Sentences with phrase «which administers tests»

The National Center for Education Statistics, which administers the test, estimates that Maryland's scores were 7 points higher for fourth - grade reading and 5 points higher for eighth - grade reading because of the exclusion.

DOT shares responsibility for the CAFE program with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which administers the testing program that generates the fuel economy data and determines the procedures for calculating the fuel economy values for CAFE.

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It's not just some random form, either — it's the PHQ - 9 (Patient Health Questionnaire), which is a self - administered and clinically validated test used to assess the most common mental disorders.

Some other countries, such as Germany and France, opted to administer a questionnaire on students» cultural attitudes and interest in global news, but not the «cognitive test,» which asks students to spot fake news.

Then the psychologists once again administered a test that asked participants to look at images of eyes and discern which emotion the person pictured was feeling.

As helpful as behavioral interviews are, they're even more effective when combined with employment tests, many of which are now administered online.

In 2014, the firm worked with Aleksandr Kogan, a scholar at Cambridge University, who administered a personality test through a Facebook app in which users agreed to allow their personal information to be collected.

And if you don't believe that, consider that the Fed's moneyless («Portfoli - O - Matic») transmission mechanism has already had one «stress test» — the one administered between late 2008 and 2014 — which it failed miserably, by proving incapable of transforming $ 3.5 trillion in fresh reserves into more than a few percentage points of NGDP growth, or far fewer than were required to restore that growth to its pre-crisis path.

The internist is equipped to treat the physiological problems and administer Antabuse; the psychologist is trained to do testing through which the alcoholic's therapeutic needs can be evaluated, and he may be trained to do research and psychotherapy; the psychiatrist, being a medical doctor like the internist, can prescribe medication, but his unique skills are in the area of individual and group therapy and their relationship to drug therapies; the social worker may be trained to help the alcoholic work through his marital and vocational problems and do group as well as individual therapy; the social worker may also work with spouses; the pastoral counselor is specially equipped by training to help the alcoholic with his «spiritual» problems as these relate to his sobriety and his interpersonal relationships; he may also be trained to do group and marital counseling; 40.

Because the SAC only takes approximately 5 to 7 minutes to administer and was designed for use by clinicians with no neurocognitive testing experience, it is considered a «practical sideline assessment tool» (2) which can «detect changes across multiple domains of cognitive functioning that are susceptible to the acute effects of concussion.»

In order to study all aspects related to the topic, we used a reference questionnaire prepared by nutrition and breastfeeding experts, which had been tested, modified and validated two months before our research team1 started the study (following a pilot study conducted on 20 women to determine whether the questions were clear and understandable), and then administered in a standardized fashion to women in both groups (intervention group and control group).

Prospective immigrants could be administered dictation tests at the discretion of immigration officers which meant that although these tests could consist of any 50 words within any European language, the officer could purposefully subject the immigrant to a test that far exceeded their ability.

But nearly one fifth of students across New York opted out of taking the English exams when they were given April 14 and 15, and more plan to skip the math tests, which are administered to third to eighth graders.

Pass a test, which will be administered by the ECDOH, on code requirements and hygienic practices.

In order to become chief in Lloyd Harbor, Krumpter is required to pass the chief - level Civil Service exam, which he previously took during his Nassau tenure — a test expected to be administered in the next few months, Lloyd Harbor Mayor Jean Thatcher said.

But nearly one fifth of students across New York opted out of taking the English exams when they were given April 14 and 15, and more plan to skip the math tests, which are administered to third to eight graders.

«And that whole high - stakes testing regime, which is part of Common Core, is a big drain on time in the schools as well as money to administer the program.

Elia says her style will be «collaborative», and she says she will work with the teachers and their union and seek their input designing the tests, which will be administered by a new company, Questar, after the state severed it's ties with another company after criticism about the process.

The study, which is the first to administer the marshmallow test to non-Western kids, shows that cultural styles of child raising can dramatically shift how self - control develops, Lamm's team contends online June 6 in Child Development.

«Across the 9 interactive computer tasks, we found that 42 percent of 4th graders, 41 percent of 8th graders and 27 percent of 12th graders gave correct answers on the steps they attempted,» reports Jack Buckley, commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics, which administers NAEP tests.

But in a more rigorous study — which randomly assigned participants to take either NSAIDs or a placebo daily for several years and administered annual cognitive tests — anti-inflammatories did not seem to help.

Two groups of children (ages 8 to 12) participated in a series of tests in which researchers administered tactile stimulation (low - frequency vibrations) to the skin of their fingers.

The data had been collected using the ImPACT ® (Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing) battery of tests, which were administered as part of routine athletic care.

The test is administered by OECD, which lists 500 as the average score for the 34 OECD - member countries.

Later this year, the Duke team (which includes students and faculty from engineering and psychiatry) plans to test a new tablet application that could do away with the need for a person to administer any tests at all.

The study, which was recently published in the journal Economic Inquiry, uses data from the test of essential knowledge administered by the Community of Madrid when students complete their elementary education.

That also means that as one test is administered, samples from different patients require storage, which could compromise their integrity.

... In the current study, academic achievement was measured with standardized tests administered in spring 2013, which was concurrent with the time of year when participation in the SBP peaked.

To test the elephants» cooperation skills, a team of scientists modified a classic experiment first administered to chimpanzees in the 1930s, which requires two animals work together to earn a treat.

Importantly, the researchers only administered treatment with 1NMPP1 for two weeks, which was sufficient to prevent epilepsy from developing in the mice when tested many weeks later.

Although it may be some years before synthetic vaccines are tested in humans, this is an exciting proof - of - concept study which may pave the way for the development of temperature - stable and orally - administered vaccines.

She tests her blood sugar six times a day (sometimes more) and uses an insulin pump to administer the hormone all day long, which keeps her blood sugar as close to normal as possible.

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It requires daily self - administered blood glucose tests for the first eight to twelve weeks, which is correlated against your dietary intake to determine the foods that work best for you.

Additionally, researchers report that a test can be done by administering TRH (Thyroid Releasing Hormone), which will cause an increase in T3 and T4 if the thyroid has recovered.

As we have seen, clinical tests have shown that administering daily amounts of curcumin over a period of three months indicate no toxicity, unlike finasteride, which has shown to cause adverse effects, including erectile dysfunction and infertility.

Back in 2013, 12 Atlanta educators — including five teachers and a principal — were indicted following years of suspicion regarding how Atlanta students had improved their scores on the Criterion - Referenced Competency Test, which is administered throughout the state of Georgia.

During the spring of 2000, Florida schools administered both the FCAT and a version of the Stanford 9, which is a widely used and respected nationally normed standardized test.

At six - month intervals, the researchers administered a series of tests, including a standardized test of intelligence, and recorded which hand the children used to draw the response.

In the community of Reggio Emilia in Italy, for example, schools document student learning in a variety of ways, none of which involves administering multiple choice tests.

Also figuring into this years planning is the states first test of science skills, which will be administered to fifth graders and is designed to assess what students learned in third - through - fifth grades.

• A study of the ACT (which is administered statewide) in Illinois found test strategies and item practice did not improve student performance, but coursework did.

They also perform at far higher levels on the Stanford Achievement Tests, which the district administers annually in five subjects: math, reading, language, social science, and science.

Here's one option which would be available now: (i) Administer the new assessments to all eligible students; (ii) Score the assessments for a randomly chosen 10 percent of students; (iii) Estimate the item parameters and weed out the items which did not perform as expected; (iv) Go back and score the remaining tests for the remaining 90 percent of students; (v) Provide scaled scores back to school districts, parents and teachers.

These achievements in Massachusetts and Florida aren't simply improvements on state tests, which could be subject to manipulation, but are confirmed by progress on national tests administered in those states.

According to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), which administers NAEP, the determination of proficiency in any given subject at a particular grade level «was the result of a comprehensive national process [which took into account]... what hundreds of educators, curriculum experts, policymakers, and members of the general public thought the assessment should test.

PISA, which was first administered in 2000, covers 15 - year - old students» literacy levels in three disciplines: reading, mathematics (first tested in 2003), and science (first tested in 2006).

The main NAEP, which was last administered in 2015, is the test relevant to this post and will be the only one discussed hereafter.

These gains, which roughly equate to between one - third and one - half a year of typical instruction, are especially noteworthy given that they can only reflect the efforts of schools made between an inspection in the period from September to November and the tests administered in May, a maximum of eight months.

The voluntary paper - and - pencil test, which Head Start programs may receive for $ 34 a copy from its developer, the University of Arizona, is too costly, takes too long to administer, is too complex for 3 - and 4 - year - olds, and does not provide useful child - development information, those familiar with it argue.