The group developed five meaningful and
measurable outcome measure that were based on best practice:
Not exact matches
[9] Using a different, continuous weighted scoring system — which admittedly was, like Byrd's scoring, «an unvalidated
measure of CCU
outcomes» — Harris et al. concluded that «supplementary, remote, blinded, intercessory prayer produced a
measurable improvement in the medical
outcomes of critically ill patients», and suggested that «prayer be an effective adjunct to standard medical care.»
To identify methodological categories, the
outcome of each paper was classified according to a set of binary variables: 1 -
outcome measured on biological material; 2 -
outcome measured on human material; 3 -
outcome exclusively behavioural (
measures of behaviours and interactions between individuals, which in studies on people included surveys, interviews and social and economic data); 4 -
outcome exclusively non-behavioural (physical, chemical and other
measurable parameters including weight, height, death, presence / absence, number of individuals, etc...).
We have to design specific,
measurable, objective, observable and clear (SMOOC)
outcomes; instruct learners according to these
outcomes; then
measure learner performance against these
outcomes.
With a refocus on «performance and capability
outcomes» our approaches are likely to become more targeted and collaborative as well as
measurable, unlike the dark art of trying to
measure learning.
The early adopter project will include working on a real
measurable problem and willing to take steps like doing the gap analysis, developing the formal solution (course and / or performance support), the coaching, and the ongoing development, piloting,
measuring, and tuning until the desired
outcome is achieved.
Confianza is also very focused on
measurable outcomes and supported our team in how to think through
measuring our own goals.
Educational
outcomes are shaped by many factors, but research shows that teacher quality is the most important in - school factor influencing student achievement.59 Of course, other out - of - school factors, which are often caused by poverty, can also influence student
outcomes.60 Because teacher quality has been shown to have a
measurable impact on standardized test scores, some academics have started trying to directly
measure the impact of Act 10 on student
outcomes by examining how students fared on standardized tests after its passage.
To drive
measurable results, you have to know what you want the desired learning
outcomes to be and have a way to access the data you need to
measure those
outcomes.
It is human nature to prefer what is regarded as a
measurable outcome over a difficult to
measure outcome.
iii) The preparation of clearly
measurable objectives so that defined performance
outcomes can be
measured and evaluated at both a national and regional level; and
In addition, 53 % of the usual care - group subjects received «usual care» but without any
measurable change in the
outcome variables
measured.