Sentences with phrase «only objective measures»

That experience taught us that an accountability formula should reflect only objective measures of academic achievement.
And economic payouts are the only objective measures they can use to justify expenditures.
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The bill would effectively override current state law that requires that student growth data — the only objective measure of a student's improvement from year to year — be one factor in a teacher's annual review.
I suggest that in science, one's predictive record is perhaps the ONLY objective measure of one's competence, and as such, the IPCC has completely failed.

Not exact matches

«We will not only offer training but also measure progress and make sure the skills are being learned, so we can meet both the employee's objective and ours.»
Because of the uncertainties in the marketplace — and the very real threats to many companies» survival — many, many leaders see the concept of «culture» and the tasks of defining and managing it as luxuries that only get attention once more concrete and easier - to - measure objectives are handled.
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.
«Football is the only major sport where on every single play, the objective is to violently hit the competition,» said Assemblyman Michael Benedetto, whose measure would bar youth football leagues from allowing anyone 13 or younger to tackle.
Under Cuomo's plan, teachers would only receive positive ratings if they received high grades on both subjective and objective measures.
Dr McKay added that previous studies had only compared the decisions of delusion - prone and non-delusion-prone people to each other rather than to an objective measure of performance: «Surprisingly, our study also found that even low delusion - prone people jumped to conclusions — so most people jump to conclusions, but delusion - prone people jump further.»
These studies not only measured objective parameters of sporting performance, but also asked athletes about their sensations after consuming the energy drink and measured the frequency of the side effects in comparison with the placebo drink.
This camp claims that tests, as currently administered, are the only fair and «objective» measure of progress and should determine all or most high - stakes decisions.
In an academic setting, you wouldn't utilize an assessment that only measures factual recall if your objective is to teach analytical skills.
«The annual assessments are the only objective statewide measure that all students take, no matter where they happen to be growing up,» he said.
Not only is it more objective and easier to measure, he said, but the link between good CPD and unmanageable teacher workload could also make CPD a useful litmus test for how hard staff are having to work more broadly.
Since the assessment only measures mastery of the second objective, the opening, introduction to new material, guided practice and closing do not align to it.
As documented under Section 1115 of Title I, Part A of the Every Students Succeeds Act (ESSA), a local education agency receiving Title I funds «may use funds received under this part only for programs that provide services to eligible children under subsection (b) identified as having the greatest need for special assistance... Eligible children are children identified by the school as failing, or most at risk of failing, to meet the State's challenging student academic achievement standards on the basis of multiple, educationally related, objective criteria established by the local educational agency and supplemented by the school, except that children from preschool through grade 2 shall be selected solely on the basis of such criteria as teacher judgment, interviews with parents, and developmentally appropriate measures».
The fact that law restricts the use of teacher recommendations to promotions only suggests an acknowledgement of the need for the recognition of soft skills, which objective measures would not pick up.
It demands an acceptance that in this very human endeavor, objective measures are not always possible and even when they can be applied, they can only measure a fraction what we want schools to accomplish.
«The EPI allows me to have an objective measure to help not only in the screening process, but also in making final decisions about which candidate has the best chance to grow students throughout the academic year,» said Robb Gonda, principal of Upper Arlington School District in Ohio.
«It's a deeply flawed way of rating charities, because nowhere in there is there any objective measure of the actual impact they're having, which is the only reason they should exist in the first place,» says Pallotta, whose book Uncharitable argued that non-profits are hindered in solving important social problems by limits on salaries and fundraising expenses.
Only then, should an investor use historical performance measures to evaluate the screened list and only then with the sole objective of eliminating those funds that have had a history of sustained and significant under performaOnly then, should an investor use historical performance measures to evaluate the screened list and only then with the sole objective of eliminating those funds that have had a history of sustained and significant under performaonly then with the sole objective of eliminating those funds that have had a history of sustained and significant under performance.
Offsetting through our integrated Climate + Care projects means you not only fund emission reductions to address your unavoidable carbon footprint, but deliver measured outcomes which can contribute to the UN Global Goals and your other business objectives.
Only # 2 appears to be a remotely objective measure, but since it is self - selective, i.e. you choose to develop an expertise in climate, it has embedded in it a great deal of bias.
The only possible conclusion for me is that anyone armed with the objective facts surrounding AGW who supports draconian measures to reduce fossil carbon emissions has an agenda driven by misanthropy.
In other words, not only is there no «rational connection» between state secularism and the banning of all religious signs for public servants, but the measures are antithetical to the objective itself.
The former stated at para 3.10: «There must be «a reasonable relationship of proportionality between the means employed and the legitimate objectives pursued by the contested limitation» a measure that will satisfy the proportionality test only if three criteria are satisfied: the legislative objective must be sufficiently important to justify limiting of fundamental rights; the measure designed to meet the legislative objective must be rationally connected to that objective.
Membership is extended only to a select few of the most qualified attorneys from each state or region who demonstrate superior qualifications of leadership, reputation, influence, stature and public profile measured by objective and uniformly applied standards in compliance with state bar and national Rule 4 - 7.
The defence applies only where the action meets the proportionality test; the harm avoided must be more serious than the harm caused by the act in question (measured according to an objective standard).
To decide otherwise would amount to acknowledging that only the objective seriousness of a criminal offence, determined by the penalties incurred or imposed for it, may constitute justification of an expulsion measure on imperative grounds of public security.
An element of the Service that is solely fact - based (for instance, that the Service accepts only participating lawyers who are in good standing in their jurisdiction of practice), unadorned by evaluative measures or ratings, likewise would not render the Service's selection of a lawyer a recommendation if the Service is indeed objective.
It is one of the most commonly asked interview questions, but only a small portion of hiring managers ask this question with the objective of measuring productivity.
I have over 27 years experience in diagnosing mental health and educational disorders using not only my clinical judgement but scientifically validated (objective) measures as well.
If it can only be measured in actual field situations, then it becomes a management behavioral objective.
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