure were much larger than average gains for the other ten urban school districts participating in the assessment in 8th grade math and in 4th grade reading and math.

As you so rightly point out, there would need to be lots of celebrating of learning milestones but this needs to be celebrating the richness of «learning for life» rather than just «learning to pass discrete assessments».

The key points from each strand are highlighted as follows: Early Identification and support • Early identification of need: health and development review at 2/2.5 years • Support in early years from health professionals: greater capacity from health visiting services • Accessible and high quality early years provision: DfE and DfH joint policy statement on the early years; tickell review of EYFS; free entitlement of 15 hours for disadvantaged two year olds • A new approach to statutory assessment: education, health and care plan to replace statement • A more efficient statutory assessment process: DoH to improve the provision and timeliness of health advice; to reduce time limit for current statutory assessment process to 20 weeks Giving parent's control • Supporting families through the system: a continuation of early support resources • Clearer information for parents: local authorities to set out a local offer of support; slim down requirements on schools to publish SEN information • Giving parents more control over support and funding for their child: individual budget by 2014 for all those with EHC plan • A clear choice of school: parents will have rights to express a preference for a state - funded school • Short breaks for carers and children: a continuation in investment in short breaks • Mediation to resolve disagreements: use of mediation before a parent can register an appeal with the Tribunal

«We wanted to ensure that Envoys» experiential programs had the same intentionality, curriculum, and assessment that was so critical to a quality school,» Leighton says, pointing out that education outside of the classroom can be far more than the cliché of a field trip.

This can be edited and will help many teachers out with what activities / teaching / assessment bands to focus upon this term (this was written in April so the children are achieving ELG's by this point).

The new report did not capture a precise measure on what proportion of tests were required by teacher evaluation, but it does point out that many states have put in place new assessments «to satisfy state regulations and laws for teacher and principal evaluation driven by and approved by U.S. Department of Education policies.»

For example, as pointed out last year by Republican John Kline of Minnesota, an ESSA co-author and former chair of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, «Arizona and New Hampshire recently passed laws that violate ESSA by permitting individual school districts to choose which assessments to administer.»

However, as the report points out, no one type of assessment will.

Indeed, critics of Common Core were quick to point out that the compromise agreements negotiated in Louisiana and Massachusetts did not stop the implementation of Common Core (both states will continue to use some elements of the consortia - designed assessments).

Researchers Martin West and Ludger Woessmann have pointed out that several nations that perform impressively on international assessments, including South Korea, Hong Kong, and Japan, boast average middle - school class sizes of more than 35 students per teacher.

While it is too early to know how the implementation of the Common Core State Standards will play out over the next several years, the authors point out that most states are already using CCSS - aligned assessments for the purposes of educational accountability.

As Michael Fullan points out in his article entitled, «Choosing the Wrong Drivers for Whole School Reform,» real reform takes place when schools have the time and resources to focus on student learning, instruction, and assessment.

The federal government is out of the picture at that point in terms of funding the assessment consortia.»

Board member Cari Whicker, a sixth grade teacher in Huntington, pointed out teachers are already facing two tests in spring 2015, the current ISTEP + exam and a so - called «transition test,» designed to help Indiana schools make the switch to college - and career - ready assessments.

Participants will be able to create a student friendly objective, create a lesson assessment, and write out key points for an upcoming lesson using the «Five step lesson plan» template

«You can get in or get out, but the state will have to develop some form of national, college and career assessments at some point,» he says.

My colleagues have pointed out that ESSA encourages multiple types of assessments, promotes competency - based learning, and strengthens dual enrollment, just to name a few exciting provisions.

Stephen Hegedus, dean of education at Southern Connecticut State University, pointed out that the committee's charge asks it to examine «whether the state - wide mastery examination is an appropriate student assessment.»

A school can lose points on the state report cards (a 5 - point deduction) if its test participation falls below 95 percent; however, a individual student who opts out of taking a required assessment is not counted in the calculation (i.e., is left out of the calculation) of proficiency rates for his or her school or district.

The report points out, however, that curriculum requirements in foreign languages started out low: «Many states do not require high school students to take language courses, and few have created statewide foreign language assessments» (p. 18).