Sentences with phrase «reliable measures of growth»

Additionally, researchers have only begun to develop valid and reliable measures of growth mindset.

Not exact matches

As a result, there are no truly reliable measures of future growth.

Earnings and earnings growth rates are the least reliable of all fundamental measures here, and should not form the basis for evaluating stocks.

Even if the growth rates of nominal GDP and U.S. corporate revenues (including foreign revenues) over the coming 20 years match their 4 % growth rate of the past 20 years, and even if the most reliable valuation measures merely touch their historical norms 20 years from today, the S&P 500 Index two decades from now will trade more than 20 % lower than where it trades today.

ESSA also requires state accountability systems to include «a measure of student growth, if determined appropriate by the State; or another valid and reliable statewide academic indicator that allows for meaningful differentiation in school performance.»

Alternatively, there are many reliable interim assessments to measure student growth, such as the Northwest Evaluation Association's Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) that can be given every nine weeks and that measure growth no matter how long a student attends a virtual school.

Annually measures, for all students and separately for each subgroup of students, the following indicators: Academic achievement (which, for high schools, may include a measure of student growth, at the State's discretion); for elementary and middle schools, a measure of student growth, if determined appropriate by the State, or another valid and reliable statewide academic indicator; for high schools, the four - year adjusted cohort graduation rate and, at the State's discretion, the extended - year adjusted cohort graduation rate; progress in achieving English language proficiency for English learners; and at least one valid, reliable, comparable, statewide indicator of school quality or student success; and

The bill replaces AYP standards with a requirement for states to annually measure all students and individual subgroups by: (1) academic achievement as measured by state assessments; (2) for high schools, graduation rates; (3) for schools that are not high schools, a measure of student growth or another valid and reliable statewide indicator; (4) if applicable, progress in achieving English proficiency by English learners; and (5) at least one additional valid and reliable statewide indicator that allows for meaningful differentiation in school performance.

Most current assessments do a lousy job of measuring academic growth by pupils who are well above grade level because they don't contain enough «hard» questions to allow reliable measurement of achievement growth at the high end.

As full implementation of both the teacher and principal evaluation systems looms for September 2013, it is imperative that boards of education, district leaders, and the DOE ensure that principals and teachers have a viable curriculum based on the Common Core Standards; valid and reliable assessment tools to measure growth in every subject area (tested and nontested); and time to work in professional teams to set growth targets, analyze data, and provide the appropriate instructional interventions for every student.

«We need to be cautious in our approach, however, to ensure any model for measuring student growth is valid, reliable and accounts for extraneous variables, and is clearly defined for all parties involved inclusive of the classroom teacher,» Brumley said in an email.

«But what's never happened before is the state coming into a school and saying you must make (part) of your evaluation be based on two arbitrary measures of growth that have never been shown to be valid or reliable.»

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).

Examples of outcome data that are also appropriate and necessary to assess teacher effectiveness are students» individual growth and progress as measured on valid and reliable standardized instruments, teacher made tests that aligned with the curriculum, student performance demonstrations in a variety of media, and portfolios of student work.

Examples of outcome criteria that are also appropriate and necessary are students» individual growth and progress as measured on valid and reliable standardized instruments, teacher - made tests that are aligned with the curriculum, student performance demonstrations in a variety of media, and portfolios of student work.

Value Added Modeling growth scores are not a reliable measure of educator effectiveness and should not be used for employment decisions.

Ideally, future work would rely on a detailed student database — such as student transcript data — to address centrally important yet understudied issues in math placement, including the identification of reliable and accurate measures of student outcomes, the establishment of protocols associated with growth in student outcomes, and the consequences of effective support systems for improving student learning.

Advocates for this shift cited research showing the importance of teacher quality, though critics argued that measuring student growth at the school level was a fairer and more reliable way to use the statistical tools.

This committee will provide feedback to Smarter Balanced staff, work groups, and contractors to ensure that the assessments provide valid, reliable, and fair measures of achievement and growth for students with disabilities.

Any other measure of growth as determined by the state (not necessarily based on state assessments), or another «valid and reliable indicator that allows for meaningful differentiation in school performance» for all non-high schools.

As I've mentioned before, growth of book value is one of the most reliable ways to measure the quality of a company.

Assuming a base case of about $ 5.5 billion in free cash flow and 3 % annual growth, Home Depot stands to reward shareholders with roughly 8.5 % returns in the long haul — not outstanding by any measure, but its results are likely more reliable than your average ticker symbol.

The most consistent and reliable estimate of long - term growth is obtained by measuring from peak - to - peak over several market cycles.

Sadly, apart from looking at the general growth curve, there's no reliable method to confirm a puppy's final growth or size ahead of time, not even by measuring paw sizes.

there's no reliable method to confirm a puppy's final growth or size ahead of time, not even by measuring paw sizes.