Sentences with phrase «assessment than the tool»

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For the «vast majority of candidates,» says Aiken, the intervention of a lawyer or bot is unlikely to do more than an accurate self - assessment using government - provided tools.

While the «maximum cushioning, minimal weight» mantra might seem like a nice marketing tool rather than a real assessment, I have to say that it's pretty accurate.

When the pressure is on to fill a position, it's easier to use the clichéd «beer test» — as in, «would I have a beer with this guy» — as a decision - making tool than it is to undergo the complicated and time - consuming work of a more nuanced assessment.

Of course, like any self - assessment tool or personality test, there is a danger in making the Enneagram more than it is.

It does not measure other critical brain functions that can be adversely affected by head trauma, such as balance and vision, which is why expert groups [1] recommend a «multifaceted approach to concussion management that emphasizes the use of objective assessment tools aimed at capturing the spectrum of clinical signs and symptoms, cognitive dysfunction, and physical deficits... that are more sensitive to the injury than using any one component alone.»

Created by ImPACT Applications, the developer of the FDA - approved ImPACT ® computerized neurocognitive concussion assessment and management tool, ImPACT Pediatric offers pediatric patients the same advantages seen by more than 10 million ImPACT test takers.

I have been using Dr. Hazelbaker's assessment tool, (ATLFF), successfully for more than fifteen years.

In terms of clinical practice, physicians can use risk assessment tools in some cases to determine which patients would most likely benefit from statin therapy, rather than focusing only on blood cholesterol to determine which patients would benefit.

Screening tools that are commonly used for this purpose involve self - assessments, since the initial symptoms are experienced rather than obvious from people's behaviors.

The Myers - Briggs Type Indicator assessment — a questionnaire developed more than 70 years ago to measure psychological preferences for how we perceive the world and make decisions — is a well - known tool for assessing job candidates, management techniques and decision - making processes.

For more thorough searching and more comprehensive and reputable review than what I've offered here, check out Common Sense Media's very authoritative ratings of formative assessment tools.

FMSiS was that self evaluation tool which enabled business managers to compile file upon file of documentation to satisfy a bureaucratic need to meet more than 100 different assessment criteria.

Much more data can be generated by utilizing formative assessment tools during the learning process than by looking at outcomes in the form of summative assessments delivered at the end of lessons.

Identifies and reviews ten assessment tools for evaluating intended impacts of SEL programs, providing reasons why some tools may work better for some schools than others.

Specifically, we've called for giving teachers tools to use assessments to inform instruction, minimizing test prep (which research suggests does not necessarily lead to increased test scores), focusing on student growth rather than absolute proficiency, and using test scores as only one measure among many in high - stakes decisions.

Models that emphasize performance assessment and internships will require different tools than those that rely heavily on blended learning.

Online tools allow teachers to select a variety of assessment features, including whether tests provide students with explanations of results upon completion, include Spanish translations, order questions randomly, and / or have three rather than four answer choices.

Measurement researchers are also more concerned with general findings than with subject matter specifics, but they tend to focus on the qualities and influence of assessment policy tools rather than on policy questions per se.

An assessment tool that allows teachers to provide students with regular and immediate feedback rather than retrospective, manicured reports about student progress.

The teacher is still the best assessment tool because classroom assessments are formative (immediate) in nature, and over time they provide a cumulative, running record of achievement that is more reliable than any standardized test.

Is the assessment tool flexible to monitor your district's SEL program, rather than limited to a specific intervention or population?

The OECD Test for Schools is a PISA - based assessment tool adjusted for use by individual schools, rather than entire nations.

The result was more than two years worth of academic growth for 100 percent of my students within the course of a single school year, as measured by NWEA»S Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) assessment, a computer adaptive interim assessment tool that teachers can use to evaluate student learning growth periodically throughout the school year.

Across the state an average of 69 percent of teachers have used the tool to create more than 300,000 assessments.

But they soon decided their high - level 5D tool — already operative in more than 50 districts in the state — needed an equally high - level assessment process.

Educators in 145 countries and more than half the schools in the US rely on our flagship interim assessment, MAP ® Growth ™; our progress monitoring and skills mastery tool, MAP ® Skills ™; our reading fluency and comprehension assessment, MAP ® Reading Fluency ™; and the OECD Test for Schools (based on PISA).

The updated second edition of this best - selling resource from assessment expert Susan M. Brookhart gives you more than 60 tools to use with students in every grade level and subject.

Whether instructors face the challenge of teaching efficiently and effectively, have to define student needs and placement, or must spend more time correcting behavior than teaching, assessment tech can be a useful tool to finding success.

myON expands the classroom for teachers and students by providing access to more than 7,000 enhanced digital books with multimedia supports, real - time assessments and close reading tools.

The studies show that PARCC is a high quality assessment, aligns to state learning standards, predicts college readiness, compares well to NAEP performance, is endorsed by the country's top educators, and gives students with disabilities and English learners more tools and access to the test than previous tests.

Further, if your goal is to know if individual students are progressing in their learning then there are far more important tools that could be used by teachers in formative assessments without any stakes attached that could inform them and parents far more effectively than a mass standardized test whose results come back well into the following school year.

For teachers, assessment can feel like something imposed on them rather than a tool to support student learning and growth.

Research suggests high - quality assessments of school principals should be, among other things, consistently applied and tested for fairness; seen as an ongoing process for professional growth rather than a «tool» or isolated event; and based on the best available evidence.

The collaborative work of common assessments involves so much more than simply creating questions, tasks, and attending tools.

Using relative - risk assessment as a tool, breeders should replace higher - risk breeding dogs with lower - risk offspring that are equal to or better than their parents in quality.

Thomson provides value - added information, software tools and applications to more than 20 million users in the fields of law, tax, accounting, financial services, higher education, reference information, corporate e-learning and assessment, scientific research and healthcare.

Only qualified legal representatives are eligible to receive the new fixed costs but litigants in person can use the system if they so wish; Motor Insurers» Bureau (MIB) untraceable claims, claims where the claimant or defendant is deceased, bankrupt or protected parties (other than children) will be excluded from the process on the grounds of complexity; Rehabilitation will still comprise a fundamental part of the new process; Claims valuation will not be undertaken by a computerised damages assessment tool as originally mooted.

Backgrounder discusses how these policies reject the legal principles (including the thin skull doctrine) and instead try to «medicalize» the decision - making process through not only challenging causation but use of «expected recovery times» — rather than individualized assessment — as a tool to cut off benefits.

Prioritizing identified challenges (e.g., less than optimal collaboration, limited use of sex offender - specific risk assessment tools to inform judicial decision - making, non-specialized supervision conditions).

Questions asked by these online tools vary, with some life insurance calculators asking for more information than others — a well - rounded survey may provide greater accuracy and a clearer assessment of your term life insurance needs.

Less than half of the surveyed trading platforms provide password strength assessment tools.

With more than 70 years of science - based, research - based insight, the MBTI assessment is a robust tool for self - awareness and improvement.

According to an article in the CareerJournal, more than 80 % of midsize and large companies use personality and ability assessments for entry and mid-level positions as part of a pre-employment or new employee orientation tool, says Scott Erker a senior VP at Development Dimensions International, a global human resources consultancy.

Search online for free assessment tools; proceed with caution when using free assessment tools because some are more valid than others.

Hudson's expert recruitment consultants are different than any other recruitment agency in the world because we blend the knowledge we've gained from our years of experience with innovative recruitment and assessment tools developed by our in - house Research and Development centre.

It is similar to CBT in its time - limited approach, structured interviews and assessment tools, but also differs from CBT in that it focuses on the client's affect, rather than cognitions, and the development of a more supportive social network.

Identifies and reviews ten assessment tools for evaluating intended impacts of SEL programs, providing reasons why some tools may work better for some schools than others.

Adolescents between 13 and 21 years of age who were admitted to one of the 38 facilities between 2007 and 2011 were asked to participate; with the exception of those who had a placement shorter than 1 month and those who, due to language problems, were not able to complete the assessment tools.

Utilization of the assessment tool has doubled in less than a year.