Sentences with phrase «based measures of quality»

Second, wage - based measures of quality suggest that the wages of teachers relative to those of other workers have fallen considerably, even after accounting for other factors that may not be related to quality.

Not exact matches

Feast is co-founder and CEO of Cogito Corporation, a Boston - based software startup that uses artificial intelligence to measure and improve the quality of certain key conversations, such as sales and customer - service calls, in real time.

The results, compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit, are based on both subjective life - satisfaction surveys and objective measures of quality of life.

For others, their goals may be more based in quality of life measures even at the expense of time.

One of the most unique characteristics of German wine is its use of a classification system that measures quality based on the grape's natural sugar level at harvest (which is completely different from the sugar level of the final product.)

We'll stick with the Power Ratings and observe that New England is the stronger team based on their performance, strength of schedule and overall quality measures.

Below is a list of Medicare - and Medicaid - certified nursing homes in Erie County, along with their overall federal rating determined by Medicare, based on health inspections, staffing, and quality measure ratings (1 star being the lowest, 5 being the highest / best).

A project to protect Californians who live near the Salton Sea from deteriorating air quality could sink or swim based on the outcome of a June ballot measure.

Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, in partnership with ORGANIZE — a non-for-profit organization based in New York which leverages health data to end the organ donor shortage by applying smarter technologies, utilizing social media, building more creative partnerships, and advocating for data - driven policies — The Bridgespan Group — a global nonprofit organization that collaborates with mission - driven leaders, organizations, and philanthropists to break cycles of poverty and dramatically improve the quality of life for those in need — and Gift of Life Donor Program — an OPO which serves the eastern half of Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, and Delaware — evaluated the metrics and criteria used to measure OPOs across the country, and found significant discrepancies in how potential donors are evaluated and identified.

Based on the analysis of 109 long - term research plots established on even - aged natural stands and plantations from 1944 to 1988, and 59 additional ponderosa pine plots measured by the Forest Service's Forest Inventory and Analysis group, these researchers found that site quality affected the relationship between density and mortality.

NSQIP is the leading nationally validated, risk - adjusted, outcomes - based program to measure and improve the quality of surgical care in hospitals.

The NSQIP database is the leading nationally validated, risk - adjusted, outcomes - based program to measure and improve the quality of surgical care in hospitals.

The measured quality factor of quantum coherenceQ ϕ ≅ 25,000 is sufficiently high that a solid - state quantum processor based on this type of circuit can be envisioned.

One goal of the BEACH Act was to spur development of rapid indicators» to measure water quality on an almost continuous basis.

Studies have consistently shown that providing the primary care physician with a team - based infrastructure of specialized, non-physician caregivers whose role is to provide a continuous framework of monitoring and management, improves adherence to quality measures and yields superior outcomes, cost, and patient satisfaction.

ACS NSQIP is the leading nationally validated, risk - adjusted, outcomes - based program to measure and improve the quality of surgical care in hospitals.

Several performance reporting systems now report publicly on aspects of quality such as surgical outcomes, 8 adherence to evidence - based quality measures, 9,10 and patients» assessments of care, 11 but few public reports about the quality of health care organizations have also assessed the equity of care provided by those organizations.

Qualified investigators can obtain: (1) cleaned, quality control checked sequence data, (2) information on the composition of the study cohorts (e.g. case - control, family based, and epidemiology cohorts), (3) descriptions of the study cohorts included in the analysis, and (4) accompanying phenotypic information such as age at disease onset, gender, diagnostic status, and cognitive measures.

On the basis of data collected during the first few months of operation, the astrometric precision for a single 30 minute measure appears to be better than 4 milliarcseconds (0.001 pi... ▽ More Although not designed as an astrometric instrument, Kepler is expected to produce astrometric results of a quality appropriate to support many of the astrophysical investigations enabled by its photometric results.

The GCMRC makes consistent, long - term repeated measurements using scientifically accepted protocols to measure status and trends of key resources, including native and nonnative fish, sandbars, water quality, aquatic food base, riparian vegetation, and cultural sites.

The American College of Surgeons» National Surgical Quality Improvement Program is an outcomes - based program to measure and improve the quality of surgical care across surgical speciQuality Improvement Program is an outcomes - based program to measure and improve the quality of surgical care across surgical speciquality of surgical care across surgical specialties.

Glycemic Index (GI) is a ranking of foods based on their postprandial blood glucose responses and a measure of carbohydrate quality.

The protein quality is measured according to its biological value (BV — unit of measurement used for calculating the amount of protein that the body can absorb and utilize, based on the nitrogen retention.

Specifically they wanted to measure the quality of life based on the use of the wellness center, but in the process discovered an interesting measure.

Halo either deserves a» 10» or a» 0»:» 10» if you base the score on sales; the game's capacity in attracting new gamers to this form of electronic entertainment; on the measure of how much of a camoufalging influence «hype» can have on the actual quality of a product; and on the potential for single game to save a video game console.

It's both of these things in equal measure and updates of this quality will ensure that its legacy remains strong within the sport and among its fan base.

The «one - size - fits - none», «fire - and - forget» approach of almost all of today's corporate eLearning — be it traditional, video - based, microlearning or some combination — needs to be relegated to some forgotten decade where outcomes don't matter, and the quality of education is measured by how many people are registered in the LMS and how much animation you can pack into your course.

The NEPC report paints a dismal picture of student learning at K12 - operated schools, but the fatal flaw of the report is that the measures of «performance» it employs are based primarily on outcomes such as test scores that may reveal more about student background than about the quality of the school, and on inappropriate comparisons between virtual schools and all schools in the same state.

Likewise, we support dual enrollment - based measures, provided there is some form of quality control (e.g., provided that the credits students earn are accepted by state universities).

That system is based on a variety of measures: results from teacher - certification tests; graduates» ratings of their satisfaction with their programs; and the ratings of graduates» mentor teachers on the quality of the programs in preparing novices according to state standards for teachers.

These two measures are the strongest measures of quality that exist, as they capture the sum of all of the quality - based decisions of individual parents.

Tilles raises legitimate concerns about the use of these tests — the quality of the tests, their snapshot nature, the unintended consequences of their being high stakes — but seems to forget that 20 % of the teacher score comes from «locally - selected measures of student achievement» and that 60 % of evaluation is based on «other measures.»

With little fanfare, the New York City Department of Education (DOE) last month released a draft of its new «School Quality Snapshot» — Chancellor Carmen Fariña's bid to evaluate each of Gotham's more than 1,800 schools based on «multiple measures.»

The framework provides a holistic assessment of school performance based on student growth and achievement in grades 3 — 8; school climate measures, including attendance and re-enrollment; and preschool classroom quality.

We also investigate two measures of research quality — one based on a measure of the relative importance of a scholar's research in the field, and the other a measure of national or international prominence as reflected by major awards.

Officials in Georgia, for instance, contend that the state wants to turn its teacher - quality focus toward output - based measures of teacher effectiveness, rather than credentials.

In addition, our analysis does not compare value added with other measures of teacher quality, like evaluations based on classroom observation, which might be even better predictors of teachers» long - term impacts than VA scores.

Using the same data on Tennessee's high schools, I created lists of «low - performing schools» based on how the schools ranked on different measures of school quality.

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The two new quality indicators are based on how charters performed on state accountability measures, including whether the state increased the percentage of charters receiving top ratings and decreased the percentage of charters receiving bottom ratings.

Recent policy debate has centered on defining measures of teacher quality, including student outcomes, and structuring incentives for teachers based on performance.

Of those SGOs, the report said, 70 percent were deemed to be «high quality,» based on detailed and specific growth measures, but most of the rest lacked specificitOf those SGOs, the report said, 70 percent were deemed to be «high quality,» based on detailed and specific growth measures, but most of the rest lacked specificitof the rest lacked specificity.

«All schools, but schools of choice particularly, are well - served by implementing tests that accurately measure the quality of that school's curriculum and program,» said Peter Bezanson, CEO of BASIS, a charter school network that started in Arizona.

Given the strong influence of out - of - school factors on student achievement, any quality measure based on the level of student performance at a single point in time will be heavily influenced by characteristics of a school's student body.

To examine the correspondence of citizen perceptions of school quality and measures of test - score growth, we turn to our representative sample of residents of Florida, where the state accountability system evaluates schools based on both test - score levels and test - score growth.

From defining lists of approved industry - recognized credentials to developing rubrics to measure skills gained in work - based learning to establishing data quality mechanisms, states need to double down on quality through implementation of their ESSA plans.

The measure was based on the share of students attending schools of choice, the strength of charter laws in each state (including, of course, the strength of the authorizing and quality control system), and a gauge of parent influence on policy.

This program uses four types of quizzes (reading practice, vocabulary practice, literacy skills, textbook quizzes) to assess students» daily progress, measuring the quality, quantity, and level of difficulty they are reading using the Advantage TASA Open Standard, a readability formula that provides reading levels based on the entire contents of books.

Much of their attention is focused on which indicators of school quality or student success they will use to provide a more holistic measure of school performance than the test - based measures of the past.

One of the commitments that Washington — and every State that received ESEA flexibility — made was to put in place teacher and principal evaluation and support systems that take into account information on student learning growth based on high - quality college - and career - ready (CCR) State assessments as a significant factor in determining teacher and principal performance levels, along with other measures of professional practice such as classroom observations.