Sentences with phrase «pencil test on»

As the sky outside darkened in the face of a winter snowstorm, 3rd graders at Westridge Elementary School bent their heads over a paper - and - pencil test on electricity and magnetism.

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In your article around Baltimore's technology gap («Computer - based tests a challenge for low - income students, some Baltimore teachers say,» April 22), we read that students who took the PARCC scored lower when they took the test on a computer than when they used paper and pencil.

Let me show you a really simple technique that you can use with the previous technique i showed you about using individual keywords instead of pasting a bunch of keywords and its really a one - click technique to get even more great keywords from the Google Adwords Keyword tool so I've already gone ahead and done a search for «fishing tips» just a single keyword if you didn't see that previous video you want to watch that because that's a really good little tip there i'll put a link in this video so you can click through and see that video number two in this series but once you've done your search will simply go down here to keyword options click this little pencil icon here and you'll see this option to only show ideas closely related to my search terms now everybody knows about this this year but a lot of people don't take the time to actually use it so if you simply just click the toggle their turn it on and then hit save what it's going to do is going to only bring back keyword terms that are closely related to «fishing tips» and here's one more hot tip for you it is specific to singular and plural so for instance if my original see keyword was «fishing tips» and I've selected to only show closely related ideas my results are going to have the word tips plural in them so if I will just take a second and remove that s after i've downloaded the file for «fishing tips» let's do that again «fishing tips» i've downloaded the file all my terms have the word tips in them now come right back up here i remove the s so singular and i search again now i'm going to get back results that have the word tip instead of tips and then because i have only show closely related ideas now just to show you a sample what will happen when you do that you remember this is the file i showed you in the previous video and you'll remember from that video that our competitors because they're just pasting in a bunch of keywords and hitting search they're getting back 706 results for this sample test here so they would get 706 keywords and that's what they would take off with them and start to decide which what pages they want to make for seo or how they want to set the pay - per - click campaign ok we're using these other methods taking a few extra seconds to really understand how the Google Adwords Keyword tool works and with this new method of both using singular and plural but selecting only show closely related ideas we now have for the exact same keywords we have 2867 keywords we got back so we're walking away with 2867 keywords our competitor for the very saying input terms is only getting 706 we're getting four times as many keywords for the Google Adwords Keyword Tool you can take this information and you can use it to really grow your business because there's some really excellent keywords that your competitors are overlooking simply because they don't understand how to use the Google Adwords Keyword tool so this has been helpful for you once you've used the google keyword planner to find lots of new keyword ideas what do you do with all those keywords the biggest problem is that you can there's so many keyword tools out there you can get hundreds of thousands of keywords by spending a day using the different keyword tools but what you do with all that information the answer is a cool tool called keyword grouper pro and keyword grouper pro is completely free there's not even an opt - in you simply download the tool now at the top of this video there's a link if you click that i'll show you exactly how to use keyword grouper pro it doesn't matter where you got your keywords from i'm going to show you how to take those keywords group them into tight groups and then you can set up your campaigns know exactly which groups represent buyers and once you know where the buyers are at you can simply focus your marketing in that area to make more profit in your business

England, the reigning 6 Nations and Nations Cup champions, take on New Zealands Black Ferns in a two - test series with a game against England A also pencilled in.

(or a class of «behavior challenged» Middle Schoolers who could care less about taking a test) Sad that this is what education has come to in an effort to make sure that no child is «left behind»... This is the underlying issue right here ~ too much emphasis on penciling in the correct letter circle and not enough student driven cirriculum.

Another 2012 study [19] found that new learning on a sophisticated pencil - and - paper neurocognitive test declined over a single season of RHIs among college football and hockey players who did not experience concussions.

It places more emphasis on examination, which measures only knowledge necessary to pass paper - pencil test (a test that can't pass the test when tested).

On Wednesday, juniors at 92 New York City high schools will pick up their pencils, open their test booklets and take the SAT, with no fee and during regular school hours.

Computer - enhanced science testing is becoming more popular as a way to assess knowledge and skills that ordinary paper and pencil tests can not measure, but research on the actual effectiveness of online testing is limited.

From this, they whittled the list down to six questions and 10 physical tests that included rubbing brushes, safety pins, tuning forks and pencil erasers on the back.

Instructors elected to administer either the paper - and - pencil test (PPT) or one of two computer - based tests (CBT) based on the availability of computers in their classrooms.

I took astronomy in the seventh year of school, and I had a test where I had to draw the constellations on a blue piece of paper with a white pencil.

Hold the tip of the liner right above the flame for a few seconds, and then test the pencil on the back of your hand before lining your eyes.

An informal survey of students about Oregon's online testing system shows they find computer - based testing faster and more enjoyable than the paper - and - pencil variety, and they report feeling that they perform better on computerized assessments than on traditional tests.

When the 2012 technology scan showed that most districts had the requisite technology platform, few realized that the minimum specs had been dumbed - down or that this meant the new tests would sacrifice most of the hoped - for features — turning them into little more than traditional paper - and - pencil tests taken on a computer.

Their findings are detailed in the report, «Testing Writing on Computers: An Experiment Comparing Student Performance on Tests Conducted via Computer and via Paper - and - Pencil.»

Computer - using test takers also performed considerably better on the open - ended components of the test than did their paper - and - pencil counterparts.

Researchers from Boston College's Center for the Study of Testing, Evaluation, and Educational Policy, found paper - and - pencil writing tests did not accurately measure the abilities of middle school students who were accustomed to doing most of their writing on a computer.

Some states are moving away from licensure based on paper - and - pencil tests in favor of assessments that demonstrate competence to teach and to raise Pre-K — 12 student learning.

ON THE SURFACE, MCAS looks a lot like your typical state exam: a pencil - and - paper test, made up mostly of multiple - choice questions and some open - ended ones.

Many middle school students spend tremendous amounts of time on test prep for the Specialized High School Admissions Test (SHSAT), with «drill and kill,» pencil and paper exercises, lectures and practice tetest prep for the Specialized High School Admissions Test (SHSAT), with «drill and kill,» pencil and paper exercises, lectures and practice teTest (SHSAT), with «drill and kill,» pencil and paper exercises, lectures and practice tests.

«No longer will students use flashcards to memorize obscure words, only to forget them the minute they put their test pencils down,» The College Board, creator of the test, said on its website....

For schools using the paper - and - pencil option, the particular form students receive will depend on their responses to a short «locater test.»

First, students take a computer adaptive assessment, which bases follow - up questions on a student's answers in real time and gives a more accurate picture of a student's progress than the paper and pencil test.

The new system, which requires test - takers to sit at computer terminals and answer questions electronically, is likely to revolutionize the whole standardized - testing field, making current paper - and - pencil methods obsolete, those working on the idea believe.

The 2017 NAEP was the first time a majority of students across the nation took the test on a computer, instead of with pencil and paper.

PARCC is considering offering a pencil - and - paper test in 2014 - 2015 to states that aren't prepared for online testing, but ultimately districts will be expected to be able to test on computers.

As for basing teacher performance on test scores, don't we want kids to be able to do more than color little circles with # 2 pencils?

On Monday, state Education Commissioner Candice McQueen ordered that students take the test, known as TNReady, using pencil and paper instead of online.

Mulgrew stated that both State Education Commissioner John King and Chancellor Dennis Walcott told him they were against standardized testing for pre K to grade 2 but Mulgrew went on to say that 36 schools were giving bubble tests to kids of this age and that he talked to a teacher who reported that some of these students could not even hold a pencil.

The tests will be entirely online, replacing and expanding on the state's current pencil and paper testing, and will be aligned with the new national Common Core State Standards.

Harford County will give all the new tests on paper and pencil because it doesn't have the computers nor the technical infrastructure to administer them.

(Districts that are not ready to administer testing on computers or electronic tablets will have access to «paper and pencil» tests for up to three years.)

About two - thirds of Maryland students who will be taking the state test, called the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Career, are expected to do so on a computer rather than with paper and pencil this spring.

Students like taking the test on VocabularySpellingCity instead of using paper and pencil.

Recent research in Maryland, Illinois, and at the National Center for Education Statistics, has shown that standardized tests create a significant technology gap for students in high - poverty schools — students receive lower scores on computer - based tests than they would using pencil and paper.

That is why the sixth and final section of Pencils Down, «Beyond High - Stakes, Standardized Testing,» focuses on authentic forms of assessment, including portfolios and ongoing teacher and student self - reflection based on classroom evidence.

Through articles that provide thoughtful and emotional critiques from the frontlines of education, Pencils Down deconstructs the damage that standardized tests wreak on our education system and the human beings that populate it.

Tom Coker, who graduated from college in the spring, remembers having to take his standardized tests and SATs on paper with Number two pencils.

The new tests — known as Smarter Balanced Assessments — differed from the previous paper - and - pencil tests in that they were given on desktop computers, laptops and tablets.

The coffeepot was sitting on a table alongside a centrifuge, scales, a rack of test rubes, and a Pokémon mug filled with Magic Markers, pens, and pencils.

The LSAT is a pencil and paper test, and sales are MUCH higher for paper books (based on comparative sales ranks, and the duds that appear in the top LSAT kindle books).

The works in the exhibition see the artist testing out pastels, graphite, charcoal, conté, pencil, ballpoint pen, and enamel on surfaces ranging from Chemex coffee filter paper and plexiglass to anodized aluminum and matte Mylar panel.

Giving visual expression to wordplay, Arceneaux's Borrowed Sun (Critical Juxtaposition Test)(2004) places a pencil - drawn portrait of jazz musician Sun Ra on par with sketched representations of Sol LeWitt and Galileo, three legendary creators linked by cosmic connotations.

Cute mouse drawing and red tulip Polychromos drawing on paper After impulsively buying a set of 12 color pencils from Faber Castell I decided to test them by making a cute mouse drawing in...

It was based on his reasonable conclusions that (i) the parties» agreement provided for mediation as a precondition to arbitration; (ii) the requirement to mediate «in Delaware», which ran afoul of section 10 of the Arthur Wishart (Franchise Disclosure) Act, could be severed from the parties» agreement using the «blue pencil» approach, which kept intact the requirement to mediate, just not in Delaware; and (iii) applying the «appropriate means» branch of the discoverability test in s. 5 (1)(a)(iv) of the Limitations Act, 2002, the two year limitation period for arbitration commenced on the date that mediation was deemed completed.

Depending on where you are taking the test you can most likely expect a multiple choice, paper & pencil format.

Because hands - on, psychomotor competencies can not be measured conclusively by a paper - and - pencil or computer - based test, the mandatory education requirement — which must include a practicum of 160 hours or more — distinguishes the CMA (AAMA) from all other medical assisting credentials, and provides employers, patients, malpractice insurance carriers, and third - party accrediting bodies such as The Joint Commission and the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) with tangible evidence that CMAs (AAMA) are not only knowledgeable about the multifaceted dimensions of the profession, but also competent in the clinical and administrative duties that are required in ambulatory care delivery settings.

Along with this, randomized studies on psychological distress tests have shown the same equivalence between the online and paper - and - pencil versions [12].

Several studies support VR as a treatment technology (Baños et al., 2006; Meyerbröker and Emmelkamp, 2010; Cárdenas - López and Rosa - Gómez, 2011; Wrzesien et al., 2014; Riva et al., 2016) but not for the assessment, mainly based on paper and pencil tests.