Children improved over the study period with the majority of
outcome measures showing greater improvement for children treated with CBT.
The outcome measures show good concurrent validity, with single - multi item correlations all greater than 0.60.
Half of the child
outcomes we measured showed changes compatible with this interpretation, but the other half do not.
The outcome measures showed that parents of students in the experimental group rated their children as exhibiting significantly less anxiety / depression problems compared to ratings from parents of control group students.
Not exact matches
Additionally,
Outcome employees gave clients inflated data that
showed how well the ads performed, made documents that verified certain ads were
shown in specific offices, and manipulated analyses that
measured the effectiveness of the ads, according to internal documents and former employees who spoke with the Journal.
While the UK economy has already
shown signs of slowing and would probably feel the greater effect as businesses accelerate their contingency
measures for such an
outcome, the possible impact on the EU may be significant and remains somewhat underappreciated, in our view.
The various
measures of underlying inflation recorded slightly lower
outcomes in the quarter, although on a year - ended basis they
show inflation at a similar rate to the headline
measure (Table 14; Graph 71).
In the study that established the difference, researchers looking at people two years after they first
showed up at a hospital for care found that they scored significantly better on most
outcome measures than a comparable group in the West....
On the evidence side, I know that the evidence primarily comes from observational studies, and there are methodological issues with
measuring dose and duration of breastfeeding particularly after the introduction of complementary foods, however the evidence is fairly consistent in
showing a reduction in gastrointestinal, respiratory and ear infections (see «Breastfeeding and maternal and infant
outcomes in developed countries» http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17764214).
Correlational trends
show detrimental effects of formula on all sorts of health
outcomes that have been
measured.
Six models
showed favourable effects on primary
outcome measures (e.g., standardized
measures of child development
outcomes and reduction in behaviour problems).13 Only studies with
outcomes using direct observation, direct assessment, or administrative records were included.
Of 170 child behaviour
outcomes measured across 36 studies, 59 % were statistically significant and favoured parenting programme over control, with the remaining
outcomes showing no statistically significant difference (a neutral
outcome).
The meta - analyses of 12 studies
showed that for the majority of
outcomes measured in
The literature
shows that father absence tends to correlate with poorer children's
outcomes, including lower education attainment, poorer health, greater emotional and behavioral problems, with effects lasting well into adulthood (as
measured by socioeconomic status and marital patterns).
Researchers
measured 11
outcomes previously
shown to be impacted by breast - feeding: body mass index (BMI); obesity; asthma; hyperactivity; parental attachment; behavior compliance; and achievement in vocabulary, reading recognition, math ability, intelligence and scholastic competence.
Inspection of the explained variance by the R2 of the three regression models
showed that this goodness - of - fit
measure (the extent to which observed
outcomes are replicated by the regression model) was generally low.
How do I
show how I am
measuring outcomes if I am running a new program that was started within the last few months?
You should be able to
show what
measures you intend to track and what tools you currently have in place to track them, even if you do not have the data to
show where your
outcomes stand.
Nonlocality was indeed endemic to quantum mechanics, Bell had
shown: somehow, the
outcome of the measurement on particle B depended on the
measured outcome on particle A, even if the two particles were separated by huge distances at the time those measurements were made.
Dr Jones, said: «This new meta - analysis
shows that baclofen is no more effective than placebo on a range of key
outcome measures, suggesting that the current increasing use of baclofen as a treatment for alcohol use disorders is premature.»
The effectiveness of current approaches can also be examined, for example increases in Florida manatee deaths due to collisions with watercraft are
shown not to be an inevitable
outcome from the increasing numbers of boats found on waterways, since the charts indicate that mortality levels can be significantly stabilised with sensible waterway traffic
measures.
«Our study linked a positive score in this test with quicker spread to the brain, and importantly
showed the factor we were
measuring is providing information on patient
outcome independently of other biomarkers already
measured in the clinic.
After six months, the patients who had received support from CHWs
showed better
outcomes on several
measures, including lower blood sugar levels, lower body mass index and reduced cigarette smoking.
Studies have consistently
shown that providing the primary care physician with a team - based infrastructure of specialized, non-physician caregivers whose role is to provide a continuous framework of monitoring and management, improves adherence to quality
measures and yields superior
outcomes, cost, and patient satisfaction.
Through this approach, she
showed in mice that vaccine - induced immune responses — which correlated with predicted MHC binding affinity and the
measured peptide - MHC complex stability — were associated with positive
outcomes.
Quiz Ref IDLiterature has
shown that female physicians may be more likely to adhere to clinical guidelines,1 - 3 provide preventive care more often,4 - 11 use more patient - centered communication,12 - 15 perform as well or better on standardized examinations, 16 and provide more psychosocial counseling to their patients than do their male peers.14 Although studies suggest differences in practice patterns and process
measures of quality between male and female physicians, these studies have not examined patient
outcomes, what we arguably care about the most.
All of the case series studies
showed improvements in clinical
measures, which indicates that these
outcomes can be obtained in the outpatient practice setting in at least a subset of adherent patients.
We have
shown that, despite their limitations, aggregate
measures of non-cognitive skills based on student self - reports provide useful information about students» development, as both levels and year - to - year changes in students» self - ratings are associated with changes in related academic and behavioral
outcomes.
In response to the criticism that teacher impacts on student test scores are inconsistent over time, the authors
show that «although VA
measures fluctuate across years, they are sufficiently stable» that selecting teachers even based on a few years of data would have substantial impacts on student
outcomes, such as earnings.
Accountability
measures should inquire into whether schools are taking the steps that research
shows can lead to an appropriate, holistic education, not just an academic
outcome.
' [Skills] such as perseverance, sociability and self - esteem have been
shown to influence numerous
measures of social
outcomes, including better health, improved subjective wellbeing and reduced odds of engaging in conduct problems.
In addition, research
showing that value - added
measures outperform other teacher characteristics at predicting a teacher's impact on student growth in future years — and that they also capture information on teachers» impacts on longer - term life
outcomes like teen pregnancy, college going, and adult earnings — served as an important justification for differentiating teacher effectiveness.
Second, various test score
measures have been
shown to be correlated with other
measures of educational success (high school dropout, college completion, etc.) and labor market
outcomes (employment probabilities, earnings, etc.).
To sum up: 1) low - stakes tests appear to
measure something meaningful that
shows up in long - run
outcomes; 2) we don't know nearly as much about high - stakes exams and long - run
outcomes; and 3) there doesn't seem to be a strong correlation between test - score gain and other
measures of quality at either the teacher or school level.
Recent research has
shown that high - quality early - childhood education has large impacts on
outcomes such as college completion and adult earnings, but no study has identified the long - term impacts of teacher quality as
measured by value added.
Finally, research has also
shown that improving reading comprehension and preventing poor reading
outcomes require
measuring outcomes at every stage of learning.
The congressionally mandated, randomized control trial study of Head Start's impact did not
show lasting effects on the
outcomes measured.
1) U.S. education
outcomes,
measured in many ways,
show little improvement since 1970.
The report - Progress matters in primary too - says: «This report
shows that it is the progress
measure to be the one that will drive performance while aligning better with the government's two core goals of securing the best
outcomes for all, not just some, pupils and closing the gap between pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds and the rest.
The research reviewed for this study suggests that ELs who receive some kind of language support or specialized instruction
show better
outcomes on various academic
measures than those who receive no special support.
Traditionally, the Distinguished Schools Program honored public schools that
showed improved student
outcomes as
measured through Standardized Testing and Reporting scores and additional
measures.
Thankfully, research on which policies work in other states
show us that educational choice programs supported by ALEC members have a record of success across different
measures, from test score increases, to parental satisfaction, to better life
outcomes for students.
By using performance metrics that actually
measure academic achievement and cost - effectiveness and by observing student
outcomes, the documentary
shows clearly that a headline «87 percent of students earn high school diploma, «even though correct, should be rewritten «given high school diploma»:
Educational
outcomes are shaped by many factors, but research
shows that teacher quality is the most important in - school factor influencing student achievement.59 Of course, other out - of - school factors, which are often caused by poverty, can also influence student
outcomes.60 Because teacher quality has been
shown to have a measurable impact on standardized test scores, some academics have started trying to directly
measure the impact of Act 10 on student
outcomes by examining how students fared on standardized tests after its passage.
Unfortunately, what the research has also definitively
shown is that people will respond to these incentives in both intended and unintended ways, and the less control they feel they have over the
measured outcomes and the more stringent the targets or performance tests, the more likely they are to respond perversely.
The data includes the Government's preferred Progress 8
measure, which aims to
show the difference a school makes to pupil
outcomes and not just their final grade.
The
outcomes we can
measure show it's leading to increased segregation and increased burdens for districts,» said Gary Miron, a researcher and education professor at Western Michigan University who studies school choice data.
The program has improved student
outcomes along several dimensions, as
shown by the data in the table below, which
measures how much participating students improved over non-participating students.
The study, called U.S. Consumer Reports:
Measuring Accuracy and Dispute
Outcomes, also
showed that only half a percent of those consumers who disputed report errors saw their scores improve to the next tier.
Data handling was better within this study with relative homogeneity of the treatment effects observed: of the six
outcome measures used, only one parameter
showed no effect of treatment (owner — directed aggression).