Sentences with phrase «measurement of progress»

Schools have not yet learned to use systematic measurement of progress toward essential outcomes.

Rather than just a snapshot in time, the report cards should provide more context and better measurement of progress toward higher standards.

I believe wholeheartedly in the consistent and accurate measurement of progress and results when working with clients.

Although both are important, it is important to monitor growth over time for the best measurement of progress.

In a January, 2013 Wall Street Journal article, Bill Gates argued for the power of systematic measurement of progress:

Widely affirmed proposals call for the restructure of low - performing schools, more emphasis on the basics, safer classrooms, more rigorous graduation standards, periodic measurement of progress through some kind of standardized tests, longer days and year - round schooling, decentralization into smaller learning communities and greater freedom for those smaller units, smaller classes, better - qualified teachers and improved salaries, more parental input and more equitable funding.

or the body mass index but body fat is probably the most detailed measurement of progress that we can take.

One thing most people seem to fly right over when they set a new physique / fitness goal is the fact that body weight alone is not a sufficient measurement of progress (this is the why the Body Mass Index is a rather misleading assessment of health).

With two months to go until the Rio +20 environmental conference, the UN is making a push towards moving away from using GDP as the end - all - be-all measurement of progress.

Systematic measurement of progress is a departure from standard practice in American schools.

Sticking to the same exercises on the same equipment is the way to ensure accuracy in the measurement of progress.

«The fundamental idea was that in order to have an efficient system, it was necessary to align resources around some goals, and that the standards would set the goals so that some measurement of progress could take place.

The principal problem was that the measurement of progress was too dependent on individual teacher judgement, and it placed an unrealistic burden of record keeping on teachers.

Her research explores issues of bilingualism relevant to teachers in training, including methods of instruction, typologies, measurement of progress, and the role of education in national policies on immigration.

Measurements of progress were used to assess effectiveness of federal dollars in meeting children's learning needs.

There is no point system, no win condition, and no measurement of progress.