Sentences with phrase «explain differences in scores»

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Stupar blames this low score on differences in opinion between the human testers on what matches a single image, rather than a problem with the system itself: «It's a lot harder when there is a single image to decide whether the music fits or not,» he explains.

Using the same methodology we employed for Parkinson's, our plan is to study other neurological disorders to determine whether there are disease - specific factors which explain any observed differences in the type of biomedical research most likely to receive a high Altmetric Attention Score.»

Although our models do not fully explain the funding gap, the greatest differences between blacks and whites that we observed were in the effect of previous training and the probability of receiving a priority score.

That is, nature rather than nurture accounted for almost half the observed differences in aptitude, helping explain why some subjects with no musical training scored at a professional level.

The disparate findings regarding the relationship between Texas's scores on TAAS and NAEP can be partially explained by differences in the time periods and grade levels examined, and by the presence or absence of controls for student demographics.

First, we use our entire sample to analyze the extent to which the schools that students attend can explain the overall variation in student test scores and fluid cognitive skills, controlling for differences in prior achievement and student demographic characteristics (including gender, age, race / ethnicity, and whether the student is from a low - income family, is an English language learner, or is enrolled in special education).

Could variation in other factors such as test - score performance explain some of those remaining differences?

Moreover, to the extent that testing nonalignment explains some of the very large 0.4 standard deviation difference in math scores, it is unlikely that it explains all or even most of that difference.

Controlling for 10th - grade test scores explains about half the graduation differential for charter high schools in Florida but less than 20 percent of the difference in Chicago.

We combined all of the available earlier test scores into a single composite measure of quality and introduced it into statistical models that explain differences in growth rates across nations during the period 1960 to 1990.

In short, institutional variation across countries explains far more of the variation in student test scores than do differences in the resources devoted to educatioIn short, institutional variation across countries explains far more of the variation in student test scores than do differences in the resources devoted to educatioin student test scores than do differences in the resources devoted to educatioin the resources devoted to education.

These findings are consistent with — but not definitive proof of — the argument that systematic differences in the schools attended by white and black children may explain the divergence in test scores.

In comparing the results of the Program for International Student Assessment in 65 countries, OECD researchers found that differences among countries grade - retention trends could explain up to 15 percent of the variance among average scores on the 2009 PISIn comparing the results of the Program for International Student Assessment in 65 countries, OECD researchers found that differences among countries grade - retention trends could explain up to 15 percent of the variance among average scores on the 2009 PISin 65 countries, OECD researchers found that differences among countries grade - retention trends could explain up to 15 percent of the variance among average scores on the 2009 PISA.

They then use as an example the 0.044 (p < 0.05) coefficient (as related to more classroom observations with explicit feedback tied to the Common Core) and explain that «a difference of one standard deviation in the observation and feedback index was associated with an increase of 0.044 standard deviations in students» mathematics test scores — roughly the equivalent of 1.4 scale score points on the PARCC assessment and 4.1 scale score points on the SBAC.»

If there are large discrepancies between the aggregate performances of students on different measures that are not explained by differences in the skills and content they are measuring, this is a flag for further examination of how the assessments are being designed or scored.

When you have statisticians trying to explain differences in test scores as being equivalent to N days in school, one imagines that a 40 day difference in test date would have some impact.

In this study, we compare the teacher quality distributions in charter schools and traditional public schools, and examine mechanisms that might explain cross-sector differences in teacher effectiveness as measured by teacher value - added scores using school and teacher level data from FloridIn this study, we compare the teacher quality distributions in charter schools and traditional public schools, and examine mechanisms that might explain cross-sector differences in teacher effectiveness as measured by teacher value - added scores using school and teacher level data from Floridin charter schools and traditional public schools, and examine mechanisms that might explain cross-sector differences in teacher effectiveness as measured by teacher value - added scores using school and teacher level data from Floridin teacher effectiveness as measured by teacher value - added scores using school and teacher level data from Florida.

In Chapter 7 we look at the difference between credit score and credit capacity and explain why you may want to opt for a debt relief alternative, rather than risking a high cost debt consolidation loan.

I explain the differences between the scores and what factors go in each of them to derive that score.»

People high in attachment anxiety, those who desire intense closeness with a partner but fear rejection and are highly attentive to relationship threats, monitor their partners more closely on Facebook.4 In general, especially during young adulthood, women tend to score higher on attachment anxiety than do men.5 In our study, we found that attachment anxiety explained gender differences in partner monitoring in response to feelings of jealousin attachment anxiety, those who desire intense closeness with a partner but fear rejection and are highly attentive to relationship threats, monitor their partners more closely on Facebook.4 In general, especially during young adulthood, women tend to score higher on attachment anxiety than do men.5 In our study, we found that attachment anxiety explained gender differences in partner monitoring in response to feelings of jealousIn general, especially during young adulthood, women tend to score higher on attachment anxiety than do men.5 In our study, we found that attachment anxiety explained gender differences in partner monitoring in response to feelings of jealousIn our study, we found that attachment anxiety explained gender differences in partner monitoring in response to feelings of jealousin partner monitoring in response to feelings of jealousin response to feelings of jealousy.

The difference was partly explained by higher scores in the psychosocial work environment factors; job satisfaction, perceived management quality from their managers, influence, degrees of freedom at work, possibilities for development and meaning of work.

The three sets of covariates, primarily differential selection and marital quality, explain approximately 23 % [100 × (− 1.93 + 1.48) / − 1.93 ≈ 23] of the differences in mental health summary scores between widowed and married persons.