Sentences with phrase «give traditional tests»

Most critics of portfolio assessment say they like the emphasis on demonstrated writing and oral skill, but have seen too many instances in which a refusal to give traditional tests of factual recall leads to charmingly written essays with little concrete information to support their arguments.

Not exact matches

It is very difficult to give exact conversion information to translate a traditional stovetop recipe to be used in a slow cooker without further recipe testing.

Please understand that it is very difficult to give exact conversion information to translate a traditional stovetop recipe to the slow cooker method without further recipe testing.

There have been traditional blood tests given at the beginning of the first trimester which include blood type, blood count, tests for syphilis, hepatitis, HIV, thyroid, sometimes for liver functions.

The reason is that the traditional prostate cancer screening test — a blood test to measure prostate specific antigen, or PSA — does not give doctors a complete picture.

Our new electrophoresis method allows us to increase the number of test samples on a given run by up to ten-fold and to complete the assay in less than half the time of the traditional comet process.»

I had requested my mom's physician to test her for thyroid antibodies and he gave the traditional response that they don't do anything any differently if the patient results report thyroid antibodies.

This is a more traditional Sound Test, and it'll give you the names of the tracks and a cute animation from Sonic Mania's main menu as you listen tot racks.

Since standardized tests are typically not given before third grade, charter students included in the study consisted mainly of students who moved from traditional public school to a charter school in fourth grade or later.

Formal testing is a useful form of assessment for both teachers and Ofsted to keep track of pupil progress over the course of the whole year, but on a day - to - day basis, a light - touch approach complements traditional assessment methods to give the staff, and the pupils, what they need to shine.

In addition, consider giving two test scores: the traditional grade and a score which indicates the rate of improvement.

The question is key given that charter - school proponents are often data - driven education reformers who advocate using test - score data to rank traditional public schools and the teachers who work there.

Most practically, given that high - stakes tests will emphasize close reading, it's a safe bet that English teachers will feel pressed to spend plenty of time teaching this particular skill rather than focusing on a more traditional approach to teaching literature.

«Teachers who were paid in advance and [were] asked to give the money back if their students did not perform — their [students»] test scores were actually out of the roof: two to three times higher than the gains of the teachers in the traditional bonus group.»

She cites Stephen Krashen's work (2004) with 54 students, with 51 of those students who scored higher on reading tests than similar students given traditional skill - based reading instruction.

Giving us a glimpse of the future, our test model featured the available Technology package, which replaces the traditional instrument cluster with a 12.3 - inch full - digital «virtual cockpit» display, and adds GPS navigation along with Audi's MMI touch system that recognizes handwriting.

While the basic interior design is similar to the A4's, the Sportback we tested came with wood veneer accents and a rich nougat brown interior that gave it a more traditional luxury car feel than the more tech - oriented A4, which sported aluminum accents alongside beige and black upholstery.

Thanks to rampant deals, the Charger's MSRP really is a «suggested» price, which helps soften the relatively steep $ 37,400 sticker on our test car; if you figure a few grand in incentives and / or low - interest financing, the V6 Charger, especially well - optioned like our test model, gives traditional domestic sedan fans a thoroughly up - to - date example of the breed while asking for very few compromises in return.

MotorWeek road tests will also be keeping ahead of current consumer buying trends, as the appeal of the traditional cars increasingly gives way to the popularity of trucks and SUVs.

Now, Smashwords is beta testing a new feature that gives its authors the same pre-order capabilities that traditional publishers can generate for their titles, all while still making the book available through consumers» favorite online book retail sites.

If an animal tests positive for coccidia and Marquis Paste is not available through the attending vet, the traditional treatment with Albon must be given immediately — treating with a double dose of Albon for 5 days instead of a double dose on day one followed by a 9 day single dose.

Even on pages which otherwise give real traditional tried and tested well known physics.

«We were not arguing that the Crown could not admit evidence of breath tests in court,» he adds, but that where the demand for the breath test was not made on lawful grounds, the Crown would have to revert to traditional methods of presenting evidence: namely, expert evidence given in a courtroom, rather than hearsay evidence of the certificate recording of the accused's breath readings.

Because the life insurance company doesn't get as much information about you before they give you life insurance, a no exam plan is going to be more expensive than a traditional plan that requires the health tests.

Ahead of the launch of the Echo Show this Wednesday, June 28, Amazon has given review units to a few sites so that they can test out the new Echo and see how its 7 - inch touch screen adds to the traditional Amazon Echo experience.

The common law test set out by the High Court in Miriuwung Gajerrong compares the legal nature of the non-Indigenous property right (given by the statute or executive act which created the right), with the nature of the native title rights (given by traditional laws and customs).