Essays on Assessment Methods

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Bauhaudin, Elias, and Saifudin define the green building as an edifice that has the capacity to “reduce the undesirable human impacts on the natural surroundings, building materials, building assets, and enhances human health and the natural environment” (Bauhaudin et al. 2). In other words, a green or sustainable building is designed with the intention of allowing human beings to co-exist harmoniously with the environment by creating an edifice that is environmentally friendly. However, it should be noted that “the perception of what is a sustainable building is changing over time and depending on the location” ( ...

Selection from an 8 year-period of pulmonary valve replacement and cross sectional follow up of a commercially available biological valve, assessed with established and a new method

What This Thesis Is About

Pulmonary valve replacement is a procedure necessary in many congenital heart defects and in-valve degeneration cases. Surgical results are excellent, but the longevity of artificial valves is very limited. Our goal was to give a retrospective overview of methods and results from the year 2000 until 2008 at Rikshospital, as well as the prospective five year follow-up of a biological valve made from bovine pericardium. Follow up included clinical examination with ECG, echocardiography, spirometry, treadmill testing, echocardiography ...

Abstract

The INTASC Standards provides a framework for teaching that entails eight principles for the professional educator. The focus of this paper centers on Principle Six: “The educator understands and uses formal and informal strategies to evaluate and ensure the continuous intellectual, social, and physical development of the learner.” This paper asserts that this is the most important principle for the professional educator to demonstrate proficiency in. This paper also discusses the importance and benefits of student evaluation in the improvement of academic programs.

Introduction

This paper aims to address the requirements of Assignment 2.2 in Walden University’s EDAD ...

Abstract

The INTASC Standards provides a framework for teaching that entails eight principles for the professional educator. The focus of this paper centers on Principle Six: “The educator understands and uses formal and informal strategies to evaluate and ensure the continuous intellectual, social, and physical development of the learner.” This paper asserts that this is the most important principle for the professional educator to demonstrate proficiency. This paper also discusses the importance and benefits of student evaluation in the improvement of academic programs.

Introduction

This paper aims to address the requirements of Assignment 2.2 in Walden University’s EDAD 7200-8040 ...

In any learning activity, it is important to conduct formative assessments that provide feedback on student learning. In this manner, facilitators can gauge if outcomes set at the beginning of the course are likely to be met. The assessment also serves to guide enhancements in the course and motivate learners to do better in the event that learning is found to be sub-optimal (Leung, Mok & Wong, 2008). A positive outcome is the optimization of time and resources spent in learning. The choice of method becomes more complex when adult students are not homogeneous in terms of language fluency, ...

It is difficult to accept Knowledge Management (KM) assessment methods or metrics to evaluate a firm’s knowledge-based asset due to its intangible nature. One method is The Balanced Scorecard, which refers to converting business strategy into specific and quantifiable goals. Another is Economic Value Added, which refers to calculating true economic profit in order to maximize shareholders’ wealth. Finally, Skandia Navigator evaluates soft assets and management reporting system in order to develop measures to demonstrate intangible assets. According to Dr. Kevin C. Desouza, KM measurement has been affected by factors such as not using measurement to increase scope ...

1. Minnesota Multiphase Personality Inventory MMPI is an intensively researched, taught, and often used personality assessment tool. Most authors agree that that it is a meta-analytical review to demonstrate substantial reliability and good convergent validity. A researcher can use the tool to conduct sound theoretical and empirical rational concepts. Researchers that have used both MMPI and Rorschach variables observe disparate views of personality that becomes a momentous conundrum for the field of assessment. Butcher (2014) state that when clinicians face conflicts in the use of Rorschach and MMPI they should make a decision that emphasize on certain aspects of test findings ...

Psychology: Case Study

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Initial interview 4 Assessment formulation methods utilized 4 Assessment of John presenting problems and goals 5 Analysis and critique of MMT approach 6 Agreed goals 6 Treatment plan 6 CBT interventions 7 Intervention for cognitions-thoughts records 7 Benefits of the approach 7 Interventions for behavior- activity scheduling/diversion techniques 8 Benefits of the approach/ interaction 8 Interventions for imagery/interpersonal- imagery based exposure 8 Benefit of approach 9 Intervention for sensation- relaxation/ visualization 10 Conclusion 11

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Several forms of incidents happen at hazardous facilities. They can be very dangerous for workers, the whole community and the environment. This paper will basically define the concepts of MHF or major hazard facilities, QRA or quantified risk assessment, individual risks, societal or group risks, FAR or fatal accident rate, among others. QRA is the accepted methodology that is used to quantify the risks in major hazard facilities. The paper will also exemplify certain industries which are hazardous to the workers and the general environment and how its operators manage the risks involved in their operations of such facilities. ...

Background

Assessment of staff is an important task for the success of any organization (Bob, 2007, p. 82). In a world that is always growing and developing new skills, every organization ought to train its staff to adapt to changes in their field (Mathis & Jackson, 2010, p. 261). In the medical field, change is the only constant aspect. Large amounts of money are invested every year by a multitude of organizations into research of all kinds of medical fields. Better treatments, procedures, medications and equipment are coming into operation every day. There has been an increase in sensitivity to this issue ...

In the world of education, there are few pedagogical topics as sensitive as the nature of staff development. Because public education is funded by the taxpayers, every member of a community has made an investment in their local school system. When a school district makes decisions about the best types of staff development activities, they are making choices that resonate on a number of levels: quality of instruction, use of financial resources, and use of time. If the staff development activities that a district chooses do not positively impact classroom instruction in some way, then it is important for that district to reevaluate ...

Alzheimer's disease

Undeniably, a number of people at one stage in their lives experience mental health problems. Often, mental illnesses are purported to be forms of intellectual disabilities while, in the real sense, they are illnesses just like any other, such as tuberculosis. Health problems, affecting a person’s behaviour, feelings, and mutual interaction with others are what constitute a mental illness. Alzheimer’s disease is one of the common forms of mental illnesses, which affects the brain and causes thinking, memory and behavioural problems (George, 2006). The disease is usually diagnosed amongst the elderly i.e. Persons aged above sixty-five years, although it does ...

Assessments in Reading

Teaching is quite an important yet challenging task, and which all society must have within their systems. Of more importance is to teach the skills and abilities of reading. Teachers often find it difficult teaching students how to read, and in most cases they cannot determine the abilities of each kid until they monitor those closely using assessments (Taylor, & Pearson, 2002). Assessments are arguably the most important methods of determining the level of understanding in all reading classes. In addition, it is arguable that a single assessment method is not enough for determining the abilities and skills of the ...