Since the objective test had been formulated by foreign judges without consideration of Singapore's local conditions, the Government was averse to the idea of allowing the objective test to shape the development of Singapore law on matters of national security under the ISA.
Disagreements over the role of testing to shape school outcomes emerged as a crucial flash point in recent discussions about the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind act.
We therefore conducted pairwise tests to determine whether shape space orientations, as defined by PC axes, were different among these cichlid radiations.
And so, educators there grew reluctant to use the test results to shape their lesson plans.
Time will now test his attempt to shape a government that will appeal to the country's major ethnic groups -- Pashtuns, Tajiks, Uzbeks, Hazaras and others -- and to withstand the pressures from those warlords who remain independent.
In promoting his own view of contemporary art through the medium of a big, public gallery, he is testing his power to shape tastes and markets, and his ability to exert control.
His fate is being watched not only by grass-roots conservatives testing their ability to shape the party, but also by many elected Republicans in Washington who are wondering, If Bob Bennett is not conservative enough, who is? "If the anti-incumbent tide is as strong as some people think it is, I will be swept out, despite all my efforts," Mr. Bennett said in an interview.
"We used the test with them to shape the tool and make an upload process that we think is really easy, transparent and flexible.
Staff collaborated and used testing and data to shape teaching.
But the larger issue, she said, is that policymakers have mostly focused on the results of tests, rather than using them to shape the curriculum.
