Sentence examples for proficiency against from inspiring English sources

But with fourth graders nationally placing "below basic" in literacy levels and a Harvard study showing American students rank 32nd in math proficiency against the 65 nations that participated in the study, such statistics provided sobering and disappointing insight into the ability of public schools to provide an academically rigorous framework for my son.

The mean values of their performances set a proficiency level against which subsequent trainee performance was benchmarked.

The data reported here strengthens the antioxidant and protective proficiency of Tagara against MeHg neurotoxicity.

The model accuracy and proficiency has been benchmarked against a detailed three-dimensional Finite Difference Model (3D FDM) and two simpler 1D analytical models.

has had trouble "assessing the proficiency of trained peacekeepers against standard skills taught in training and accounting for the activities of trained instructors".

The first DASP proficiency testing for autoantibodies against IA-2β confirmed a strong association between IA-2βA IA-2βApe 1 diandtype

The aim of the CSE project is not simply to search for or borrow a yardstick against which learners' proficiency can be measured, but to develop, validate and continuously improve the yardstick.

She isn't against rules on language proficiency requirements – "a nudge to learn English … opens people's horizons and gives them a better quality of life" – but how can people do it if there isn't the opportunity, she asks.

"The implication is that students of similar academic skills but residing in different states are being evaluated against different standards for proficiency in reading and mathematics," the report concludes.

"Implied in these remarks," Mr. Bloomfield said, "was similar discrimination against students with limited English proficiency".

This assay has been validated against a WHO HPV LabNet proficiency panel [ 10], and is known to be more sensitive than GP5+/6 + -mediated PCR in detecting low copy numbers of viruses, particularly in the presence of multiple infections [ 11].