Sentences with phrase «small program analysis»

Previously a teacher and school leader, William has substantial experience in education evaluation ranging from small program analysis focused on improving instructional practices to large - scale data management and analysis related to state - level turnaround efforts.

Not exact matches

Tonight's event also features the debut of Law Scout, a MaRS - based legal tech startup that connects small businesses with legal services, and a demo of Beagle, a contract analysis company currently participating in the Microsoft Ventures Accelerator program in Seattle.

But has anyone does an analysis of what the cost savings were to be if the program were 10 - 15 % smaller?

$ 480,575 has been awarded from the Great Lakes Basin Small Grants Program; an additional $ 200,000 will be available 2017 to support coastal resiliency projects: · Natural infrastructure / living shoreline protection techniques · Coastal wetland monitoring and restoration activities · Green infrastructure to improve coastal resiliency · Community stewardship and education initiatives · Coastal property / ecosystem vulnerability analyses · Economic and social analyses of the value of resiliency measures

The analysis shows that although over 60 % of all HFSP fellows, representing 47 countries, came to the United States to study, less than 7 % of HFSP fellows were Americans doing research abroad, a figure that stems from the small number of U.S. applicants to the program.

In a 2016 meta - analysis of six studies involving individuals over the age of 60, participants showed small improvements in balance and moderate mobility gains after going through postural yoga programs.

If the computer analysis indicates, for example, wide - set eyes, low ears, a small jaw, and drooping eyelids, the program might match it with Noonan syndrome, which often includes these features.

Just days later, a real - time analysis by scientists working with Climate Central's World Weather Attribution program has found that global warming has boosted the odds of such an extreme rainfall event in the region by about 40 percent — a small, but clear, effect, the scientists say.

Immunologic checkpoint blockade with anti — cytotoxic T - lymphocyte — associated antigen 4 (CTLA - 4) or anti — programmed death 1 (PD - 1) / programmed death ligand 1 (PD - L1) agents seems to have some degree of clinical efficacy in advanced mucosal melanoma, although data are limited to smaller retrospective series or subset analyses of prospective trials.

A prominent theme in today's report is a reminder that the fundamental tenet of the NWNH Decadal Survey is to maintain balance in NASA's astrophysics portfolio among large programs like WFIRST, smaller programs in the Explorer series, and the associated Research and Analysis (R&A) program «If implementing WFIRST / AFTA compromises the program balance then it is inconsistent with the rationale that led to the high priority ranking,» the Harrison committee warned.

Analyses were conducted for all applications combined as well as separately for R01 applications (grant applications submitted by individual investigators), other R applications (academic research enhancement awards, exploratory / development grants, small grant program, small business awards), and applications in the K (clinical research training awards for junior and midcareer faculty), P (program projects and center grants), and F (predoctoral and postdoctoral fellowships) series.

First, University of Arkansas professor Jay Greene's seminal analysis pointed out that the amount of edu - philanthropy is so small that it's ridiculous to think that investments in programs or practice will have a noticeable impact.

To eliminate the effects of any chance differences in performance caused by other observable characteristics, our analysis takes into account students» age, gender, race, and eligibility for the free lunch program; whether they had been assigned to a small class; and whether they were assigned to a teacher of the same race — which earlier research using these same data found to have a large positive effect on student performance (see «The Race Connection,» Spring 2004).

A meta - analysis (including 74 rigorous studies and over 56,000 K - 12 students) found that mathematics computer applications produce a small but positive effect on mathematics achievement, and, specifically, programs that supplement traditional math instruction with additional instruction at students» individualized assessed levels of need showed greater effects on math achievement.

A meta - analysis of pre-kindergarten programs found that those that focused on intentional teaching and small group and one - to - one interactions had larger impacts on child outcomes.

The analysis also took into account students» age, gender, eligibility for the free lunch program, and whether they had been assigned to a small class, as well as variables measuring the demographic composition of the student's class.

Perhaps the greatest limitation of Louisiana's data - centered analysis is that it fails to encompass most of the state's small teacher training programs.

According to a summary on charter schools from the Florida Legislature's Office of Program Analysis & Government Accountability: «Due to grade configurations and small enrollment, 124 out of 382 charter schools (32 %) did not earn a grade or school improvement rating as part of Florida's accountability system during the 2008 - 09 school year.

Expenditure analysis suggest the program can be very costly in smaller classrooms and schools and yet students in rural areas may be the students that benefit most from having a stimulating summer educational program available to them.

(Note that I use a program called Statgraphics for my statistical analyses in no small part because it includes text descriptions of the results.)

This may be totally off, since I know squat about climate science & the high - powered statistical programs used, but when there is a dearth of data in the social sciences (not enough to give low enough p values on correlations & regressions, simply due to small numbers of data, which is sometimes due to loading in too many control variables), we sometimes turn to chi - square & log - linear analysis to see if actual data reveal patterns incongruent with expected patterns.

In the integrated program's current incarnation, each professor who teaches a Legal Analysis and Writing (LA&W, formerly LAWR I) class also teaches a two - credit connected course, either Torts, Contracts, or Civil Procedure.27 Both courses are taught in small sections of approximately twenty - five students, with a total of five (combined) hours of meeting time each week.

Conducting legal research and analysis is but one small bullet point under Conducting Matters in the list of learning objectives and the ELLA program is but one method of starting to build competency in this area.

Adept in Business Analysis, Project and Program Management, and Delivery Management of both large and small scale implementation.»

Summary: Information Technology professional with over 25 + years of experience as an Consulting Manager, DBA, IT Infrastructure Manager, Financial Analysis, Program and Senior Project Managing both large (100 + Million) and small system development efforts.

Providing a full range of business and marketing support for large medium and small business including market analysis capturing these markets proposals and program ma...

Financial Services Specialist — Duties & Responsibilities Recruit, train, and direct customer service, sales, and administrative personnel ensuring profitable operations Study internal literature to become an expert on products and services Develop and manage varied financial portfolios for more than fifty clients Generate record sales of financial products through cold calling, networking, and other tactics Make cold calls in a courteous, yet assertive manner that translates to sales results Conduct research on prospective leads and existing clients to assist in developing sales strategies Craft effective sales presentations and proposals, tailoring them to clients based on their specific needs and styles Build and strengthen relationships with small business clients through effective client service Encourage high customer retention by maintaining friendly, supportive contact with existing clients Maintain comprehensive records detailing pricings, sales, activities reports, and other pertinent data Oversee business underwriting process including risk analysis, pricing, and classifications Support human resources department through benefit administration and performance evaluations Direct special projects from conception to marketplace rollout Analyze and streamline organization structure, workflow, team metrics, and client database Responsible for financial software operation and updates including Bill Pay and Payroll processing Implement training and development programs to reinforce branding and develop team skillsets Create an atmosphere of respect, professionalism, and dedication to company goals Represent company brand with poise, integrity, and positivity

On average, ROE seems to achieve replicable immediate effects, as rated by teachers (mean absolute effect size [ES] =.25), larger effects than those reported in the most comprehensive meta - analysis to date regarding similar programs implemented as smaller - scale models or demonstrations (mean ES =.21) or in routine practice (mean ES =.10)(Wilson et al. 2003; Wilson and Lipsey 2007).

The small open trial presented here precludes conducting any significant cost - effective analyses, but it will be important for future work to continue to explore how brief PT programs can be administered to a larger number of parents while maintaining their efficacy.