Sentences with phrase «in background characteristics»

Although perceived network overlap recalled for the initial stage was not associated with perceived similarity at that stage (as reported above), current perceived network overlap was associated positively with current perceptions of three types of similarity: similarity in background characteristics, similarity in attitudes and values, and similarity in leisure pursuits and interest.

We found substantial differences in the background characteristics of charter and traditional public school students.

While a fair amount of evidence suggests that value - added measures adequately adjust for differences in the background characteristics of students in each teacher's classroom — much better than do most other measures — value - added measures are imprecise.

Individuals differ not only in their background characteristics, but also in how they respond to a particular treatment, intervention, or stimulation.

To test this, we made a second set of comparisons that adjust for differences in the background characteristics and prior performance of incoming students.

Each of these differences is statistically significant after adjusting for differences in the background characteristics of parents using district and charter schools.

Only the difference with respect to communications about schoolwork or homework is statistically significant after adjusting for differences in background characteristics.

Not exact matches

In reference to any given society the world of actual entities is to be conceived as forming a background in layers of social order, the defining characteristic becoming wider and more general as we widen the backgrounIn reference to any given society the world of actual entities is to be conceived as forming a background in layers of social order, the defining characteristic becoming wider and more general as we widen the backgrounin layers of social order, the defining characteristic becoming wider and more general as we widen the background.

This is clear in Whitehead's description of the natural social order: «In reference to any given society, the world of actual entities is to he conceived as forming a background in layers of social order, the defining characteristics become wider and more general as we widen the background» (PR 98 / 150in Whitehead's description of the natural social order: «In reference to any given society, the world of actual entities is to he conceived as forming a background in layers of social order, the defining characteristics become wider and more general as we widen the background» (PR 98 / 150In reference to any given society, the world of actual entities is to he conceived as forming a background in layers of social order, the defining characteristics become wider and more general as we widen the background» (PR 98 / 150in layers of social order, the defining characteristics become wider and more general as we widen the background» (PR 98 / 150).

The individual stories still speak at points with qualities of expression characteristic of their origin and background in ancient folklore, when the stories were primarily motivated by etiology of one sort or another, or by the love, simply, of a good story, or by the desire to entertain and to be entertained.

- God, the Absolute - humanity, the human condition in its universal characteristics, - male and female, though different, equal in rights and dignity, - the cosmos, especially the planet earth available, with its limited resources, for all humanity - the planet's ecology as common essential source of life and hence of concern for all humans, present and future, - the human conscience guiding each one interiorly would be known only to each one personally, - the each group of humans has a history and a religio - cultural background of its own is a universal factor that makes for particularity and different contexts for theology, - the realization that the present increasing globalization of relationships, economy and culture impinge on theology and spirituality universally, though differently.

They range in age from 11 to 21, come from a variety of racial and ethnic backgrounds, exhibit a range of academic performance (from excellent to failing), and vary substantially in personality and social characteristics.

With this background in mind, then, let me spell out some of the characteristics of a biopolitical theology, which seeks to take into account man's total life set within nature and cosmos as well as within society and history.

«Irregardless of our genetic background, and predispositions, the choices we make in the bedroom are behaviors and not inherent characteristics like skin color, and gender.»

According to the Einsteinian formulation of GTR, the physical magnitudes so represented define the metric structure of the space - time continuum, and fields of gravitational force are interpreted as inextricably intertwined with this structure.29 According to the Whiteheadian formulation of 0TH, the physical magnitudes so represented define a physical characteristic, the «impetus,» against the background of a uniform metric structure.30 In effect, Einstein incorporates fields of gravitational force into a theory about the metric structure of the space - time continuum, whereas Whitehead retains such fields as special physical factors constitutive of the physical field associated with an event.

In addition, Whitehead notes that the characteristic functions of language fade into the background as language advances, leaving a suggestion (trace?)

This investigation supports the contention that for both Newton and Whitehead some privileged space and time structure is presupposed by any physical analysis that is to be considered scientific and, specifically, shows that in Newton's analysis of gravitation and in Whitehead's analysis of impetus this privileged space and time structure functions as the framework, or background, in terms of which definite physical characteristics are then analyzed.

Moreover, in a follow - up comment a few sentences later, the field - metaphor also figures: «the world of actual entities is to be conceived as forming a background in layers of social order, the defining characteristics becoming wider and more general as we widen the background» (90).

In a room festooned with bunting and campaign posters, with telephones ringing in the background, Balmer nicely covered the various characteristics (naïveté, enthusiasm and more than a little self - righteousness) and concerns (from abortion to «secularist» influences upon education) of evangelicals newly involved in this arenIn a room festooned with bunting and campaign posters, with telephones ringing in the background, Balmer nicely covered the various characteristics (naïveté, enthusiasm and more than a little self - righteousness) and concerns (from abortion to «secularist» influences upon education) of evangelicals newly involved in this arenin the background, Balmer nicely covered the various characteristics (naïveté, enthusiasm and more than a little self - righteousness) and concerns (from abortion to «secularist» influences upon education) of evangelicals newly involved in this arenin this arena.

Waldorf School of Princeton welcomes students and employees of any color; race; sexual orientation; ethnic, national, cultural, social, or religious backgrounds; and any other characteristic protected by law in its admissions and employment practices, as well as in participation in its programs and events.

Differences exist in their underlying theoretical models, characteristics of target families, number and intensity of visits, duration, curriculum, approaches to services, degree of manualization, fidelity of implementation, and background, and training of the visitors.

A closer look at the background characteristics shows that multiparous women with a complicated previous pregnancy, including instrumental delivery in our study, were more likely to opt for hospital birth than for home birth.

Percentage non-optimal characteristics in the perinatal background index among planned home and planned hospital births in primiparous and multiparous women

In the regression models, attention was also given to the interaction between the background characteristics of ethnicity and education (the third aim).

In order to separate student characteristics from aspects of segregated public schools, Kainz used a statistical technique called «propensity score matching,» which allows for comparison of reading growth in segregated and non-segregated schools, while also accounting for numerous differences in the students» backgroundIn order to separate student characteristics from aspects of segregated public schools, Kainz used a statistical technique called «propensity score matching,» which allows for comparison of reading growth in segregated and non-segregated schools, while also accounting for numerous differences in the students» backgroundin segregated and non-segregated schools, while also accounting for numerous differences in the students» backgroundin the students» backgrounds.

After controlling for demographic characteristics and educational background, fellowships were associated with a 2.5 percentage point increase in the probability of R01 award (P <.001), traineeships with an increased award probability of 2.2 percentage points (P <.001), and career development awards with an increased award probability of 4.8 percentage points (P <.001) relative to R01 applicants who had no previous participation in these NIH training programs.

These maps, they say, will show everything from relative sizes of anatomical features to differences in brains associated with age, race, gender, educational background, genetic composition, and other distinguishing characteristics.

The method behind conjoint analysis is fairly simple: Respondents in public opinion surveys are given hypothetical matchups between two candidates whose characteristics — say, religion, wealth, ethnic background — are randomly altered in the survey.

A PowerPoint presentation provides background on the bacteria, what role they play in disease, their characteristic structure and how they can acquire antibiotic resistance.

Variability with MJO characteristics (e.g., convection and wind anomalies of the correct spatial scale that propagate coherently eastward with realistic phase speeds) is simulated in many contemporary models (e.g., Sperber et al., 2005; Zhang, 2005), but this variability is typically not simulated to occur often enough or with sufficient strength so that the MJO stands out realistically above the broadband background variability (Lin et al., 2006).

Dating in an orthodox Jewish family involves matters relating to the religious affiliations, the level of Judaism practiced, certain level of education and background and having similar characteristics.

The characteristics are all there: large levels with all sorts of mechanics, relatively slow pacing with a focus on exploration, and finally, an awesome track playing in the background to set the atmosphere — they're all present in FreezeME.

Sykes gets the good lines, delivered with her characteristic understatement, while Cusack gets to be a rubber - faced mute with a background in special ops.

In general, VAMs factor in the gains the student was expected to make based on past performance, and in some cases, control for elements such as peer characteristics and background, including poverty level and family educatioIn general, VAMs factor in the gains the student was expected to make based on past performance, and in some cases, control for elements such as peer characteristics and background, including poverty level and family educatioin the gains the student was expected to make based on past performance, and in some cases, control for elements such as peer characteristics and background, including poverty level and family educatioin some cases, control for elements such as peer characteristics and background, including poverty level and family education.

In this paper, Hitt, Trivvit, and Cheng demonstrate across several longitudinal data sets that students who are more non-responsive to survey questions (skipping items or saying «don't know») have significantly lower educational attainment and fare less well in the labor market, even after controlling for a broad set of background characteristics and cognitive measureIn this paper, Hitt, Trivvit, and Cheng demonstrate across several longitudinal data sets that students who are more non-responsive to survey questions (skipping items or saying «don't know») have significantly lower educational attainment and fare less well in the labor market, even after controlling for a broad set of background characteristics and cognitive measurein the labor market, even after controlling for a broad set of background characteristics and cognitive measures.

The background characteristics of parents in the three sectors differ along many dimensions, including race and ethnicity, education, income, and place of residence.

We do, however, adjust for background characteristics when testing whether differences in parents» responses across the three sectors are statistically significant.

The significance of the coefficients on the private - and district - school indicators allows us to test whether there is a statistically significant difference between charter - school parents and parents from either of the other sectors, after adjusting for differences in the observable background characteristics of the parents they serve.

Working with data from the State of Florida, I have regularly noticed that achievement gains by students who move from one public school to another badly trail the gains of students who remain in the same school — even after one has adjusted for many family background characteristics.

He uses this information to estimate the relationship between four parental characteristics (ethnic background, educational attainment, whether both parents are in the home, and mother's employment status) and whether the parent is choosing the child's school.

Specifically, I examine whether the results change when I adjust my results to account for differences in student characteristics, including prior (age 7) test scores; gender; eligibility for free lunch; special education needs; month of birth; whether first language is English; ethnic background; and census information on the home neighborhood deprivation index.

In other words, qualitative differences among teachers have large impacts on the growth in student achievement, even though these differences are not related to the measured background characteristics or to the training teachers have receiveIn other words, qualitative differences among teachers have large impacts on the growth in student achievement, even though these differences are not related to the measured background characteristics or to the training teachers have receivein student achievement, even though these differences are not related to the measured background characteristics or to the training teachers have received.

These results, however, still do not account for differences in the backgrounds and characteristics of students who attend these types of schools that might in turn affect whether they engage in community service.

Only after these background factors are fully accounted for is the second step taken — a look at the characteristics of the schools that make the biggest difference in determining the variation in student achievement.

The database contains individual - level information on test scores and background characteristics for all students in grades 3 through 8 in the state's public schools, charter and traditional.

These data allow for comparisons between children within states who are otherwise similar in their academic achievement as well as in other background characteristics.

We compare the test scores of students in each of the seven categories, taking into account differences in the students» socioeconomic characteristics, including parent schooling, self - reported household income, the number of non-school books in the home, and the quality of the peer groups (calculated by averaging family background and home resources for all students in the classroom).

We also confirm that we obtain similar results when we control for student characteristics measured at or before the PSAT / NMSQT, including sex, parental education, family income level, whether a student took the PSAT / NMSQT in 10th grade and his or her previous score, indicators for ethnic background (for example, Mexican, Cuban), and controls for the type of high school attended, including affiliation (public or private), urbanicity (that is, city, suburban, rural), size, and concentration of Hispanic students.

Though it is difficult to isolate the effects of redshirting from those of other characteristics, such as family background, two recent studies that take advantage of either variation in state birthday cut - off dates or the random assignment of students to kindergarten classrooms have enabled researchers to measure the impact of being among the oldest students in a class.

As statistical theory anticipates, the average difference in the combined reading and math test scores of African - Americans in all three cities remained exactly the same - 6.3 NPR points - after the adjustments for family background characteristics were introduced.