Sentences with phrase «by effective measurement»

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Finally, by removing subjectivity from outcome measurement, remote eye gaze tracking could greatly enhance our knowledge of effective treatments and reduce the time to discovery of new treatments.

«At the moment we typically need to wait for a cystic fibrosis treatment to have an effect on lung health, measured by either a lung CT scan or breath measurement, to see how effective that treatment is,» Dr Morgan said.

He received the Prize for the development and effective use of measurements of underwater sound generated by rain to determine rainfall rate and type at sea.

And though the judge upheld other parts of the Regents regulations opposed by NYSUT, he also struck down a piece of the regulations that determined how teachers would be rated — ineffective, developing, effective, highly effective — based on the multiple measurement scale.

Performance assessment, portfolios, and projects (Resnick & Resnick, 1992) were advanced by both educators and measurement experts as assessment models that might foster effective teaching, learning, and measurement of worthwhile outcomes (Shepard, 1989; Simmons & Resnick, 1993; Wiggins, 1993).

Misclassification is probably even greater than that described by Figures 1a and 1b because what we often want to know is how truly effective a teacher will be in the future, not how effective a teacher was at the time of measurement.

March 4, 2013 Although an older article, «Collective Impact» in Stanford's Soical Innovation Review (Winter, 2011) gives an outline for how effective SEL4MA could be if we can get all the players in Massachusetts together to work collectively by forming a common agenda, having a shared measurement system, conduct mutually reinforcing activites, continuous communication and a funded support staff.

I'd guess he means research characterized by measurement and research expert Gerald Bracey as «a circular argument which defines effective teachers as those who raise test scores, then uses test score gains to determine who's an effective teacher.»

She knew that many people depend on forests for their livelihoods and pioneered cost - effective methods for measurement, monitoring and verification (MRV) of carbon stored in forests so that landowners, communities, companies and governments could be compensated for the value of carbon services provided by forests and for preserving them.

Although nacelle - Lidar measurements are not yet covered by IEC standards, developers are requesting that nacelle - mounted LIDARs be selected as a cost - effective alternative to met masts as part of the Turbine Supply Agreement.

Most economists consider a carbon tax a more effective instrument for reducing greenhouse gas emissions than the other major policy alternative, a cap - and - trade system that would require plant - by - plant emission measurements and could prompt companies to cheat.

«Provides the effective connection type («slow - 2g», «2g», «3g», «4g», or «offline») as determined by round - trip and bandwidth values based on real user measurement observations.»

NRFC relies on multiple avenues to share information including: the fatherhood.gov website, media campaigns, social media, virtual trainings, outreach and presentations at events, written products to advance the fields of responsible fatherhood research and practice, and a National Call Center for fathers and responsible fatherhood practitioners.10 In addition, the ACF's Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) is implementing several research and evaluation projects, including the Building Bridges and Bonds (B3), the Parents and Children Together (PaCT) Responsible Fatherhood Evaluation, the Fatherhood and Marriage Local Evaluation and Cross-Site (FaMLE Cross-Site) project, and the Ex-Prisoner Reentry Strategies Study, all of which partner with Responsible Fatherhood programs.11 OPRE also awards grants to fund research on Healthy Marriage / Responsible Fatherhood, and provides information on the curricula used by Healthy Marriage / Responsible Fatherhood grantees through its Strengthening Families Curriculum Guide.12 To promote rigorous evaluation, strengthen the field of fatherhood research, and share information on effective fatherhood research and evaluation practices, OPRE funded the Fatherhood Research and Practice Network (FRPN).13 FRPN provides grants to study responsible fatherhood programs, develops and shares measurement instruments for use in fatherhood program evaluations, and provides training and technical assistance to practitioners and researchers through webinars, written documents, and its Researcher and Practitioner Forum.14

March 4, 2013 Although an older article, «Collective Impact» in Stanford's Soical Innovation Review (Winter, 2011) gives an outline for how effective SEL4MA could be if we can get all the players in Massachusetts together to work collectively by forming a common agenda, having a shared measurement system, conduct mutually reinforcing activites, continuous communication and a funded support staff.