The new test provides a yardstick against which to measure children’s learning.是什么意思？

The new test provides a yardstick against which to measure children’s learning.

新的测试提供了一个标准去检测儿童的学习。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

new

adj. 新的，崭新的，新鲜的，新到的，现代的，初次（听到）的；adv. 新近，最近；

例句
When I listen to her play I can hear a new Nigel Kennedy.
从她的演奏中我听出了新一代的奈杰尔·肯尼迪。

test

n. 试验，考验，测验，化

例句
Car manufacturers are already producing small numbers of electric vehicles to test customer acceptance...
汽车制造商们已经开始生产少量的电动车辆以测试顾客的接受程度。

provides

v. 提供，供给，供应( provide的第三人称单数 )，规定，提供[(+for)]，装备；

例句
Simon's book provides a succinct outline of artificial intelligence and its application to robotics.
西蒙的书简明扼要地概括了人工智能及其在机器人技术方面的应用。

yardstick

n. 码尺，尺度；

例句
There has been no yardstick by which potential students can assess individual schools before signing up for a course.
有意就读的学生在报名参加一门课程前没有任何参照标准去衡量各个学校的水平。

against

prep. 反对，对…不利，紧靠，以防；

例句
His hand brushed against hers; it could have been either accidental or deliberate.
就在有意无意间，他的手轻轻拂过她的手。

which

pron. 哪一个，哪一些，哪个，那，指前面提到的事物；adj. 哪一个，哪一些；

例句
...the latest date at which a foetus can be aborted.
能够打胎的最迟日期

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

measure

n. 测量，测度，措施，程度，尺寸；vt. 测量，估量；vi. 测量，测量（大小，容量，尺寸等）；

例句
...an inflation measure that gauges the price of a fixed basket of goods and services.
通过衡量固定的一组商品和服务的价格来测算通货膨胀的方法

learning

n. 学问，学术，知识；v. 学习(learn的现在分词)；

例句
...women learning to help themselves and one another...
学着自助和互助的妇女们