Sentences with phrase «making overall assessments»

Of course, the effects of moving to a system of compensation based on assessment by principals depend on the relative importance they place on a teacher's ability to raise standardized test scores when making overall assessments of teachers» effectiveness.

2007, PNAS) is that changes in shear will act in opposition to changes in stability, making an overall assessment of possible impacts of climate change on severe convection difficult at this time.

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While it is still too early to make a full assessment of the economic effect of the south Asian tsunami, at this stage it seems that the overall effect on GDP will be modest in relation to the size of the region's economy.

Much has been made of the opposition of some German policymakers to QE, and politically its introduction, we think, could depend disproportionately on the course of future German economic data, rather than a more measured assessment of the overall course of the eurozone.

Thompson notes on her blog entry about the study that «sampling was not large enough to make any assessment on the overall percentage of contaminated product.

While we can infer from this study that some degree of contamination exists in naturally gluten - free grains, seeds, and flours sampling was not large enough to make any assessment on the overall percentage of contaminated product.

The document gives wineries of all sizes the tools for self - assessment to make improvements in environmental performance and to lower overall production costs for water and energy use.

The California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance (CSWA), in collaboration with Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and regional wine associations, is hosting a new workshop series to give wineries of all sizes the tools for self - assessment to make improvements in environmental performance and to lower overall production costs for water and energy use.

There are lots of variables, but the overall assessment is one that the New Statesman's spin - off website May2015.com makes rather boldly.

This study — only the second overall assessment of diet and food on this disease — provides a very thorough evaluation of current scientific knowledge and makes a point of only reporting dietary interventions and specific foods that clearly show proven long - term effects.

The reviews team tests out big - named dating platforms and makes fair assessments of their memberships, features, pricing structures, and overall quality.

She offers insightful dating tips to make any dating profile more attractive by reviewing the photos and content while providing an overall assessment of negative dating patterns that could be holding a person back.

In relation to quality assurance and more specifically, the robustness of self - assessment and improvement planning it was noticed that in nine cases, where the provider was judged as either requires improvement or inadequate, the Ofsted report makes explicit reference to the need to improve either the overall approach to quality assurance or more specifically self - assessment and improvement planning.

The teacher also kept a daily journal about her reactions to the project, changes she made in the instructional process, and personal assessment of the overall project.

We want to make sure that our final assessments measure our prioritized learning goals, so we may scrap an well - respected, rigorous and overall great assessment, because it omits some of our learning goals.

Several of the schools that made big gains still have relatively low overall test scores, with less than 20 percent of students scoring at the levels of proficient or advanced on state assessments.

Sadler (2006) strongly endorses the work of Black and Wiliam and cements the overall effectiveness of the practice when he states: I conclude by reiterating the position reached by Black & Wiliam's review: Formative assessment does make a difference, and it is the quality, not just the quantity, of feedback that merits our closest attention.

We are well underway to add the assessment of these systems to the overall rating and to make these systems a requirement for five stars in the future.»

From 2009 onwards, a stepwise increase of demands is foreseen, making it progressively more challenging to reach the overall 5 star level based on the current assessment criteria.

The real assessment to be made is on how much the compromise in specs compromises the overall experience, if it all.

After I have done an initial overall marketing / editorial assessment and developmental edit of a manuscript or proposal, a writer may choose to work with me further in a very close one - on - one mentoring relationship in which I would guide him or her in rewriting and re-envisioning the original material — chapter by chapter — in a new manuscript, to make the narrative voice more resonant; the descriptive prose more powerful and, in general, to increase the book's overall quality, marketing viability, sales potential.

I disagree with the overall assessment that there are hordes of authors trying to make a living writing fiction.

Since meeting the fund's goals depends so heavily on accurate assessments of future market movements, a fund manager's decision - making skills may even be more crucial to overall return than if the fund were following a more conventional trading approach.

Overall, a comprehensive assessment must be made using spreadsheets and other comparison tools available online.

Help make fast credit decisions and evaluate new credit applicants by leveraging a company's Overall Business Risk assessment

A management style that begins with an assessment of the overall economic environment and makes a general asset allocation decision regarding the financial markets and various industry sectors.

It's crucial that you make an honest assessment of your dog's overall fitness and ability.

Based on an overall assessment, the dog food from the brand which is designed specifically for Labrador pups may not be the top pick that you should make although it contains 31 percent protein.

They recommend that the World Heritage Committee request the State Party to invite a joint World Heritage Centre / IUCN reactive monitoring mission to the property in view of making a comprehensive assessment of the overall state of conservation of the property, including a rigorous assessment of the extent to which the Outstanding Universal Value is currently affected by the existing threats, including invasive species and climate change, and assisting the State Party with the development of a proposal for the Desired state of conservation for the removal of the property from the List of World Heritage in Danger based on the findings of the mission.

My overall assessment is that this product is made the «old fashioned» way, quality and functionality and definitely worth the price!

[9] The four reviewers of Electronic Gaming Monthly praised the graphics, but all but one of them gave the game an overall negative assessment, saying that the perspective severely hinders visibility, the combat is clunky, the lack of story makes the game less involving and creates difficulty figuring out where to go next, and there is too much of an emphasis on puzzles.

To Eric's question «Is there a programming decision point / parameters made up front in determining how to apply the changepoint method that itself relies on a preliminary assessment of whether there is an «overall warming trend»?»

-- «The 2012 report on extreme events by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change examined the evidence for regional changes in soil moisture since 1950, and made the following assessment for western North America: «No overall or slight decrease in dryness since 1950; large variability; large drought of the 1930s dominates.»

Increased understanding of uncertainties in radiosonde and satellite records makes assessment of causes of observed trends in the upper troposphere less confident than an assessment of overall atmospheric temperature changes.

In other words, National Energy Board Act should be amended so that energy needs analysis conducted by the NEB would result in findings and recommendations about whether certain market and financial conditions are present (to inform sustainability assessment and decision - making about a project) but the NEB would no longer be the body responsible for recommending whether it is in the overall public interest for a project to proceed.

The Council shall, acting by a qualified majority on a recommendation from the Commission, and having considered any observations which the Member State concerned may wish to make, decide after an overall assessment whether an excessive deficit exists.

Let's explore each of its elements and how they influence the overall design before making a final assessment:

Building and Sustaining Collaborative Community Relationships Capacity Building Center for States (2017) Highlights the importance of effective, ongoing collaboration between child welfare agencies and community - based partners to strengthen assessment and decision - making, increase understanding of the family's needs, promote communication and information sharing across systems, and provide better overall support to children and families.

Rate at which Alleged and Adjudicated Batterers Win Custody [liznote: The father's rights «critique» disputed the documentary's statements about the rate at which alleged and adjudicated batterers win custody, using misleading and flawed arguments, and also was written with an overall tone that appears to be posturing as a neutral scholarly - sounding or even official assessment, such as purporting in the critique to be making «key findings.»

Intervention: Once overall initial assessment is made, use Resiliency Scales and Subscales for further inquiry and specific intervention

It takes a broad view of the life satisfaction concept and requires respondents to make overall life assessments that are not related to specific domains (Huebner et al. 2004).

4) When commenting on the overall condition of a home based on the neighbourhood norms, the Home Inspector relies on a valuation in making their assessment.

In addition to access, the condominium association has other powers as well: its Board of Directors is in charge of the overall condominium finances (collecting and recording condo fees and assessments; paying condo expenses; etc.); as well as the collection of past due fees and assessments; foreclosing on condos; maintaining the property; and making sure that all the unit owners are abiding by the condominium's rules and regulations (along with its Articles of Incorporation, ByLaws, etc.).