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Author : John M. Henshaw
Release : 2006-05-05
Genre : Computers
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 750/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Does Measurement Measure Up? by : John M. Henshaw
Download or read book Does Measurement Measure Up? written by John M. Henshaw. This book was released on 2006-05-05. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Henshaw examines the ways in which measurement makes sense or creates nonsense.
Author : John M. Henshaw
Release : 2006-05-05
Genre : Mathematics
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 375/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Does Measurement Measure Up? by : John M. Henshaw
Download or read book Does Measurement Measure Up? written by John M. Henshaw. This book was released on 2006-05-05. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A critical perspective of how measurements have come to affect our lives—from reasonable doubt to No Child Left Behind. There was once a time when we could not measure sound, color, blood pressure, or even time. We now find ourselves in the throes of a measurement revolution, from the laboratory to the sports arena, from the classroom to the courtroom, from a strand of DNA to the far reaches of outer space. Measurement controls our lives at work, at school, at home, and even at play. But does all this measurement really measure up? Here, John Henshaw examines the ways in which measurement makes sense or creates nonsense. Henshaw tells the controversial story of intelligence measurement from Plato to Binet to the early days of the SAT to today's super-quantified world of No Child Left Behind. He clears away the fog on issues of measurement in the environment, such as global warming, hurricanes, and tsunamis, and in the world of computers, from digital photos to MRI to the ballot systems used in Florida during the 2000 presidential election. From cycling and car racing to baseball, tennis, and track-and-field, he chronicles the ever-growing role of measurement in sports, raising important questions about performance and the folly of comparing today's athletes to yesterday's records. We can't quite measure everything, at least not yet. What could be more difficult to quantify than reasonable doubt? However, even our justice system is yielding to the measurement revolution with new forensic technologies such as DNA fingerprinting. As we evolve from unquantified ignorance to an imperfect but everpresent state of measured awareness, Henshaw gives us a critical perspective from which we can "measure up" the measurements that have come to affect our lives so greatly.
Author : Steve Kerr
Release : 2008-12-04
Genre : Business & Economics
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 326/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Reward Systems by : Steve Kerr
Download or read book Reward Systems written by Steve Kerr. This book was released on 2008-12-04. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's one of the thorniest management problems around: dealing with unmotivated, low-performing employees. It's easy to point the finger of blame at them. But in most companies, it's the reward system, not the workforce, that's causing poor attitudes and performance: many reward systems actually discourage desired behaviors while rewarding the very actions that drive executives crazy. In Reward Systems: Does Yours Deliver? Steve Kerr describes the steps you must take to create an effective reward system: - Clarify what you mean by "performance" -- in ways that help employees understand how they can support what you're trying to accomplish - Devise an effective performance-measurement system that distinguishes between metrics used for control and those used for employees' development - Design a reward system that motivates people to do what you want them to do while also meeting their needs To get the most from employees, you don't need to add headcount, upgrade your IT capabilities, or hire consultants. You do need to develop the right reward system. This book shows you how. From our new Memo to the CEO series -- solutions-focused advice from today's leading practitioners.
Author : John Sabatini
Release : 2012-06-07
Genre : Education
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 878/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Measuring Up by : John Sabatini
Download or read book Measuring Up written by John Sabatini. This book was released on 2012-06-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent decades, the science of reading acquisition has been advancing through interdisciplinary research in cognitive, psycholinguistic, developmental, genetic, neuroscience, cross-language, and experimental comparison studies of effective instruction. Some of the science of reading has emerged from the theory and research into the realm of practice and policy. Yet the science and practice of measuring “reading comprehension” has remained relatively immune to much of this foundational knowledge. Measuring Up questions the traditional format of reading comprehension tests, typically a single series of questions asked about a series of passages, and offers ideas and innovations we might expect in a next generation of 21st century reading assessments. Sabatini, Albro, and O'Reilly believe that in light of the move towards Common Core State Standards and assessments, as well as significant national investments in reading and literacy education, it is a critical and opportune time to bring together the research and measurement community to address fundamental issues of measuring reading comprehension, both in theory and in practice.
Author : Anjana Chatterjee
Release : 2018-01-01
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 212/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Measure Up by : Anjana Chatterjee
Download or read book Measure Up written by Anjana Chatterjee. This book was released on 2018-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master Math applies the Singapore Math teaching method to the math curriculum. With a simple and engaging format, including guidance for parents and teachers, this is a valuable resource for learning length, weight size and capacity.
