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Author: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Develop
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Keywords: value, added, schools, assess, practices, improvements, learning, outcomes, measuring
Number of Pages: 225
Published: 2008-11-13
ISBN-10: 9264050221
ISBN-13: 9789264050228
With education systems in all OECD countries coming under increasing pressure to enhance their effectiveness and efficiency, there is a growing recognition of the need for accurate school performance measures. But how can we measure their performance in an accurate way? Raw test scores and their ranking tend to reflect students' socio-economic status. Value-added modelling is different and focuses upon progress in student performance. It refers to a class of statistical models that estimate the contributions of schools to student progress in stated or prescribed education objectives (e.g. cogn
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Author: Paul D. Kinney
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: practices, counts, inventory, physical, related, consistent, guide, achieving, executive, accurate
Number of Pages: 80
Published: 2003-07
ISBN-10: 0756733987
ISBN-13: 9780756733988
To provide a framework & guide that Fed. managers can use to improve the accuracy & reliability of the government's inventory & related property data, the GAO studied the inventory count processes & procedures of 7 leading-edge private sector co's. to identify the key factors & practices they use to achieve accurate & reliable physical counts. This Executive Guide is applicable to any governmental & non-governmental entity holding inventory or property equipment. Describes the practices & procedures used in the private sector to achieve consistent & accurate physical counts, & summarizes the f
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Author: Daniel Bertoni
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: state, treatment, local, government, employees, accurate, ensure, administration, security, management, oversight, needed, social
Number of Pages: 59
Published: 2011-01
ISBN-10: 1437940811
ISBN-13: 9781437940817
This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. In 2007, 73% of state and local govżt. employees were covered by Social Security (SS). Unlike the private sector where most employees are covered by SS, federal law generally permits each public employer to decide which employees to cover. The Social Security Admin. (SSA) is responsible for facilitating SS coverage for these employers through agreements with states. SSA is also responsible for maintaining accurate earnings records, while the IRS ensures SS taxes are paid. Because of the need to ensure that SS coverage is adminis
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Author: Unknown
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: microanalysis, sections, cross, accurate
Number of Pages: 10
Published:
ISBN-10: 1422329682
ISBN-13: 9781422329689
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Author: Unknown
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: credit, prescreened, solicitations, insurance, disclosures, transactions, fair, accurate, implementation, opt
Number of Pages: 41
Published:
ISBN-10: 1428952624
ISBN-13: 9781428952621
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