Sentences with phrase «valid as his assessment»

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Doing this frequently in my training, I received valuable feedback from my advisors as to whether my assessment were valid and constructive, and I learned to frame the response in an appropriate tone (a perhaps unappreciated, yet vital editorial skill is the ability to communicate your opinion clearly).

As no relevant study is available for comparison with the appropriate comparator therapy, the benefit assessment of the drug manufacturer is based on its own deliberations and assumptions, for which, however, a valid data basis is lacking.

for the student, and the assessment outcome is useful as a diagnostic because it is psychologically valid.

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.

Beginning with the 2006 - 2007 school year, a limited English proficient student enrolled in school in the United States (excluding Puerto Rico) for less than one year as of a date determined by the commissioner and who received a valid score on the NYSESLAT may be counted as participating in an elementary or middle level English language arts assessment.

For high school students, participation rate means the percentage of designated students in at least their fourth year of high school, as designated by the commissioner, who received a valid score on the required assessments for high schools, as set forth in subparagraph (v) of this paragraph.

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.

I do not know enough about the technicalities of his proposal to endorse it fully; but if it retains the LTT as a valid, dependable assessment, I would hope that the Governing Board would seriously consider his ideas.

AITSL will manage the operation of the TPA advisory group and will draw on specifically selected members with a range of expertise including; technical expertise such as standard setting methodologies and establishing valid and reliable assessments, and expert knowledge in the design and delivery of initial teacher education.

These techniques help to provide reliable and valid assessments and accurate forecasting to facilitate data - driven decision - making for instruction as well as for professional development and strategic planning.

«With accountability and assessments, we can't have valid assessments without standards to align the assessments to, and we've made a real push to make sure we have highly - qualified, effective teachers in our classrooms as well,» Spradlin says.

The concept ignores the fact that standardized tests in schools today were not designed as teacher assessment tools and aren't valid measures, but that isn't stopping a headlong rush into implementation in school districts across the country.

The team is also developing valid and reliable assessments of student knowledge in mathematics involving both group - administered, written formats as well as one - on - one interview formats.

Or according to some, including researcher Jay Greene, find the best mix of measures to implement so that teachers would accept student assessment as a valid to measure teacher effectiveness.

The pursuit of high - quality principal assessment reached a milestone in 2006 with the development of the Vanderbilt Assessment of Leadership in Education, or VAL - ED, a research - validated process created by a team from Vanderbilt University and the University of Pennsylvania, and supported by Wallace as an effort to address the lack of valid and reliable principal evaluation systems.

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).

«It is essential that any reception assessment is thoroughly trialled before it is rolled out, to ensure it is as valid and reliable as possible, and does not put pressure on very young children.

Vermont's state board also resolved that until Vermont has more experience with evidence from the SBACs, «the results of the SBAC assessment will not support reliable and valid inferences about student performance, and thus should not be used as the basis for any consequential purpose.»

Results support the use of oral reading fluency assessment as a valid tool for identifying students at risk of not passing the statewide reading achievement test.

As seen in our theory of action model, there is not only alignment among curriculum and instruction and assessment, but also a continuous feedback loop among the three, as each informs the others to provide a valid and accurate measure of student learninAs seen in our theory of action model, there is not only alignment among curriculum and instruction and assessment, but also a continuous feedback loop among the three, as each informs the others to provide a valid and accurate measure of student learninas each informs the others to provide a valid and accurate measure of student learning.

These scores should be valid reliable and fair, as required by California statute as well as professional standards for large scale K - 12 assessments.

... a new CT school - day SAT state assessment that has not been properly field - tested as a valid and reliable test measure.

For the assessment system as a whole, PARCC is committed to ensuring that all participating students, including students with disabilities, English learners, and English learners with disabilities, are able to engage in a meaningful and appropriate manner so valid results can be obtained for all students.

However, the tests must be aligned with the state academic content standards, address the depth and breadth of such standards, and be equivalent in content coverage, difficulty, and quality to the state - designed assessments AND must provide comparable, valid, and reliable data on academic achievement, as compared to the state - designed assessments, for all students and for each subgroup of students among all local school districts within the state.

Even the most valid and reliable assessment can not be regarded as high quality if it causes a student to give up.

The author concludes that such practices as grade inflation and grade nonequivalence make it difficult for college admissions officers to make a valid assessment of a student's achievement in comparison with other applicants.

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.

That assessment may be valid, but as with any investment decision, it needs to be considered carefully.

Simple, online, practice - friendly numerical rating scales are available and are slowly helping to improve recognition of feline pain.13 One such scale has been developed (but not yet validated) by Colorado State University.13 A currently validated assessment tool is the UNESP - Botucatu multidimensional composite pain scale, available here.14, 15 The Glasgow Feline Composite Measure Pain Scale: CMPS — Feline (CMPS - F) has been described as «a valid scale for the measurement of acute pain in cats [that] heralds a new era in the recognition and management of acute pain in cats.»

However, the impact of coverage bias is pretty clear; it can be seen by simply looking at a coverage and anomaly map as we did here, or by assessment of coverage bias using GISTEMP, or by the less valid but independent assessment using UAH.

However, while the latest IPCC assessment raises the idea of a fixed carbon budget as a desirable and scientifically valid objective, climate negotiators so far have not picked up the gauntlet.

Thus indeed, the limitations to predictability or regional climate information by RCMs as discussed by Pielke and Wilby (2012) and others are valid, and care must be taken while interpreting RCM projections as predictive assessments.

So Follow the Money is still a valid tool for anyone trying to make as assessment I suggest.

5) if you manage to do 1 - 4 successfully, congratulations: Now you can legitimately lay claim to your theories / models being valid ones and then we can begin the assessment of what policies can achieve the end result with as minimal impact on our collective economies.

I would only put that forward as valid reasons to accept the science and the scientific assessments that are carried out.»

The beauty of the MBTI and other personality assessments is that they view all perspectives as necessary and valid, and they acknowledge our ability to value these differences.

The beauty of the MBTI and other personality assessments is that they view many perspectives as necessary and valid and acknowledge the value in understanding the differences.

Dr. Holland's contributions have helped and will continue to help millions of people through our website, our licensees, as well as through other scientifically valid assessments based on his work.

Career counselors provide career tests and assessments, interpret the results and communicate them as feedback to help individuals direct their time and efforts towards valid career paths.

The use of peer assessment through a multisource feedback process has gained recognition as a reliable and valid method to assess the characteristics of professionals and trainees.

Risk ratings on the PSC - 17 subscale scores, like those on any brief screening measure, are valid only as indicators to be considered during more thorough clinical or structured assessments.

They point out that mental health practitioners (psychologists, psychiatrists), despite the doubtful scientific status of many theories and assessment techniques in the field, have held themselves out to the public (and to the courts) as utilizing scientifically valid theories and methods of practice and therefor should be held to the same standards by courts as other professions that have done the same.

Ensuring that linguistically diverse children receive valid developmental assessment for neurodevelopmental disorders requires medical interpreters and interdisciplinary providers work as partners.

Supporting training for providers (beginning in medical schools or medical residencies) on screening and assessment that includes the administration of valid tools as well as the follow - up required

The following check list is not meant to replace a professional assessment or to substitute for a reliable and valid test such as the Cary.

However, it is unclear if self - report instruments are still reliable and valid when confidentiality can not be guaranteed, such as during routine assessments in juvenile detention centres.