Sentences with phrase «tests in a particular year»

In addition, library research, independent projects, science experiments, oral histories, long - term writing assignments different from those being tested in a particular year are all being eliminated or reduced in those schools where TAAS scores have been low.

Not exact matches

«I think that the LMP1 category provides a fantastic challenge for us but we can rely on a lot of experience gained over the years, in particular those spent in Formula 1, relating to the management of the design, research, testing and development processes that are so important for a successful LMP1 team.»

«Emily made clear, as we have done for more than a year now, that the Government needs to deliver a deal which meets our six tests, in particular by explaining how we will maintain current arrangements on the Northern Ireland border, and ensure all UK firms maintain the current benefits of access to the single market and customs union, the source said.

Because the FDA does not have the resources to oversee all the LDTs that have come to market in recent years, the agency plans to divide them into three categories, based on the likelihood that a misleading or incorrect result from a particular test could cause substantial harm.

These chips are important for eliminating many early problematic amalgams, but animal tests are still needed to see how a drug is broken down by multiple organs in the body — the liver and gut, in particular — and how the broken - down metabolites circulate to other organs, the 29 - year - old San Jose, Calif., native says.

There's no incentive to build knowledge in a particular domain — plants, astronomy, colonial America, the Harlem Renaissance — since there's no guarantee that those subjects will come up on the reading test this year, next year, or ever.

We see all kinds of stories that are critical of a particular private school, of a choice made by parents, or which highlight first - year test - score snapshots in a private choice program.

There's random error in student test scores; there's random variation in the particular group of teachers who complete a program in a given year; there's random variation in where those teachers end up working; and there's random variation in how responsive their students are.

You can return to the Denver Post or Chalkbeat articles in just about any year just after the release of test score data to find the «it» schools of a particular year getting pages of press in their first year only to be soundly forgotten about when the new «it» schools come online and some of the previous years» schools fail to live up to expectations.

The maximum CRI value is 100, which means that every 12th - grade student during the 2014 - 2015 academic year in a particular school took and passed at least one AP test before or during his or her senior year.

Although it is hoped that some of the pupils may apply to join our Lower School in Year 7, the project is not designed to prepare pupils for tests for 11 + entry to any particular secondary school.

In particular, he decried the federal policy of requiring all states to test all students in third grade through eighth grade this yeaIn particular, he decried the federal policy of requiring all states to test all students in third grade through eighth grade this yeain third grade through eighth grade this year.

The tables show how well a particular year group of pupils at a given school has performed in tests or exams.

The use of standardized tests in particular has been a bone of contention around the country: In Chicago, teachers went on strike last year to protest how much the exams counted in their evaluationin particular has been a bone of contention around the country: In Chicago, teachers went on strike last year to protest how much the exams counted in their evaluationIn Chicago, teachers went on strike last year to protest how much the exams counted in their evaluationin their evaluations.

Her genius was in the construction of a public identity of partial affiliation — a university - based historian who never wrote an academic dissertation, a former government official whose career in public service lasted less than two years, an overseer of the national testing program with no particular expertise in testing, and a champion of public school teachers who has never taught in a public school.

When comparing all jurisdictions to each other, the testing procedures are based on all pairwise combinations of the jurisdictions in a particular year or pair of years.

In particular, primary teachers will be able to have access to around 100 spelling, grammar and punctuation (SPaG) assessments with thousands of questions that they can use immediately within Key Stages 1 and 2 in preparation for external testing later this yeaIn particular, primary teachers will be able to have access to around 100 spelling, grammar and punctuation (SPaG) assessments with thousands of questions that they can use immediately within Key Stages 1 and 2 in preparation for external testing later this yeain preparation for external testing later this year.

At the same time, the test's administrators and analysts cautioned against reading too much into one snapshot of the data or blaming any particular policy or party, keeping in mind that scores have improved significantly over the years.

While black and Hispanic students in particular have shown impressive gains over the years, their test scores are still lower than those of white students, at both a district and statewide level.

teachers use any assessment for establishing pupils» starting points, teacher assessment and testing, to modify teaching so that pupils achieve their potential by the end of a year or key stage; inspectors should note that Ofsted does not expect to see any particular system of assessment in place.

In particular, the estimates indicate that less than 10 percent of the year - to - year improvements in test scores can be attributed to the changing student composition in the District over this time framIn particular, the estimates indicate that less than 10 percent of the year - to - year improvements in test scores can be attributed to the changing student composition in the District over this time framin test scores can be attributed to the changing student composition in the District over this time framin the District over this time frame.

Thus, in an effort to support teachers and to give them the baseline data that they need in real time at the end of the year, we are am administering a series of short end - of - the - year tests to give teachers an accurate and up to date picture of their students» full learning profiles, and in particular the skills and concepts that need to be re-taught or strengthened to ensure student success in the new school year term.

It gained the full five stars in its Euro NCAP tests, while both Lexus — and the IS in particular — have done very well in our Driver Power customer satisfaction surveys over the years.

Well, in tests going back to 1962, the particular method of fundamental indexing that the authors use would beat the S&P 500 by 2 % / year.

Wasley advises that retailers initially stock a variety of products, testing to see what sells in their particular area and during what time of year, since weather extremes could influence sales — extreme hot or cold temperatures may affect the both the pet's and the owner's ability and willingness to go outdoors, she explains.

The changes will take place in mid-2018 and are intended to provide a more flexible testing schedule to benefit prospective law students, who will have more options if they have a conflict with a particular test date, and law schools, whose application cycles have shifted in recent years.

On a tangent about continuing competence, not just entry - level, what about requiring lawyers in active practice to write and pass a version of the multiple - choice bar admission tests online at least every year or two (and if particular subject area failed, restricted from practicing in that area?).

One of the most striking examples of the global power of the new generation of internet companies is their ability (and willingness) to use smaller and developing countries as testing grounds for their new products — in particular, for initiatives they couldn't get away with in the U.S.. For years, Facebook has tried to violate the principle of net neutrality by striking deals to make Facebook not count against mobile data caps (in India, Facebook's Free Basics program was met with heavy criticism).

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The purity of the River Test's chalkstream water is such that it has been used in the making of paper, and our banknotes in particular, for hundreds of years, while the sculpture through which the coloured path flows is what phytoplanktonic organisms look like when they bind together; chalk is formed of the skeletons of these Jurassic period creatures.