Sentences with phrase «reliable measures of quality»

«The findings reported by Merkow et al are noteworthy because they are derived from analysis of ACS NSQIP data, widely regarded as among the most reliable measures of quality.

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What is more, long - lived males are not necessarily those in the best condition, which indicates that longevity is not always a reliable measure of male quality.

Although better principals may also attract and hire more - effective teachers, the absence of reliable quality measures for new teachers and the fact that many principals have little control over new hires lead us to focus specifically on turnover.

The only reliable way to assess the quality of the education system is to measure the quality of the workers who have graduated from it.

Further, as with program quality, the standard measures of teacher quality (degrees, experience) are not reliable proxies for what teachers do in the classroom.

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

If we are going to use value - added measures to make judgments about teacher quality, we owe it to these teachers, to their students, and to the public to do all we can to ensure that the means of computing them are accurate, reliable and fair.

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).

Given the rise in testing, especially in light of a heightened focus on using multiple measures, it's increasingly important to address two essential components of reliable assessments: quality and balance.

Evidence based programs have research that aligns with guidelines for high - quality research including comparison groups, reliable measures of student performance, appropriate statistical analyses, and statistically significant positive results.

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.

The quality and fidelity of Tier 1 and Tier 2 supports, the use of valid and reliable progress monitoring measures, and the implementation of data - based decision rules and data meeting structures essential to MTSS set the foundation for successful implementation of intensive intervention through DBI.

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

It is unclear whether any reliable quality control measures have been instituted since the publishing of these results.

We have few reliable proxies for, let alone measures of, lawyer quality — which currently resides somewhere between a credence good and «I know it when I see it.»

Sterling Talent Solutions» strong investment in technology enhancements continues to increase the quality, stability and agility of day - to - day operations while fuelling faster, more reliable employment background checks, as well as stronger compliance and security measures for the 80 + million screens completed annually.

The results showed a valid and reliable scale with robust reliability coefficients that will use it to measure perceptions of quality in the relationship, and so contribute to research in psychology to reach an understanding of the nature of the duration, maintenance, repair, or even breaking them.

Internet administration has been shown to be a reliable format for measures of psychiatric symptoms and quality of life.29

Psychiatric staff play key roles in the life of people with psychosis, so it is important to identify reliable and valid methods of measuring staff - patient relationships and factors that predict relationship quality.

RootMetrics, which measures the quality and reliability of mobile service, says mobile carriers continue to boost their LTE networks, add capacity and install new technology «to provide the fastest and most reliable service possible.»