Sentences with phrase «complex system of assessments»

Using a complex system of assessments developed over the two decades the university has been operating, WGU's method is competency - based, requiring that students prove they've mastered all the skills and knowledge offered in a given subject area.

Not exact matches

The investigation into New York state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's income sheds a rare spotlight on a small group of lawyers who specialize in challenging tax assessments in New York City's complex property tax system.

The probe into Silver's outside income sheds a rare spotlight on a small group of lawyers who specialize in challenging tax assessments in New York City's complex property tax system.

Our proprietary antibody discovery technology quickly characterizes every cell in complex immune systems, powering our selection of drug targets, identification of drug candidates and preclinical assessment of efficacy.

An assessment of climate effects on Montana agriculture is complex because of uncertainties inherent in the timing and manifestation of climate change, and because of complexity in how natural systems, agricultural producers, and market processes will react.

Because Cisco Systems sees assessment as primarily learning - based rather than evaluative, it seeks to deliver better data — particularly through the scoring of complex tasks through its simulation program — that can be used quickly.

Keeping this diverse array of interested parties informed about the complex and often highly technical work of building an assessment system has been more challenging than we originally imagined.

Effective assessment systems provide balanced measures of a student's capacity in the foundational functions (recall, recognize, comprehend, apply in context, and follow routines) and the more complex functions (analyze, synthesize, compare, critique, investigate, prove, explain, and create), which more appropriately assesses a student's progress toward achieving college and career readiness.

The commission acknowledges that its paper does not grapple with several big hurdles in developing more - comprehensive assessment systems, among them the cost of developing complex test items and the widely disparate digital infrastructures of the schools that would use the tests.

By taking this path, we have boxed ourselves in to an assessment system that measures a quite narrow amount of learning, excluding learning that is of increasing importance in today's world — complex higher order thinking including reasoning, analysis, synthesis, problem solving, communication, creativity, and collaboration.

With an eye on the future of education, Dr. Rowan and her staff wanted to examine the complex instructional ramifications of the newly - approved Common Core State Standards assessment system that will be fully implemented by 2014.

Some proposed project ideas include installations of solar electric and solar hot water demonstration systems on a student housing complex; assessment of energy efficiency opportunities on a campus; installing energy metering to engage residents and building occupants in conservation; and construction of a small wind farm near campus that would generate electricity for the campus.

It is always dangerous to make gut - feel assessments of complex systems like the economy, but my sense is that this swap might even have net benefits for the economy — ie we might want to do it even if there was no such thing as greenhouse gas warming.

An important question is whether the lack of continued global warming in recent years will be temporary, or is this further evidence that the climate system is more complex than concluded in such assessments as provided by the IPCC.

I also regret that the Court... missed the opportunity to analyse in more detail the concept of a plurality of legal systems, which is linked to that of legal pluralism and is well - established in ancient and modern legal theory and practice... This general remark also applies to the assessment to be made of sharia, the legal expression of a religion whose traditions go back more than a thousand years, and which has its fixed points of reference and its excesses, like any other complex system.

Nebulas, like many other search engines, works via a complex system of algorithms and assessments, known as the Nebulas Rank.

Highly reliable and analytical with working knowledge of business development, risk assessments, compliance monitoring and reporting, and design, installation and operation of remedial action systems, demonstrates excellent project management skills and ability to effectively multi-task several complex assignments within tight deadlines.

ACHIEVEMENTS IN HVAC • Integrated a complex HVAC system into an already constructed commercial building • Created a series of field surveys which reduced system assessment time by 50 % • Reduced per component cost by 60 % by creating liaison with a local pats supplier • Reined in a high performance HVAC project that spanned 13 months and ended up in being rated as the «best designed HVAC system in the state» by the Home Floor magazine

United States Secret Service Technical Security Division (Washington, D.C.) 09/1999 — 06/2008 Physical Security Specialist • Conduct vulnerability and security assessments for the President and Vice President's local, national, and international travel • Oversee assessment of motorcade, airport, and venue safety, vulnerability, and security measures • Serve as Technical Representative to the Protective Detail to provide countermeasures to any significant security threats • Perform vulnerability and security assessments for the White House Complex in service of the President, Vice President, former Presidents, and other persons of interest as directed by the Secret Service • Responsible for alarms and intrusion detection systems, electrical and mechanical access control systems, closed circuit television and perimeter monitoring systems, fire and life safety systems, and structural, electrical and mechanical venue integrity • Address safe perimeter distances for acceptable explosive stand - off, long range sniper attack threats, and technical surveillance and electronic monitoring threats • Certifications for the above proficiencies are available upon request