The motion called for the union's executive to take action, including "work towards a boycott of baseline assessments as the first step in undermining the basis of testing in primary schools".
In the three selective programs in Port Washington, for example, youngsters apply in ninth grade and, on the basis of tests or interviews, join in 10th grade, meeting with faculty advisers four times a week.
However, on the basis of testing discussed in the 'Sample' subsection of the 'Methods' section, we are confident in the validity and reliability of the sample.
Experts have long cautioned against determining penalties or rewards on the basis of test scores in any single year.
Cognitive abilities were assessed on the basis of tests children had taken in English, mathematics, verbal and non-verbal reasoning at ages three, five, seven and 11 as well as a vocabulary test at age 14.
Two enzymes, a thermostable amylase from Bacillus licheniformis and a cellulase from Trichoderma reesei, were found to be effective on the basis of activity tests in the presence of the most common biopolymers used in drill-in fluids such as starches and scleroglucan.
The optimal palladium loading was determined on the basis of catalytic tests in gas mixtures containing from 0.5 to 2 vol.% of CH4.
For some high-tech jobs, appropriate military experience may count toward required credentials or training; some employers hire experienced applicants on the basis of company tests in lieu of credentials.
One of the plaintiffs, a first-grade teacher, was rated on the basis of test scores of students in a different school in her district, and another, who teaches vocational classes to aspiring health care workers, was rated based on test scores of students in grades and subjects she had never taught.
Most of the Orleans Parish schools and charters admit students on the basis of test scores and writing samples with, in some cases, preference given to residents of the well-off neighborhood surrounding the school.
