Sentences with phrase «of the achievement levels for»

(12) Christopher Edley Jr., Judith A. Koening, Evaluation of the Achievement Levels for Mathematics and Reading on the National Assessment of Educational Progress, National Academy of Sciences, November 2016.

Students will receive a separate composite score — between 2,000 and 3,000 points — that falls within one of the achievement levels for both math and English language arts.

Not exact matches

Even controlling for grade - point average, men earned more than women who graduated with identical levels of academic achievement.

The following table describes the levels of cash EBITDA required to be achieved in 2013 by us, and the corresponding multipliers applied to the portion of the eligible bonus (33 % of the 2013 bonus) for our NEOs upon achievement of this performance goal:

The amounts represent target cash bonus amounts payable at the time the grants of awards were made and assume the achievement of the corporate and individual components at the target level for 2013.

At the end of each fiscal year, the Committee certifies performance against the applicable performance targets, and units representing the level of achievement during that fiscal year are «banked» for potential payout at the end of the three - year performance period.

And yet, with the emergence of consciousness at the level of regnant human occasions, the struggle for justice becomes ingredient in the achievement of the richest harmony of experience attainable.

Her drive for achievement and high level aspiration are thus a type of «busy work» — a method of filling up her life with a lot of things about which she, can feel or express concern even though she realizes they are rather unimportant.

If that central relationship is distorted, if we look to something less than God for our fulfillment, seeking affirmation on the level of status, wealth, social position, achievement, education, power, or whatever, then our human light will inevitably burn at a lower wattage; our being will be distorted.

Attempts by the academic community to erase distinctions between levels of intensity, and the «ends» of which Aristotle spoke, leave little room for the civility that is one of our society's almost accidental inventions and one of its most cherished if precarious achievements.

They may need a gentle reminder that their success is not an unambiguous reward for virtue; rather, each new achievement stands as a challenge to learn to do good on that level of accomplishment or proficiency.1

At the macroscopic level societies of occasions are preserved in their dominant patterns through adaptation to their environment.7 This adjustment is pursued ultimately not for its own sake, but for the sake of providing a stable actual world in which the constituent occasions may be nurtured toward the achievement of greater intensities of self - realization.

On this level it becomes possible for the increasing complexity of order to be directed toward the achievement of civilization, and for the means of divine persuasion to become ethical aspiration (see EM 119).

In fact, the intensity of evil may be preferred to the triviality of some dead - level achievement of harmony, for the intense clash may be capable of resolution at a much higher level of complexity.

We should ask ourselves whether we think of success as something absolute and objective, involving the satisfaction of a common standard, or whether we think of it as something relative and partly subjective, involving a level of achievement different for each person depending upon his or her natural talents and aptitudes.

Rand's objectivism promotes achievement at the highest level for the sake of whatever field your achievement is in; not just because you subjectively think you're the best.

If all states of affairs were intrinsically at the same level, there would be no valid reason for aiming at the achievement of one rather than another.

After all, when we offer a person (in reality) demotion to the level of the lowest, no measure of achievement, and approval only from the poor — all for the sake of life - giving community to others ---- we are making the same offer a Certain Man made to all of us 2,000 years ago.

There is a tendency then for individuals consciously or subconsciously to reduce their expectations of satisfaction in order to match and live with the levels of actual achievement.

Toine Timmermans, Project Coordinator for EU - FUSIONS: «Measuring the level of food waste in a structured way is critical for developing effective strategies that focus on reducing food waste and monitoring progress at the business, national and EU level, as well as contributing to the achievement of SDG Target 12.3.

This latest award was given to Accolade Wines for the sustained achievement of world class manufacturing standards across clearly defined strategic pillars with evidence of ownership for continuous improvement from the most senior level to the shop floor.

If you call making the round of 16 a great escape then it means Arsenal are on the same level with Olympiakos because for Olympiakos that would be an achievement.

That such blips of achievement followed Mayasich his entire hockey career was not acknowledged at the highest level of the game until 1998, when, correcting a long - overdue omission, the finest American hockey player of his time received the NHL's Lester Patrick Trophy for outstanding service to hockey in the U.S.

And again, to quote being in the top 4 for 17 years as some achievement simply underscores your level of ambition and understanding of the resources at our disposal.

This outstanding achievement at an elite level of competition came off the back of the quad's silver medal at the BUCS Regatta in May, which led to their selection to race for Great Britain.

Am never one to excuse our continuous failings and Wenger's general ineptitude but all this talk of Afobe been another one we missed out on is a bit preposterous and very very premature... yes he's scored a few goals for Bournemouth but can we all take a step bck and recognise that playing for a team who will be happy just to avoid relegation is very different from playing for a club which demands trophies and high achievements every season (yea, I know we have been found wanting on these fronts for a long time)... some players are better in small clubs with limited expectations and very neat to no pressure... that is why history is littered with stories of good players who went to big clubs and flopped only to go down a few levels and find their form again....

Jose Mourinho claims Arsene Wenger receives greater respect for his achievements as a manager, despite the pair enjoying comparable levels of success.

Achievement First has been assembling its own version of Geoffrey Canada's «conveyor belt»; this year, for the first time, one of the group's charter elementary schools began feeding students into one of their middle schools with four years of Achievement First education under their belts — arriving ahead of grade level instead of well behind it.

In 2000 the school won the U.S. Department of Education's Blue Ribbon Schools Award for providing a balanced education for students at all achievement levels and with diverse needs.

The «No Child Left Behind» act, signed by President Bush in January, greatly expands federal oversight of public education, mandating annual testing of children in grades 3 through 8 and one grade - level in high school, insisting every classroom teacher be fully certified and setting a 12 - year timetable for closing racial and economic achievement gaps in test scores.

Their enthusiasm and consistent benchmark of excellence has resulted in countless student - athletes reaching the highest level of individual athletic achievement, while establishing a critical foundation for personal life - long success through sport.

In the infant - toddler years, these take the form of sensitive - responsiveness, which is known to foster attachment security, 1 and mutually - positive parent - child relations, which themselves promote child cooperation, compliance and conscience development.2 In the preschool through adolescent years, authoritative (vs. neglectful) parenting that mixes high levels of warmth and acceptance with firm control and clear and consistent limit - setting fosters prosocial orientation, achievement striving, and positive peer relations.3, 4,5 Across childhood and adolescence, then, parenting that treats the child as an individual, respecting developmentally - appropriate needs for autonomy, and which is not psychologically intrusive / manipulative or harshly coercive contributes to the development of the kinds of psychological and behavioural «outcomes» valued in the western world.

Physical punishment is associated with a range of mental health problems in children, youth and adults, including depression, unhappiness, anxiety, feelings of hopelessness, use of drugs and alcohol, and general psychological maladjustment.26 — 29 These relationships may be mediated by disruptions in parent — child attachment resulting from pain inflicted by a caregiver, 30,31 by increased levels of cortisol32 or by chemical disruption of the brain's mechanism for regulating stress.33 Researchers are also finding that physical punishment is linked to slower cognitive development and adversely affects academic achievement.34 These findings come from large longitudinal studies that control for a wide range of potential confounders.35 Intriguing results are now emerging from neuroimaging studies, which suggest that physical punishment may reduce the volume of the brain's grey matter in areas associated with performance on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, third edition (WAIS - III).36 In addition, physical punishment can cause alterations in the dopaminergic regions associated with vulnerability to the abuse of drugs and alcohol.37

Significant relations between breastfeeding and Woodcock Reading Achievement scores at 11 years were also reduced to nonsignificant levels after the inclusion of maternal IQ and the Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment.

The objectives of the Erie County Fire Chiefs» Mutual Aid Organization's Memorial Scholarship is to enhance academic achievement at the college level for all firefighters of Erie County and their immediate family.

In 1984, Conservative Education Secretary Sir Keith Joseph decided to proceed with a merger, on the premise that the new qualifications should be based on general and subject - specific criteria approved by himself; that the O Level exam boards should take responsibility for carrying forward the O Level A to C grade standards into the new scale, while the CSE boards should do the same for grades D to G, which were to be based on CSE grades 2 to 5 respectively; and that most subjects should be examined through tiered papers focusing on different parts of the grade scale, ensuring that each grade reflected «positive achievement» on appropriate tasks, rather than degrees of failure.

The cap is one of the top economic achievements for Gov. Andrew Cuomo's first term and this year he plans to once again pursue local government consolidations as a means of controlling spending on the municipal level.

In a bid to raise educational achievement for women, whose literacy rate is half that of men, he has promised an «all - out effort to make education free for girls [through the] college level, including professional courses of study.»

«Where a child grows up in impoverished conditions... with limited cognitive stimulation, high levels of stress, and so forth, that person is more likely to grow up with compromised physical and mental health and lowered academic achievement,» said Martha Farah, director of the Center for Neuroscience and Society at the University of Pennsylvania.

Young children with disruptive behaviors have fewer opportunities to learn in school than their focused peers, and are at risk for lower levels of academic achievement.

BCR - ABL1 transcript levels at time points within the first year of therapy for CML can best predict the achievement of a deep molecular response.

This synergistic model allows for a higher level of creativity and achievement that may soon be necessary for even traditional academic labs to run efficiently and successfully.

The Thomas J. Brennan Award, for exceptional achievement related to the teaching of astronomy at the high school level, is awarded to Ms. Barbel Sepulveda.

The proposal to nominate Robert - Jan Smits for our inaugural recognition of an individual's Lifetime Achievements for Science and Society is an expression of the high - esteem and reputation he has earned through thick and thin, navigating through often challenging circumstances with a level of professionalism and grace that is second to none».

«For a lot of people, a trip to the gym becomes a chore due to mantras such as «no pain, no gain» — for those of us with busy lives, participating in any level of exercise is an achievement in itself,» says StewaFor a lot of people, a trip to the gym becomes a chore due to mantras such as «no pain, no gain» — for those of us with busy lives, participating in any level of exercise is an achievement in itself,» says Stewafor those of us with busy lives, participating in any level of exercise is an achievement in itself,» says Stewart.

Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward - looking statements as they are meant for illustrative purposes and they do not represent guarantees of future results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements, all of which can not be made.

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On the feature film side of things, Guillermo del Toro took the top prize for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for his work on the Best Picture nominated The Shape of Water, putting him on the level with his «Three Amigos» compadres Alfonso Cuaron and Alejandro González Iñárritu.

look at how the game at its highest levels of achievement transcends logic and even skill, becoming the primal struggle for man to control the uncontrollable.

And much of that has to do with being given the opportunity to celebrate the life and pioneering efforts of Billie Jean King, on every level, for all her varied achievements.