Sentences with phrase «performance measure tools»

The immediate goal of conducting this research is to build out a collection of performance measure tools in R to evaluate, compare, and measure the performance of trading strategies.

Not exact matches

This measure is used to assess each segment's business performance and as a tool in making business decisions.

Use it as a tool for measuring performance goals, and a tool for understanding how to coach employees to meet those goals.

Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for income from operations, net income or any other measure of financial performance reported in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles («GAAP»).

He notes that while the tools available for identifying raw talent made gains with performance - measuring software and online recruitment tools, the results of these searches has hardly improved.

It could be a versatile tool, he thought; it could emphasize the urgency of SRC's position, transcend individual preoccupations, and measure performance.

Thankfully, there are a lot of content marketing tools out there that can help you measure performance — but that can be a double - edged sword.

We believe that these non-GAAP measures are useful to investors in assessing our operating performance, as it provides them with the same tools that management uses to evaluate our performance and is responsive to questions we receive from both investors and analysts.

Most leaders know where they want to be in five years, adds David Norton, co-creator of the «balanced scorecard,» a strategy - generating tool popular with larger organizations that helps companies measure their performance.

Allen pays for 275 keywords on Google and 217 on Overture, and he invests both time and money in measuring their performance, with tools such as Conversion Ruler ROI software.

It's a powerful tool for measuring performance on pervious posts with stats on: reactions, link clicks, shares, likes on shares, page unlikes, hide posts, and much more.

«Maintaining a healthy work - life balance is not only important for health and relationships, but it can also improve your employee's productivity, and ultimately performance,» says the Happiness Index, a tool that measures business performance.

Management believes that presenting the Company's non-GAAP financial measures is useful to investors because it (i) provides investors with meaningful supplemental information regarding financial performance by excluding certain items, (ii) permits investors to view performance using the same tools that management uses to budget, make operating and strategic decisions, and evaluate historical performance, and (iii) otherwise provides supplemental information that may be useful to investors in evaluating the Company's results.

Fortunately, there are new tools and apps for measure social performance popping up all the time (try an quick Google search and you'll see).

We use social media monitoring tools to measure key performance indicators including:

These important measurement tools enable farming operations and companies of all sizes to more effectively improve sustainability performance and to «manage what they measure.

To measure performance on the franchise side, HuHot utilizes tools such as secret shopper programs, online feedback, social media and operational reviews.

Using the Bloomberg BNA audit tool to measure our performance against federal, state and local regulations, as well as gap analyses conducted by our EHS team at each of our sites every two years, we've established a consistent approach to how we allocate resources, assign responsibilities and evaluate our practices, procedures and processes to reduce our environmental footprint.

These important measurement tools enable farming operations and companies of all sizes to more effectively improve sustainability performance and to «manage what they measure,»» said Allison Jordan, executive director of CSWA.

She noted that CSWA's program recently marked its first decade with publication of a 2012 Progress Report and the third edition of the California Code of Sustainable Winegrowing Workbook and release of a new Performance Metrics tool for measuring vineyard and winery use of water, energy and applied nitrogen, and greenhouse gas emissions.

The tool is part of CSWA's online Sustainable Winegrowing Self - Assessment and Performance Metrics system, the latter of which measures, manages and tracks energy, water and nitrogen use, and greenhouse gas emissions.

As with other neuropsychological testing tools, the value of the SAC in concussion assessment is maximized when individual baseline test data is available because, without such baselines, the athlete's postinjury performance on neuropsychological testing and other concussion assessment measures, such as the SAC, must be interpreted by comparison with a generalized «normal» based on a large population sample.

A new set of online tools are being used to measure academic performance.

A Singapore - based team of scientists from the Institute of High Performance Computing, A * STAR and The Logistics Institute - Asia Pacific has presented a model that looks into the logistics of disaster relief using open data and tools and measures developed in the field of network science.

These changes may require new clinical decision support tools, new performance measures and, most important, a new perspective focusing on personalized, appropriate care,» the authors conclude.

In normal humans, relationships between cognitive test performance and cortical structure have received little study, in part, because of the paucity of tools for measuring cortical structure.

The new self - service Ads Manager tool measures and optimize campaign performance.

She says that NAPLAN should be used to identify areas for improvement at a school or system level in areas such as mathematics and spelling, and not as a tool for measuring teacher performance.

It's not a valid measure of performance change, it is simply another tool in the toolbelt of helping people learn and engage - but not a valid assessment of real learning... that you'll see on the job.

With more and more pressure to demonstrate the positive impact eLearning is having on your business, it's important to use a tool that lets you measure key performance metrics (and Kirkpatrick's four levels).

Many rapid eLearning authoring tools even have simulation templates to create interactive online training activities that also measure employee performance.

Critics also contend that standardized tests are only one measure of student performance, and must be considered alongside other assessment tools, including classroom work, student portfolios, and teacher evaluations.

Using the Academic Performance Index as a measuring tool, the California Charter Schools Assn. found that 12 of the top 15 public schools in California that cater primarily to poor children are charters.

VB MAPP is important for educators because it provides a baseline level of performance, a direction for intervention, a system for tracking skill acquisition, a tool for outcome measures and other language research projects, and a framework for curriculum planning.

For many Charter Schools, the test score is just one measure to assess student academic performance, not the only assessment tool.

• School Improvement - offers research for each element in the SPP • Expanding Excellence - highlights successful efforts of Pennsylvania schools in improving performance • Simulations - provides an interactive tool schools can use to enter values for SPP perfomance measures; the simulation model automatically calculates the resulting SPP final score

She co-authored a range of publications on the topic, including school models and many practical tools for teachers, principals and districts; An Opportunity Culture for All; 3X for All: Extending the Reach of Education's Best; Opportunity at the Top; Seizing Opportunity at the Top; A Better Blend; Teachers in the Age of Digital Instruction; Teacher Tenure Reform; Measuring Teacher and Leader Performance; and Improving Teaching Through Pay for Contribution for the National Governor's Association; and many others.

Information, resources and tools that highlight the power of performance assessments as robust tools to measure student growth in multiple ways with technical quality (reliable, valid and fair).

Example projects: Ms. Hassel co-authored, among others, numerous practical tools to redesign schools for instructional and leadership excellence; An Excellent Principal for Every School: Transforming Schools into Leadership Machines; Paid Educator Residencies, within Budget; ESSA: New Law, New Opportunity; 3X for All: Extending the Reach of Education's Best; Opportunity at the Top; Seizing Opportunity at the Top: How the U.S. Can Reach Every Student with an Excellent Teacher; Teacher Tenure Reform; Measuring Teacher and Leader Performance; «The Big U-Turn: How to bring schools from the brink of doom to stellar success» for Education Next; Try, Try Again: How to Triple the Number of Fixed Failing Schools; Importing Leaders for School Turnarounds; Going Exponential: Growing the Charter School Sector's Best; the Public Impact series Competencies for Turnaround Success; School Restructuring Under No Child Left Behind: What Works When?

This new law will provide a measure of protection for our teachers, districts and students from consequences for student test scores on a standardized test whose validity and reliability as a tool for measuring their performance is not supported by data.

The earlyReading, CBMreading, and AUTOreading tools measure narrower strands of a student's reading skills, and provide more detailed information about how a student's current performance compares with peers, either locally or nationally.

This disconnect could be harmful to students in groups that have traditionally underperformed on standardized tests, especially as these tests become the primary tools for measuring student performance.

A Performance Framework that measures how schools are serving students is a powerful tool for district improvement, and for communicating school quality to families.

Criterion - referenced tests are a better tool for measuring mastery, and well - designed and scored performance tasks can yield even richer assessment data.

«At LAUSD, we are charting a bold course to achieve that goal, including school choice, performance management, and new tools to measure educator effectiveness.»

Tennessee's new multiple - measures teacher and principal effectiveness evaluation system will enhance our current ability to identify performance levels of educators and be a much more strategic tool for supporting them.

Using an integrated and reliable statistical analytics tool such as Performance Matters Analytics ensures the validity of your measures.

Moreover, a blended learning approach can help you measure the effectiveness of your overall training program, as feedback from employees can not only be used as an indication of their performance levels, but also as a training strategy evaluation tool.

TEA knew that to restructure the program, it was critical that grantees be properly trained, given the necessary resources and tools, and held accountable for managing their resources effectively and meeting performance measures.

They will examine, among other things, whether the effort improved the performance of principals, as measured by VAL - ED, a leader assessment tool developed with Wallace funding by researchers at Vanderbilt University and the University of Pennsylvania.