Sentences with phrase «current testing approaches»

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«We're continually testing various promotions with different partners, and the current iHeartRadio deal is consistent with that approach,» a MoviePass spokesperson said at the time.

They discuss the current emphasis on these kinds of skills in American education, and the emphasis on standardized testing, and then turn our attention to a growing body of research that suggests we may be on the verge of a new approach to some of the biggest challenges facing American schools today.

However, officials note that «the current inspection framework is antithetical to the Steiner ethos / pedagogical approach» in terms of «Literacy in Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and Key Stage 1 (KS1)», where Ofsted required «more formal learning»; «KS2 tests», as «Last year, the Academy pupils did not sit the tests (the Academy provided the exam papers and rooms for pupils to sit the exams but parents chose not to allow their pupils to sit the tests)»; and «Teaching and learning», where it is noted that the schools consider that «any process which judges learning as the immediate outcome from teaching in a lesson is inappropriate.

«There are those who contest that the UK has historically set far too much store by home - ownership and that we should be unconcerned that the average age of the first - time buyer is approaching forty but taken together, this trend, the spread of means - tested benefits, the regime for long term care, the damage done to private pension provision by one of Gordon Brown's earliest misjudgements, compounded by the current squeeze on household finances which has seen over a million people forced to abandon contributions to their pension funds, all amount to a massive turn away from a culture of property ownership with the responsibility and independence that goes with it.»

Alternatively, current guidelines recommend cotesting but, in recognition of the additional reassurance provided by this approach compared with the Pap test alone, the screening interval is extended to every five years.

Saying current noninvasive approaches for detection of urothelial cancer are suboptimal, researchers wanted to develop a test for bladder and UTUC cancer that would allow it to be found sooner and cheaper than current methods using cytology, which is not particularly sensitive and does not do well in detecting low - grade bladder cancer or UTUC.

He advocates for a «directed» approach to liver testing, instead of the current habit of «undirected» testing.

So clinical trials are certainly something that are still far away at the current stage, but it is certainly worthwhile to follow our experimental approach both in vitro and in vivo, in order to test whether at some stage we can really move forward and test, whether by reprogramming endogenous cells, we can reconstitute neural circuits that are damaged or deceased; and, thereby also improve the lives of many people that suffer neurological diseases.

Even when tested, there often limitations in the information we have available and current approaches to how the effects of EDCs are assessed.

When our particles outperformed the state of the art in various tests at NC State University, it became clear that this technology, and more importantly our «benign by design», approach has the potential to help a multitude of industries to meet their current and future challenges.

«However, I think it will require the development of more sensitive techniques tested in larger populations of patients before it will be a plausible alternative to current screening approaches.»

The headline of the May 2011 NRC press release is frank and bold in the way committee reports seldom are: «Current test - based incentive programs have not consistently raised student achievement in U.S.; Improved approaches should be developed and evaluated.»

Ho's research highlights contrasts between current approaches to measuring student and school proficiency and proposes alternative metrics that address some of the problems that have emerged in standardized testing since the 2001 enactment of No Child Left Behind (NCLB).

If the school adopted that dubious approach under a results - based accountability regime, the student's current ability level would need to be assessed and the school would be required to demonstrate that the child was making adequate yearly progress as determined by an annual assessment using the same testing accommodations.

Dr. Jane Bluestein: There seems to be an enormous need for support, encouragement, and understanding in the teaching profession, including a real practical, effective, nuts - and - bolts approach to classroom successes (much of which are not measurable on current achievement tests, by the way) and problem prevention.

Taken together, we believe we have spelled out an approach to standardized testing grounded in the fact that assessments can gather critical information about our students» growth and our own teaching practice, while acknowledging that this potential will be lost if we ignore the need for improvements to our current system.

Current approaches to testing and reporting, in fact, unwittingly cause impoverished, not rich and creative, «teaching to the test» items.

They discuss the current emphasis on these kinds of skills in American education, and the emphasis on standardized testing, and then turn our attention to a growing body of research that suggests we may be on the verge of a new approach to some of the biggest challenges facing American schools today.

Their use in preparing students to take the current SOL tests should be approached with caution.

Looking at achievement trends across these different assessments raises questions about the effectiveness of our current approach to school reform in the U.S.. By 2008 and certainly by 2012, we should have seen evidence of a positive impact on achievement from the test - driven reforms of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2002 (NCLB).

His current research projects investigate the measurement of mathematics academic language load in tests, formative assessment practices for English learners in the science classroom, and the design and use of illustrations as a form of testing accommodation for English learners with an approach that uses cognitive science, semiotics, and sociolinguistics in combination.

Facing challenges to improve teaching and learning in the current context of high - stakes testing and accountability and as they contend with discrimination, inequities and injustices in the status quo, effective school leaders approach their work through a social justice lens.

Beyond Test Scores reframes current debates over school quality by offering new approaches to educational data that can push us past our unproductive fixation on test scoTest Scores reframes current debates over school quality by offering new approaches to educational data that can push us past our unproductive fixation on test scotest scores.

This can be accomplished through a pragmatic approach to studying our current system of funding and recommending and testing improvements.

Current accountability approaches, however, usually rely on large - scale standardized test scores as the sole indicator of teachers» effectiveness.

That is, we need to reposition publishing as the engine of the engagement economy; • We need rules, a set of principles that are based in fairness and recognize that we have to balance current requirements with some, perhaps many, future unknowns; • We need feedback, a shared way to model new approaches, test assumptions and make decisions based in fact; and • We need a hook, a reason to collaborate

For my patients that have been previously vaccinated and those having health issues I recommend taking a very tailored approach to each patient which may include vaccine antibody titers (blood testing) to determine a pet's current level of immunity.

Whether you choose to follow current vaccine recommendations, opt for minimal optimally - timed vaccines and titer testing, or take a holistic approach with nosodes is entirely your choice (with the exception of Rabies vaccination).

This publication represents the culmination of a two - year process of working with stakeholders to identify: current gaps in knowledge and tools that preclude better decisions; strategies for addressing those gaps; a clearinghouse of linked health and environment knowledge and resources; linked health and environment guidance on assessment procedures; and pilot - testing of the approaches in the field.

The current approach, however, layers some prescriptive tests on top of the general principle.

Innovative thinker who detects more efficient ways of growing company assets by recommending new products, revolutionizing current product offerings, and testing new market approaches.

The VA Center for Innovation (VACI), launched in 2010, has been working to identify, test, and evaluate new approaches to meet current and future Veteran needs.

By grounding the development and testing of acceptance and mindfulness treatments in empirical science, there is great potential to improve on current approaches to child and family treatments and more broadly to influence cultural change.»