a It is important to note that the meta - analysis of evaluations of parent support programs, like other meta - analyses, showed that the size of the impacts of any of the parent support programs is strongly related to the type
of evaluation design.
Leadership issues will be explored and practiced including building the credibility of results through careful choice
of the evaluation design and assessment tools and communicating assessment results to myriad stakeholders in communities.
The method used to evaluate the D.C. voucher program — a randomized control trial (RCT)-- is considered the «gold standard»
of evaluation design.
The type
of evaluation design used — quantitative, qualitative, or mixed - method — again depends on what the audience for the evaluation will want to know.
Not exact matches
Once you know what you are looking for, a mystery shopping company will
design an
evaluation for the correct wording, objectivity, and the appropriate weighting
of scores.
And there is also no doubt that Apple's devices have benefited from group infatuation, a phenomenon that has often favored a product or a class
of designs based on an allegiance that the devotees themselves have difficulty defining in coherent terms, as by people willing to pay high premiums for German engineering even after decades
of Consumer Reports
evaluations have failed to demonstrate any stunning superiority
of German cars over Hondas and Toyotas.
This means the system can utilize email, document routing, and internal workflow routing to let you
design an initial performance review, followed by the right number
of subsequent approvals and
evaluations necessary in your organization.
Mark H. Goldberg and Associates provides a full range
of consulting to the telecommunications industry, including: business planning, strategic advisory services, carrier relations, regulatory and government relations, network
design, RFP
evaluations, project management and operations reviews.
In the 1960s, experts
designed special education and training programs intended to enhance the skills
of the poor, but
evaluations found that they had only limited impact.
Such consultation may occur at many levels: consultation to pastors concerning problem clients with whom they are working; consultation to a pastor and the church administration regarding human relation problems in the congregation; consultation to groups or programs in a congregation that are
designed to assist people in the church; consultation to a local, regional, or denominational administration in regard to
evaluation of religious candidates, human relations problems in the administration, or denominational programming related to mental health issues; consultation to a group
of churches who sponsor a joint community program.
The research
design — to determine what changes took place as a result
of clinical experience — included pre-testing and post-testing and
evaluation by trainer and supervisor at the end
of the course.
«The thorough
evaluation process [to earn the approval] included a detailed review
of the
design, critical factors and sterile zone boundaries
of the machine,» explains Stephane Hacpille, vice president
of sales for North America.
All related personnel responsible for audit
design,
evaluation, and certification / verification / validation decisions are under the purview
of the RA - Cert division, hereafter referred to as Rainforest Alliance or RA.
Design, implement, and collaborate with external researchers to carry out
evaluation and impact assessment research for Rainforest Alliance's agriculture sustainability certification programs as well as broader research on the effectiveness
of strategies to conserve forests, promote the sustainability
of production systems, and improve human wellbeing in the context
of agriculture and forestry landscapes and supply chains.
Prior to joining the Department
of Labor, Ms. Sasser worked on a series
of economic and legal reform projects at the IRIS Center at the University
of Maryland and also worked at the World Bank
designing and conducting policy and country level
evaluations in the Operations
Evaluation Department.
Each monitoring and
evaluation plan has been
designed, agreed to, and is currently being implemented by a range
of various agencies involved in environmental water management including:
All related personnel responsible for audit
design,
evaluation, and certification / verification decisions are under the purview
of the RA - Cert unit.
Our product
design process begins in the crucible
of outdoor professionals, from mountain guides, alpine and rock climbing schools to ski patrols in the US, Canada and Western Europe, who directly participate in providing guidance, testing and critical
evaluation to Marmot products.
Among the specialized neurologic
evaluations were videonystagmography (VNG), which is
designed to test inner ear and central motor functions, and computerized dynamic postural studies (CAPS), which assess the interaction
of vestibular, somatosensory and visual systems for patients undergoing neurorehabilitation
With proper
evaluation to correct this increased tension, «restoration
of functional
design» can be accomplished.
Concussion and Sports - Related Head Injury: 16 V.S.A. Section 1162 (2011) requires the commissioner
of education or designee, assisted by members
of the Vermont Principal's Association, to develop statewide guidelines, forms and other materials
designed to educate coaches, youth athletes and their parents / guardians regarding the nature and risks
of concussion and other head injuries, the risks
of premature participation in athletic activities after a concussion or head injury and the importance
of obtaining a medical
evaluation of a suspected concussion or other head injury and receiving treatment when necessary.
The AblePlay
evaluation process is
designed to ensure an independent and detailed assessment
of each toy or play product.
The first and only FDA - approved concussion - specific tool
designed for individuals ages 5 - 11, ImPACT Pediatric provides health care professionals with objective measures
of neurocognitive functioning for
evaluation and management
of concussion in younger children.
Dr. Menacker also
designed and planned an
evaluation of revised birth data, which included both qualitative and quantitative analyses.
A paperless coach
evaluation system
designed to give members instant feedback on how they are doing as a volunteer youth sport coach that covers 15 key areas - everything from teaching sports skills to communicating with the parents
of their players.
One more method is to take a look at
evaluations of the child infant stroller to see exactly how it stands with those that have actually currently made use
of the very same
design you are taking a look at.
A national
evaluation of parenting programs in Sweden: The short - term effects using an RCT effectiveness
design.
Other strengths
of the underpinning cohort study include high participation by midwifery units and trusts in England; the minimisation
of selection bias through achievement
of a high response rate and absence
of self selection bias because
of non-consent; and the ability to compare groups that were similar in terms
of identified clinical risk.12 The economic
evaluation was conducted according to nationally agreed
design and reporting guidelines.15 26 Collection
of primary unit cost data was thorough and accounted for regional differences in care patterns.
The
evaluation process uses a proprietary methodology in which entries are scored on a number
of elements including production quality,
design, educational value, entertainment value, originality, appeal and cost.
All members
of the Birthplace in England Co-investigators Group contributed at various stages to the
design and conduct
of the economic
evaluation and drafts
of the paper.
designing and strengthening
evaluations of promising programs and
evaluations being done as part
of competitive grant projects;
This
evaluation, mandated by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
of 2010 (P.L. 111 - 148), is
designed to build knowledge for policymakers and practitioners about the effectiveness
of the MIECHV program in improving outcomes for at - risk children and families.
In the comment submission, SNA requested that the
designs of that study, as well as the
Evaluation ofthe School Meal Data Collection Process, minimize the burden on responders.
Results published in the American Journal
of Public Health were based on
evaluation data from Legacy for ChildrenTM, a public health intervention program
designed to improve child outcomes by promoting positive parenting among low - income mothers
of infants and young children.
Two key partners, the University
of California - Los Angeles (UCLA) and the University
of Miami (UM), played vital roles in the development and
evaluation of two Legacy curricula
designed to influence mothers to make thoughtful choices that lead to positive parenting and child development.
She
designed the
evaluation, supervised data access and management, and undertook the analysis and writing
of the first draft
of the manuscript.
Dr. Peacock was a member
of the team that
designed the
evaluation process.
Our Intensive assessment phase is
designed for a comprehensive
evaluation of individual and family functioning and typically runs about 8 - 12 weeks.
Speaking at a High Level Side Event
of the United Nations High Level Meeting on HIV and AIDS, in New York, Mrs Mahama said: «By now, we should all agree that actively engaging adolescents in the
design, implementation, monitoring and
evaluation of HIV policies, services and programs, is the way to go».
Lawmakers in both houses in recent weeks have introduced bills
designed to ease aspects
of the education policies in the budget, ranging from a codification
of students opting out
of state tests to exempting top - performing school districts from the new teacher
evaluation criteria.
Progressive Redesign Opportunity Schools
of Excellence (PROSE), created under the new UFT - DOE contract, gives schools flexibility in
designing their schedules, programming, teacher
evaluation systems and other aspects
of their school environments so that they are able to implement innovative school improvement strategies.
The review team will include internationally renowned artists and architects, under the auspices
of the New York State Council
of the Arts, who will review proposed bridge
designs as well as assist local community leaders and transportation experts in the
evaluation process.
One
of the tasks set forth by the original Race to the Top competition was simple
design a teacher
evaluation system that holds teachers accountable for their performance.
Assembly Majority Leader Joe Morelle says Democrats had some concerns over a purposed commission to
design new teacher
evaluations, and instead now want the Board
of Regents, which is in charge
of education policy, to do the job.
The rest
of the
evaluation comes in the form
of a «structured review,» which the teachers
design and implement in collaboration with their principal and colleagues.
He was instrumental in developing New York's successful Race to the Top application and key to
designing a new system for the
evaluation of teachers and school leaders.
She also made news by documenting city council members» fear
of Speaker Christine Quinn's wrath back in February and for fun stories like the «abysmal»
evaluation of the mayoral candidates» logo
designs.
Cuomo cited data from last school year's teacher
evaluations that the state Education Department released on Tuesday in calling for an overhaul
of his signature rating system, the
design of which he called an «evolving process.»
In March last year, the then General Secretary
of the National Union
of Teachers Christine Blower called for Ofsted to be replaced with «A new model
of school accountability, one that involves school self -
evaluation and is
designed in discussion with the profession.»
The State Education Department has until the end
of the month to
design new teacher
evaluations that will rely more heavily on students» standardized test scores.