Sentences with phrase «different quality measures»

Not exact matches

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.)

The present study aimed to measure the prevalence of different types of health and nutrition claims on foods and non-alcoholic beverages in a UK sample and to assess the nutritional quality of such products carrying health or nutrition claims.

Statistics measure quantity, but quality is a much different thing.

Our study also uniquely used 2 different nutrition indices to measure nutritional quality.

Second, we have assumed that within each local authority the variation in turnout between different demographic groups will be the same as that which pertained in last year's general election across the country as a whole (as measured by the British Election Study, a major academic high quality survey of how people voted in last year's general election).

With such measures backed up by strong trade unions, quality public services and other social security payments (such as to cover the additional living costs of disability), a society of this kind would certainly look very different to the scenario otherwise predicted by Piketty.

Yet the global policy and science communities do not differentiate among the relative values of different types of forest landscapes — which range from highly intact ones to those which are heavily logged, fragmented, burnt, drained and / or over-hunted — due in part to the lack of a uniform way of measuring their quality.

The world looks very different when countries are measured according to quality of life and environmental sustainability

Ralf Schäfer of the University of Koblenz - Landau in Landau, Germany, and colleagues analysed water quality data from over 4000 monitoring sites and measured concentrations of 223 different organic chemicals.

Participants in the studies were from fertility clinics and research centres, and sperm quality was measured in three different ways: motility (the ability of sperm to move properly towards an egg), viability (the proportion of sperm that were alive) and concentration (the number of sperm per unit of semen).

The quality of the data set is enhanced by the possibility to combine the information from two different detectors: the particle density at the ground is measured with a surface array of water Cherenkov detectors whereas the longitudinal development of the air showers is observed with fluorescence telescopes during dark clear nights.

When measuring the quality of proteins, meaning, the efficiency with which the proteins of these different foods are used within the body, it is found that the weight gained from animal protein is greatly larger than any possible weight gained from plant protein.

We met with three hundred charter leaders around the state to learn more about what could be done, and then built goals and objectives for the California charter schools movement by first providing insurance, cash - flow financing, and other resources to schools willing to focus on academic quality (measured in many different ways).

This interpretation of the law requires a minimum of 8 different indicators (math achievement scores, reading achievement scores, another academic indicator, and a school quality or student success indicator, plus participation rate for each of these four measures).

• A different Chetty study reports that «students who were randomly assigned to higher - quality classrooms in grades K — 3 — as measured by classmates» end - of - class test scores — have higher earnings, college attendance rates, and other outcomes.»

We see the same lack of a relationship when we instead measure instructor quality using the «conversion rate» — an indicator capturing a very different aspect of instructor quality than the value - added measure does.

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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Accreditation also measures different aspects of a district or school, in addition to student performance, such as parent communication and participation, improvement plans, leadership effectiveness, curriculum and instruction quality, student mentoring, use of technology, and professional development.

They show that 1) Different academic indicators measure very different aspects of school performance, suggesting that states should be allowed and encouraged to make full use of multiple measures to identify schools in the way they see fit instead of reporting a summative rating; 2) The ESSA regulations effectively restrict the weighting of the non-academic «School Quality and Student Success» indicators to zero, which is not in the spirit of the expanded measurement; and 3) The majority of schools will be identified for targeted support under the current regulations, suggesting the need for a clarification in federaDifferent academic indicators measure very different aspects of school performance, suggesting that states should be allowed and encouraged to make full use of multiple measures to identify schools in the way they see fit instead of reporting a summative rating; 2) The ESSA regulations effectively restrict the weighting of the non-academic «School Quality and Student Success» indicators to zero, which is not in the spirit of the expanded measurement; and 3) The majority of schools will be identified for targeted support under the current regulations, suggesting the need for a clarification in federadifferent aspects of school performance, suggesting that states should be allowed and encouraged to make full use of multiple measures to identify schools in the way they see fit instead of reporting a summative rating; 2) The ESSA regulations effectively restrict the weighting of the non-academic «School Quality and Student Success» indicators to zero, which is not in the spirit of the expanded measurement; and 3) The majority of schools will be identified for targeted support under the current regulations, suggesting the need for a clarification in federal policy.

For instance, in EEOS, school quality is measured by variables like teachers» years of experience that are much coarser (and different) than what a parent observes when she interacts with her child's teacher, principal, and school.

I'm actually interested in a really wide range of what we call input quality measures, and I think one of the biggest challenges for the field is to pinpoint the specific features of input that are most beneficial for children's language learning at different points in early childhood.

This new unit should focus on providing a student experience that excels on measures different from the traditional measures of quality — such as top - notch extracurricular offerings and state - of - the - art facilities — that private schools have historically used.

SPF uses 16 different indicators that measure quality of academics (60 percent of total score), and culture and climate (40 percent of total score) to arrive at an overall school score.

You can still achieve a measure of technical quality with a mix of local and common performance assessments, even if it is of a different nature than historical practice.

What makes these elements different from measures based on student growth is that they may be gauging aspects of teacher quality that are not captured by student tests.

That «value - added (VA) measures of teacher quality show very consistent properties across different settings» is that on which Chetty et al. focus first and foremost.

We should remember that there is no correlation between the quality of state standards (as measured by any of three different organizations — Fordham Institute, the American Federation of Teachers and Education Week) and scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress.

My research — which has focused on teacher quality as measured by what students learn with different teachers — indicates that a small proportion of teachers at the bottom is dragging down our schools.

For example, low - and high - income parents both select schools based on school quality - but they use different measures of quality, according to a new study of school choice in the journal Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis.

The article breaks down how the different states have responded to changes, such as new requirements for indicators of school quality and student success, as well as how they address and measure school improvement.

Obama has joined the three presidents preceding him in favoring a far different policy of school improvement than that epitomized by Title I. Instead of additional dollars for extra services for children, the creation of academic standards and tests to measure achievement is seen as the way to increase the quality of American schools, especially that of schools with concentrations of low - income children.

(h) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, it shall not be an unlawful employment practice for an employer to apply different standards of compensation, or different terms, conditions, or privileges of employment pursuant to a bona fide seniority or merit system, or a system which measures earnings by quantity or quality of production or to employees who work in different locations, provided that such differences are not the result of an intention to discriminate because of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, nor shall it be an unlawful employment practice for an employer to give and to act upon the results of any professionally developed ability test provided that such test, its administration or action upon the results is not designed, intended or used to discriminate because of race, color, religion, sex or national origin.

There, the objective is different: You are searching for the certainty that comes with quality, and moderate overvaluation becomes a rounding error once the measuring period becomes two and a half decades.

While there are many different ways to define and measure quality, the underlying concepts tend to be fairly similar — growth, profitability, consistency.

Novy - Marx's The Other Side of Value paper showed that a simple quality metric, gross profits - to - assets, has roughly as much power predicting the relative performance of different stocks as tried - and - true value measures like book - to - price.

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This is the highest rated Pitbull puppy food, due in no small measure to the fact it is made with real roasted meats ensuring your dog is getting top quality protein that you would eat yourself (in a different form).

There are a lot of different ways that economists and researchers measure the quality of life in a given place...

This award is a worldwide recognition, designed to acknowledge, reward, and celebrate excellence across the different properties; it is a measure of quality amongst consumers, travelers, and professionals in the hospitality industry.

• Provide a clear, evidence - based explanation of the role played by different parts of the energy sector in causing air pollution • Present detailed projections of the energy sector and related air quality pathways in different countries and sectors, based on known energy, climate and air quality policies, and the key implications for policymakers • Identify additional policy measures that can materially improve the outlook for energy - related air pollution, examining both the co-benefits and trade - offs with other energy and climate objectives • Based on analysis of different policy options, distil the key findings of the report into a clear set of implications and recommendations for policymakers

Quality control (QC) measures to prevent these types of mistakes might involve a system by which review teams conduct different levels of review to verify accuracy of other reviewers, or by sampling certain categories, maybe reviewing one document for every 10 deemed irrelevant and looking for mistakes, which may expose larger issues such as a consistently overlooked keyword.

Florida - Based Advocacy Group Against Nursing Home Abuse Released Report Grading States on Performance An elder advocacy group fighting against nursing home abuse released a report on Friday, August 9th, grading states on eight different federal quality measures to see which states are guilty of the worst nursing home abuse, and which states are the best places for senior citizens.

An elder advocacy group fighting against nursing home abuse released a report on Friday, August 9th, grading states on eight different federal quality measures to see which states are guilty of the worst nursing home abuse, and which states are the best places for senior citizens.

Our Bokeh sub-score measures several different aspects of image quality, including how well the camera can portray limited depth of field (sometimes called «Depth Effect»), its ability to do that specifically for portraits (sometimes called «Portrait Mode»), and Bokeh itself — the shape and aesthetic quality of the out - of - focus areas.

With the EchoLink token as a common method of value exchange in the system, EchoLink seeks to provide a common measure of the quality of education in different countries, institutions, and disciplines that can be measured in a consistent way.

• Set up production equipment at the beginning of each shift to suit the type of production process to be managed • Calibrate production equipment to ensure appropriate production processes • Measure and mix ingredients and put them into production equipment for processing purposes • Clean and maintaining measuring instruments and equipment and ensure that any mechanical problems are timely sorted out • Document nonconformance and dispositions by using set quality control methods • Assemble goods on the production line and ensure that products are finished according to set protocols • Separate different items and ensure that they are loaded into the production equipment in the appropriate sequence • Pack and label end product according to company protocols and ensure that it is stored properly • Perform preventative maintenance on production equipment and tools

Participants were recruited from two hospital sites in Melbourne (Australia), and were administered the standard QOLIBRI (Quality of Life after Brain Injury) questionnaire plus two different measures assessing depression (the recent World Health Organization Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) and the much older Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)-RRB-, a measure of demoralization (Demoralization Scale (DS)-RRB- and psychological distress (K10).

Most measures had no evidence that they had undergone any sort of psychometric evaluation although a small number of researchers had attempted to evaluate some measurement properties but used dubious methods or the property being assessed fell below suitable quality thresholds as determined by Terwee et al. 12 In addition, some authors referenced that their measure had established psychometric properties but then modified the scale or used it with a completely different population without re-examining the properties in the revised scale.

Not only do present and absent non-signers share little in common on most measures of relationship quality and prenatal involvement, they also call for fundamentally different policy interventions.