Sentences with phrase «through traditional tests»

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While the traditional ways are tried and tested, they still let a lot of people slip through the cracks.

How Children Succeed introduced readers to an exciting new body of research showing that the traditional way we measure children's abilities — through standardized tests of their cognitive skills — was missing a crucial dimension: the importance of so - called non-cognitive skills or character strengths, qualities like grit, curiosity, conscientiousness, self - control, and optimism.

Then there's James — a boy who grew up in a low - income Brooklyn neighbourhood who, despite the fact he couldn't perform well on traditional tests — might be the best 13 - year - old chess player in the U.S., all through the help of an attentive, nurturing teacher.

Independent tests showed that a baby gets 97 % more air while breathing through a Newton Crib Mattress than on a traditional crib mattress.

Who knows, there may even be useful compounds hidden away in alternative or traditional medicines that could be found through a good testing program.

Among those saying they'd be willing to undergo rapid HIV testing in a dental setting, 76 per cent preferred an oral saliva swab, 15 per cent preferred a pin prick test, and eight per cent preferred a traditional blood test that draws blood through a needle.

Now, a team at MIT and other institutions has come up with a way to bypass such expensive and time - consuming fabrication and testing, allowing for a rapid screening of far more variations than would be practical through the traditional approach.

In contrast, the alternative pathway that requires prospective teachers to take courses that are not transferable to other fields yields teachers who are less effective at boosting student test scores than either traditional - route teachers or teachers who entered the profession through other alternative pathways.

The goal is to help patients regain mental wellness through the use of individualized metabolic testing, nutritional therapies, dietary interventions, along with traditional medical treatments, including medications and psychotherapy.

Functional medicine integrates traditional Western medical practices with what is sometimes considered «alternative» or «integrative» medicine, creating a focus on prevention through nutrition, diet, and exercise; use of the latest laboratory testing and other diagnostic techniques; and prescribed combinations of drugs and / or botanical medicines, supplements, therapeutic diets, detoxification programs, or stress - management techniques.

Born and raised in China, now living in Canada for the past 19 years, Yang shares time - tested traditional wisdoms from the east to the west, through nutrient - dense real food recipes.

Functional medicine integrates traditional Western medical practices with what are sometimes considered «alternative» or «integrative» medicine, creating a focus on prevention through nutrition, diet and exercise; use of the latest laboratory testing and other diagnostic techniques, and prescribed combinations of drugs and / or botanical medicines, supplements, therapeutic diets, detoxification programs and stress management techniques.

Rather than perform a lactate test the traditional way — biking or running — we'll test lactate through a variety of strength and resistance exercises, including classic Olympic weightlifting.

Functional Medicine integrates traditional Western medical practices with what is sometimes considered «alternative» or «integrative» medicine, creating a focus on prevention through nutrition, diet, and exercise; use of the latest laboratory testing and other diagnostic techniques; and prescribed combinations of drugs and / or botanical medicines, supplements, therapeutic diets, detoxification programs, or stress - management techniques.

Charter school students in grades 3 through 8 perform better than we would expect, based on the performance of comparable students in traditional public schools, on both the math and reading portions of New York's statewide achievement tests.

But in order to assess a student's deep understanding of the subject and their ability to apply a concept, you can not test those kinds of abilities through a traditional paper - and - pencil, crank - out - the - formulas kind of an assessment.

• MAT@USC offers traditional credit - hour courses, but at WGU, courses are competency - based, allowing students to prove that they have mastered content through a combination of tests, portfolios, and observations.

The database contains individual - level information on test scores and background characteristics for all students in grades 3 through 8 in the state's public schools, charter and traditional.

Abstract: «While traditional classrooms wade through indexed text books chapter by chapter in order to pass Friday's test, a torrent of knowledge is streaming past and through the students on their cell phones.

Abstract: «While traditional classrooms wade through indexed text books chapter by chapter in order to pass Friday's test, -LSB-...]

The study of teacher preparation models by Constantine et al., showing that students with an alternatively certified teacher did no worse on achievement tests than students whose teacher came through the traditional route, shed light on the effectiveness of different teacher training strategies.

The study from the Washington - based American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence tested 55 veteran teachers from Tennessee who entered the profession through traditional routes.

Research shows that students who learned through Defined STEM projects have shown improved engagement, 21st century skills, and achieved +39 % higher test scored than students who received traditional instruction.

Either we will have low - standards tests driving curriculum and instruction (as in Texas) or we can attempt other means to ensure high - quality curriculum and instruction than through traditional standardized tests (including most of the current ones with open - ended questions)[see also Neill, «States Flunk»].

Through coaching provided by TSCCI partners Eskolta and reDesign, Bronx Haven's principal at the time, Lucinda Mendez, and a team of teachers launched a multiyear effort to shift the school's focus from traditional outcome measures — like standardized test scores — toward the learning process itself.

Commissioner of Education Robert Scott reasons that state standardized tests, soon to include end - of - course exams in high schools, already prevent some students from graduating — even if they slip too easily through some classes, traditional or otherwise.

The 11 cyber charter schools in Pennsylvania through 2012 have been popular among families seeking alternatives to the traditional public schools, but their quality has been called into question because most of their students have been unable to reach state benchmarks on math and reading tests.

Leverage these in traditional practice sessions, through collaborative Group Sessions, or via customizable Built Tests and quizzes to keep practice interesting day after day.

Supporting integration means realizing that it's not okay to test the latest ed reform trend on Black and Latino kids while their whiter, richer, more heavily - resourced counterparts are succeeding through some pretty traditional means.

However, additional Certificates and / or endorsements added to an existing certificate / credential through a traditional teacher preparation program may require a Praxis II Test.

of traditional teacher certification programs (i.e. passing state tests, taking a political stance through teachers unions, etc.) when they choose alternative teacher certification programs.

The gifted youngster's ability to define and solve problems in many ways (often described as fluency of innovative ideas or divergent thinking ability) may not be compatible with traditional gifted education programs or specific classroom requirements, in part because many gifted students are identified through achievement test scores (Torrance, 1977).

However, with continued concerns over the unintended (and sometimes detrimental) consequences of expanding standardized testing, policies have reemphasized the importance of more traditional, widely applicable approaches to measuring teacher quality — specifically, the quality of teachers» instruction, assessed through classroom observation.

Having been designed and modeled with the use of CAE, the IDWS design was then prototyped on a premium brand performance car that was originally fitted with a traditional double wishbone suspension, and tested on MIRA's Suspension Kinematic & Compliance Facility before being put through its paces on the test track.

More of a supplemental interface to traditional or digital texts than as a typical book, digital or otherwise, LearnSmart engages student learners in personalized ways that not only help them study through knowledge testing, but help them achieve in a timely way by gearing reinforcement strategies through student confidence in the material.

The different test outcomes and results between the two groups could mean that learning through interactive multimedia eBooks is not only more effective, but also more attractive to students, compared to learning through traditional methods.

With the death of the traditional bookstore and the emerging popularity of ebooks being sold through the Internet, I felt it was time for me to test the waters.

Now, Smashwords is beta testing a new feature that gives its authors the same pre-order capabilities that traditional publishers can generate for their titles, all while still making the book available through consumers» favorite online book retail sites.

If an animal tests positive for coccidia and Marquis Paste is not available through the attending vet, the traditional treatment with Albon must be given immediately — treating with a double dose of Albon for 5 days instead of a double dose on day one followed by a 9 day single dose.

The tissue samples that are collected can be studied through immunohistochemistry, traditional microscopic examination and tests that detect the presence of virus or bacteria.

But it wasn't long before, during play - testing and fine - tuning, that the now - traditional Mario Kart essence started shining through.

It's a more complete and well rounded game, but when viewed through the lens of more traditional development milestones, that would mean it's just entered beta testing.

With traps ranging from the traditional springboard, explosives and tower walls to the absurd such as sticky cows, spear men on elephants or lions dangled from hot air balloons, the defense side will test your wits to see just how you'll impede the other team while you make your mad dash for glory through the treacherous maelstrom of mayhem they've laid before you.

With our diverse range of Addicting Games, you'll find everything from battling alien invasions, through to traditional games, like the ancient Chinese game of Mahjongthat will keep your brain cells active and test your logical skills too.

The promise of access to «necessaries» through trade in wildlife was the key point, and where a right has been granted, there must be more than a mere disappearance of the mechanism created to facilitate the exercise of the right to warrant the conclusion that the right itself is extinguished... the surviving substance of the treaty is not the literal promise of a truckhouse, but a treaty right to continue to obtain necessaries through hunting and fishing by trading the products of those traditional activities subject to restrictions that can be justified under the Badger test... What is contemplated therefore is not a right to trade generally for economic gain, but rather a right to trade for necessaries.

Silk dome tweeters were chosen through listening tests to replace the traditional metal cones found in many wireless speakers for their benefit to sound quality.

Rights and interests may continue under traditional law and custom but fail to secure legal protection under Australian law through the difficult test for recognition and the easy test for extinguishment.

Further, agreements with traditional owner groups who are unable to meet the legal tests for a native title determination or whose native title rights and interests have been extinguished by previous grants could nevertheless achieve similar outcomes through agreements that addressed development needs.