Sentences with phrase «improve test items»

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This company helps manufacturers test items for low chemical emissions, improving the air where products will be used.

After that, they will test the new items in classrooms across the country to see if the changes can improve ELL students» test performance.

Carnegie Mellon University researchers recently put menu labels to the test by investigating whether providing diners with recommended calorie intake information along with the menu items caloric content would improve their food choices.

Since older adults have a harder time remembering relationships between unrelated items, with further testing these tools could improve this type of memory, says Dr. Biss.

• A study of the ACT (which is administered statewide) in Illinois found test strategies and item practice did not improve student performance, but coursework did.

The states that make up the PARCC consortium have taken the exceptional step of releasing test items from current and recent year's PARCC assessment to give teachers a powerful tool to inform and improve classroom teaching and learning.

The Smarter Balanced adaptive test aims to provide educators with more authentic indicators of their students» college and career readiness, but some educators have found the test's technology to be limiting and difficult; EdTech leader Steven Rasmussen even went so far as to say, «Not one of the practice and training test items is improved through the use of technology... The primitive software used only makes it more difficult for students and reduces the reliability of the resulting scores.»

Through the site, educators have access to test items aligned to the state mandated curriculum in order to develop assessments that can inform teaching and improve student learning.

States in the PARCC consortium have released some test items from past PARCC assessments to give teachers a tool to inform and improve classroom teaching and learning.

Yet even as they surfaced possible misconceptions, the new teaching strategies these data teams came up with focused on helping students perform better on those particular test items, rather than on improving instruction (Horn, Kane, & Wilson, 2015).

The Test Taking Strategy is an integrated strategy used by students to focus attention on critical aspects of test items, systematically answer questions, and improve test performance (Hughes & Schumaker, 19Test Taking Strategy is an integrated strategy used by students to focus attention on critical aspects of test items, systematically answer questions, and improve test performance (Hughes & Schumaker, 19test items, systematically answer questions, and improve test performance (Hughes & Schumaker, 19test performance (Hughes & Schumaker, 1991).

We also had a good test last month at Sebring to fine - tune some items we need to improve on.

The Ford Transit Custom, designed with Euro NCAP's protocol in mind, features amongst other items curtain airbags that improve protection in the severe pole side impact test.

Features: A homeopathic remedy for anxiety in pets Time - tested, 5 - flower formula Newly improved, and alcohol - free East to administer dropper is neat and convenient add 4 drops to water, food, place directly into your dog's mouth, or rub into the nose, ear or paw Great for any pet: dogs, reptiles, fish (add to tank water), birds, cats, dogs, horses and rabbits Item Specifications: Size: 3 oz.

Kim and Amy are continually testing new items and looking at ways to improve and add to the offerings with customized kits and parts to fulfill the needs of our customers.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Reconcile in February after clinical tests in dogs showed it significantly improved symptoms of separation anxiety, a problem that strikes 10 to 20 percent of canines with varying severity; dogs affected may bark, chew household items, or urinate in inappropriate locations when left alone.

Take the online course «Scientists Teaching Science» and learn about active vs. passive learning, creating course objectives and test items, and finding ways to improve your teaching and assessment techniques for students of all ages.

Following pilot testing in 2014, 5 of the 25 items were replaced with other candidates, adapted from the full BFQ - C, to improve psychometric properties.

Improving measurement in health education and health behavior research using item response modeling: comparison with the classical test theory approach

In the areas of both SEM and item response theory, improved procedures for item selection, identification of item bias, and for establishing test and measurement invariance have been developed (Byrne & Stewart, 2006; Glockner - Rist & Hoijtink, 2003; Hays, Brown, Brown, Spritzer, & Crall, 2006; Teresi, 2006) and warrant increased use.