Sentences with phrase «on tested items»

And within tested subjects schools and educators are likely to focus narrowly on tested items at the expense of a more complete understanding of math and English.

The secretary, in a Nov. 12 letter, argued that the translation of the NAEP in math, which has been given to Puerto Rican students in Spanish, as well as cultural differences not taken into account on test items,...

This suggests an alternative criterion by which to judge changes in student performance - namely, that achievement gains on test items that measure particular skills or understandings may be meaningful even if the student's overall test score does not fully generalize to other exams.

Each year, the teams pore over the results of the state test, which are broken down to show every teacher how his or her students performed on every skill and on every test item.

Too - tiny reporting occurs when teachers receive reports on their students» performance on every tested item and then are asked to make sense of the ensuing profusion of performances.

Not exact matches

To test out the tower, we ordered several items on Walmart.com and selected in - store pickup.

Walmart (wmt) said on Friday it is testing a service with tech company August Home in which workers can bring deliveries all the way into your kitchen and even unload the items into your refrigerator and freezer in your absence.

The other items on that list, from human rights to copyright protection, must also be explored and tested on an individual basis.

Once he thinks he's found a winner, he snaps a picture of it with his digital camera and often tests consumer response by listing a few items on eBay.

The key finding of the new research is that the intoxicated participants solved more items on the Remote Associates Test compared with the control participants (they solved 58 % of 15 items on average vs. 42 % average success achieved by controls), and they tended to solve the items more quickly (11.54 seconds per item vs. 15.24 seconds).

Crowdery's technology is still in beta testing, but the process can be as explicit as asking consumers to vote on a favorite shirt style in hopes of scoring a presale discount if the item ultimately gets made.

«We are in the very early stages of testing new ways for more people to easily discover, buy, and sell items with other people on Facebook,» a spokesperson for the Menlo Park, Calif. - based company told Entrepreneur moments ago.

Dunkin' Donuts, a division of Dunkin' Brands (DNKN), has started tests on several items across the country that are a bit fancier than its standard fare of donuts and coffee, confirms a company spokeswoman.

Restaurants often A / B test new menu items, asking their fans to pick which should go on the menu.

You want to test items such as image or headline, positioning of the form on the page, or email subject line.

Target is gearing up to test a new service that relies on devices inside the home to monitor and order items such...

Enter Afound: a new off - price chain that, in a creative twist on a tried - and - tested formula, has been conceived as «style - and deal - hunting paradise» and will carry excess stock from H&M as well as other companies, alongside vintage items.

It has also been tested on items for which the age is known through historical records, such as parts of the Dead Sea scrolls and some wood from an Egyptian tomb (MNSU n.d.; Watson 2001).

I hate to say it, but books that have stood the test of time are generally more worth reading than the newest hot item on the market.

Other menu items excluded from the labeling requirements include condiments (unless listed on the menu), daily specials, temporary menu items (less than 60 days in a calendar year), custom orders, and food offered for sale for less than 90 consecutive days as part of a market test.

The company began a beta - testing program during which it paired selected items on its menus with a healthier and / or more sustainable version of it.

«As one of the largest franchisees, I am fortunate that I get to sit on committees and help decide what works and vet out and test proposed ideas, projects and menu items.»

This certification provides vegans an easy - to - recognize symbol signifying than an item contains no animal products and is not tested on animals.

Patrick Durkin has another item on page 4 regarding the uncertainty surrounding the legal test for mergers.

There has been plenty of media on the Harper Review's draft report released last Monday - including two items in today's AFR: Kate Walsh, «Lawyers see green light for mergers in Harper review» (The Australian Financial Review, 30 September 2014, page 15) and an opinion piece by former Competition Minister, Craig Emerson: «There are ill - effects in an effects test» (The Australian Financial Review, 30 September 2014, p 58).

Piper Alderman has also released their latest Competition and Consumer Law News (October 2014) which includes items on section 155 Notices, Merger clearance proposals, the proposed (semi) effects test for s 46 and more.

When chef Matt Abdoo from barbecue restaurant Pig Beach in Brooklyn stopped by our Test Kitchen for a Facebook Live, he let us in on some exciting new menu items, one of which is a house - made smoked almond butter.

If beef prices rise, the company can quickly determine whether the specifications of a cut need to change, analyze the impact on purchasing and production, test the new item in select locations, and roll it out chain - wide within a relatively short period of time.

(CHICAGO, IL; June 30, 2015)-- Protein Bar, the fast casual health concept serving high protein and nutrient - packed food to on - the - go customers in Chicago, Denver, and Washington D.C., now offers Kombucha on tap in two delicious flavors — Organic Strawberry and Organic Trilogy — at its River North Idea Greenhouse location in Chicago (352 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60654), where new menu items are introduced and tested before being introduced brand - wide.

A core team of Earls» award - winning chefs work from the company's Vancouver - based test kitchen and invite other high - profile culinary pros to collaborate on new menu items that reflect exciting food trends or regional favorites.

«Overall, the results of winter testing have been satisfactory, as we managed to get through nearly all items on our programme, thus acquiring plenty of valuable data.

They made a big difference in the performances at New York's National, where the only items on the program that turned up negative were the saliva tests

More disturbing still, the «anxiety / insecurity woozle» was based on three questions taken from a validated test that assesses infants» readiness to begin talking — a three item «scale» the authors designed and interpreted as a measure of infant anxiety and insecurity.

TSA will most likely do a test on one or more of the items (requiring you to open them) before letting you pass.

A lot of FDA tests have been done on this item to prove the consistency of accuracy.

Once you're there, test the adapter you end up getting on a less precious electric item to make sure it works.

Students had the opportunity to test new items and results were used to determine whether the item would be placed on the upcoming menu.

The School Nutrition Department has found that students were much more inclined to choose new items on the serving line after they've had the opportunity to taste test it.

Students participated in 20 taste tests often featuring a local item that was going to be served on the school menu.

Their true test of worthiness, now that I don't have any babies in the puree phase anymore, is that I still use all of the items below on a daily or weekly basis.

Tried and tested on real women, the Maternity Support Tank Top is an essential item for pregnant women to reduce discomfort and give your bump much needed support and lift.

Mothers in two - parent households, regardless of work status, are more likely to report that they do more on each of the items tested in the survey than fathers are to say their spouse or partner does more.

There is also a lot of information on the internet about baby bedding safety, about trials and testing carried out by independent research groups on certain items, and about possible dangers (including Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) associated with some baby bedding products.

The ONLY thing the client is allowed to eat is the lowest reactive things on the MRT test, because they «assume» that «anything untested «might» be a reactive item.»

It sounds like this is one item where it's better to spend a little more and buy the best pregnancy test on the market.

Choosing the baby items that will be an integral part of your life for the next year or years is certainly important and families spend many hours on websites researching, reading reviews and testing out products in stores.

Basically, a new committee of teacher volunteers from across the state would review all exam questions after the items had been tried out on a pilot basis in «field tests» conducted among sample groups of students statewide.

The previous contractor, Pearson Education, was widely criticized for poorly written test items, including one based on a reading passage about a talking pineapple.

Obviously, items to be used on future tests must be kept secure.

One sample test item, she said, showed a painting from 1861 entitled «Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way» — depicting American pioneers on the move.