In fact, results from a two - year study reported by the National Press Club of Washington, DC found that as many as 70 percent of
field tests for narcotics rendered false - positives.
Starting last week, approximately 4 million students across 36 states and the District of Columbia began taking
field tests for the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) assessments developed by the PARCC and Smarter Balanced consortia.
The number of
field tests for each lesson in this study varied from 3 to 13 field tests.
The field tests for PARCC and Smarter Balanced began last month, marking an assessment experiment of unprecedented scope.
There were
field tests for injecting CO2 underground, regulatory frameworks developed and public outreach programs.
I arrive during the last week of
field tests for the robotic explorer VALKYRIE, which could one day dive into the ocean thought to hide beneath the surface of Jupiter's icy moon Europa, looking for signs of life.
Approximately 30,000 students will take up to three - hour - long
field tests for new Common Core - based exams starting Monday — a week ahead of official state exams that will count students» scores in math and English.
The results provide the first quantitative evidence that Campi Flegrei is evolving towards conditions more favourable to eruption and identify
field tests for predictions on how the caldera will behave during future unrest.
Some older people don't do as well on the visual
field test for reasons that may not be related to what's going on in their eyes, Ban explained.
Only had a little drizzle on it, so not really
field tested for waterproofing just yet, but the jacket dried very quickly.
Duncan on Tuesday announced that schools that do
the field test for the new Common Core assessment next spring can get a one - year waiver from also giving current state standardized tests required by federal law.
«Expanding
the field test for hundreds of thousands of students to take both sets of assessments will mean more hands - on experience for them and their teachers, as well as more opportunity to identify any technological needs,» said Mike Kirst, president of the State Board of Education.
Qualitative «exploratory» studies can also be valued for their potential to generate plausible ideas for assessment items to be
field tested for their psychometric properties (Rossi, Wright, & Anderson, 1983).
And remember: Smarter Balance is just
a field test for the Common Core.
Author Jane Harrison, who is also an Engaging Schools professional services consultant, brought her expertise to lessons that we developed and
field tested for several years.
And this is what was in the body of the email: These are letters from the CSDE Commissioner Stephan Pryor and Chief Academic Officer Dianna Roberge Wentzell regarding
the field test for Smarter Balance.
According to Montgomery,
field testing for ACT Aspire began in fall 2012 in over 20 states with approximately 300,000 students.
navigio: Because of
the field test for Common Core in grades 3 - 8 and 11, it's clear to me and consistent with the word I'm hearing that API will be suspended for 2014.
The AKC recommends that all Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers be
field tested for tolling.
The other 40 items are used for
field testing for future exams and you will not know which items will be field tested.
During the Chinese Parent Cafes development process, the Parent Cafe process was reviewed and
field tested for cultural appropriateness, tagging for Chinese immigrants, multigenerational grandparents co-parenting approach, American born Chinese, and all families for relevance.
Not exact matches
The sports - apparel maker Under Armour,
for example, uses Qualtrics to power a
field -
testing portal where fans of the brand sign up to try out products.
That makes Toronto the perfect
test case
for Bionym's undertaking, because the Nymi will use the same near -
field communications (NFC) technology in currently - available contactless payment options.
Before you begin to look at color schemes, analyze
fields or
test fonts, look
for placements where your online forms are going to get the best visibility.
Validere is a Toronto and Calgary - based startup that builds in - the -
field testing solutions
for the energy market.
Coca - Cola is
testing Watson Services
for Core ML to see if it helps its
field technicians better inspect vending machines, Naghshineh said without providing any additional details.
Yeo says it's normal
for companies when they launch a new medical product to publish their results and allow experts to analyze their
tests, especially as they become major players in the
field.
College Board President David Coleman said the partnership aims to level the college admissions playing
field by putting high - quality training within easy reach of students without the funds
for commercial
test - prep services or the family support often needed to stick with a self - paced practice book.
Cameron Bancroft, the player caught who was caught trying to rough up the ball with some yellow tape on the
field during the Third
Test against South Africa in Cape Town last weekend, has been banned
for nine months.
While it may be more complicated than the usual hiring routine of reviewing someone's resume and bringing them in
for an interview, Lemonis emphasizes that it's important to create the opportunity to see someone carry out tasks associated with the job, either by interacting with them in the
field, or by creating a
test you incorporate into the interview process.
For clients, I have used Field Agent to test the appeal of new colors for a gaming accesso
For clients, I have used
Field Agent to
test the appeal of new colors
for a gaming accesso
for a gaming accessory.
What if the highly artificial scenarios used
for the lab
tests turn out to be validated by
field trials?
The
fields and arenas of professional sports are a
testing ground
for the return on investment that's possible from data analytics, and nothing did as much to popularize the concept of big data in sports as «Moneyball.»
For clients in such high - overhead, high - stakes
fields as mining and power generation, the
testing is a valuable service.
We've partnered with industry leaders and certified instructors to create mobile
test prep apps
for more than 20 different
fields of study, from standardized
tests to highly - specialized certifications.»
A MAJOR exploration drive by Australian Gold Resources Limited in the Murchison mineral
field will not only focus on vanadium but also
test the potential
for gold and base metals mineralisation.
At 15:38 local time N7874, the fourth 787 built, departed Boeing
Field in Seattle
for an 18 - hour, 22 state
test flight.
Consumer behavior is a specialized
field and web designers can get on a steep but exhilarating learning curve
for it by engaging in split
testing on their own and their clients» websites.
As well, the large number of farms also provides ample opportunity
for field -
testing products designed to serve the dairy industry.
For instance, in a discussion of apartheid, David Field remarks: «From a Christian point of view, it is important to examine the case for apartheid in some detail... because among its strongest supporters it numbers Christians who claim to have tested their attitudes and opinions by the standards of Scripture» (Free to Do Right [InterVarsity, 1976], p. 1
For instance, in a discussion of apartheid, David
Field remarks: «From a Christian point of view, it is important to examine the case
for apartheid in some detail... because among its strongest supporters it numbers Christians who claim to have tested their attitudes and opinions by the standards of Scripture» (Free to Do Right [InterVarsity, 1976], p. 1
for apartheid in some detail... because among its strongest supporters it numbers Christians who claim to have
tested their attitudes and opinions by the standards of Scripture» (Free to Do Right [InterVarsity, 1976], p. 19).
During my thirty years of academic labor in the humanities, I have observed my colleagues across the country promote racial and sexual criteria in admissions and hiring, review curricula, textbooks, and
tests for proper representation of groups, and elevate race and sexuality to essential research
fields.
The resulting theory, though founded on quite different principles and developed in an independent fashion from Einstein's theory, nevertheless gives predictions that are identical to the latter's, within observable limits,
for each of the four classic
tests of gravitational theories (i.e., precession of the perihelion of Mercury, redshift of light emitted by a massive body, the bending of light - beams in a strong gravitational
field, and the apparent slowing of the speed of light propagation near massive bodies).
Also there is evidence of molecular mechanisms in the cell membranes that can amplify small changes in the
field to produce large changes in neural activity.13 On the other hand, earlier
tests of Kohler's theory found that interference with electrical gradients over the cortex had no effect on behavioral measures (see note 11
for reference to these studies).
The experience and insight gathered in different
fields of work can also not be taken
for granted, but must be spelled out again,
tested again, internalized again.
Those in the practical
fields accomplish this adjudication by
testing against «the psychological disabilities, the power plays and hidden interests, the structural constrictions, and the stinginess and meanness that preoccupies much of life in every context» — in short, by encounter with «sin, and the need
for salvation.»
Neil's profession is to
test for traces of toxins among the wide
fields of mid-America and among the neighborhoods of the poor.
These are selected
for a 3 - 5 year program of cultivation and
field testing and selection until those with the best properties are ready
for sale.
Atty. Zelda Soriano, Legal Counsel
for the Petitioners discussed the grounds on which the appellate court based their favorable decision, which includes the main argument of the petitioners that the
field testing is characterized by «serious scientific uncertainty with regard to its health and environmental effects.»
Flexible Packaging recently caught up with Dave Muchorski, director of marketing at
Testing Machines Inc.,
for an update on what's new in the
field and how coefficient of friction can impact printing and converting operations.
In a dialogue with Philrice this January 2018, the institute said that application
for Direct Use and
Field Testing is now lodged at the Department of Agriculture — Bureau of Plant Industry (DA - BPI).