General anxiety and depression were assessed
by standardized questionnaires (GAD - 2, PHQ - 2).
It is suggested that men seem to be affected differently by the stress of subfertility than are women, differently in a way that does not seem easily recognizable
by standardized general psychological measures.
Functional impairment caused by childhood ADHD may vary through life because adults, unlike adolescents, are not as confined
by standardized demands, such as those in school.
During the EMDR trauma processing phases, guided
by standardized procedures, the client attends to emotionally disturbing material in brief sequential doses that include the client's beliefs, emotions, and body sensations associated with the traumatic event while simultaneously focusing on an external stimulus.
The size of effect is described
by the standardized difference (Cohen's «d») between means or proportions, and the association between treatment group and outcomes is described by the odds ratio for dichotomous outcomes and the correlation ratio (η) for continuous outcomes.
Children receiving substantial RCCP instruction saw their social world in a less hostile way, were more likely to choose nonviolent approaches for resolving conflicts, and did better academically, as measured
by standardized tests.
Additionally, we hypothesize that children whose caregivers learn how to engage them in high - quality interactions will have better language outcomes relative to their peers in the control group, measured
by standardized assessments, parent - report vocabulary checklist and language - sampling analysis.
Goodness of fit was evaluated
by the Standardized Root Mean Square Residual (SRMR), the Root Mean Square Error of Approximation (RMSEA, 90 % CI), the Comparative Fit Index (CFI), and finally by the Tucker - Lewis index (TLI).
The prevalence of depression, as determined
by the standardized interview, was 18 % (97 of 536).
A high school graduate's GPA is one of the most important factors affecting their college admission options, followed closely at many schools
by their standardized test scores.
Their application can be submitted at any time if they have advanced intermediate knowledge of French demonstrated
by a standardized test.
Time can be measured
by standardized cost codes and in particular the UTBMS L600 series, which was developed and implemented by LEDES.
Efficiency gains made possible
by a standardized layout on square mile farming lots means that solar peaker plants replicated in the future would ease siting difficulties and cost less.
This trait, along with the core skills delineated
by standardized tests and grading, is a prerequisite for anyone pushing the barriers of understanding and conventional thinking on the path to breakthroughs.
Frustrated
by the standardized forms of incandescent light, he started experimenting with neon.
By the standardized view of spaniels, these are technically English cockers.
The amount the family is expected to contribute is calculated
by a standardized formula that takes into account the family's financial resources (income and assets), family size, and basic living expenses.
I am not sure if Elsa is really a good student if one is measuring
by standardized test scores and / or performance on classroom exams, but she could be one of those students who becomes a success in life — like some corporate founders and wealthy people who simply followed their dreams and desires.
Under No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and Race To The Top (RTTT), raising student achievement (as measured
by standardized assessments) and attainment (as gauged by outcomes such as graduation and postsecondary success) have become national priority.
Another reason for keeping pay for performance arrangements out of education is that they have high potential for encouraging people to «game the system» as evidenced
by standardized test cheating scandals that are a direct result of pay for performance educational policies.
None of those qualities is picked up
by a standardized test.
, as measured
by standardized testing.
Has learning really stopped over the summer, or does it take on a different form not measurable
by a standardized test?
Academic achievement, as measured
by standardized test scores, is not the only education outcome for which disparities between high - income and low - income students have been growing.
It details a new model of human intelligence that went beyond the traditional view that there was a single kind that could be measured
by standardized tests.
He writes: «In this dystopian story, teachers are evaluated
by standardized test scores and branded with color - coded levels of effectiveness, students are abstracted into inhuman measures of data, and educational value is assessed by how well forecasted «growth» levels are met.
However, newly released PARCC and Smarter Balanced scores (like NAEP scores before them) confirm that many middle and high school students — especially black and Latino students — are still struggling to attain mathematical proficiency as measured
by standardized assessments.
To learn the answer, we interviewed leading educational researchers around the world, assessed the landscape of academic research and educational - achievement data, and built an economic model that allowed us to examine the relationships among educational achievement (represented
by standardized test scores), the earnings potential of workers, and GDP.
Many sites have evidence of increased student achievement as measured
by standardized and other formative assessment tools.
Lessons that will improve the quality of life, but will never be measured
by a standardized test.
What is the overall level of programming quality as assessed
by standardized assessments for after - school programs?
Schools today focus largely on the content measured
by standardized accountability tests.
The new test is produced
by the standardized testing conglomerate Pearson Education Incorporated.
«Basically we're trying to explain student success educationally or in the labor market with skills not directly measured
by standardized tests,» says Martin West, at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
[12] If we want value - added scores to yield information about teaching beyond what is currently measured
by standardized tests, we must use a test that measures knowledge we value.
Arne Duncan, when he was Secretary of Education, spoke about the achievement of South Korean students, as measured
by standardized tests, and advocated that the United States follow the South Korean approach to education so that our students can achieve as the South Korean students do on those standardized tests.
Since the writers of the Common Core English Language Arts Standards were standardized test makers, the standards consist only of what can be measured
by standardized tests.
But they need to be based on several central tenets, including that half the grade be based on increased and structured classroom observations and the other half based on student achievement, measured
by both standardized test scores and other tools.
The value of education is in its ability to increase achievement as measured
by standardized tests
In these days where skills not readily measured
by standardized tests are under - taught, teaching critical thinking skills has become something of a subversive act.
These skills are not measured well or at all
by standardized tests.
What has become known as the «opt out» movement has been growing in various states for a few years, sparked
by standardized test - based school reform that began under the administration of the younger Bush and gained steam under President Obama.
That is because poverty, language barriers and the need for special education services are the greatest predictors of academic success as measured
by standardized test scores.
It is quite plausible that teachers who are effective at producing gains on a given test are also good at producing gains in deeper cognitive skills not captured
by standardized tests.
So far, there are no concrete district data to show whether the more play - based kindergarten program is improving academic achievement as measured
by standardized state tests.
Everyone knows that «student growth» can be measured in a variety of ways but that «student achievement growth» is measured
by standardized test scores.
Surely it's reasonable to ask whether some of America's success might derive not from factors measured
by standardized tests, but from other attributes of our educational system.
A combination of state - sponsored distortions and the simplified answers required
by standardized tests have re-imposed a deadening conformity on the study of history in Russian schools.
Previously I noted that it was crunch time for school accountability in Texas, as the Texas Legislature wound down to final decisions on several bills, most significantly one that would drastically reduce the standard for high school graduation as measured
by standardized high school end - of - course assessments.
Performance, as defined
by standardized test score gains, is something that can now be easily and accurately measured.