But parents and taxpayers without children deserve
clear measures of performance.
Not exact matches
Use a single question to track promoters and detractors and produce a
clear measure of your organization's
performance through customers» eyes.
As it is a non-cash charge, however, and highly dependent on our share price at the time
of equity award grants, we believe that it is useful for investors and analysts to see certain financial
measures excluding the impact
of these charges in order to obtain a
clearer picture
of our operating
performance.
They realize that no single
measure can provide a
clear performance target or focus attention on the critical areas
of the business.
Table 1 shows
clear and highly significant (P <.0001) tendencies for increasing duration
of breastfeeding to be associated with higher scores on
measures of cognitive ability, teacher ratings
of performance, standardized tests
of achievement, better grades in School Certificate examinations, and lower percentages
of children leaving school without qualifications.
It seems
clear that, if we want a society that doesn't simply encourage more output and consumption, regardless
of how it is produced and
of how unequal the resulting distribution
of income, and if our
measures of performance need to reflect that, then we need to look beyond the GDP
measure.
The new evaluation system will provide
clear standards and significant guidance to local school districts for implementation
of teacher evaluations based on multiple
measures of performance including student achievement and rigorous classroom observations.
A key to this part
of the
performance evaluation,
of course, is developing
clear criteria for
measuring those classroom skills.
Moreover, prominent voices in teacher preparation continue to question whether
clear - cut
measures of student outcomes — such as graduation rates or test
performance — are legitimate
measures of educational
performance.
Ironically, however, it is not
clear that these growth models would fulfill the more simplistic federal requirements for adequate yearly progress, which dictate that the
performance of students at each grade level be
measured against a fixed standard
of proficiency.
An effective accountability system also requires that parents have a
clear and concise
measure of school
performance.
Execute contracts that include
clear, measurable
performance standards to judge the effectiveness
of alternative schools, if applicable - requiring and appropriately weighting rigorous mission - specific
performance measures and metrics that credibly demonstrate each school's success in fulfilling its mission and serving its special population.
Measuring these school - wide standards — such as effective communication, problem solving, or habits
of work — must include establishing
clear criteria (rubrics), designing authentic assessments (
performance tasks), and a calibrated system
of tracking student
performance.
Instead, schools will be given the freedom to design their own systems
of measuring pupil
performance and reporting it to parents, including through what ministers say will be «
clearer school reports».
State board President Michael Kirst and other members have made it
clear that they intend to replace the API, which calculates a three - digit number based primarily on a school's or district's standardized test scores, with a new system in which test scores would be just one
of many
measures of student achievement and school
performance.
Working jointly to establish a low and high bar for academic
performance to ensure
clear measures of
«Providing a summative
measure does not have to conflict with the multiple indicator approach that California has adopted and can build on it, to ensure that parents have a
clear entry point to interact with the richer
performance data and the state can clearly identify those LEAs and schools with wide achievement gaps and in need
of extra attention,» the letter says.
According to the NEA, «
Measures of teacher
performance are most helpful and meaningful when they are based on multiple ratings and
clear teaching standards in the formative growth process.»
«
Measuring a school's value by student
performance on one standardized test given one day during the school year does not provide a
clear picture
of the school, its students or its teachers.
However, studies purely
measuring the amount
of physical activity, PE, or sport participation undertaken by pupils and their academic
performance, however
measured, do not show a
clear and positive correlation.
However, the suggestion that «school and college
performance measures;» be used to boost the standing
of vocational qualifications is not
clear and must be carefully calibrated if it is to have the impact intended.
Our White Paper made
clear that it is «only one
measure of performance and should not be the limit
of schools» ambitions for their pupils».»
Employment Technologies is leading the way in the area
of employment simulations providing retailers with a more
clear - cut way to
measure employment
performance beforehand.
Observed and assessed student
performance and kept thorough records
of progress.Implemented a variety
of teaching methods such as lectures, discussions and demonstrations.Established
clear objectives for all lessons, units and projects.Encouraged students to persevere with challenging tasks.Set and communicated ground rules for the classroom based on respect and personal responsibility.Identified early signs
of emotional, developmental and health problems in students and followed up with the teacher.Tutored children individually and in small groups to help them with difficult subjects.Taught after - school and summer enrichment programs.Established positive relationships with students, parents, fellow teachers and school administrators.Mentored and counseled students with adjustment and academic problems.Delegated tasks to teacher assistants and volunteers.Took appropriate disciplinary
measures when students misbehaved.Improved students» reading levels through guided reading groups and whole group instruction.Used children's literature to teach and reinforce reading, writing, grammar and phonics.Enhanced reading skills through the use
of children's literature, reader's theater and story time.Differentiated instruction according to student ability and skill level.Taught students to exercise problem solving methodology and techniques during tests.Taught students in various stages
of cognitive, linguistic, social and emotional development.Encouraged students to explore issues in their lives and in the world around them.Employed a wide variety
of fiction and non-fiction textual materials to encourage students to read independently.
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Further there is an absence
of accountability and a
clear disconnect between the rhetoric and policy platforms
of the Government to
measure performance against the obligations
of the Australian Government to protect, promote and fulfil the rights
of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.