Sentences with phrase «valid indicator»

But establishing valid indicators of teacher competence has proven to be controversial.

Still, even valid indicators only work on average — you can't depend on them to work each and every year.

But as tests of political preferences, these letters are probably valid indicators.

The assemblymembers» letter says the current ELA and math assessments are not valid indicators of college or career readiness, are not improving learning or instruction, and are not a reliable measure of a teacher's ability.

Administrators tend to perceive nationally normed standardized assessments, state assessments, and district assessments as more valid indicators of student learning than teachers do.

Together, they comprise valid indicators of successful outcomes in foster care (Berridge, 1998).

The tests are not valid indicators.

Second the use of GDP as any kind of valid indicator of economic health is, I think questionable.

The conventional wisdom believes that the plunge in China's shares is a valid indicator of forthcoming Chinese economic performance.

Another matter that poses an interesting problem for those who obscure the distinction between self - transcendence and ontological transcendence is the fact that inference (a self - transcending act) intervenes between the primary self - transcending acts of, the mind and the final conclusion that such «signals» or «pointers» are valid indicators that there is a transcendent realm.

However, the presence of an AP program in a high school is not necessarily a valid indicator of a school's quality...

«We simply can't trust the published literature to be a reliable and valid indicator of a finding's replicability,» Chartier said.

It measures the amount of beta - hydroxybutyrate in your blood, and it has also been found to be a valid indicator of ketosis levels (37).

Processing speed is a valid indicator of certain skills.

The three - year survey of 3,000 teachers in seven school districts by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation found that the controversial method of measuring student academic growth, known as value - added, was a valid indicator of whether teachers helped boost student achievement.

CEA President Sheila Cohen told reporters at a press conference this morning at the Legislative Office Building that SBAC is not a valid indicator of student knowledge and skills.

CEA President Sheila Cohen said, «All indications are that this test is not a valid indicator of student knowledge and skills.

(Calif.) A biennial state survey of junior high students and teachers can serve as a valid indicator of middle school climate, according to new federal analysis released this week.

And, as you well know, the tests are not directly linked to curriculum so they are not a valid indicator of what children have learned in school.

It does not mean eliminating measurement of academic attainment and growth; it means coupling those with rigorous, reliable and valid indicators of school organization and other nonacademic factors.

The bottom line: This year's online testing may be useful for testing the platform and working out bugs, but it is not a valid indicator of student progress or teacher performance.

This survey was presented to more than 12,000 future home buyers, so it's a valid indicator.

If what has always happened in the past is a valid indicator of what it likely to happen in the future, most of the investors who today refer to themselves as Buy - and - Hold investors will abandon the Buy - and - Hold approach when stock prices revert to more moderate levels.

Find some valid indicators of risk and monitor them closely.

While a breathalyzer test is recognized as a valid indicator of alcohol impairment at the time the test is administered, nothing currently matches its efficacy in regard to cannabis.

Both scores are stable and valid indicators of peer relations (Bukowski & Hoza, 1989; Gottman, Gonso, & Rasmussen, 1975) and are standardized to z - scores within gender for each class to allow for analysis.

In sum, the BGMC questionnaires are reliable and valid indicators of BGM affect for youths and parents.

This survey was presented to more than 12,000 future home buyers, so it's a valid indicator.