Sentences with phrase «rigorous evaluation designed»

The TAC pilot and all replications of the TAC have been subject to ongoing, rigorous evaluation designed to assess training...

Not exact matches

This guide proposes six design standards that any rigorous and fair evaluation system should meet.

Yet continual monitoring and rigorous, well - designed evaluations are critical to the success of any eLearning program (iNACOL, 2008).

«Kemple's work examining high school reform efforts and assessing performance trends in New York City led to the design of rigorous impact evaluations, the results of which help city leaders better serve students and families by more meaningfully assessing school and student performance, effectively allocating resources, and identifying both positive trends and areas for improvement in schools.»

He served as the Director of MDRC's K - 12 Education Policy Area and specialized in the design and management of rigorous evaluations, including randomized controlled trials of educational and other social policy reforms.

This design report describes the B3 study, a rigorous evaluation of new program approaches to support low - income fathers in working toward economic stability and improved relationships with their children.

She leads a number of studies that evaluate education programs using rigorous econometric methods, including randomized control trials, propensity score matching methods, and other quasi-experimental evaluation designs.

Those high - performing schools did things like «set measurable goals on standards based tests and benchmark tests across all proficiency levels, grades, and subjects»; create school missions that were «future oriented,» with curricula and instruction designed to prepare students to succeed in a rigorous high - school curriculum; include improvement of student outcomes «as part of the evaluation of the superintendent, the principal, and the teachers»; and communicate to parents and students «their responsibility as well for student learning, including parent contracts, turning in homework, attending class, and asking for help when needed.»

This research study included the development and implementation of the MQI Coaching Cycle, as well as a rigorous evaluation of the program's effectiveness using a teacher - level random assignment design....

Whatever system is used, require that it be subject to rigorous outcome monitoring; that is, locally designed review and evaluation.

EIR uses a tiered - evidence approach that has two important design principles: it provides more funds to programs with higher levels of evidence, and it requires rigorous and independent evaluations so that programs continue to improve.

«Scarice said his plan is to submit notification to the state in January that Madison intends to design their own evaluation process that holds teachers accountable to a high standard, that is rigorous, that is responsive, and that relates to the research findings of the Madison Public Schools Superintendent's Advisory Council.

These programs include structured mentorship, observation, and rigorous standards - based evaluation of teachers designed to develop great teachers.

The framework provides state criteria that ensure local evaluation systems are rigorous and designed to support professional growth, accountability, and student learning and growth.

For example, section (D)(2)(ii) of the Race to the Top application (U.S. Department of Education, 2009) asks states to «design and implement rigorous, transparent, and fair evaluation systems for teachers and principals that... differentiate effectiveness using multiple rating categories that take into account data on student growth... as a significant factor» (p. 34).

It's the largest and most rigorous evaluation to date of schools designed explicitly for personalized learning.

She has a history of putting students first and has done just that in her classrooms and also her work with policymakers and stakeholders to «improve student outcomes, create new teaching standards, develop rigorous teacher evaluations, and design authentic, job - embedded professional development for teachers.»

Many of those evaluations — in New York City, Dayton, Ohio, and Washington, D.C., as well as in the states of Florida, Minnesota, and Louisiana — reported a modest increase or neutral impact on student achievement and graduation rates.9 The findings of some of these studies, however, have more recently been called into question as methodological flaws were discovered when adding additional years or replicating the study.10 As a result, recent voucher program evaluations employ more rigorous research methods such as experimental and quasi-experimental designs and refine their use of certain variables.

Founded in 2007, Berkeley Air Monitoring Group carries out rigorous scientific evaluation of initiatives designed to improve health and well - being through improved household stoves, fuels and education.

This year, there were hundreds of submissions in the «Legal» category, and they went through a rigorous evaluation process where they were scored on their design, content, functionality, usability and standards compliance.

The American Academy of Pediatrics recently released a broad report on children's use of digital media, calling for more - rigorous evaluation of apps that claim to be educational: «Unfortunately, very few of the commercially available apps found in the educational section of app stores have evidence - based design input with demonstrated learning effectiveness.

Designed and developed training program for new hires ensuring consistent knowledge transfer incorporating a rigorous performance evaluation process for resource assessment.

This design report describes the B3 study, a rigorous evaluation of new program approaches to support low - income fathers in working toward economic stability and improved relationships with their children.

Her work includes designing and conducting rigorous evaluations and applied research in home visiting programs, early care, and education settings, and foster care systems.

On the multi-site Permanency Innovations Initiative Evaluation project, Dr. Meisch developed and conducted a rigorous outcome evaluation of a site foster care intervention designed to reduce the length of stay in foEvaluation project, Dr. Meisch developed and conducted a rigorous outcome evaluation of a site foster care intervention designed to reduce the length of stay in foevaluation of a site foster care intervention designed to reduce the length of stay in foster care.

Fourth, to find out whether and what types of policies and programs might successfully strengthen marriage as an institution among low - income populations as well as among a wide variety of ethnically and culturally diverse populations, our national focus should be on the design, implementation, and rigorous evaluation of these initiatives.

The SHM evaluation includes a rigorous random assignment research design that compares outcomes for families who are offered SHM's services with outcomes for a similar group of families who are not offered SHM services but can access other services in the community.

Her areas of expertise include the design and implementation of human services program evaluations and the application of rigorous research methods in social services, and the provision of evaluation TA to state and tribal grantees.

In each site, the key component of the evaluation was an impact analysis that used a rigorous research design to measure the programs» effects on outcomes, including employment, welfare use, and child well - being.

The scientific design for the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation Project was rigorous and conservative in drawing conclusions from their findings.

Federally approved, evidence - based models have evaluations using a high - quality, rigorous design.