Others would require computers capable of scanning and evaluating written essays to measure students' understanding of complex material or their clarity and style in writing the English language.
Moreover, different essays to measure DNA methylation were used, i.e. MSP [ 17, 39] or a quantitative method [ 18].
Melatonin was measured through an ELISA essay; TAC was measured with a specific kit.
It is naturally difficult (as in the accompanying 1995 essay "Capitalist Civilization") to measure the results-to-the-present of capitalism against some imaginary counterfactual alternative.
In addition, the essay test that measured students' achievement was administered immediately after the reporting phase, which did not give students extra time outside of the classroom for self-study.
Table 4 Pearson product moment correlations between linguistic knowledge measures and essay scores Vocabulary Spelling Grammar Essay score Vocabulary Pearson Correlation 1.228*.302**.574** Sig.
Adam Kirsch argues that, despite the success of writers like David Sedaris, Sloane Crosley, and John Jeremiah Sullivan, the "resurrection of the essay is in large measure a mirage".
Over lunch, I asked Wang Hao — a gaokao veteran and sharp young journalist who has helped me on many stories — why China maintains a system that puts so much pressure on a single test, instead of factoring in essays, recommendations, and other measures.
Going back to the research questions examined in this pilot study, as regards question one, the study rejects the first null hypothesis and accepts the alternative hypothesis that there is a relationship between topic familiarity and writing performance as measured by essay score.
This captures precisely the balance of excitement and fear the adult world presents to someone about to be released into it: the terror of freedom and possibility, with money replacing essay grades as a measure of success.
