Sentences with phrase «rather than inputs»

In all cases, the conclusions are wholly consistent with those in the CBA Futures Report, «[i] f the goal of CPD is to improve competence, then more valid measures of the process would be outcomes rather than inputs (hours of study).»

Would the industry actually start focusing on outputs rather than inputs as the measure of value?

I prefer this term to «search» as it focuses on outcomes (how easy it is to find something), rather than inputs (what someone may or may not put into a search box).

Using tax incentives for landlords to upgrade energy efficiency, with a focus on outcomes rather than inputs or a combination (with an energy audit and / or proof of declining utility usage as the rewarded metric) could move many who have no personal financial incentive, other than the slim possibility of getting a higher rent, for making efficiency upgrades.

The larger effect when lots of Teach For India alumni create an education reform movement that is focused on school quality — the outcomes (what kids learn), rather than the inputs (what is spent, or what philosophy is used).

Although measuring outcomes rather than inputs has been the expressed intention of standards - based reforms for at least two decades, policy changes that make that shift real have been slow to come to fruition.

In contrast with other policies, the federal regulations were noteworthy for their emphasis on outcomes rather than inputs.

These include focusing regulatory oversight on outcomes rather than inputs, collecting different and smarter types of data, and creating unambiguous standards for student eligibility and services.

These differences also correlate with important long - run economic outcomes as documented in a new work by Chetty and co-authors, where they find suggestive evidence that «quality of schools — as judged by outputs rather than inputs — plays a role in upward mobility.»

Because they focus on mastery — rather than inputs — competency - based models offer multiple pathways to students.

«The Save One Million Lives Programme for Results is designed to catalyze change in the way health business is done by focusing on results, rather than inputs.

So we always encourage business managers to take an output approach to what they want, rather than an input based approach.

In my research I have identified 34 different examples of charter school innovation, including small size; untenured teachers; contracts with parents; real parent and teacher involvement in school governance; outcome -(rather than input --RRB- based accreditation; service learning fully integrated into the curricula; unusual grade configurations; split sessions and extended school days and years to accommodate working students; and computer - assisted instruction for at - risk and other frequently absent students.

In the discussion of findings in this study, Printy (2008) speculated that teachers» altered their instructional practice based on their relationships to other teachers, rather than the input of administrators, such as principals or department chairs.

It's much more fun to input character commands as their turns come up individually rather than inputting the whole party at once, and then sitting back to watch it play out.

The future firm will measure its performance with metrics that focus on actual productivity (output rather than input), quality, efficiency, expense, and return on investment.

Those providers operate from corporate structures that: (1) offer (residual) equity to key stakeholders; (2) reward output — advancing the business — rather than input — billable hours and origination; and (3) embrace legal delivery by combining the «practice of law» with technology and process - the business of law.

Not exact matches

For example, the CEOs recommend that boards «should have input into» rather than set its own agenda.

My husband would probably tell you I'd rather clean the bathrooms than perform data entry, inputting page after page of data that seemingly never ends.

That's because it measures the present cost of shipping inputs rather than finished products.

But if your goal is to get their input and help — rather than make them your buddy, can you do this in a way that is easy for them, while still giving you what you need?

Perhaps businesses should pay tax on their profits rather than on their inputs.

The more courageous CEOs we spoke with said they now seek more input from their board rather than less.

Measuring trade in gross terms, rather than examining the value - add inputs from countries along the supply chain, fails to tell us the whole story of where commodities actually came from and where they went.

«We feel we come up with the best ideas by getting everyone's input rather than have one guy sit down and say, «This is what we're going to do and how we're going to do it,»» Timm notes.

It relies on ecological processes, biodiversity and cycles adapted to local conditions, rather than the use of inputs with adverse effects.

According to this vision, the Sustainable Agriculture Standard in its third draft 2016 version proposes a framework of requirements caring for a higher productivity with optimized farm inputs that will enable smallholders to increase their income, satisfy their essential needs and conserve natural resources on their farms rather than exploiting them as part of their income strategy.

They consider themselves soil farmers rather than vegetable farmers and try to reduce their inputs.

It relies on ecological processes, biodiversity and nutrients, energy and water cycles adapted to local conditions, rather than on the use of external inputs with adverse effects.

Don't forget that this year's draft picks would have also had Kyle's input in terms of who he wanted and needed, rather than two guys at positions of need (G and TE) who never played.

The more he feels you are trying to be a supporting cast member in his life, rather than his director, the more likely he will be to listen to your ideas and input.

Sometimes parents have their own ideas about the activities they want their children to explore, but be sure your tween has input and can pursue her interests, rather than your own.

They need to seek out and train individuals with an understanding of the permanent political campaign which seeks involvement and input rather than a central committee issuing orders and demanding perfect obedience.

This time, the dominant carbon isotopic values in the new inputs were about -60 ‰, pointing to a microbially driven source rather than fossil fuel inputs.

«Designing a smart ring that provides information rather than just receiving inputs can unlock the true potential of these devices,» said Yang.

«What we have found is that the Purkinje cell fills with more calcium when its corresponding climbing fiber sends a signal associated with that kind of sensory input, rather than a spontaneous one,» Medina said.

Since the mid-2000s, performance funding programs, which fund colleges based on institutional «output» measures — including retention and graduation rates — rather than «inputs» such as the number of students enrolled, have gained in popularity.

«The fact that amygdala neurons signal a decision made about a face, such as which emotion it shows, gives us important insight because it shows that the amygdala is involved in making decisions rather than simply representing sensory input.»

Scientists, engineers, and independent experts should be invited to contribute to these real solution policies, rather than the present limited input of lobbyists and special interests.

Genuinely acknowledging and rewarding these other key impact factors, such as societal engagement, teaching excellence, and input and deliberation at key meetings and conference participation could go a long way toward balancing the demands of academic output to publish alone, thus lessening the pressure to spend endless weekends and vacation time writing for quantity rather than quality.

After all, individual neurons can receive input from more than one hundred thousand other cells, some of which inhibit rather than encourage the neuron's firing.

In terms of functional groups rather than individual genes, of the 51.4 % Bt genes with COG annotations, those related to carbohydrate transport and metabolism comprised 10 % of the input library.

Since the calculator on this page uses heart rate, rather than percentage of VO2max, as a measure of exercise intensity level, a correlation between heart rate and VO2max is used within the calculator to convert the heart rate input from users to a percentage of VO2max.

Combat isn't as deep as it could be, relying on special skills rather than combos, like most RPGs, but still does more to make you feel involved in combat rather than sitting there watching the action unfold without much input from yourself.

This is a very serious saga, and when humor does meekly surface it arrives absolutely when it is needed, and it doesn't flow so much as spurt awkwardly; much of Tudyk's input invokes irritation rather than laughter.

You can cycle through attacks of a different level of strength and then press the A button to select what you want to do, but then rather than watch your character immediately strike, it will feel like your input hasn't registered if you aren't paying full attention.

Coleman's analysis, while flawed, positively transformed education policy discussions so that today they focus on school outcomes rather than school inputs.

To this end, the input - based metric of weekly student access to the learning plan ought to be removed, not because it is bad per se, but because it is more likely to encourage compliance - driven plans rather than thoughtful ones based on a coherent program.

Rather than today's system, which focuses on «input regulations» such as textbook mandates; seat time rules; cumbersome, outdated certification requirements; and professional development units, public officials should place greater emphasis on vastly improved data systems, better teacher evaluations, curricular quality, and meaningful accountability.

Connecting accountability to the learning process in real time requires two things: a) Say, See, Do Teaching so you have time to check students» work during each input - output cycle, and b) plenty of time during Guided Practice to check work rather than service helpless handraisers.