We estimated the sample size for the primary outcome
using pilot data and simulation, based on 5 % significance, adjusting for infant size, and allowing for the possibility of an interaction between maternal diabetes status and infant sex.
A number of minor enhancements are recommended as a result of this pilot and we hope to be able to
use the pilot data for an NHMRC grant application for a randomised controlled trial early next year.
Not exact matches
Uber admitted, however, that it is considering increased monitoring of driver behavior and is
using a
pilot program in its Houston operations to check on drivers
using GPS
data and the accelerometer in drivers» smartphones.
FICO, the company that created one of the most widely
used credit - scoring systems in the U.S., recently announced it was starting a
pilot program to increase the number of consumers who could be assigned a credit score based on alternative
data, such as utility and phone bills.
At the Rainforest Alliance, we are
piloting the
use of drones to collect additional information on farming landscapes, and to compare
data from third parties with the
data gathered by these drones.
, decided to suspend a
pilot program
using sensors in players» helmets for the 2015 season because
data collected during the 2013 season was not considered reliable enough (for what, they didn't say), and because the N.F.L. Players Association questioned whether the
data would be kept private and not
used against a player.
In addition, for this study, they created an autistic behavior section,
using the following criteria: 1) whether reliability and validity
data were available in typically developing individuals and / or in those with neurodevelopmental disorders; 2) whether the measure had been
piloted in FXS clinical trials; and 3) whether the measure addressed an important aspect of the FXS symptom.
The papers also describe key decision points in the curriculum development process and how the
pilot test
data on student and teacher learning and classroom enactment were
used to revise and improve the unit.
A team of researchers from the Smithsonian Department of Botany,
Data Science Lab, and Digitization Program Office recently collaborated with NVIDIA to carry out a
pilot project
using deep learning approaches to dig into digitized herbarium specimens.
Each new test item and the three grade - level assessments will be
pilot - and field - tested with students, and a complete statistical analysis of the
data will be
used to ensure that the tests are valid measures of what students know about energy.
Druitt believes a
pilot study
using real
data will demonstrate the validity of their model within the next 12 months.
The Pf3K
Pilot Phase Terms of
Use were applied to
Pilot Phase
data releases when they were publically released.
The Institute's Hubble Mission Office has initiated a
pilot, ultra-low priority SNAP program (14840, PI: Bellini) in Cycle 24, with the goal of taking useful
data in Hubble orbits that absolutely no other program is able to
use.
The terms of
use applied at the time of release to the Pf3k
pilot release 5, and all previous releases, have now been removed and these
data are available open access.
Among the witnesses was Alexander (Sandy) MacDonald of Spire Global, one of the companies that plans to provide the type of
data NOAA will
use for the
pilot project (GPS - Radio Occultation
data).
At the time of their release, these
data were subject to the Pf3k
Pilot Phase Terms of
Use.
During the
pilot phase, the Project is undertaking a series of planned analyses that will form the basis of a manuscript, «A global reference for genomic variation in Plasmodium falciparum», using Pilot Phase data (2,512 samp
pilot phase, the Project is undertaking a series of planned analyses that will form the basis of a manuscript, «A global reference for genomic variation in Plasmodium falciparum»,
using Pilot Phase data (2,512 samp
Pilot Phase
data (2,512 samples).
The Boolean string «research misconduct» OR «research integrity» OR «research malpractice» OR «scientific fraud» OR «fabrication, falsification» OR «falsification, fabrication» was
used to search: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI - EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Arts & Humanities Citation Index (A&HCI), Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Science (CPCI - S), BIOSIS Previews, MEDLINE, Business Source Premier, CINAHL Plus, SPORTDiscus, Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts, International Bibliography of the Social Sciences, America: History & Life, Teacher Reference Center, Applied Social Sciences Index And Abstracts (ASSIA), ERIC, Index Islamicus, CSA linguistics and language behaviour, Physical Education Index,
PILOTS, Social Services Abstracts, Sociological Abstracts, Proquest Dissertation & Theses, ECONLIT, Educational Research Abstracts (ERA) Online, Article First, Economic and Social
Data Service, Francis, Geobase, Georefs, Global Health (CABI), Index to Theses, International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS), IEEE Xplore, INSPEC, JSTOR, Mathematical Sciences Net (MathSciNet), PubMEd, Russian Academy of Sciences bibliographies, Sciencedirect, Teacher Reference Center, EMBASE, EMBASE Classics, PSYCHINFO.
Our
pilot study
used text messaging to collect self - monitoring
data on diet and physical activity behaviors, but we did not gather
data on body weight or include any type of coaching support.
Data collected from both the review process and
piloting will be analyzed and findings will be
used to improve the curriculum.
Harvard Graduate School of Education will work with the Strategic Education Research Partnership and other partners to complete a program of work designed to a) investigate the predictors of reading comprehension in 4th - 8th grade students, in particular the role of skills at perspective - taking, complex reasoning, and academic language in predicting deep comprehension outcomes, b) track developmental trajectories across the middle grades in perspective - taking, complex reasoning, academic language skill, and deep comprehension, c) develop and evaluate curricular and pedagogical approaches designed to promote deep comprehension in the content areas in 4th - 8th grades, and d) develop and evaluate an intervention program designed for 6th - 8th grade students reading at 3rd - 4th grade level.The HGSE team will take responsibility, in collaboration with colleagues at other institutions, for the following components of the proposed work: Instrument development:
Pilot data collection using interviews and candidate assessment items, collaboration with DiscoTest colleagues to develop coding of the pilot data so as to produce well - justified learning sequences for perspective - taking, complex reasoning, academic language skill, and deep comprehension.Curricular development: HGSE investigators Fischer, Selman, Snow, and Uccelli will contribute to the development of a discussion - based curriculum for 4th - 5th graders, and to the expansion of an existing discussion - based curriculum for 6th - 8th graders, with a particular focus on science content (Fischer), social studies content (Selman), and academic language skills (Snow & Ucce
Pilot data collection
using interviews and candidate assessment items, collaboration with DiscoTest colleagues to develop coding of the
pilot data so as to produce well - justified learning sequences for perspective - taking, complex reasoning, academic language skill, and deep comprehension.Curricular development: HGSE investigators Fischer, Selman, Snow, and Uccelli will contribute to the development of a discussion - based curriculum for 4th - 5th graders, and to the expansion of an existing discussion - based curriculum for 6th - 8th graders, with a particular focus on science content (Fischer), social studies content (Selman), and academic language skills (Snow & Ucce
pilot data so as to produce well - justified learning sequences for perspective - taking, complex reasoning, academic language skill, and deep comprehension.Curricular development: HGSE investigators Fischer, Selman, Snow, and Uccelli will contribute to the development of a discussion - based curriculum for 4th - 5th graders, and to the expansion of an existing discussion - based curriculum for 6th - 8th graders, with a particular focus on science content (Fischer), social studies content (Selman), and academic language skills (Snow & Uccelli).
In their work at the Project for Policy Innovation in Education, Kane and his colleagues have been working with school districts around the country,
using data to evaluate hiring and certification policies for teachers, public school choice systems, and the effect of charter and
pilot schools on student outcomes.
The SIMS
data were
used to determine how many years students spent in a charter,
pilot, or traditional BPS school.
L.A. Unified is looking to
pilot a teacher evaluation program that will
use student test
data in measuring performance; Deasy made clear that this will come up during the district's contract negotiations with the AFT.
In return for this flexibility, states participating in the
pilot must commit to: build their capacity for school reform; take the most significant actions for the lowest - performing schools, including addressing the issue of teacher effectiveness; and
use data to determine the method of differentiation and categories of intervention.
Any district that chooses to
use one of the other three
piloted observation tools must pay for any expenses above the base cost supplied by the state, including the costs of technical support, training, and
data management.
The Postsecondary
Data Partnership Pilot helps colleges and universities more efficiently gain a fuller picture of student progress and outcomes, meet various reporting requirements, and focus more of their resources on using data to help stude
Data Partnership
Pilot helps colleges and universities more efficiently gain a fuller picture of student progress and outcomes, meet various reporting requirements, and focus more of their resources on
using data to help stude
data to help students.
Focus groups and surveys of teachers and parents were
used to collect
data from
pilot schools and these responses guided revisions.
Oregon, Michigan, Kansas, and New York State have gained waivers without either having put their teacher evaluation plans in place or rolling them out beyond a
pilot stage; this leaves the possibility that the plans will be scuttled by opposition from National Education Association and American Federation of Teachers affiliates generally opposed to
using objective student performance
data in performance reviews.
In the process, they are increasing their own capacity to make and sustain improvements within their schools
using a sequence of steps drawn from improvement science methodology: define and learn more about the focus problem,
pilot a small change in iterative cycles, and collect and reflect on
data from the experience.
Using study results, the researchers created,
piloted, and refined a professional development model for CTE educators on the
use of technical skills assessment
data for
data - driven decision making.
As part of Kuwait's Ministry of Education's Improvement of Educational Management and Professional Development (IEMPD) project,
Using Data has been selected as one of four Professional Development providers by the Massachusetts Elementary School Principals» Association (MESPA), ushering in this new school management and leadership
pilot in Kuwaiti public schools.
Jill is a Certified Facilitator for TERC's
Using Data professional development program and has worked directly with case study
pilot schools in Arizona and Tennessee.
The elementary schools are
piloting personalized station rotation models with an emphasis on personalization and the middle school is incorporating personalization through flexible instructional groupings and
using data to customize content for students» needs.
This dedicated team is
using classroom diagnostic test
data to advance student achievement, and after - hours time to build and
pilot more engaging digital curricula.
During the first year of implementation, Mineola launched a
pilot using a highly personalized station rotation model in 6th — 8th grade math classrooms at Mineola Middle School.The Mineola blended learning models include targeted
use of small group time,
data - driven instruction, goal setting, student progress ownership and transparency, increased choice and flexibility, and targeted attention to student attitudes towards math and learning.
We are collecting student
data weekly through focus groups and surveys, as well as tracking the effectiveness of the tools, resources and technologies we are building and
using in our Optimized
pilot.
This includes the new teacher evaluation
pilot program that is part of the revised version of Gov. Dan Malloy's school reform package contained in what is now Public Law 116, which will only involve eight - to - 10 districts; the fact that NEA and AFT affiliates are still opposed to this plan and are also battling reformers over another evaluation framework that
uses student test score
data that the unions had supported just several months earlier also raises questions as to whether Connecticut can actually earn the flexibility from federal accountability that has been gained through the waiver.
As teacher educators and teachers, we are well aware of the importance of accountability for our students» literacy learning, and while we were convinced of our students» success based on observational and descriptive
data from our
pilot studies, we knew that a systematic study evaluating students» progress in reading, writing, discussion, and content learning —
using experimental methods — would be potentially more convincing to others.
Simply put, before the end of June, we need to complete the guidelines; develop the state model plan aligned with those guidelines; assure that rubrics are developed that align with the standards to be
used in evaluation (the Common Core of Teaching and the Leadership Standards, which haven't yet been approved by the State Board of Education); assure that tools for collecting various types of
data are designed; and establish the
pilot program.
NRCCTE researchers at NOCTI spent three years researching and
pilot testing CTEDDI (Career - Technical Educators
Using Data - Driven Improvement), a professional development model that helps CTE teachers and administrators learn how to effectively interpret assessment data and use it to make instructional improvements in the classr
Data - Driven Improvement), a professional development model that helps CTE teachers and administrators learn how to effectively interpret assessment
data and use it to make instructional improvements in the classr
data and
use it to make instructional improvements in the classroom.
When asked whether Michelin would
use the
data it collected during this test for the construction of Bugatti's special
Pilot Cup 2 tires for the Chiron, Eric said the
data will be
used for future designs, but Koenigsegg's specific
data won't be
used for Bugatti's Chiron project.
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With the SiriusXM SXAR1 Aviation receiver,
pilots using an iPad or iPhone with the ForeFlight Mobile app v. 9.5 can view SiriusXM Aviation in - flight weather and
data delivered via satellite to monitor storm fronts, track lightning strikes, TAFs, METARs, winds and more.
The framework of assessment they have described to us includes important concerns such as opportunity costs, supporting the animal advocacy movement, and alignment with Open Cages» overall strategy.132 Their assessment process also involves asking important questions related to measuring success and failure, such as how they plan to evaluate the program, how long they plan to
pilot it, and whether they already have
data indicating that they should rethink their strategy.133 Metrics that they
use to help evaluate specific programs include the number of restaurants that agree to provide vegan meals in response to their restaurant outreach, as well as the amount and overall sentiment of right - wing press discussion of their legal initiatives.134, 135 These metrics provide useful information, but we think an organization prioritizing among many different interventions could benefit from the
use of metrics that are more directly related to their ultimate goals, rough estimates though they may be.
To date, the Seattle
pilot provides some of the best available
data on how dockless bike share is
used.
The NTSB's final recommendation was that manufacturers conduct more tests and gather more
data before allowing drivers to freely
use the auto -
pilot feature.
This
pilot aims to provide
data security, accuracy, transparency as well as accessibility
using blockchain technology.
During the
pilot test, the PTRI team stored the imported asset
data from the Harmony network onto the blockchain network
using smart contracts.
Other duties performed were compliance inspections, simple drafting
using AutoCAD, receptor surveys, aquifer
pilot tests, Waste characterization and manifests, elevation surveying,
data entry, local and nation wide travel, simple plumbing, and wiring pumps (single phase and 3 phase).