Sentences with phrase «matrix of test scores»
So last spring the district decided to adhere strictly to a matrix of test scores and grades when making ninth - grade math placements.
https://www.mercurynews.com/ Not exact matches
A new, controversial evaluation system, backed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, was put in place last legislative session which, through a matrix model, increased the weight of student state test scores in evaluations to up to 50 percent.
The test, Raven's Progressive Matrices, usually entails both visual and symbolic reasoning, although brain imaging of study subjects with autism showed they were able to score well using only the areas of their brains associated with visual processes.
«To test these different hypotheses and determine the phylogenetic position of the new primate, we developed a massive data matrix including more than 1000 anatomical characters and scored for 157 mammals,» says Dr. Jin Meng.
«To test these different hypotheses and determine the phylogenetic position of the new primate, we developed a massive data matrix including more than 1000 anatomical characters and scored for 157 mammals,» said Dr. Jin Meng.
We may not be getting higher scores when the tests use traditional cultural content (one can't learn that from the video games and the TV shows), but we are apparently getting better at other kinds of tests, such as Raven Matrices, which test for logic, pattern recognition, and task completion.
Assuming the U.S. Department of Education gives the green light, all evaluations beginning next year will be done using the matrix and using student test score gains, Saxton said.
Of greater concern is Commissioner Elia's comments on how to incorporate test scores into evaluations as she enters a state with a new evaluation matrix that gives those scores an entire axis:
PEAC plans to continue to work on determining the appropriate use of mastery test scores and examining the current «matrix» used to evaluate teachers.
There was a thread a while back where some people commented on where they fell out on a test that builds a kind of political matrix — I'm sure that very few of the «skeptics» found themselves scores as «leftist.»