Not exact matches
The marketing is edgy: October's «Touch Yourself» campaign
in partnership with Women's Health and Men's Health magazines ditches
traditional pink National Breast Cancer Awareness Month branding
in favor of a naked woman holding her breasts, encouraging women to do self -
exams for early detection.
Rodale Inc. is among the companies that provide community gardens
in their roundup of wellness services — a far cry from the more
traditional programs, like free health
exams and discounted gym memberships.
In general, if you're relatively healthy and wouldn't mind a simple medical
exam,
traditional life insurance is the better option because it will likely be less expensive than a simplified issue life insurance policy.
Johnson himself bemoaned the fact that he had to devote «this rare and sacred column space» to the issue, highlighting a range of issues he would have rather put thought to, including «singing a hymn of praise for my old chum Gove» over the education secretary's plans to scrap GCSE
exams in England
in favour of a
traditional model styled on the old O - level.
Charter school's students of the poorest neighborhood of New York City are doing excellent test scores
in the state
exams & the
traditional public schools are falling miserably where those charter schools are co located.
They have to complete coursework
in their subject area, have extensive supervised teaching experience and pass certification
exams — just like teachers
in traditional public schools.
The changes, which Education Commissioner John King said are already under way, include increasing public understanding of the standards, training more teachers and principals, ensuring adequate funding, reducing testing time and providing high school students the option to take some
traditional Regents
exams while Common Core - aligned tests are phased
in.
Accurately detecting a rare, but devastating cause of blindness
in premature babies can be done as effectively with telemedicine as with
traditional,
in - person eye
exams, a study published
in JAMA Ophthalmology suggests.
Oncologists at UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center are the first
in San Diego to meld magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology with a
traditional ultrasound prostate
exam to create a three - dimensional map of the prostate that allows physicians to view growths that were previously undetectable.
The study showed that prediction of student graduation may be significantly improved by including
in the college admission process consideration of AP
exam performance and a small set of personality traits, along with
traditional indicators of student abilities and high school grades.
It's not an
exam in the
traditional sense of the word;
in my department, it's basically just a research proposal defense that Ph.D. students have to complete.
Exam regulator Ofqual has said that there has been an increase
in the number of pupils choosing to take «
traditional» subjects, such at maths, science and English, at GCSE and A level.
Whether
in a
traditional classroom or an eLearning setting, a quiz or an
exam gives the instructor information about the learner's progress with the material.
In a
traditional classroom setting, the assessment doesn't need to «look» like an
exam.
The research team used data from more than 1,300 8th graders attending 32 public schools
in Boston, including
traditional public schools,
exam schools that admit only the city's most academically talented students, and oversubscribed charter schools.
In a further departure from the
traditional AP approach, BASIS students take no AP
exams during their senior year.
In the
traditional lectures, black students and students whose parents did not attend college performed worse than white students on
exams.
When Bishop examined the effects of high - school exit
exams, one
traditional form of external accountability, on intrinsic motivation by comparing whether students subjected to this approach engaged
in less reading for pleasure or were more likely to associate learning with rote memorization, he found no evidence that accountability undermined natural curiosity and even found some evidence of the opposite.
Some states, for instance, are creating «end - of - course»
exams aimed
in part at assessing the efficacy of individual courses, whether
traditional or online.
Test items including both «straightforward» questions (such as what might appear
in a textbook or
traditional exam) and «non-straightforward» questions which assessed students» ability to apply their learning.
Pupils
in England taking their
exams this year are the first to be awarded numerical grades — from 9, the highest, down to 1 — instead of
traditional A * - G grades.
The tests, by SBAC and Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, will both be administered mostly on computers and will feature more open - ended questions than the
traditional «fill
in the bubble»
exams to which students have grown accustomed.
Although one can't consider the results gains because the tests and testing rules changed, the figures have encouraged many:
In the English
exams for grades 3 - 8, the
traditional public schools passage rate «rose» by 7.6 percentage points, and for charter schools, the figure was up 13.7 percentage points.
The authors recommend that the state allow schools to use «well - designed» portfolios, comprised of work from each of five different subject areas to include research essays, art work and other sophisticated projects that can't be captured on a test
in place of
traditional exit
exams.
In 2016, according to the editorial, «children who attended public charter schools in these eight districts were 146 % more likely to pass state exams than students at traditional district schools, and three times more likely to score at the highest proficiency level.&raqu
In 2016, according to the editorial, «children who attended public charter schools
in these eight districts were 146 % more likely to pass state exams than students at traditional district schools, and three times more likely to score at the highest proficiency level.&raqu
in these eight districts were 146 % more likely to pass state
exams than students at
traditional district schools, and three times more likely to score at the highest proficiency level.»
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.
In addition to measuring academic achievement, ESSA will also require schools to address at least one non-academic «other indicator» beyond
traditional measures such as state
exam scores or graduation rates.
In fact, when private school students on vouchers in Milwaukee were required for the first time last fall to take the standardized Wisconsin Knowledge and Concepts Exam, they did not do as well as their counterparts in Milwaukee's traditional public school
In fact, when private school students on vouchers
in Milwaukee were required for the first time last fall to take the standardized Wisconsin Knowledge and Concepts Exam, they did not do as well as their counterparts in Milwaukee's traditional public school
in Milwaukee were required for the first time last fall to take the standardized Wisconsin Knowledge and Concepts
Exam, they did not do as well as their counterparts
in Milwaukee's traditional public school
in Milwaukee's
traditional public schools.
The state has created only five alternative certification routes other than the
traditional method of certification at an undergraduate university or college: Alternative One requires a program of professional preparation
in education along with a chairperson recommendation, Alternative Two is open for certified teachers from other states, Alternative Three requires a written
exam and oral review, Alternative Four requires superintendent recruitment for teaching
in high - need areas, and Alternative Five is an on - the - job training option that nevertheless requires a Bachelor's degree.
Alternate route candidates for teacher certification
in Minnesota must pass the same
exams as
traditional - route educators, the National Evaluation Series (NES) Essential Academic Skills Test and the Minnesota Teacher Licensure Examinations (MTLE).
But Setren's research also uncovered some contradictions: While students
in those populations were more likely to score proficient on the 10th - grade MCAS math and English
exams in charter schools, they are less likely to graduate from a charter school
in four years,
in comparison with their peers
in traditional schools.
In the past, the middle school, grades 6 - 8, had a
traditional approach, with an emphasis on mastering material from textbooks and preparing for multiple Regents
exams.
According to the report, just six of 25 Detroit charter schools had higher math or science proficiency rates on the Michigan Merit
Exam than those
in Detroit's
traditional public schools.
More than 90 % of students of color (Black and Hispanic) enrolled
in a Buffalo
traditional school DID NOT pass the NYS 3 - 8 Math or ELA
exams last year
In order to get an initial certificate through a
traditional teacher preparation program as an elementary school teacher for grades 1 - 6, a prospective teacher at any of the institutions on this list must complete an NYSED registered program that has been determined to contain the «studies required» to become a teacher, must be recommended to NYSED by that program, must pass the state certification
exam, must pass the state content specialty
exam for elementary teachers, must pass the externally evaluated performance assessment called edTPA, must take workshops on the Dignity for All Students Act, and pass a criminal background check based on their fingerprints.
In fact, the recent tendency has been to intensify the
traditional mode of testing, with higher cut - off scores and more «difficult»
exams, without changing the underlying approach.
The report found that just six of 25 Detroit charter schools had higher math or science proficiency rates on the Michigan Merit
Exam than those
in Detroit's
traditional public schools.
Making adjustments to state teacher licensure requirements to allow teaching candidates to demonstrate their competency through rigorous but more authentic performance assessments, such as the edTPA, that do not have the degree of racial disparity
in pass rates that
traditional exams have had.
In the report's executive summary, where researchers state their main conclusions, Flanders writes, in bold letters, «We find that private schools in the choice programs and public charter schools in Milwaukee and Wisconsin perform significantly better on the ACT and Forward Exams than traditional public schools when a proper apples - to - apples comparison is made.&raqu
In the report's executive summary, where researchers state their main conclusions, Flanders writes,
in bold letters, «We find that private schools in the choice programs and public charter schools in Milwaukee and Wisconsin perform significantly better on the ACT and Forward Exams than traditional public schools when a proper apples - to - apples comparison is made.&raqu
in bold letters, «We find that private schools
in the choice programs and public charter schools in Milwaukee and Wisconsin perform significantly better on the ACT and Forward Exams than traditional public schools when a proper apples - to - apples comparison is made.&raqu
in the choice programs and public charter schools
in Milwaukee and Wisconsin perform significantly better on the ACT and Forward Exams than traditional public schools when a proper apples - to - apples comparison is made.&raqu
in Milwaukee and Wisconsin perform significantly better on the ACT and Forward
Exams than
traditional public schools when a proper apples - to - apples comparison is made.»
In traditional schools, 49.5 percent of students scored proficient or advanced in math on the 2013 exams, an increase of more than three percentage points from the year befor
In traditional schools, 49.5 percent of students scored proficient or advanced
in math on the 2013 exams, an increase of more than three percentage points from the year befor
in math on the 2013
exams, an increase of more than three percentage points from the year before.
Sixty percent of urban charter schools
in Massachusetts outperformed comparable
traditional schools on the 2003 MCAS
exams.
Modular A-levels could be phased out
in favour of a return to
traditional exams at the end of two - year courses, the education secretary has said.
It also means that apart from a stray AS - level, there will be no public
exams in the lower sixth year - perhaps allowing it to return to its
traditional status as a time for school plays, forming bands and writing bad poetry.
If you're
in decent health, you may still be able to get
traditional term life insurance (which requires health questions and usually a quick medical
exam).
In general, if you're relatively healthy and wouldn't mind a simple medical
exam,
traditional life insurance is the better option because it will likely be less expensive than a simplified issue life insurance policy.
If not accepted, you continue on to
traditional underwriting
in which a medical
exam is required.
Knowledge about the disease and when to utilize both the DNA test and
traditional veterinary eye
exams will enable breeders to deal effectively with CEA should it occur
in their breeding programs.
Services include wellness
exams, vaccinations (or vaccination titers), microchipping, laboratory services, veterinary acupuncture,
Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, pet hospice care, and
in - home euthanasia.
In contrast to the
traditional forms of restraint, marine mammal trainers have long taught «husbandry» behaviors to their animals to facilitate medical
exams and treatment.
It's a relatively
traditional program, requiring students to pass a comprehensive
exam (that means learning the details and significance of 300 + works of art from around the world, still weighted towards major Western works of art from antiquity through the contemporary period) and passing a reading
exam in a second language (German, Italian, Spanish, or French).