Sentences with phrase «holistic assessment»

The opt - out movement has started to push policymakers to roll back testing requirements and consider alternative, more holistic assessments of student achievement.
And if we were to gather evidence that the graduate was indeed ready to move on, we needed to design a meaningful and holistic assessment of the graduate.
A «compelling reason [to have a DCS structure] based on holistic assessment of various factors such as industry and operating track record».
With twenty years of experience in natural health, she is an expert in holistic assessments and natural therapies including botanical medicine, homeopathy, nutraceuticals, nutrition and lifestyle counseling.
If point systems, rubrics, or holistic assessment methods are used for other activities, these methods may also be used to evaluate students» extended projects.
In Allanbrook's March 7 letter, she links to a speech delivered by principal Bowman and writes, «Jamaal suggests that all parents exercise their right to opt out of high stakes testing, advising parents to demand more holistic assessment of their children.
American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten often advocates for holistic assessment systems, such as portfolios of students» work collected over the course of an entire semester or year, instead of a drawing or musical performance done in a single sitting.
She is an expert in holistic assessments and natural therapies including botanical medicine, homeopathy, nutraceuticals, nutrition and lifestyle counseling.
The groups call for a more holistic assessment of real climate change solutions, not more «Business As Usual» economic analyses that imply we should accept a dead planet, or the suffering of millions if it is «more affordable.»
«I think here we're moving away from a more formulaic approach, keeping the LSAT in mind, and toward a more holistic assessment.
Nitrogen balance methodology is widely used as a holistic assessment of protein balance, allowing one to gain valuable insight regarding the relationship between energy status, dietary protein, and skeletal muscle mass.
The framework provides a holistic assessment of school performance based on student growth and achievement in grades 3 — 8; school climate measures, including attendance and re-enrollment; and preschool classroom quality.
Surely this type of holistic assessment can tell us who's going to be a good teacher and who won't be?
A holistic assessment method that addresses every aspect of a student's learning experience, including their abilities to live and contribute to a sustainable lifestyl...
Holistic assessment provides one overall score or rating, whereas analytic assessment rates discrete language skills.
Establishing numerical cutoffs on relevant criteria may be less useful than gaining a holistic assessment of students being considered and matching program to strengths of a particular population.
Holistic assessment and support programs must be developed for educators that rely primarily on the demonstration of knowledge and performance in the classroom.
It's worth considering this local administrative judgement and holistic assessment in the context of all public schools.
We support creative approaches to develop local, holistic assessments that provide more insight than a one - size - fits - all exam.
Overall school quality ratings provide several critical benefits - enabling families to navigate their public school options, helping all families find value from the system, recognizing excellence and helping to catalyze improvement efforts, and enabling future policymakers to target programs and funding towards the schools that need them most based on a holistic assessment of school quality.
The goal is a dashboard of multiple criteria to provide a holistic assessment of schools» performance and to determine when schools and districts require initial assistance or more extensive intervention.
This holistic assessment of ethanol's environmental footprint is called a lifecycle emissions analysis.
Scalable assessments for privacy, security and information governance (from quick hits to holistic assessments)
Lorne Sossin, Osgoode Hall Law School's dean, noted in the same article that Canadian law schools are «moving away from a more formulaic approach... and toward a more holistic assessment
By drawing upon skill examination, multiple interviews, profiling, and background reviews, RMA ® executive recruiters generate a holistic assessment and report of a particular candidate that will be fundamental to client recruiting.
Our tailored MMFI begins with a thorough, holistic assessment to determine the specific needs of the family.
We structure our therapy to the specific family need and agreed outcome — after a holistic assessment.
The length and intensity of services are flexible and based on a holistic assessment of the child, caregiver and family needs.
Where there is an EHC needs assessment, it should be an holistic assessment of the child or young person's education, health and social care needs.
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