Sentences with phrase «about peer based»

A former employee at the big G, said it is all about peer based reviews.

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Item # 1 on the agenda was a discussion about an upcoming review cycle, where everybody at Upstart would receive a performance score based on feedback from their peers and manager.

Indeed, the average corporation in its annual proxy statement devotes about ten thousand words to justify those large payments to their CEOs, often rationalizing those large payments by calling them «performance» based and market rate (citing as peers only overpaid CEOs).

Despite the Guidelines Working Committee basing their recommendations on no fewer than 55,000 pieces of peer - reviewed evidence, the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC), which represents the likes of Coca Cola Amatil, weren't happy at all about the advice to limit sugar intake.

They observe what is happening around them, take in the marketing messages that are being sent to them, bow to the peer pressure that is being imposed on them, and they make choices about what they like and don't like, consciously or subconsciously, based on what society tells them they should like.

Women's preferences about place of birth are most often based on provider or peer recommendations, or information gained via the Internet [6 — 11].

Maybe someday there will be a scientific report — with sufficient detail about a site's algorithm - based matching and vetted through the best scientific peer process — that will provide scientific evidence that dating sites» matching algorithms provide a superior way of finding a mate than simply selecting from a random pool of potential partners.

Researchers assessed children, based on self - reporting about peer victimization, at ages 6, 7, 8, 10, 12 and 13 years.

«If someone believes they are very outgoing or more friendly than they actually are based on peer assessment, that's important information to have about that person,» says Connelly, who recently became a Canada Research Chair.

Specifically this Notice: 1) develops principles based on 20 years» experience of providing instruction in responsible conduct of research by the scientific research community; 2) is more specific about who should participate, how often instruction should occur, and the form that instruction should take; 3) addresses issues that have arisen as the practice of biomedical, behavioral and clinical science has evolved; and 4) provides guidance to applicants, peer reviewers and NIH staff in determining how well specific plans for instruction in responsible conduct of research compare with the best practices accumulated over the past two decades by the research training community.

As for peer review, it means only that reasonably qualified scientists examined the manuscript and recommended changes to improve the paper, or recommended that the paper be rejected; the journal editor has to make a determination about the merits of the paper based largely, but not entirely on the reviewers» comments (the editor has some discretion in deciding to accept or reject — his / her reputation as an editor, and the reputation of the journal, depend on sound editorial judgments).

Women will be given the opportunity to see themselves and their peers through new lenses, ones that do not condition love based on external appearance or limit worthiness to a particular waist size... Lets create a conversation that moves away from «i'm so fat», «i'm too thin», «i don't look good enough» to «I have Purpose» and I am worthy of love and respect», and» I have so much to offer»... This workshop is not just about body image and eating issues, but also about acknowledging our worth in our work, family life, relationships with others and changing the conversations we have our selves to be a much more positive one

California, Berkeley About Blog Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center (PEER) is a multi-institutional research and education center focused on performance - based earthquake engineering.

United Kingdom About Blog Advances in Clinical Neuroscience and Rehabilitation (ACNR) is a UK - based, international, peer reviewed journal which aims to keep busy practicing specialists up - to - date with the latest advances in their fields, including areas of neurology and neuroscience outside their main area of sub-specialty interest.

About Blog Writer of this blog, Aishwarya Mohan Gahrana is Practicing Company Secretary and Insolvency Professional working with M / s Aishwarya M Gahrana & Associates, a New Delhi based peer reviewed firm of company secretaries having pan India presence through friends and associates.

After extensive research on teacher evaluation procedures, the Measures of Effective Teaching Project mentions three different measures to provide teachers with feedback for growth: (1) classroom observations by peer - colleagues using validated scales such as the Framework for Teaching or the Classroom Assessment Scoring System, further described in Gathering Feedback for Teaching (PDF) and Learning About Teaching (PDF), (2) student evaluations using the Tripod survey developed by Ron Ferguson from Harvard, which measures students» perceptions of teachers» ability to care, control, clarify, challenge, captivate, confer, and consolidate, and (3) growth in student learning based on standardized test scores over multiple years.

Students learn through a logical and step - by - step learning journey, including: - Understanding the context of the poem and the horrific events that took place in the battle; - Understanding key information about Owen Sheers» life; - Reading and interpreting the poem; - Interpreting the poem, with a particular emphasis upon the language and structural features; - Finding and analysing the language features used throughout the poem, and considering how these link to the poet's message; - Writing an extended analysis piece based upon how Sheers gets across his message about war; - Peer assessing each other's learning attempts.

Students learn through a logical and step - by - step learning journey, including: - Exploring the key concept of «love» and its many meanings; - Understanding key information about William Shakespeare and his sonnets; - Reading and interpreting the poem; - Understanding the poem, with a particular emphasis upon the content, language, and structural features; - Writing an extended analysis piece based upon how Shakespeare gets across his messages about love in the poem, through the use of language and structure; - Peer assessing each other's learning attempts.

Students learn through a logical and step - by - step learning journey, including: - Understanding the context of the poem and defining the key terminology «bayonet», «over the top», «trenches», and «no - man's land»; - Understanding key information about the poet Ted Hughes; - Reading and interpreting the poem; - Interpreting the poem, with a particular emphasis upon how Hughes creates visual and auditory imagery; - Finding and analysing the language features used throughout the poem, and considering how these link to the poet's message; - Writing an extended analysis piece based upon how Hughes creates imagery in order to capture the soldier's horrifying final moments; - Peer assessing each other's learning attempts.

Collectively, the 12 Design Challenges seek to attract the most talented students to teaching, providing them and their practicing peers with support and actionable information about what good teaching looks like; ensuring introductory and ongoing training that provides them with the requisite skills and knowledge for classroom and student success; identifying certification methods that are rigorous and performance - based; and forging new career pathways where master teachers both anchor teacher training and ongoing knowledge development.

Introducing English - language learners to game - based learning brings the added benefits of conversation about their interests, discussion of in - class rules, and peer collaboration.

Our plan is grounded in the following two premises: 1) When purposefully synchronized with one another across multiple forms of media («cross-media»), children's and adolescents» exposure to high quality youth - oriented social and ethical story content, i.e. stories of substance specifically about character development, compassion, and courage (CCC), is a powerful way to promote youth academic achievement and ethical values; 2) Especially if these stories, told and «read» across media, in their various genres (human interest, biography, history and historical fiction, civic engagement, coming of age, social change, spiritual awakening, moral issues, etc.), are «taught» by «educators» (broadly defined) using an «evidence - based» pedagogy that A) makes use of peer to peer, and adult facilitated group discussion and debate as a primary form of instruction, and B) takes advantage of access to the texts of the story that are made available cross-media (narratives, scripts, videos, etc.) to foster students» critical thinking and ethical reflection skills.

«Parents» concerns about their children being behind their peers if denied access to technology shows that they understand how important it is for their children to be able to interact with the latest gadgets, as school learning and tests become more technology based.»

Another study, in the peer - reviewed journal IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing, found that software was able to make judgments about students» levels of engagement that were as reliable as those of human observers, and that these video - based engagement scores predicted post-test scores better than pre-test scores could.

It covers the following lesson objectives: • become very familiar with... traditional tales, retelling them and considering their particular characteristics • begin to punctuate sentences using a capital letter and a full stop, question mark... • make inferences on the basis of what is being said and done • write sentences by: saying out loud what they are going to write about; composing a sentence orally before writing it; sequencing sentences to form short narratives; re-reading what they have written to check that it makes sense • read aloud their writing clearly enough to be heard by their peers and the teacher.

Commissioned by the Charleston, W.Va. - based Education Alliance, the report found that African - American students rated their schools significantly lower than their white peers did in seven out of eight categories: academic expectations, instruction, course - taking, counseling about education options, respect, mentoring and caring relationships, and fairness.

At times, it can seem as if students have replaced a previous single story about a culture with a new one that is based on a single interaction with a peer on the Out of Eden Learn platform.

So in total: The Department will be hands - off about the test systems states choose; the consortia will sink or swim based on their ability to create products states want; states may chose to go in different directions, making comparing results difficult; but the Department will use its peer - review process to ensure state systems are aligned with standards and set the proficiency bar high.

According to the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), the primary overseer of research within the Department of Education, «scientifically based research» fits the following criteria: It randomly assigns its test subjects to comparable groups; it yields reliable, measurable data; if the study makes any claims about what causes its effects, it «substantially eliminates plausible competing explanations»; its methods are clear enough that other researchers can repeat or extend them; and, finally, the study has been accepted by a peer - reviewed journal or equivalent panel of «independent experts.»

In addition to hearing from education experts, attendees participated in a series of interactive workshops led by the Discovery Education professional development team about creating digital content and integrating mobile and web - based tools into instruction, as well as collaborated with fellow educators on a variety of educational technology projects; and shared ideas and best practices with their peers.

We have talked with administrators about the latest research - based strategies from the most successful districts, and have helped districts and schools understand how to use spaced trials, games and quizzes, peer tutoring, technology, and student motivation and self - assessment.

From the embarrassment of approving abysmally low — and Plessy v. Ferguson - like — proficiency targets (including that for Virginia, which had only required districts to ensure that 57 percent of black students and 65 percent of Latino peers were proficient in math by 2016 - 2017), to complaints from House Education and the Workforce Committee Ranking Minority Member George Miller and civil rights - based reformers about how the administration allowed states such as South Dakota to count General Education Development certificates in their graduation rate calculations (and minimize graduation rates as a factor in accountability measures), the administration finds itself contending with complaints from civil rights - based reformers as well as from centrist Democrats finally acknowledging the high cost of their push for revamping No Child at any cost.

Pringle also learned about the school's High Point Scholars program where students can participate in project - based learning, service - learning projects, community development work, outdoor education, peer mentoring, small group instruction, and weekly field trips.

All of these evidence - based methods share certain common features, including (a) intentional matching of students to teams, (b) instruction about the tutoring routine before it is used by students, and (c) regularly scheduled daily or weekly time blocks when peer tutoring is used in the classroom.

Test - based student achievement measures show that, on average, charter schools perform just about as well as their peers in traditional public schools.

The trained peers gather information about each local assessment system based upon a pre-determined set of technical assessment criteria.

He spoke, primarily, about the out - of - school and in - school peer factors that impact student performance in schools and how this impacts and biases all estimates based on test scores (e.g., VAMs).

Only about 46 percent of children aged three through six in families below the federal poverty line are enrolled in center - based early childhood programming, compared to 72 percent of children in families above the federal poverty line.1 Poor children are about 25 percent less likely to be ready for school at age five than children who are not poor.2 Once in school, these children lag behind their better - off peers in reading and math, are less likely to be enrolled in college preparatory coursework, less likely to graduate, and over 10 percent more likely to require remediation if they attend a four - year post-secondary institution.3 All of these issues compound one another to create a cycle of low opportunity: children in poverty are less likely to achieve high educational attainment, and low educational attainment leads to lower median weekly earnings and higher rates of unemployment.

The new peer groups, which are unique for every school, can also be readjusted every year, while the former DFGs were recalculated about every 10 years, based on Census data.

Out of the 300 largest cities (based on school - age population), about 500 schools (or around 4 percent) have students from low - income families who are outperforming their peers from more affluent backgrounds, according to the group's 2017 Education Equality Index.

People tend to draw conclusions about quality, expect to always get the low price on any future releases you might get (regardless of how much popularity or fan base you might develop — because you've set that expectation FOR them), and you can often do your peers a disservice because you're right... there is a sweet spot, and the more people that low ball pricing, the lower that sweet spot becomes.

ACVIM websites provide science based peer - reviewed educational information about animal health for their patients, family members, volunteers and healthcare professionals.

Opportunities include offering peer education in schools, speaking to small groups of similar age children at local events, volunteering at community based get - togethers, and creating unique ways to engage friends and family, and spread the word about animal rescue.

9) Behavioral differences among breeds of dogs - current status of science - This blog entry analyzes a peer - reviewed research paper that highlights the current status of what is known about breed differences in behavior based on science (not bloggers, or hysteria).

West Chester, Pennsylvania About Blog A peer - reviewed, evidence - based journal for practicing clinicians, investigators, industry scientists, and other entities involved in the field of neuroscience.

United Kingdom About Blog Advances in Clinical Neuroscience and Rehabilitation (ACNR) is a UK - based, international, peer reviewed journal which aims to keep busy practicing specialists up - to - date with the latest advances in their fields, including areas of neurology and neuroscience outside their main area of sub-specialty interest.

I won't act like I know anything about what a developer has to deal with on a day to day basis, but it sounds like even through all that hard work and long hours, there are still people who have time to look out for their peers.

What I can talk about, though, is the third iteration's complementing handheld title, Batman: Arkham Origins — Blackgate, which hit store shelves on the same day as its console - based peer.

As a result of using a peer - to - peer system rather than dedicated servers, being summoned or summoning allies for co-op play is entirely based on luck and times when you decide to play, and you can just forget about trying to have friends join your games to help, as players are sorted to random player clusters with no way to choose who you can summon.

On «Miss This Show and Die» I get to combine a lot of things I like to do — reaching out to my peers around the country about what's happening in their neck of the woods, talking about entertainment, and unearthing some of the best stuff that people may not find out about on a regular basis.