Sentences with phrase «measured at a single point»

Recent theoretical work suggests that bullying might arise out of early cognitive deficits — including language problems, imperfect causal understanding, and poor inhibitory control — that lead to decreased competence with peers, which over time develops into bullying.14, 15 A small number of studies provide circumstantial evidence that such a hypothesis might have merit7: 1 study found a link between poor early cognitive stimulation and (broadly defined) inappropriate school behavior, 16 and another found cognitive stimulation at age 3 years to be protective against symptoms of attention - deficit disorder at age 7 years.17 A study of Greek children found that academic self - efficacy and deficits in social cognition were related to bullying behavior.18 A large US national survey found that those who perceive themselves as having average or below - average academic achievement (as opposed to very good achievement) are 50 % to 80 % more likely to be bullies.8 Yet these studies are based on cross-sectional surveys, with the variables all measured at a single point in time.

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The measure failed, 24 - 38, with not a single Republican voting «yes», causing considerable finger pointing among those who had insisted at least four — or possibly more — GOP votes had been gettable.

The measure would impact single - use plastic carryout bags at any point of sale.

In their study Dr. Würtz and colleagues used a technique called Mendelian randomization to assess whether increases in BMI in 12,664 mostly non-obese adolescents and young adults causally affects multiple cardiometabolic risk markers (82 molecules measured in their blood at a single time point).

Many big observatories point a single laser at the sky to measure atmospheric turbulence.

They measured the properties of photons from a single source — a beam of light — at two points and discovered a correlation between the two.

A fasting plasma glucose test measures blood glucose at a single point in time.

At this point I go by how my body feels and looks, I have a good idea of my macros but unless there is an event, shoot, or competition I am not measuring and counting every single calorie.

The island measures about 14 miles (22 km) by 7 miles (11 km) at its furthest points and it is often said that it can be traversed by foot in a single day.

Under IMPACT, all teachers receive a single score ranging from 100 to 400 points at the end of each school year based on classroom observations, measures of student learning, and commitment to the school community.

It would make matters more difficult because the most important flaw of the No Child Left Behind accountability system is its reliance on the level of student achievement at a single point in time as a measure of school performance.

Given the strong influence of out - of - school factors on student achievement, any quality measure based on the level of student performance at a single point in time will be heavily influenced by characteristics of a school's student body.

Instead of «thick slice» assessment (data taken from a single point in time, and / or data with very large blocks of time between measurements), formative assessments are conducted at meaningful «thin slice» points measured throughout the academic year.

Second, school finance entitlements are typically calculated annually based on a measure of student enrollment at a single point or over a set period of time.

I don't have a single summary measure at present; different variables are important at different points in the cycle.

An example to explain why this is a fallacy: if one were able to measure the temperature at a single point on the Earth's surface (say sea level) for a million years consecutively you would have a time series data set.

Most measures are snapshots taken at a single point in numbers that have naturally wide variation.

However, evidence for the relationship between poverty and children's distress is limited by the use of measures of poverty at a single point in time, by a failure to examine race or ethnic differences, and by a lack of concern with explanations for poverty's effects.

The longitudinal design of GUS means that for some of these measures it is possible to investigate repeated exposure to risk factors and experience of poor outcomes as well as at single points in time.

The current study's procedure was different from previous studies on treatment fidelity in PMTO (Forgatch and DeGarmo 2011; Forgatch et al. 2005; Hukkelberg and Ogden 2013) in a number of ways: the present study (a) included multiple outcome measures of PMTO instead of only parenting practices or externalizing behavior; (b) examined the FIMP dimensions separately instead of using a mean or a single construct; and (c) examined the association between fidelity scores and treatment outcome at different assessment points.