Sentences with phrase «out of their assessment data»

Our researchers also partner with school systems to support applied research to ensure that schools are getting the most out of their assessment data.

Despite repeated calls for educators to get more instructional mileage out of the assessment data they have at hand, two deterrents typically stand in the way of most educators» effective use of test data.

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Latest ECB Monthly Bulletin just out 9 Nov — latest data and survey results point to unabated growth momentum in the second half of this year — ECB's monetary policy measures continue to support domestic demand Upbeat assessment overall but understanda...

Activities have been directed by three objectives; namely, generate new data on the distribution and determinants of healthy growth; communication and advocacy on the link between poor complementary feeding and growth, and supporting countries to set and implement stunting reduction agendas; and assisting countries to roll out the WHO Child Growth Standards while promoting best practices for growth assessment and infant and young child feeding.

All of this makes for a headache for those trying to sort out appropriate building codes and engineering designs; to try to bring some harmony to the dispute, the latest hazard assessment incorporated a model that followed some of Stein's ideas, including using GPS to detect tectonic strain in the region, as well as the data from NRC.

Tim Lenton at the University of Exeter has carried out a day - by - day assessment of Arctic ice - cover data collected since satellite observation began in 1979.

Kadane, William Thompson, of the University of California, Irvine, Black & White Forensics, LLC's John Black and Michigan State University's Anil Jain illustrate in «Forensic Science Assessments: A Quality and Gap Analysis of Latent Fingerprint Analysis» that while latent fingerprint examiners can successfully rule out most of the population from being the source of a latent fingerprint based on observed features, insufficient data exist to determine how fingerprint features really are unique.

Dr. Zhang points out that the unique value of this study derives from the ability to perform longitudinal assessments of cognition in PD patients over a long time period and access to data from a large cohort that began when patients were in the earliest stage of disease.

The proposal would phase out licenses for deep - sea trawling 2 years after the regulation is approved, require strict quotas for deep - sea species that lack solid scientific data on the size of populations, and require impact assessments for opening new areas to deep - sea bottom fishing.

The study stands out among long - term cohort studies for its high retention rate — nearly 95 % of the original cohort has stayed with the study since it launched in 1972 — and the intimacy of the data - gathering process, which includes not just cognitive, psychological, and health assessments, but also interviews with cohort members» teachers, families, and friends and reviews of their financial and legal records.

The «Forensic Science Assessments: A Quality and Gap Analysis of Latent Fingerprint Analysis» report makes clear that while latent fingerprint examiners can successfully rule out most of the population from being the source of a latent fingerprint based on observed features, insufficient data exist to determine how unique fingerprint features really are, thus making it scientifically baseless to claim that an analysis has enabled examiners to narrow the pool of sources to a single person.

Moreover, summative assessment sat at the core of many of the policy reforms that the leaders described: additional accountability levers such as teacher evaluation systems and statewide school report cards draw on data coming out of these summative tests to make determinations and comparisons regarding teacher and school - level performance.

They extended already long sales cycles for state and district data and assessment platforms by at least two years while buyers tried to figure out the implications of CCSS and the assessment consortia on the architecture and functionality of their statewide IIS platforms.

The patterns in the teacher assessments mirror those in the test - score data: black and Hispanic students start out substantially below whites, and black students lose ground over the first two years of school, whereas Hispanics maintain their position relative to whites.

It focused specifically on second grade reading because (1) this is the earliest grade in which enough districts collect the standardized reading assessment data needed for the study; and (2) later grades involve supplementary (pull out) instruction, which was outside the scope of the study.

Speaking from more than 40 years of experience in the field — and speaking for all learners who hope to succeed, the teachers who want them to succeed, and the local school leaders whose aspirations for success have been thwarted by assessment traditions — Stiggins maps out the adjustments in practice and culture necessary to generate both accurate accountability data and the specific evidence of individual mastery that will support sound instructional decision making and better learning in the classroom.

Identify the different types of assessment information used in your school and district and sketch out the best use of that data.

Using the GIS - based tool, designers lay out an initial set of BMP based on site assessment data and stakeholder preferences.

But John Pugh, the sole Liberal Democrat voice on the committee, warned that it might not be possible to apply a three year assessment of data to PRUs, as set out in the regulations for schools.

The analysis showing big variations in subject take - up has been carried out by the Open Public Services Network, which provides an independent assessment of public sector performance data.

In late 2016, a raft of fresh student performance data is expected out from a pair of major international assessments best known by the acronyms PISA and TIMSS.

District and campus leaders set out to address a lack of student growth in middle school math performance, insufficient readiness for Algebra I, and a deep - seated apathy toward math as demonstrated by stagnant student growth on state assessments, local benchmarks, and student survey data.

«To try and understand how to understand all of the assessment data that are out there,» White says.

I might point out two conundrums re our API system: (1) Re composition of an API, while many folks (including me) support a reduction in weight for assessment data contributing to an API, the problem is finding or developing valid and reliable measures to contribute to an API to replace the current assessment data weights.

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Passarella warns skeptics and those unsure of what exactly it is they're seeing to observe the site at their own risk, but based on his professional assessment, it looks like VGChartz data isn't as bad as some would make it out to be.

Though there are serious issues with the quality of some of the data (birds drinking out of uncovered evaporation pans, drift and inhomogeneities in the solar radiation measuring instruments), in the most global assessment, Beate Liepert estimated that there was globally a reduction of about 4 % in solar radiation reaching the ground between 1961 and 1990.

Go see Opasnet at en.opasnet.org and find out how to participate by: en.opasnet.org Reading Opasnet content Commenting Opasnet content Participating in polls Editing and creating Opasnet content Providing data to the Opasnet base Peer - reviewing Opasnet content Moderating parts of Opasnet You can also check out and contribute to the on - going assessments on e.g.: Impacts of emission trading on city - level Impacts of heating in small municipalities Climate change, air quality and housing Costs and benefits of composite traffic Benefits and risks of eating fish

-- As part of the assessment under this section, the Secretary may carry out a drilling program to supplement the geological data relevant to determining the existence of potash.

As part of their assessment of the HadCRUT4 dataset, the UK Met Office - University of East Anglia group carried out a sensitivity test (reported in Jones et al., 2012) in which the global analysis of land areas was re-run with all Australian data deleted.

At present an individual can ask the commissioner to carry out an assessment of the way in which his personal data has been processed, but an individual who is dissatisfied with the outcome is then left to pursue any remedies in the ordinary courts.

However, Article 5 (2) proceeds to allow Member States to carve out an exception under national law where sex is a «determining factor in the assessment of risk based on relevant and accurate actuarial data.»

He points out that this capability tends to be closely linked to aspects of document automation, for example helping someone decide what needs to be in a document, or what terms to use, or how to come to an assessment of a situation when presented with a set of facts or numerical data.

«It's significant to point out this alliance between Brainspace and LexisNexis creates a unique and complete integration of technologies that goes beyond moving data from one platform to another,» says Ravi Sathyanna, VP of Technology and Products, Brainspace Corp. «The result is a comprehensive platform, focused on early case assessment, and bringing to bear the most advanced eDiscovery technology and analytics in the market.»

This means there's a requirement on data controllers to minimize processing of personal data — limiting activity to only what's necessary for a specific purpose, carrying out privacy impact assessments and maintaining up - to - date records to prove out their compliance.

A new survey out today from The Ponemon institute and The Santa Fe Group's Shared Assessments program has some worrying data on risk and the Internet of things.

Collected patient data: assessed status of vascular accesses, reviewed lab work, patient assessments, and obtained guidance from nurses and physicians when levels were out of acceptable ranges for ESRD patients.

• Create schedules for each team member, and ensure that they carry out their duties accordingly • Manage the day to day running of the call center by ensuring that all equipment is properly sourced • Implement call center strategies and operations to ensure that the center runs appropriately • Indulge in carrying out needs assessments and performance reviews to ensure smooth operations of the call center • Oversee team members to ensure that that both inbound and outbound calls are being handled properly • Ascertain that team members meet sales goals given to them and those assigned to the team in general • Handle ticket generation and oversight duties, placing special focus on early resolution of clients» problems • Ascertain that all communications, records and data are timely updated and held in strict confidence

Setting up laboratory equipment, carrying out risk assessments, collecting and analyzing samples, preparing solutions and cultures and recording data are some of the prime duties of a laboratory technician.

Of these, 72 who completed treatment and seven who dropped out of treatment completed assessment after treatment, resulting in a total sample of 79 for whom complete data were availablOf these, 72 who completed treatment and seven who dropped out of treatment completed assessment after treatment, resulting in a total sample of 79 for whom complete data were availablof treatment completed assessment after treatment, resulting in a total sample of 79 for whom complete data were availablof 79 for whom complete data were available.

Conclusions: Further research should be carried out to confirm these data, but our work supports the online use of both assessment tools.

As author Evie Blad points out, this isn't an all or nothing proposition: even if it is not an official part of the new ESSA - mandated system, SEL assessment can still be implemented by states and districts for many valuable ends: «[S] ome states may begin collecting data in those social and emotional areas to get baseline information, to gauge its reliability, and to explore the possibility of incorporating it into accountability systems in the future, [Kristen Amundson, executive director of the National Association of State Boards of Education] said.»

Smack in the southern end of California — one of the nation's most disaster - weary states — bloggers at inscenter.com started reaching out to clients years ago to share important data regarding residential risk assessment.

These assessors have been singling out occupied commercial properties by setting assessments based on financing mechanisms that fail to meet standard appraisal definitions of market sales, incorrectly basing taxable value on data relating to sale - leasebacks, turnkey leases and contract rights and duties associated with tenant financing.