Sentences with phrase «members of the general public thought»

According to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), which administers NAEP, the determination of proficiency in any given subject at a particular grade level «was the result of a comprehensive national process [which took into account]... what hundreds of educators, curriculum experts, policymakers, and members of the general public thought the assessment should test.

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«But compared to members of the general public who have full - time jobs, he still has some time off to look after the children, to give them their baths, to put them to bed and I think he'll continue to do that,» Joseph said.

So I have to wonder if this lack of distinction between public issues and politics in general even matters if the church is unable to think theologically, if its members are just starting to develop a Christian worldview.

She signed a public letter to the party's general secretary, saying: «We are concerned about the recent suspensions of committed Labour party members for alleged anti-Semitism which undermines serious discussion and thinking.»

But on immigration 60 % of the general public think it is a major issue, 46 % of Labour voters do, just 17 % of Labour members do; 78 % of Labour party members think immigration is good for the economy, only 41 % of Labour voters do, only 29 % of the general public.

Like the required - viewing slide show, the home movie is, and I think we are all agreed on this, of limited interest to family members, much less the general public.

I think a lot of us business travellers use company - negotiated rates that are far better (more than 2 % better, certainly) than you can get as a member of the general public.

According to a recent article in Eos (Doran and Zimmermann, «Examining the Scientific consensus on Climate Change `, Volume 90, Number 3, 2009; p. 22 - 23 — only available for AGU members — update: a public link to the article is here), about 58 % of the general public in the US thinks that human activity is a significant contributing factor in changing the mean global temperature, as opposed to 97 % of specialists surveyed.

A non-specialist, non-scientist, ordinary member of the general public would, I think, be forgiven for reading that article - on the BBC!

Despite these clearly written and well thought - out Guidelines, Manitoba's recent review of these issues has resulted in a more restrictive policy that gives latitude only to members of the legal profession and «eligible media,» while prohibiting the general public from their devices to communicate when court is in session.

Looking at qualitative data gathered from interviews with scientists and members of the American general public, this report maps the gaps between how Americans think and experts talk about the determinants of individual outcomes and differences, and the importance of genes and environments in how children develop.

This report summarizes the findings of a multi-year study that sought to translate the science of early childhood development, and to examine the ways that both experts and members of the general public talk and think about the issue of resilience, as well as more general concepts related to developmental outcomes and child well - being.