Sentences with phrase «test for fairness»

Research suggests high - quality assessments of school principals should be, among other things, consistently applied and tested for fairness; seen as an ongoing process for professional growth rather than a «tool» or isolated event; and based on the best available evidence.

Research and best practice models suggest that high - quality assessments: (1) measure what they are designed to measure; (2) are consistently applied and tested for fairness; (3) regard assessment as an ongoing process for professional growth, not just a «tool» or an isolated event; (4) use the best available evidence, often from multiple sources; (5) reinforce the organization's core goals; (6) provide actionable feedback on what matters most; and (7) help build a culture of continuous improvement.

Not exact matches

So while the interests of fairness argue for a dramatic scaling back of seniors» discounts — or at least greater use of income testing to ensure only those in real financial need are accessing them — political dynamics are actually working to expand their scope and cost.

So it's back to the bread and butter for Carroll and his club team - mates, although, in fairness, there weren't too many players involved with their national sides during the week which should ensure Chris Hughton doesn't face any late withdrawals or nervous waits on fitness tests.

In fairness, BPI has improved its safety protocols and now leads the industry in testing for not just one but the so - called «Big Six» strains of E. coli, and it also vows to hold back any batch testing positive for these pathogens.

Refraining from plunder is not the only test of integrity: fairness and equity, fulfilment of promises and zero tolerance for errant aides and associates also matter.

The five pledges are: secure the recovery; raise family living standards; build a hi - tech economy; protect frontline investment in policing, schools, childcare and the NHS — with a new guarantee of cancer test results within a week; and strengthen fairness in communities through controlled immigration, guarantees of education, apprenticeships and jobs for young people and a crackdown on antisocial behaviour.

«It is likely that the army could secure Britain's borders if planned strikes go ahead, says Francis Maude Main 2/10 Tests for the Autumn Statement: Will Osborne fight for the fairness agenda?»

At the root of Martiniello's research is a quest for fairness and equity by questioning the validity of standardized math tests, given their significant implications on students» lives.

If we design tests that are blandly «fair» to all students taking them today, we surrender an opportunity to drive real fairness for all students tomorrow.

alternative assessments shall be consistent with technical criteria for validity, reliability, and fairness in testing;

And in fairness, MCPS sets an even higher standard for college readiness than the testing organizations do (1650 on the SAT versus 1550, and a 24 on the ACT).

A replacement for the much criticized No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, the reauthorization gained support from groups as diverse as The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, the National Education Association, the National Parent Teacher Association, The National School Boards Association, the National Governors Association and Fairtest, an organization that addresses issues related to fairness and accuracy in testing.

The study of 600 teachers, conducted by Abacus Associates for the Connecticut Education Association, underscores mounting concerns by legislators, educators, parents, and others about the test's validity, fairness, and negative impact on students — particularly those in high - poverty districts and those with limited access to computers.

Indeed, the fact that Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing (AERA, APA, & NCME, 2014) opens with the first three chapters focused on the foundations of validity, reliability and fairness underscores the importance of consideration of these elements in all assessment.

Tested for inter-rater reliability and offering intensive training for accuracy and fairness

The plan must be developed with careful consideration of available data and subsequent issues of fairness and it should allow for the participation of all teachers, not only those in tested grades and subjects.

And PARCC's questions are designed by educators, not bureaucrats - 30 teachers review every test item for fairness and efficacy.

For example, in order to address concerns about the fairness of using student test scores to evaluate teachers, Hillsborough County Public Schools, in Tampa, Florida, decided early on to focus on the growth in test scores between two points in time rather than a static achievement measure captured only once a year.

Here in California, the SBAC assessments have been carefully examined by independent examiners of the test content who concluded that they lack validity, reliability, and fairness, and should not be administered, much less be considered a basis for high - stakes decision making.»

When I made a Public Records Request to the CDE last winter for documentation of validity reliability and fairness information for Smarter Balanced tests, either in CDE files or obtainable from the Smarter Balanced consortium, the reply letter in January said CDE had no such information in their files.

The 27 - page Guidelines for the Assessment of English Language Learners is the latest in a series of researchbased ETS publications that address quality issues as they relate to fairness and equity in testing.

There has been no documentation for the validity, reliability, or fairness for Smarter Balanced tests released by Smarter Balanced, UCLA, or CDE since January, as far as I know.

If performance pay pits teachers against one another, places even greater pressure on test results, and creates doubts about the system's fairness, more teachers are likely to look for other lines of work.

In the interest of fairness, and to allow time for educator preparation programs to integrate such changes into their curricula, test materials for specific assessments will continue to reference the terminology, criteria and classifications referred to in the fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM - IV - TR) until further notice.

New regulations included federal measures to tighten mortgage insurance rules, expand stress tests, and improve tax fairness around capital gains exemptions as well as changes to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation's securitization programs; B.C.'s new 15 % land transfer tax on foreign nationals in Metro Vancouver and introduction of the Home Owner Mortgage and Equity program to provide interest - free loans to first - time buyers, along with Vancouver's introduction of a tax on vacant homes; and Ontario's doubling of the land - transfer tax rebate for first - time buyers, combined with a tax increase on homes over $ 2,000,000.

You may have heard of the disapointment in the 2009 bank charges test case where the Supreme Court decided that charges could not be assessed for fairness.

We also have other rules that relate to fairness in the market, and we have to test for compliance with those rules.

That means: in fairness, at a minimum, you need to give modelers credit for trying to provide true forcasts based on the forcing estimates for aerosols, and those forecasts were tested against data.

In Z, Moor J adopted the negative fairness test and held as follows: «I therefore reject all the arguments raised to say that it would not be fair for me to uphold the agreement in so far as it excludes sharing.

FURTHER ACCOUNT In the Bank Charges Test Case — OFT v Abbey National and others [2008] All ER (D) 349 (Apr)(see NLJ 9 May 2008, p 668)-- Mr Justice Andrew Smith on 22 May 2008 granted the banks permission to appeal his ruling that current terms and conditions for unarranged overdraft charges were susceptible to assessment as to fairness under the Consumer Credit Regulations 1999 (SI 1999/1956).

[63] In summary, having regard to the over-arching policy that the material - contribution test is available only when a denial of liability under the but - for test would offend basic notions of fairness and justice, I agree with the following statement made by Professor Knutsen in setting out his conclusions (at 187):

UTCCR, reg 6 precludes application of the fairness test to a core term including one providing for price or remuneration provided it is in plain and intelligible language.

Where these two requirements are satisfied, liability may be imposed even though the «but for» test is not satisfied, as it otherwise would offend basic notions of fairness and justice to deny liability by the rigid application of the «but for» test.

But it's indispensable for many human endeavours: adjudicating claims about the past, computing property ownership or money balances, certifying quality based on testing, and proving precedence of publication (relevant to intellectual property) or proving the fact of publication (relevant to legal compliance, fairness, authorship claims and so on).

In those exceptional cases where these two requirements are satisfied, liability may be imposed, even though the «but for» test is not satisfied, because it would offend basic notions of fairness and justice to deny liability by applying a «but for» approach.

The material contribution test achieves fairness in compensation because the plaintiff has already established a but for causation on a global scale, but is unable to determine which specific defendant was responsible for the injury.

Banks» terms and conditions which impose charges on customers for unauthorised overdrafts are subject to the test of fairness in the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999 (UTCCR 1999), the High Court has ruled.

Several commentators have suggested that the expansion of the «real and substantial connection» test to include notions of fairness or foreign enforceability, and the overlap with factors that should really be left for the second - stage «forum» analysis, is not only contrary to established precedent, but has resulted in confusion and uncertainty for both judges and litigants.

While the first - stage fair dealing test should now be very easy to meet, Canadian fair dealing resembles US fair use in another way — it is not a free - for - all, since merely meeting the first - stage test only opens the door to the full fairness analysis.

By confirming a low threshold for the first - stage purposes test, the Court has ensured that virtually all purposes will pass the first stage and be considered on the basis of the fairness of the use, not the intended purpose (which is itself only one of the six factors in the second - stage test).