Sentences with phrase «tested subject area»

In fact, the largest positive change for a state in any tested subject area and grade level was a +10 change in scale score by California in eighth grade reading.

Further, most middle school teachers who take the time to teach financial literacy are often taking time away from a tested subject area.

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The researchers used something called Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) to stimulate an area of the brain associated with creativity while they asked study subjects to complete tests of verbal creativity, such as coming up with as many associations between a set of words as possible.

According to the woman who took the picture, the man said his son had failed a test and he was trying to relearn math to help his boy in the subject area.

That was a very interesting read many comments caught my attention I've recently been diagnosed with Bipolar I have hallucinations and hear voices in my ear's when I hallucinate it's likes they are trying to get me thousands of them I can only describe them as dark shadows and they are trying to get me just as they are about to get me a brilliant white light surrounds me and there's three entities humanly shaped but like this brilliant white light they are also glowing this brilliant whiteness I can't understand what they are saying the only way I can explain it is emotions comfort joy love is what I feel emanating from these entities the voices I hear aren't evil telling me to do bad things to people when I get put into a mode of fear I live in a rough area of Scotland and everytime I've got into a fight something possesses me I know this for a fact as I can't control myself I'm an observer watching my family / Friends say I change they say my eyes change and I look evil I personally do think possibly through my own personal experience I» am possessed as I act out of character I've lost interest in many things I've recently I decided it's time for change I've lost my faith I've been trying to connect with God and feel his love which I used to feel the presence of the holy spirit everytime I try connect I get a feeling of abandonment I just think if I am possessed could these entities stop me connecting with «God» I can say from my heart of hearts «JESUS CHRIST HAS COME IN THE FLESH» I think it's more to do with the persons own personal fears which I have noticed my fears have changed if I had to be truthfully with myself I fear God which I know I'm not supposed to just I can't explain it I guess if you ever need a test subject I'm up for the challenge like I said I'm on journey to find myself and my travels have brought me hear I'm going to hang around for a wee while there's lots of good information to be plundered loll

School districts would like to see kids have more time for lunch but are pressed to meet testing objectives, and therefore have weighted core subject areas with a higher time priority.

As Daisy Gonzales writes, educators in the state are also exploring the link between emotional learning and test scores in subject areas.

They seem to show areas associated with visual data lighting up despite the test subjects having their eyes closed.

The test, Raven's Progressive Matrices, usually entails both visual and symbolic reasoning, although brain imaging of study subjects with autism showed they were able to score well using only the areas of their brains associated with visual processes.

Twenty test subjects were initially given different intensities of painful laser pulses on two areas of the back of the hand.

By capturing water from these areas and subjecting them to the same test, it may be possible in the future to understand the consequences of an uncontrolled release of oil in these areas in greater detail.

In his third year as a teacher, he passed another subject - area test, which qualified him to teach math.

He passed the state's required test of general literacy and communication skills as well as a subject - area test in chemistry.

Scientists at the Medical Center — University of Freiburg, the Institute of Psychology of the University of Freiburg and the Institute for Frontier Areas of Psychology and Mental Health (IGPP) in Freiburg have now published a study demonstrating that test subjects almost always perceive Mona Lisa as happy.

«Probably among the earliest designations of a coral reef protected area, this site has been subjected to massive military development, high atmospheric nuclear testing, chemical waste disposal, and other threats,» the institute notes.

States should seize the possibilities for more innovative approaches to school improvement posed by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which replaces a law much criticized for its heavy - handed federal role and for focusing schools heavily on teaching for low - level multiple - choice tests in reading and math to the neglect of other subject areas and higher - level skills.

It has tests aligned with its standards in three of the four core subject areas.

In their article, «The Relative Equitability of High - Stakes Testing versus Teacher - Assigned Grades: An Analysis of the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS),» Harvard Graduate School of Education researchers Robert T. Brennan and James S. Kim, and UMass Boston researchers Melodie Wenz - Gross and Gary N. Siperstein compared 736 student results on the MCAS with teacher - assigned grades in order to analyze the relative equitability of the two measures across three subject areas — math, English, and science.

And while South Dakota regulates an alternative route into the profession, participants need not demonstrate subject - area expertise — by passing a test or completing a minimum amount of coursework — before taking charge of a classroom.

Applicants must complete subject - area coursework and pass content tests in the subjects they plan to teach.

At the same time, they would widen its subject coverage to span all eight «fundamental goals,» employing «performance assessments» of various sorts to appraise progress in areas unsuited to paper - and - pencil testing.

Teachers must pass a test in basic professional studies and a second test in their subject area.

Perhaps more importantly, for the purposes of the field test, test designers only need responses from 10 percent of California students in each subject area.

Rothstein ardently dislikes the board's execution of a 1988 statutory mandate to establish «appropriate student performance levels for each age and grade in each subject area to be tested» under the National Assessment.

Templates present in a template library are often tried and tested in a variety of courses developed across multiple domains and subject areas.

In contrast, teacher candidates who took tests in 22 subject areas passed at an overall rate of 83 percent.

At the end of a class in a particular subject area, have students answer one multiple - choice, standardized - test type of question to see if they grasped an idea covered in class.

To earn an AP diploma, a student must take a minimum of five AP exams, four of them in core subject areas, and score a three or higher on the tests.

«Success» in implementing standards - based reforms under this model is defined not in terms of test scores in a limited number of subject areas, but broadly, in terms of providing all students a sound basic education on a sustained basis.

Improving test scores by integrating maths across all subject areas and focusing on teacher training.

This activity can also be personalised to any curriculum area, as the words can be changed to fit the keywords of any subject, to test understanding.

A 1999 study by the Center for Research in Educational Policy at the University of Memphis and University of Tennessee at Knoxville found that students using the Co-nect program, which emphasizes project - based learning and technology, improved test scores in all subject areas over a two - year period on the Tennessee Value - Added Assessment System.

Standardized tests should not be confused with the standards movement, which advocates specific grade - level content and performance standards in key subject areas.

However, without the changes Massachusetts made to its entire system of teacher licensing (e.g., subject area licensing tests for all prospective teachers, criteria for achieving full licensure after beginning teaching, and criteria for license renewal for veteran teachers), it is unlikely there would have been enduring gains in achievement for students in all demographic groups and in all its regional vocational / technical high schools — gains confirmed by tests independent of control or manipulation by Massachusetts or federal policy makers.

The state requires prospective high school teachers to complete majors and pass subject - matter tests in the areas they plan to teach.

Candidates who have not met the coursework requirements may demonstrate their subject - area competence by taking one or more tests — a policy that is reflected in a footnote on Page 50 of the report.

Lessons regularly wow the pupils and give them hands - on opportunities to test and explore their ideas and we have found that this enthusiasm for learning bubbles over into all subject areas.

The subject - matter portion was a test of a teacher's knowledge of the subject area that he or she was going to teach.

Students can get quizzed on the SAT's different sections via subject - organized practice questions; they can take tests (timed and untimed), which are scored immediately to provide them with feedback on potential problem areas and how to correct them.

Teachers can search for customized information of certification requirements on a state - by - state basis, including skill testing, subject area competence testing, and pre-requisite coursework.

From file preparation and translation memory application to translation, editing and testing, we handpick language professionals that meet the specialized subject - area requirements of each assignment.

To be considered highly qualified as an elementary school teacher who is new to the profession, you must also have demonstrated subject knowledge and teaching skills in reading, writing, mathematics, and other areas of the basic elementary school curriculum by passing a rigorous state test.

These are the same subject areas and grades for which standards and assessments are required under the ESEA statute (with the exception of science standards and tests at 3 grade levels), but the rigor and quality of the standards and assessments are intended to be higher than those required under the ESEA statute.

I think the pedagogy test could help eliminate a few people who may not be qualified and the content area test definitely ensures that potential teachers know their subject, but it is hard to say that it shows if teachers will be successful in the classroom.

They also embrace standardized testing as a way to measure student achievement, and both call for all states to participate in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), called «the nation's report card,» which tests students in grades four, eight, and twelve in various subject areas.

«We also find that «F» - graded schools engaged in systematically different changes in instructional policies and practices as a consequence of school accountability pressure, and that these policy changes may explain a significant share of the test score improvements (in some subject areas) associated with «F» - grade receipt.»

Efforts to Improve Teacher Quality: Instead of requiring its teachers to complete minimum degrees or coursework in the subjects they plan to teach, Oregon requires its high school teachers to demonstrate subject - matter knowledge by passing tests in their areas of endorsement prior to certification.

Data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress suggest a fairly complicated pattern of changes in the black - white gap across cohorts that depends on the subject area and the age at which the tests are administered.

But middle school teachers, to earn their licenses, may choose to take a test, complete a subject - area major, or attend a professional - development institute.

Where is the evidence that high stakes testing actually improves student learning in not only the subjects tested, but other important areas as well?