Sentences with phrase «of adding value above»

The Schroder Wholesale Australian Equities Fund has a long standing track record of adding value above the benchmark ASX S&P 200 Index.

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If you monetize the pension, assuming a 4 % return, the value of the pension is $ 3.5 million ($ 140,000 /.04) added to our net worth of $ 2.5 million, it puts us squarely within your above average category for our age.

Profile # 3: Consumer with 760 or Above Credit Score, Home Value of $ 400,000 and 20 % Down Payment The high credit score and 20 % down payment in this profile made it unnecessary to consider an FHA loan, which allows lower down payments at the cost of added mortgage insurance.

Once you have gone through all the steps outlined above to calculate the discounted cash flow for each of the biotech firm's drugs, you simply need to add them all up to get a total value for the firm's drug portfolio.

In any case, I doubt that anyone who has bought BitGold shares at prices above C$ 4 has done a realistic calculation of the business's value as either a standalone enterprise or as an add - on to a larger financial services company.

Note that this is significantly different to previous Smart models (I own both), does not work as a lightweight travel system as the seat is always attached (which adds a lot of bulk and weight), but the extra features mentioned above make it an upgrade and great value.

I fired a surgical stapler across the intestine an inch above and then an inch below the dying segment, divided its blood supply, removed the specimen, and handed it off to the pathology resident, whom I had summoned to the OR on the slim chance that he could add something of value.

«We might realistically add 5 - 10 pounds of lean body mass to the above values to account for dehydration / etc.

While free dating apps like all of the above are obviously easier on the pocket than paid dating platforms, there's often much more added value and ease of use on platforms that require you to front up a modest amount of cash.

... above are obviously easier on the pocket than paid dating platforms, there's often much more added value and ease of use on platforms that require you to...

The Blu - ray combo pack does not go above and beyond in the way of extras, but the feature presentation is terrific, the extended cut is one of the rare ones to actually improve the movie, and, even if you might not have use for the DVD and digital copy, the deleted scenes and featurettes add value.

These «value - added» measures are subject to some of the same problems, but by focusing on what students learn over the course of the year, they are a significant improvement over a simple average test score (or, worse yet, the percentage of students that score above an arbitrary «proficiency» threshold).

Jay accuses the foundation of failing to disclose the limited power of classroom observation scores in predicting future test score gains over and above what one would predict based on value - added scores alone.

It is important to note that all of the schools studied were performing above their socioeconomic status and adding value to student learning.

It's further true that to judge a school simply on the basis of how many of its pupils clear a fixed «proficiency» bar, or because its «performance index» (in Ohio terms) gets above a certain level, not only fails to signal whether that school is adding value to its students but also neglects whatever is or isn't being learned by (or taught to) the high achievers who had already cleared that bar when they arrived in school.

For instance, although most of the studies cited above do include statistical controls for peer effects (the mean characteristics of other student in a class or school), very few states or districts do so when generating value - added estimates.

While Kraft and Gilmour assert that «systems that place greater weight on normative measures such as value - added scores rather than... [just]... observations have fewer teachers rated proficient» (p. 19; see also Steinberg & Kraft, forthcoming; a related article about how this has occurred in New Mexico here; and New Mexico's 2014 - 2016 data below and here, as also illustrative of the desired normal curve distributions discussed above), I highly doubt this purely reflects New Mexico's «commitment to putting students first.»

According to the DfE's own analysis, of the 20 largest MATs, only four achieved value added in their students that was above average.

[15] Some of the RTTT winners proposed giving teachers tenure if they are above the bar on either value - added or the classroom observation.

However a further analysis found only a minority of schools where long - term disadvantaged pupils have value - added scores at or above the national average of 100.

A study released yesterday by Mathematica Policy Research (and sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education) titled «Teachers with High «Value Added» Can Boost Test Scores in Low - Performing Schools» implies that, yet again, value - added estimates are the key statistical indicators we as a nation should be using, above all else, to make pragmatic and policy decisions about America's public school teacValue Added» Can Boost Test Scores in Low - Performing Schools» implies that, yet again, value - added estimates are the key statistical indicators we as a nation should be using, above all else, to make pragmatic and policy decisions about America's public school teacAdded» Can Boost Test Scores in Low - Performing Schools» implies that, yet again, value - added estimates are the key statistical indicators we as a nation should be using, above all else, to make pragmatic and policy decisions about America's public school teacvalue - added estimates are the key statistical indicators we as a nation should be using, above all else, to make pragmatic and policy decisions about America's public school teacadded estimates are the key statistical indicators we as a nation should be using, above all else, to make pragmatic and policy decisions about America's public school teachers.

After creating value - added to student attendance, I further investigate how this new dimension of teacher effectiveness influences student high school graduation and dropout above and beyond teachers» impact on student test scores.

New research by PwC published last weekend reveals that only three of the biggest academy chains has a positive value - added rating, whilst just one of the 26 biggest primary sponsors achieves results above the national average.

First, we find that teachers working in above - average poverty charter schools have significantly higher value - added scores compared to traditional public school teachers working in similar settings, which is mainly driven by the right tail of the value - added score distribution, yet we find no such differences in below - average poverty settings.

Of particular importance is the above noted paper by Dr. William Sanders comparing TVAAS with less sophisticated approaches and his recent summary of findings from 22 years of value - added researcOf particular importance is the above noted paper by Dr. William Sanders comparing TVAAS with less sophisticated approaches and his recent summary of findings from 22 years of value - added researcof findings from 22 years of value - added researcof value - added research.

In addition, value - added measures based on these tests, which are not designed to measure achievement that is well above or below grade level, are both unstable and biased for teachers who serve certain groups of students.

While no assessment system is without limitations, Tennessee's value - added assessment model stands head and shoulders above others with regard to its focus on the effectiveness of schools, its ability to remove the biasing effects of social and economic influences, and its usefulness in answering critical questions about student progress and educational quality.

As noted above, one set of studies finds compelling evidence that value - added measures from certain very simple models typically will be confounded.

Unfortunately again, however, there's not much else in terms of research - based statements (other than the two articles briefly mentioned in this manuscript, bulleted above) that Goldhaber «adds» in terms of «value» regarding the «Potential of Value - Added Performance Measures.&rvalue» regarding the «Potential of Value - Added Performance Measures.&rValue - Added Performance Measures.»

To reduce the risk of confounding in value - added estimates, states and districts should avoid the simple value - added models described above.

These «clear correlations,» while not strong particularly in terms of value - added, do indicate there is some common signal that the indicators are capturing, some stronger than the others (as should be obvious given the above numbers).

The consensus seems to be that attending the class of a teacher who is one standard deviation above her peers in value - added is associated with a gain in achievement of 10 to 15 percent of a standard deviation in student achievement.

From the results of the studies mentioned above, we might at first conclude that value - added on one test is a poor measure of a teacher's effectiveness at teaching the content and skill measured by other tests.

The research presented above raises two concerns for states: 1) Is the value - added for teachers from one test providing an adequate measure of the teacher's contributions to learning, and how can the data be used to provide the most accurate measure of teacher effectiveness?

As discussed above, value - added from one test might not agree with that from another because 1) value - added depends on factors that are specific to each test — test format, for instance — but unrelated to teacher effectiveness, or 2) value - added does not measure aspects of teacher effectiveness related to content not covered by the test.

However, it is very likely that some of those teachers identified as needing improvement would be above the 50th percentile and therefore better than average in terms of true value added.

Errors of interpretation of value - added statistics have two sources: statistics may be biased, as described above, and they may be imprecise.

Wright [22] compares SGP estimates to estimates produced by the SAS EVAAS approach, while Goldhaber and colleagues [23] compare SGP estimates to estimates from the full range of value - added models discussed above.

Two kinds of errors of interpretation are possible when classifying teachers based on value - added: a) «false identifications» of teachers who are actually above a certain percentile but who are mistakenly classified as below it; and b) «false non-identifications» of teachers who are actually below a certain percentile but who are classified as above it.

Teacher Match and Hanover Research are the companies specifically named and targeted for marketing and selling a series of highly false assumptions about teaching and teachers, highly false claims about value - added (without empirical research in support), highly false assertions about how value - added estimates can be used for better teacher evaluation / accountability, and highly false sales pitches about what they as value - added / research «experts» can do to help with the complex statistics needed for the above

They found, as per a quote by Springer in the above - mentioned post, that «[w] hile SLOs may serve as an important pedagogical tool for teachers in encouraging goal - setting for students, the format and guidance for SLOs within the specific program did not lead to the proper identification of high value - added teachers.»

Add in a few of those options listed above and the difference will shrink further, making the special edition surprisingly good value considering its rarity on British roads.

However, sensible choices like those above will not only increase your enjoyment of the Cayman but add to its value when you come to sell the car on.

With 755 horsepower the 2019 Chevrolet Corvette zr1 is the most powerful Corvette ever it's also the most technologically advanced behind me are the rolling s's at Road Atlanta and we're here to see if we can reach to the supercar levels of performance afforded by this thing's massive power big tires and the tall wing on the back after that we'll take to the streets to see if a car this powerful can behave itself in public this is a monster of a car I've had some brief track opportunities moving this morning to get used to the pace of this machine which is phenomenal we're gonna warm up as we get out to the road Atlanta and sort of build up to the pace that this car can operate at now initially when you hop in this car you have this shrine to the engine right above you you see the line of the hood it kind of dominates the center of the view you can see over it it doesn't affect visibility but it's immediately obvious and that kind of speaks to what makes this car special it's a monster of an engine listen to that [Music] that is tremendous tremendous acceleration and incredible power but what I finding so far my brief time here at the Atlanta is that everything else in the car is rut has risen to match hurt me while I lay into it on the back straight look you know 150 mile - an - hour indicated we're going to ease up a little bit on it because I need to focus on talking rather than driving but like I was saying the attributes of the rest of the car the steering the braking capability the grip every system of this car is riding to the same level of the power and I think that's what makes it really impressive initially this is undoubtedly a mega mega fast car but it's one that doesn't terrify you with its performance potential there's a level of electronic sophistication that is unparalleled at this price point but it's hard not to get you know totally slipped away by the power of this engine so that's why I keep coming back to it this car has an electronically controlled limited slip differential it has shocks filled with magnetically responsive fluid that can react faster to inputs and everything this car has a super sophisticated stability control system that teaches you how to drive it quick but also makes you go faster we haven't even gotten into exploring it yet because the limits of this car are so high that frankly it takes a while to grow into it but [Music] I think what's impressive about this car is despite how fast it is it is approachable you can buy this car to track dates with it and grow with it as a driver and as an owner I think that's a really special [Music] because you will never be more talented than this car is fast ever unless you are a racing driver casually grazing under 50 miles an hour on this straight okay I'm just going to enjoy driving this now [Music][Applause][Music] this particular Corvette zr1 comes with the cars track performance package a lot of those changes happen underneath the sheet metal but one of the big differences that is immediately obvious is this giant carbon fiber wing now the way this thing is mounted is actually into the structure of the vehicle and it makes you know loading the rear hatch a bit more difficult but we're assuming that's okay if you're looking for the track performance this thing delivers also giving you that performance are these Michelin Pilot Sport cup tires which are basically track oriented tires that you can drive on the street but as we wake our way to the front of the thing what really matters is what's under the hood that's right there's actually a hole in the hood of this thing and that's because this engine is so tall it's tall because it has a larger supercharger and a bunch of added cooling on it to help it you know keep at the right temperature the supercharger is way larger than the one on the zo six and it has a more cooling capacity and the downside is it's taller so it pops literally through the hood the cool thing is from the top you can actually see this shake when you're looking at it from you know a camera from the top of the vehicle this all makes for 755 horsepower making this the most powerful Corvette ever now what's important about that is this not just the power but likewise everything in the car has to be built to accommodate and be able to drive to the level of speed this thing can develop that's why you had the massive cooling so I had the aerodynamics and that's why I had the electronic sophistication inside [Applause] we had a lot of time to take this car on the track yesterday and I've had the night to think about things Matt today two crews on the road and see how this extreme performance machine deals with the sort of more civil minded stuff of street driving the track impressions remain this thing is unquestionably one of the most capable cars you can get from a dealer these days a lot of that's besides the point now because we're on the street we have speed limits they have the ever - present threat of law enforcement around every corner so the question is what does this car feel like in public when you slow this car down it feels like a more powerful Corvette you don't get much tram lining from these big wheels though we as the front end doesn't want to follow grooves in the pavement it is louder it is a little firmer but it's certainly livable on a day to day basis that's surprising for a vehicle of this capability normally these track oriented cars are so hardcore that you wouldn't want to drive them to the racetrack but let's face it you spend more time driving to the track than you do on the track and the fact that this thing works well in both disciplines is really impressive I can also dial everything back and cruise and not feel like I'm getting punished for driving a hardcore track machine that's a that's a really nice accomplishment that's something that you won't find in cars that are this fast and costs maybe double this much the engine in this car dominates the entire experience you can't miss the engine and the whole friend this car is sort of a shrine to it the way it pops out of the hood the way it's covered with coolers around the sides it is the experience of this car and that does make driving this thing special and also the fact that it doesn't look half bad either in fact I think it has some of the coolest looking wheels currently available on a new car this car as we mentioned this car has the track package the track package on this car gives you what they call competition bucket seats which are a little wide for my tastes but I'm you know not the widest person in the world this automatic transmission works well I mean there's so much torque again out of this engine that it can be very smooth and almost imperceptible its clunky on occasion I think I'd might opt for the manual although Chevy tells me about 80 % of its customers will go for the automatic I don't think they're gonna be disappointed and that's gonna be the faster transmission drag strip on the street - and on the racetrack man it was a little bit more satisfying to my taste though we've talked about the exhaust I have it set in the track setting let's quiet it down a little bit so you can hear the difference now I've set that separately from everything else so let's put it stealth what happened to the engine sound that's pretty that's pretty amazing man stealth is really stealth and then go back to track Wow actually a really big difference that's that's pretty great the Corvette has always been a strong value proposition and nowhere is that more evident than this zr1 giving you a nearly unbeatable track performance per dollar now the nice thing is on the road this doesn't feel like a ragged edge track machine either you could genuinely drive it every day the compromises are few and that's what makes this car so special if you like what you see keep it tuned right here and be sure to visit Edmunds.com [Music]

«I'm thrilled that we've been able to greatly enhance and add to the Fit's already excellent attributes to provide Honda customers with class - above features and refinement at such a value price point,» said Jeff Conrad, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Honda.

While the NYT has already rolled out features like additional digital content over and above the price of a subscription in a value - added move to encourage subscribers, the paper will also be offering stand - alone digital content that won't require a paper or online subscription the main content.

As you'll see in the video above, RIM went beyond the basics here to provide really value - added integration of the entire messaging experience on the PlayBook.

The two microcap stocks (DIT & FRD) that passed the Graham Enterprising screen have current price - to - book - value ratios just above the current cut off (p / book of 0.8) for a new stock to be added to the Shadow Stock Portfolio.

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Therefore the market is valuing the US operations at 1.7 x. For a company with a net cash position... Here are some 2011E EV / EBITDA comps for your reference: TRW: 4.1 x, LEA: 3.9 x, Fed Mo: 5.0 x, Dana: 3.9 x, Tenneco: 4.9 x. Let's be conservative and use 4.0 x and see where the value gets us to: Add $ 1.2 B to our sum of parts above, gets us to a $ 70 / stock.