Sentences with phrase «educational value of the model»

By including detailed notes, the Committee is working to increase the educational value of the model contracts.

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Public Waldorf schools across the nation are at the forefront of defining themselves as exemplary educational models that value measurement of growth in meaningful, developmental, and authentic ways.

Regardless, Cowing cites the educational value of the project and says that the model could be applied to other NASA missions that are too expensive for the agency to operate.

He is currently directing studies that will explore new methods for evaluating gains in scores on high - stakes tests and evaluate the use of value - added models in educational accountability systems.

The larger study (Liberal Arts and Sciences in the 21st Century) seeks to discover the predominant «mental models» of each of the groups of stakeholders, as well as «alignments» and «misalignments» in goals, values, and educational approaches across the various stakeholders.

Value - added modeling: The challenge of measuring educational outcomes.

The favorite way of measuring gains, or lack thereof, in student learning is through «value - added» models, which seek to determine what each teacher has added to the educational achievement of each of his or her students.

Applying a teacher inquiry model to program planning and assessment needs to become ingrained into practice, for our own growth and for gathering a rich body of evidence for demonstrating the value of the school library learning commons to the broader educational community.

Committed to the same mission, core values and educational philosophy as Chadwick School, located in Palos Verdes, Calif., it differentiates itself with a «one school, two campuses» model, focusing on academic excellence, development of exemplary characters and self - discovery through experience.

How many have produced evidence of their tests instructional sensitivity or of the educational significance of the distinctions made by the value - added models they use?

While no assessment system is without limitations, Tennessee's value - added assessment model stands head and shoulders above others with regard to its focus on the effectiveness of schools, its ability to remove the biasing effects of social and economic influences, and its usefulness in answering critical questions about student progress and educational quality.

WPI's distinctive project - based educational model has been praised by the most recognized and valued resources in the academic world, as well as by those who know the benefits of a WPI education firsthand — WPI students and alumni.

They did this using a value - added model as per current federal educational policy imperatives to assess the measurable effects of teacher education programs on their teacher graduates» students» learning and achievement as compared to other teacher education programs.

It was established in 2001 with a vision, according to the website, that «was birthed from the mind of God in the heart of Dr. Jeannette C. Holmes - Vann, the Pastor and Founder of Hope Chapel Ministries, Inc.,» which «included a return to a traditional educational model founded on Christian principles and values.»

With the last few decades of ever increasing computing power the simple models have less and less practical use, although they still have educational value.

The large and continuing rise in the number of SRLs requires a rigorous re-evaluation of the types of assistance that are presently publicly funded, and the examination of alternative and additional models including legal information services, paralegals, educational and therapeutic resources and logistical assistance, which can offer maximum value to SRLs.

Even though the leaders of the «marriage preparation movement» have always placed a high value on the inclusion of married couples on the parish / diocesan marriage preparation teams, marriage preparation programs have been founded on and designed within educational models and assumptions that rely on the theory that the engaged couples are lacking certain information that the teacher (s) have gained from a combination of life experience and academic study, which is why the couples are expected to become students of the teachers.