"Instead," he said, "we're using English as a medium to measure higher order reasoning and analytical skills".
Written tests, if developed appropriately, measure higher order thinking.
The results suggest that the potency loss observed for the wild-type rHA protein over time is largely due to the inability of the required potency assay to measure higher order cross-linked forms of the protein that retain their immunogenicity.
Rather than what his campaign called "cheap standardized tests," Mr. Edwards's plan would develop "higher-quality assessments that measure higher-order thinking skills, including open-ended essays, oral examinations, and projects and experiments".
They will be computer-based, Mr. Duncan said, and will measure higher-order skills ignored by the multiple-choice exams used in nearly every state, including students' ability to read complex texts, synthesize information and do research projects.
To measure higher-order outcomes of vocational education and training (VET) we developed a computer-based assessment of domain-specific problem-solving competence.
Although Alderson did not explicitly mention that cloze tests could substitute grammar and vocabulary tests, he clearly stated that cloze tests did not measure high-order reading comprehension skills because they were not highly correlated with tests of reading comprehension.
He also mentioned possible changes under the Race to the Top competition, saying "states are working to create the next generation of assessments that will track students' academic growth and measure higher-order thinking skills".
These states came together through a shared commitment to develop an assessment system that accurately measures college and career readiness; provides consistency and comparability across states; has the ability to assess and measure higher-order skills such as critical thinking, communications, and problem solving; and provides truly useful information for educators, parents, and students alike.
SDA is approximately applicable for an explanatory analysis, especially when it is necessary to measure higher-order interactions among independent variables because of clinical evidence.
