Sentences with phrase «subjective observations of»

Subtract the subjective observations of the test drivers and the RAM wins.

These claims were based on subjective observations of ovarian tissue and on the behavior of extremely rare ovarian cells following extensive growth in tissue culture, a procedure that is capable of «reprogramming» cells.

The installation consists of found and made images chosen from a subjective observation of reality, utilized to throw things into question.

Not exact matches

And even when there is substantial objective evidence to go with the subjective observations and interpretations of myself and others, I refrain from talking about it unless there is a * need * for me to say something specific.

to claim science somehow eliminates metaphysics is to fail to understand the difference between science (a * human * [& thus philosophically subjective] discipline of observation) and scientism (putting objective faith in science).

3) you appear to be confusing science (a discipline of human observation... and therefore — philosophically speaking — a subjective enterprise) with scientism (putting metaphysical faith in that human observation — an objective enterprise).

Proust's world was preponderantly made up of subjective emotions and objective observations, whereas Dostoievsky and Blake first participated fully in what they experienced and only later attained the distance which enabled them to enter into an artistic relationship with it and give it symbolic and artistic expression.

While so much of the NBC is based on subjective feelings, for the discussion to get anywhere I think it's important to acknowledge that it is rooted in some valid observation.

Cuomo's proposal seeks to limit the number of teachers who receive high ratings under the system, since the subjective observations component is seen as an area where administrators have the opportunity to inflate teachers» scores.

In a report last August a research team at the University of Michigan measured placebo - related brain chemistry for the first time, moving the effect beyond the realm of subjective observation.

And how can scientists, with their devotion to objective observation and measurement, gain access to the inherently private and subjective realm of consciousness?

And that is what I have observed in my observation of both wild and domestic animals, based on my (subjective) interpretation of their behavior.

We will judge each on how well it explains the observations and offer our subjective assessment of the probability that the theory is correct.

John's initially passive observations blur into a frenetic, subjective tailspin of delusions and inebriated anxiety; his pretty - boy appearance grows grimy, his white clothes assume the soiled hue of flypaper yellow, and arid grit gets plastered to every surface, caked on every sweaty face.

When compared with such crude indicators, the combination of student achievement gains on state tests, student surveys, and classroom observations identified teachers with better outcomes on every measure we tested: state tests and supplemental tests as well as more subjective measures, such as student - reported effort and enjoyment in class.

We contend, however, that evaluations based on observations of classroom practice are valuable, even if they do not predict student achievement gains considerably better than more subjective methods like principal ratings of teachers.

This process combines the outcomes orientation of student test scores with the more subjective elements of classroom observations.

The evaluation system uses subjective in - class observations for half of its scoring criteria, and student growth and achievement for the remainder.

Teachers in the city tended to do best in the more subjective portions of their evaluations, which included principals» observations of their work.

The evaluation of engagement is subjective, but for the purposes of the iQUEST observations, the following criteria were used.

And considering the low - quality of subjective classroom observations that are the norm for traditional teacher evaluation systems, the state laws and collective bargaining agreements governing teacher performance management discourage school leaders from providing more - ample feedback, and that the use of objective student test score growth data is just coming into play, few teachers have gotten the kind of feedback needed to build such expertise in the first place.

Its weakness is that it is comprised of parents» and teachers» surveys, which as indirect observations, have the weakness of being susceptible to subjective judgments.

Proponents, including the Obama administration, say the analysis brings a measure of objectivity to teacher evaluations, which now rest almost exclusively on subjective factors, such as pre-announced administrator observations.

During a Tuesday Board of Education meeting, many members said they wanted to revamp evaluations, which now depend almost exclusively on observations and other subjective measures.

I confess that it's a subjective observation, but I've always considered the styling of our 1990 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS to be quite timeless compared to any of the subsequent models.

P2's Dylan Burns said both sides of the argument had points, and touched on other observations about the whole thing being subjective anyway.

This inquiry stands at the core of the work of Canadian artist Kapwani Kiwanga whose practice interweaves a research - based investigation influenced by her earlier training in social sciences, with a more subjective and fictional observation of culture.

While his abstracted landscapes are based on direct observation, the forms and colors are the result of instinct and highly subjective interpretation.

They will be prompted to think about art not through complicated theoretical language or overly subjective personal impressions, but rather through the simple tools of observation and description.

Themes such as immigration, discrimination, gentrification and the effects of globalization extend from highly subjective experiences and observations into works that tactically engage others through populist metaphors while maintaining critical perspectives.

For the biennale catalogue, Birnbaum explained, «Finch's artworks attempt to re-create his subjective impressions and scientific observations of light and color.

The scientific method, with its emphasis on replicable, quantifiable empirical observations, is powerfully suited to the investigation of objective phenomena, but has a more difficult time with the investigation of subjective phenomena.

The observations in his REStat paper are artefacts of a specific theory of decision under risk (Subjective Expected Utility) and (to boot) a specific functional form for one of the great universe of underlying functions possible in the SEU framework (logarithmic utility of outcomes, which is unbounded both below and above... a very special case in the universe of possible utilities of outcomes).

In a few cases they rely on subjective interpretation of questionable reconstructed paleoclimate data from selected periods of our geological past, rather than on empirical data based on actual, real - time physical observations or reproducible experimentation..

In several records, staff noted that wind turbine noise exceeded regulations: ««Staff have attended at the complainants homes on multiple occasions... noise measurements were obtained... subjective observations were made by Provincial Officers... the conclusion of the POs were that the noise emissions from the wind turbines were causing an adverse effect contrary to S. 14 (1) of the EPA at the complainants locations...»

While instinct and subjective observations are not data - based, they still need to be part of the process.

The opinion of a doctor may be based entirely on objective symptoms revealed through observation, examinations, tests or treatments, or the opinion may be based entirely upon subjective symptoms... in part upon objective symptoms and in part upon subjective symptoms.