Sentences with phrase «stakes testing situation»

Whether it is a classroom assessment or a high - stakes testing situation, there are some test - taking strategies that students can employ to help themselves on test day.

Proponents of the act have succeeded in ensuring that students with special needs are given the same accommodations in high - stakes testing situations as they get in the classroom.

Not exact matches

I hope that several prominent neurologists without a stake in the situation will step forward and volunteer to examine Jahi — and not just for a day or two but over an extended period of time, to test her brain and body functions thoroughly and determine whether she does indeed respond to requests.

Rumore said this process creates a «high stakes» testing situation, where state tests can make or break a teacher's rating.

And in the same way that the dogs responded differently in different situations — growling more at their metal test partners when food was at stake — Michelsen believes that acceptance of the beebot depended on the context.

We are campaigning on high stakes testing, so that pupils learn less by rote, and more by considering problems and challenges in real life situations — where they are required, also, to develop the skills that employers are crying out for — speaking and listening well; collaborating with each other well; using IT.

Turning to Gramsci's idea of hegemony (that powerful groups in society strive to maintain and strengthen their dominance by offering new evidence to justify it), it is plausible to assume that high - stakes tests facilitate the win / lose situations that justify hierarchical social relations and dominant groups» material and status advantages.»

The team explain on the Oculus Blog: «Whether you've imagined navigating high - stakes situations with James Bond's British charm or La Femme Nikita's ruthless efficiency, Defector puts your wits to the test in a series of pulse - pounding missions.

Wondracek is pilot testing her virtual courtroom now, which she hopes will «give [law students] experience before the high - stakes, real - world situation.»