Sentences with phrase «in traditional assessments»

Rigorous scoring is as necessary in alternative assessments as in traditional assessments.

Some of these things can be measured in traditional assessments, like for problem - solving, give kids a problem — not an academic problem — one where they're forced to address an issue where there's a goal and an obstacle in the way (which is the operational definition of a problem) and see how they perform.

Not exact matches

Third and finally, the traditional story misses the real function of private banks, which is to solve an information problem in the purest Hayekian senses. That is, banks are or should be specialists in risk assessment and risk taking. They should know their client, understand the local market and have their pulse on the broad economy. Arguably, if properly structured, they can and should do this better than other entities such as governments. In other words, the proper role of banks should be underwriting — lend money, hold the debt, and bear the risk. Which is a long - winded way of getting to the main point of this posin the purest Hayekian senses. That is, banks are or should be specialists in risk assessment and risk taking. They should know their client, understand the local market and have their pulse on the broad economy. Arguably, if properly structured, they can and should do this better than other entities such as governments. In other words, the proper role of banks should be underwriting — lend money, hold the debt, and bear the risk. Which is a long - winded way of getting to the main point of this posin risk assessment and risk taking. They should know their client, understand the local market and have their pulse on the broad economy. Arguably, if properly structured, they can and should do this better than other entities such as governments. In other words, the proper role of banks should be underwriting — lend money, hold the debt, and bear the risk. Which is a long - winded way of getting to the main point of this posIn other words, the proper role of banks should be underwriting — lend money, hold the debt, and bear the risk. Which is a long - winded way of getting to the main point of this post.

«Murray Goulburn (MG) is still in a heap of trouble — my assessment is that if MG was running on their traditional economic profile, the value would be between $ 5.50 and $ 6 kg / MS,» Mr Hauser said.

This assessment of the changing role of fathers delivers an in - depth portrait of America's working fathers, revealing that today's dads associate being a good father just as much with the role of effective caregiver as the traditional role of «breadwinner.»

«In traditional risk assessment, we consider apical endpoints and apply safety factors to determine what would be an acceptable level of exposure.

«Using imaging tests to detect disease in carotid or coronary arteries before it causes symptoms can better identify healthy individuals at increased risk than our current, traditional risk assessment methods,» says the study's principal investigator Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, Director of Mount Sinai Heart and Physician - in - Chief of The Mount Sinai Hospital.

M. Dominique Ashen, Ph.D., C.R.N.P., a nurse practitioner in the Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Heart Disease at Johns Hopkins and another study leader, says that a traditional risk assessment for cardiovascular disease involves checking blood pressure, cholesterol levels and weight; evaluating for diabetes; taking a family history; calculating the 10 - year risk of having a cardiovascular event; and asking about lifestyle factors such as smoking, diet and exercise.

The method used in the study is known as the Hirsch Index and while the study authors acknowledge factors such as there being high public interest leading to more studies of a particular illness, they believe that because it is objective and evidence - based it will be a useful complement and guide to more traditional methods of risk assessment and can be used to produce a shortlist of pathogens for authorities to focus on.

«Our findings reveal that, across all grades and subjects, students in online charter schools perform worse on standardized assessments and are significantly less likely to pass Ohio's test for high school graduation than their peers in traditional charter and traditional public schools,» said McEachin.

The results showed there were no statistically significant differences in test scores or students» assessments of the flipped classes compared to a traditional lecture course of study.

The initial information value of the review remains: It's an assessment of a new book, no different from the reviews that appear in traditional publications.

While Novartis is still recruiting traditional veterinary pathologists trained in toxicology, it is also looking for toxicologists with a background in biochemistry, molecular biology, and modern biology techniques who are interested in molecular - based risk assessment.

«We think single - cell analysis could potentially augment traditional biopsy - core histopathology, significantly improving risk assessment and informing treatment decisions, especially in borderline cases.»

Trained as an industrial hygienist, he is interested in improving upon traditional exposure assessment methods.

This is not an accurate assessment as many of the sites dealing with meeting curvy women are professional in design and contain all the many functions and benefits that the more traditional dating sites possess.

Results of their assessment indicated that dating online was indeed different from «traditional» dating in a number of ways.

In most educational programs, traditional time - based assessments provide a single quantitative grade, more often than not on some kind of «pass - fail» scale.

But in order to assess a student's deep understanding of the subject and their ability to apply a concept, you can not test those kinds of abilities through a traditional paper - and - pencil, crank - out - the - formulas kind of an assessment.

For their part, colleges — the final arbiters of high school performance — are signaling a surprising willingness to depart from traditional assessments that have been in place since the early 19th century.

In the 1990s, performance - based assessments became a valid alternative to traditional multiple - choice tests.

In a traditional classroom setting, the assessment doesn't need to «look» like an exam.

In this context, a traditional psychometric concern with predictive validity, e.g., whether answers to assessment items predict other behaviors in other situations, is not primary — having friends is the end goal assessed by the report card, not having friends as a predictor of something elsIn this context, a traditional psychometric concern with predictive validity, e.g., whether answers to assessment items predict other behaviors in other situations, is not primary — having friends is the end goal assessed by the report card, not having friends as a predictor of something elsin other situations, is not primary — having friends is the end goal assessed by the report card, not having friends as a predictor of something else.

In 2018, I see more investment in videos that offer interactivities (similar to traditional eLearning), interim knowledge checks, branching based on the choices learners make as well as the end of program assessmentIn 2018, I see more investment in videos that offer interactivities (similar to traditional eLearning), interim knowledge checks, branching based on the choices learners make as well as the end of program assessmentin videos that offer interactivities (similar to traditional eLearning), interim knowledge checks, branching based on the choices learners make as well as the end of program assessments.

The model of assessment used in this subject combines the creative with the traditional.

He felt a renewed sense of competence, and from that point forward, his in - class performance flourished on both traditional and nontraditional assessments.

This approach liberates schools to comprehensively rethink the instructional model and opens the door to fundamental changes in schedules, calendars, assessment, grading and even the concept of traditional grade levels.

Although the model was originally designed for older - than - traditional - age college and graduate students, Fann believes «there's nothing stopping» the principles of competency - based education and assessment from working in primary and secondary schools.

Throughout the country, many educators are going beyond traditional tests and using performance assessments in their K - 12 classrooms to gauge what students know and can do.

As a parent, it's critical that you know about alternative types of classroom - based assessments, in addition to traditional tests and the standardized tests mandated by your school district or state department of education.

Anderson explains that formative assessment and feedback both assist in the answering of three essential questions for teacher and student alike, no matter whether it's eLearning or traditional learning.

Meanwhile, Korea, where only 42 % of students use computers at school (but many more use them outside of school), is a top performer not only in more traditional paper - and - pencil tests of reading or mathematics, but also in assessments of students» digital reading skills or problem solving skills using computers.

Not as often discussed is our ability to use students» in - game actions as evidence for the assessment of skills and knowledge, including those not easily measured by traditional multiple - choice tests.

We are not fond of linking assessment in the traditional sense of the word with making.

In my first few years of incorporating PBL in a traditional grading system, I regularly lumped together individual assessments with a group project gradIn my first few years of incorporating PBL in a traditional grading system, I regularly lumped together individual assessments with a group project gradin a traditional grading system, I regularly lumped together individual assessments with a group project grade.

She is interested in researching emerging technologies and how gamification can transform traditional assessment and delivery methods to enable higher engagement and completion.

In his talk on «Fresh approaches to assessment», Miles Berry, principle lecturer at the University of Roehampton, explored some of the alternatives to the traditional essay for assessing the academic side of teacher training courses at undergraduate and postgraduate level.

Effective March 2, 2014, the Department implemented the Regents action to eliminate traditional standardized assessments for use in K - 2 from the list of state - approved assessments for use in APPR plans for the 2014 - 15 school year and beyond.

Another way that authentic assessment is commonly distinguished from traditional assessment is in terms of their defining attributes.

Steve Sorokin retired from teaching in the traditional public schools to become Icahn's director of assessment.

In seventh - grade math, for example, only 35 percent of the online students passed a state assessment; 68 percent of the traditional students did.

Of course, traditional assessments as well as authentic assessments vary considerably in the forms they take.

Everyone, from the superintendent to Principal Eaton, emphasizes a belief that the state's assessment tool doesn't work well for online schools like Achieve, where the majority of students are enrolled because they weren't successful in a traditional system, and many are adult students.

And our assessment results were among the highest in both traditional public schools and public charter schools.

And yet, in traditional school most assessment falls to the teacher and most student work is written for only the teacher to see.

Instead of approaching staff assessment in traditional ways, I approached it through play — play that was determined by the needs of the teachers.

Most critics of portfolio assessment say they like the emphasis on demonstrated writing and oral skill, but have seen too many instances in which a refusal to give traditional tests of factual recall leads to charmingly written essays with little concrete information to support their arguments.

Regulations can also preserve important autonomy (and contractual accountability) for charter schools in the event a traditional LEA wants to make an assessment change that, as a result, all non-LEA charter schools in its district would be required to use.

In a traditional mainstream school, a culture of learning includes standards - based instruction, a visible student - friendly learning target, assessment practices based on formative and self - assessing practices, and student / teacher feedback built on a foundation of strong relationships.

We can see here that large - scale comparative judgement assessments allow us to analyse pupil progress in a way that is much harder to do with traditional assessment.