People at Facebook, Zynga, Google, and Amazon run many empirical tests every week to determine whether ideas translate to
measurable changes in performance.
As Diane Elkins explained in this post and this post, knowledge alone rarely translates into
a measurable change in performance by the learner.
Not exact matches
Along with these
changes, and the resulting improvements
in measurable job
performance, has come a push to review instructor - led courses for potential conversion to eLearning.
Environmental factors such as building age, heating, lighting, air quality, noise, use of colour, type of furnishings, room layout and density have all been associated with significant,
measurable changes in student attainment and
performance and
in influencing student morale, values, aspirations and expectations.
The NYS Charter Schools Act of 1998 was created for the following purposes: • Improve student learning and achievement; • Increase learning opportunities for all students, with special emphasis on expanded learning experiences for students who are at - risk of academic failure; • Encourage the use of different and innovative teaching methods; • Create new professional opportunities for teachers, school administrators and other school personnel; • Provide parents and students with expanded choices
in the types of educational opportunities that are available within the public school system; and • Provide schools with a method to
change from rule - based to
performance - based accountability systems by holding the schools established under this article accountable for meeting
measurable student achievement results.