Sentences with phrase «based testing system»

There are also a few videos in the course and a chapter based testing system.

Both PARCC and the Smarter Balanced Assessment consortium are building computer - based testing systems accompanied by benchmarking tools to help guide instruction.

Using GREENS (Ground Renewable Energy Networks, a photovoltaic battery system) fuel for generators at Marine Corps forward operating bases testing the system was reduced by 90 %.

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It is no coincidence that the school system in Finland, the darling of the international educational community for its superior test scores, is built on an experience - based model, where science and math are taught through doing, and labs take precedence over textbooks.

Currently the J - 15 launches using a ski - jump arrangement as with Russian and soon UK aircraft but at least one modified J - 15 was photographed with a catapult bridle on its nose wheel for land - based testing of a new magnetic catapult system likely to be used on the next Chinese aircraft carrier, the yet - to - be-named CV - 18, Type 002 aircraft carrier of entirely Chinese indigenous design to be built by the Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai.

Crusan says physics - based simulations are helping NASA planners on the Journey to Mars mission, providing virtual environments to test vehicle and system performance in simulated deep space environments.

The issue is so pressing in the wake of WannaCry that on May 17 the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a cybersecurity alert for broker - dealers, financial advisors and investment funds that stressed both the importance of undertaking penetration tests and vulnerability scans on critical systems and the necessity of upgrading systems on a timely basis.

Those individual PC - based licenses authorized the navy to install BS Contact Geo on just 38 computers for the purposes of testing, trial runs, and integration into Navy systems.»

The prototype for a digital ledger - based clearing system is in the process of being built, and testing could begin as early as the second quarter, said John Lee, TMX's managing director of enterprise innovation product development.

Once testing is complete, the TMX group will decide to move forward based on whether the potential benefits of using a blockchain - based system outweigh the drawbacks, he added.

Lynn Frydryk, owner of J&L Peaberry Coffee + Tea, a 30 - employee roasting plant based in Oakland, Calif., was a test user of the system.

At Thunderhill, teams tested two technological approaches: Systems based on so - called neural networks modeled after the human brain and those based on computer vision.

Radon, lead - based paint, septic systems and indoor air testing are just a few of the services that home inspectors can provide for additional fees.

2017-04-26: Accuver, the world's leading provider of wireless test and measurement solutions, today announced that is has added a cloud - based drive testing management system called XRO to its series of drive test tools.

On the basis of CR's research and testing of early automated driving technologies, Consumer Reports and Consumers Union previously have called for automakers to make consumers aware of technology limitations and for there to be a safe fallback when drivers overestimate the capabilities of driver assist - systems, and also specifically have called for Tesla to only allow the Autopilot system to be used in the situations for which it can safely operate.

For this to happen, the platform powers SMT (Social Media Token), an innovative way of monetizing online communities and content, on the basis of a battle - tested blockchain system.

And finally, there's the Fibonacci system that they've deemed the most accurate based on their own extensive testing; it can be a little complicated to understand, though, so you might want to get some more experience under your belt or study and test it extensively on a demo account before you try this one.

The company has shown interest in the use of a web - based front - end for the company's EDI systems to support the simplification of testing efforts.

The method is tested with a price action system based on data mining price patterns.

However, this is mostly due to the fact that blockchain - based systems are either in development, or beta - testing stages.

So far, Bank of China (Hong Kong) has led tests on a property valuation system for home loans based on blockchain technology, according to Duncan Wong, vice-president of financial technologies at Astri, the government - backed research institute working on the system.

rain tumors are diagnosed by the doctor based on the results of a medical history and physical examination and results of a variety of specialized tests of the brain and nervous system.

The Veggie system was developed by Madison, Wis. - based Orbital Technologies Corp. and tested at the Kennedy Space Centre before flight.

Based on preference testing, the highest proportion of consumers reported that they preferred the CC - % DI system.

This statewide program guides California «s wineries and winegrape growers to adopt an integrated system for their operations based on tested «best practices» in alternative energy, packaging, transportation, production and farming practices to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) footprints in the state with the most stringent environmental laws in the country.

A ShotLink - based system that the tour hopes to test before the end of the year and deploy early in 2015, Shedloski said, would help rules officials track each competitor's pace, though players would not be penalized based on any of the data collected.

The integrated family of test equipment operator / maintainer is primarily responsible for maintaining the base shop test facility, performing electronic maintenance on shop replaceable units, system supported line replaceable units and test program sets.

The test was based using its 5 point harness system which provides the best fit for your child.

Some of that extraordinary work includes Dougherty County School System training students to harvest, wash, and prep product from their teaching gardens for taste tests and to serve in the cafeteria, Elbert County School District featuring local strawberries on the lunch line from a farm 20 miles away, and Dade County Schools utilizing experiential nutrition and garden - based education to teach Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) standards.

Obama's online staff and the contractors they employed designed, built, tested and steadily improved a series of systems and procedures that formed the basis of a scalable, distributed organization that by November of 2008 spanned the United States and penetrated areas in which Democrats had not competed in years.

Heastie said the education department would have broad authority to determine the specifics; the Cuomo source, speaking on background, said the rating system would be based on observations and testing.

At least going by his rhetoric, he seems to have almost declared war on the teacher unions and he has proposed a new system of evaluation, which is more heavily based on students» tests scores than the one currently in use.

The Migration Advisory Committee was established by the Government to advise on shortage occupations, to which the standard Resident Labour Market Test would not be applied whenever a UK employer wished to bring a worker from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) into the UK under the points - based system.

The policy group highlighted North Carolina's state community college system as having established a new mechanism to place students in courses based in part on high school performance, rather than just through testing.

«The NASUWT remains clear that a fit for purpose accountability system should consider the performance of schools in the round and not solely on the basis of narrowly focused test and examination results.»

But she said it sounds like the plan is being sold as a «matrix» when it's actually not much different than the current system, which is based on student test scores and observations.

Four - out - of - five New York City voters (80 %) support a new teacher evaluation system based on both classroom observations and test scores, with 56 % supporting such a system strongly.

The New York Daily News reports on our poll that found that 80 % of NYC voters support a new teacher evaluation system based on both classroom observations and test scores.

Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, a presumed gubernatorial candidate, has signaled his intention to attack Cuomo for the Common Core, a system of curriculum standards that has been adopted by New York and 45 other states, and Assembly Democrats are advancing a bill to postpone testing based on Common Core curricula.

EDUCATION Mr. Cuomo proposed a new teacher rating system that would base 50 percent of an instructor's evaluation on student test scores — an increase from 20 percent.

The New York Daily News blog reports on StudentsFirstNY's recent poll that found that 80 % of NYC voters support a new teacher evaluation system based on both classroom observations and test scores.

The governor has proposed a teacher rating system that would base 50 percent of an instructor's evaluation on student performance on state tests — an increase from the current 20 percent.

The foundation long backed controversial education reforms, including retooling teacher evaluation and compensation systems based in part on student test scores and creating smaller schools.

Adding to a system that includes ELA and Math tests from 3rd to 8th grade, the New York State Report Card and AYP ratings (Adequate Yearly Progress), New York State is incorporating the new Annual Professional Performance Review or «APPR» which measures teacher performance based, in part, on standardized state tests.

Included among the proposed reforms is a teacher evaluation system based half on student test scores, an increase in the length of time before a teacher is eligible for tenure and allowing the state to take over failing schools and districts.

Whatever the parties negotiate or King decides, the evaluation system will be based 20 percent on standardized test scores when applicable, 20 percent on other evidence of student learning and 60 percent on classroom observation and other measures of teacher effectiveness, in keeping with the 2010 state law on teacher evaluation.

Teachers rated Ineffective or Developing based on state Common Core tests this year or next will not face negative consequences, according to changes to the evaluation system agreed to by the state Legislature and Gov. Andrew Cuomo on June 19 in the final hours of the legislative session.

The school board is asking the state to «reexamine» the APPR plan and create a system «based on multiple forms of assessment» as opposed to «extensive standardized testing,» according to the resolution.

ROCKET BLOCKER The United States» ground - based missile defense system, shown here in a test conducted at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, aims to protect the U.S. from ballistic missiles.

The study examined test results for more than 33,000 students in grades 4 through 12 and found that student performance varied across testing formats by grade band, students» primary language, and the specific features of the computer - based system used.