Ubiquitous CrT knockout mice were tested in a variety of tasks, with particular emphasis on tests of learning and memory.
William C. Thompson Jr., a Democratic candidate who has been endorsed by the city's teachers' union, said the results showed that for years the city had put too much of an emphasis on tests at the expense of deeper learning.
The emphasis of testing is on interoperability with the network, rather than conformance with a specification.
Some professors did not like the emphasis on tests in ensuring that students learned the content of the standards.
Yet the law remains the target of sharp criticism because of its emphasis on testing and its requirement that accountability decisions be based on the goal that 100% of all students be academically proficient by the end of the 2013-14 school year.
For example, social skills - I think everyone in The Netherlands thinks this is important, but because of the emphasis on testing, teachers might not do enough of that.
"Many even thought science wasn't creative, in part because of cookbook labs, in part because of the emphasis on testing factual knowledge, not process". With advice and input from historians, philosophers, teachers and scientists, Scotchmoor, Caldwell and Lindberg constructed the Web site from scratch, modeling it after Understanding Evolution.
"[There's] a stronger emphasis on tests.
A key strength of this approach is its emphasis on testing a set of theory-based models against each other to identify the best among available models.
"Because of its emphasis on testing and accountability in particular subjects, it apparently forces some school districts down narrow intellectual paths," Dr. Reese said.
That law had become unpopular because of its emphasis on testing and prescriptive mandates, though it is still widely praised for unmasking the nation's achievement gaps, particularly for black, poor and special education students.
