Sentences with phrase «continuous measures used»

Selected Continuous Measures Used in Assessment of Child Health and Development, Parenting Practices, and Parental Well - being *

Table 1 gives an overview of the continuous measures used to assess these constructs.

Not exact matches

[9] Using a different, continuous weighted scoring system — which admittedly was, like Byrd's scoring, «an unvalidated measure of CCU outcomes» — Harris et al. concluded that «supplementary, remote, blinded, intercessory prayer produced a measurable improvement in the medical outcomes of critically ill patients», and suggested that «prayer be an effective adjunct to standard medical care.»

We used mean difference (MD) with 95 % confidence interval (CI), employing a random - effects model for continuous outcomes measured on the same scales.

In future updates, for continuous data, we will use the mean difference if outcomes are measured in the same way between trials.

For continuous variables, distributions should be described using graphical displays such as scatterplots, boxplots, or histograms or by reporting measures of central tendency (e.g., mean or median) and dispersion (e.g., SD, interquartile range).

It allows operators of power plants, for example, to choose between using continuous monitoring to measure fine particles or a combination of quarterly testing and emission factors.

Moodle quizzes can be used for, among others, exams preparation, continuous assessments, and to measure learners» understanding of content knowledge.

«We learned that devices that can be worn for a week or longer for continuous monitoring were needed for practical use in medical and sports applications,» says Professor Takao Someya at the University of Tokyo's Graduate School of Engineering whose research group had previously developed an on - skin patch that measured oxygen in blood.

We also found similar sex differences when we used a continuous measure paradigm.

We used both the continuous measures that directly indicate physiological functioning and categorical measures based on clinical cut points that indicate the corresponding disease outcomes including inflammation, hypertension, abdominal obesity, and obesity.

A continuous improvement approach, like that adopted in California, would track progress on all of the measures in the dashboard, using scale scores to better measure growth and progress for all students, so that schools can continually assess and fine - tune their efforts.

Draw a histogram and understand that they are used for continuous measures.

Using research capabilities from MIT and other leading universities, the effectiveness of the learning apps is measured to ensure the continuous improvement of every child's learning and to reach their aim of spreading literacy on a global scale.

Districts should be key drivers within comprehensive accountability systems by supporting continuous improvement, tracking additional measures of school quality and student success, using these measures to inform local decisions about resources and supports, and serving as laboratories of innovation for the state;

Partnership with SRI International (SRI) and School Readiness Consulting (SRC) to support the implementation of VPI + through the collection and use of formative program measures, summative child assessments, and cost - effectiveness data to provide feedback for continuous improvement of instruction and program implementation, administer predictive tests and analyze results to answer pressing questions, and communicate results with VDOE, school divisions, and teachers

«Multimetric accountability promotes comprehensive student achievement and well - being by using multiple measures of performance, incorporating a range of subjects, including nonacademic factors, and promoting continuous improvement and support.

Another facet of this strong leadership is collecting and monitoring data and results, using measures of school climate and academic performance to create a culture of continuous improvement that is embraced by both staff and students.

This Third Edition is the culmination of over 25 years of doing the hard work in schools and districts, both nationally and internationally, to analyze, report, communicate, and use multiple measures of data for continuous school improvement.

This process can determine whether states should scale up measures for school classifications or whether states and districts should use them at the local - level to inform continuous improvement.

Research and best practice models suggest that high - quality assessments: (1) measure what they are designed to measure; (2) are consistently applied and tested for fairness; (3) regard assessment as an ongoing process for professional growth, not just a «tool» or an isolated event; (4) use the best available evidence, often from multiple sources; (5) reinforce the organization's core goals; (6) provide actionable feedback on what matters most; and (7) help build a culture of continuous improvement.

Additionally, both tablets are quoted to be good for 10 hours of use over Wi - Fi, or 9 hours using a network connection (though in our own tests, we measured the Wi - Fi + 3G model of the iPad 2 at 7 hours, 30 minutes of continuous use).

Mauna Loa is often used as an example of rising carbon dioxide levels because its the longest, continuous series of directly measured atmospheric CO2.

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The team used 26 years of continuous data from the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer, a space - borne sensor flying on a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration satellite, to measure the forest greenness.

Since this index represents a continuous spectrum of both system duration and intensity, it does not suffer as much from the discontinuities inherent in more widely used measures of activity such as the number of tropical storms, hurricanes or major hurricanes.

The Blaze can measure steps, distance travelled, calories burned, floors climbed and continuous heart - rate using the PurePulse optical heart - rate sensor.

Using continuous measures of well - being.

We also modelled the developmental measures as continuous variables (standardised to facilitate comparisons) and results were again consistent with those obtained using the dichotomised outcomes (tables available on request).

Characteristics of the sample are presented as means and SDs or frequencies and percentages, and distributions were compared between males and females using the Student's t - test for continuous measures and the χ2 test for categorical variables.

For the treatment period, the primary analysis for continuous measures was an analysis of variance using the slope of change in the primary variables as the outcome measures and center, treatment, negative affect subtype, and all interactions as the independent measures.

We tested the role of maternal depression at 36 months (as measured by the continuous CIDI - SF scale) as a mediator of the relation between both chronic maternal IPV and maternal IPV prior to 36 months and obesity risk at age 60 months in separate models using the Preacher and Hayes bootstrapping method.49 We found evidence for simple mediation of maternal IPV prior to 36 months and chronic maternal IPV by maternal depression.

Continuous measures were analyzed by comparing means across the 3 conditions using analysis of variance procedures.

Analyses used an analysis of covariance (continuous measure) or logistic regression (categorical measure) with the posttreatment measure as a covariate.

The Kessler - 10 scale (K - 10) was used to measure non-specific psychological distress during the month preceding the interview.27 A continuous K - 10 score was calculated by summing individual - item responses such that a higher score indicated greater frequency of symptoms of psychological distress.

We used one - way analysis of variance or independent sample t - tests to compare group differences on the measures of the continuous variables.

Regardless of how well your continuous quality improvement program is working, it is important to regularly look at the outcomes being measured and the tools used to measure the outcomes to see if they need revision.

Continuous measures of 1) model of self, 2) model of other, and 3) overall security were determined using the following methods, respectively: 1) subtraction of the preoccupied and fearful scores from the sum of secure and dismissing scores; 2) subtraction of the dismissing and fearful scores from the sum of secure and preoccupied scores; and 3) subtraction of the average of the three insecure scores (dismissing, preoccupied, and fearful attachment) from the secure score.

Severity of behavioural problems on the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children, Adolescents, and Parents (DISCAP; Holland and Dadds 1997) was used as a continuous measure of conduct problems.

Continuous and dichotomous outcomes for the five AEDI domains and the aggregate AEDI measure will be modelled separately using multilevel linear and logistic regression, respectively.

If some primary studies report an outcome as a dichotomous measure and others use a continuous measure of the same construct, we will convert results for the former from an OR to a SMD, provided that we can assume the underlying continuous measure has approximately a normal or logistic distribution (otherwise we will perform two separate analyses).

Its major methodological contribution is that the use of continuous self - report measures of aggression ranging from normative levels to pathological extremes and a wider focus in assessing early trauma may increase the likelihood of detecting interactions between the MAOA gene and childhood environment.

Outcome data (relevant details on all primary and secondary outcome measures used, and summary data, including means, standard deviations (SDs), confidence intervals (CIs) and significance levels for continuous data and proportions for dichotomous data).

We will calculate mean difference (MD) values if all included studies use the same measurement scale, or standardised mean differences (SMDs) if studies use different measurements scales, and 95 % CIs for continuous outcome measures.

As dependent variable, we used the physical aggression scale of the Aggression Questionnaire [22], a continuous measure that assesses individual propensity toward aggression and that can be administered to individuals in the normative range of aggressive behavior.

Quintiles are shown for illustrative purposes; all statistical analyses were performed using continuous measures.

Under the Every Student Succeeds Act, states are using a new approach to accountability based on multiple indicators of educational opportunity and performance and can decide how to use these measures to identify schools for intervention and support and to encourage systems of continuous improvement.

Continuous measures were evaluated using end - point analysis with baseline score as covariates in both modified intention - to - treat and completer analyses for the self - reported measures, ICG, Work and Social Adjustment Scale, and Beck Depression and Anxiety Inventory scales.

First, mean scores were compared between girls with and without DBD using independent t tests for all continuous variables (YSR, TSCC, and ANS and HPA measures).

We tested predictive criterion validity using age 5 outcomes of ADHD and ASD / AS (binary measures) by using probit regression and PSE (continuous) by using linear regression.