scholarly journals Competenze linguistiche e competenze plurilingui Quali strumenti per la valutazione e la valorizzazione?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriella Vernetto
Keyword(s):  
Assessment System ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Skills Assessment ◽  
Globalized World

This paper presents a language and multilingual skills’ assessment system implemented in Valle d’Aosta (Italy). These tools, which have been tried and tested, are intended for pupils and students of all school levels in order to prepare them to become citizens of a globalized world; they have been conceived as governance assessment tools of a policy in favour of multilingualism.

Trajectory of Performance Status and Symptom Scores for Patients With Cancer During the Last Six Months of Life

2011 ◽  
Vol 29 (9) ◽  
pp. 1151-1158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hsien Seow ◽  
Lisa Barbera ◽  
Rinku Sutradhar ◽  
Doris Howell ◽  
Deborah Dudgeon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Performance Status ◽  
Symptom Assessment ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Assessment System ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Patients With Cancer ◽  
Average Pain ◽  
Observational Cohort ◽  
Over Time

Purpose Ontario's cancer system is unique because it has implemented two standardized assessment tools population-wide to improve care: the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS) measures severity of nine symptoms (scale 0 to 10; 10 indicates the worst) and the Palliative Performance Scale (PPS) measures performance status (scale 0 to 100; 0 indicates death). This article describes the trajectory of ESAS and PPS scores 6 months before death. Patients and Methods Observational cohort study of cancer decedents between 2007 and 2009. Decedents required ≥1 ESAS or PPS assessment in the 6 months before death for inclusion. Outcomes were the decedents' average ESAS and PPS scores per week before death. Results Ten thousand seven hundred fifty-two (ESAS) and 7,882 (PPS) decedents were included. The mean age was 65 years, half were female, and approximately 75% of assessments occurred in cancer clinics. Average PPS score declined slowly over the 6 months before death, starting at approximately 70 and ending at 40, declining more rapidly in the last month. For ESAS symptoms, average pain, nausea, anxiety, and depression scores remained relatively stable over the 6 months. Conversely, shortness of breath, drowsiness, well-being, lack of appetite, and tiredness increased in severity over time, particularly in the month before death. More than one third of the cohort reported moderate to severe scores (ie, 4 to 10) for most symptoms in the last month of life. Conclusion In this large outpatient cancer population, trajectories of mean ESAS scores followed two patterns: increasing versus generally flat. The latter was perhaps due to available treatment (eg, prescriptions) for those symptoms. Future research should prioritize addressing symptoms that worsen over time.

scholarly journals Presentation Skills Assessment Tools

MedEdPORTAL ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Leila Jahangiri ◽  
Thomas Mucciolo
Keyword(s):  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Skills Assessment

scholarly journals A Framework of Building Sustainability Assessment System for the Commercial Buildings in Kazakhstan

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (17) ◽  
pp. 4754 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akhanova ◽  
Nadeem ◽  
Kim ◽  
Azhar
Keyword(s):  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Assessment System ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Building Performance ◽  
Local Conditions ◽  
The Public ◽  
Climatic Regions ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Economic Perspectives

: Many building assessment tools exist for guiding building facilities toward sustainability. Some tools are internationally recognized while others are for specific countries based on local needs. This study endeavored to develop a building sustainability assessment framework for Kazakhstan. The framework was developed based on the review of building performance assessment methods such as leadership in energy and environmental design (LEED), building research establishment environmental assessment methodology (BREEAM), comprehensive assessment system for building environmental efficiency (CASBEE), and international initiative for sustainable built environment (SBTool), and considering the local conditions in Kazakhstan. A two-round Delphi survey was employed to develop the assessment categories and indicators by local experts from the architecture, engineering, and construction industry. Mean and standard deviation values were used to analyze the survey data and to make the decision on the level of agreement amongst the Delphi panelists. The proposed framework consists of nine assessment categories, 46 assessment indicators, and 142 parameters covering the four climatic regions in Kazakhstan and considering the environmental, social, and economic perspectives of the country’s sustainable development goals. The introduction of the framework is expected to serve as a reference for establishing the regional building sustainability assessment tool that will aid to increase the awareness of the public and help policymakers to solve sustainability-related issues in Kazakhstan.

The use of consultation skills assessment tools in pharmacist-patient consultations

2006 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 277-282 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine Greenwood ◽  
Amanda Howe ◽  
Richard Holland
Keyword(s):  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Skills Assessment ◽  
Consultation Skills

Use of Standardized Assessment Tools to Improve the Effectiveness of Palliative Care Rounds

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 134-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donna Spaner ◽  
Valerie B. Caraiscos ◽  
Christina Muystra ◽  
Margaret Lynn Furman ◽  
Jodi Zaltz-Dubin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Symptom Assessment ◽  
Assessment System ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Direct Patient Care ◽  
Optimal Care ◽  
Goals Of Care ◽  
Care Plans ◽  
Palliative Care Setting

Background: Optimal care for patients in the palliative care setting requires effective clinical teamwork. Communication may be challenging for health-care workers from different disciplines. Daily rounds are one way for clinical teams to share information and develop care plans for patients. Objective: The objective of this initiative was to improve the structure and process of daily palliative care rounds by incorporating the use of standardized tools and improved documentation into the meeting. We chose a quality improvement (QI) approach to address this initiative. Our aims were to increase the use of assessment tools when discussing patient care in rounds and to improve the documentation and accessibility of important information in the health record, including goals of care. Methods: This QI initiative used a preintervention and postintervention comparison of the outcome measures of interest. The initiative was tested in a palliative care unit (PCU) over a 22-month period from April 2014 to January 2016. Participants were clinical staff in the PCU. Results: Data collected after the completion of several plan-do-study-act cycles showed increased use and incorporation of the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System and Palliative Performance Scale into patient care discussions as well as improvement in inclusion of goals of care into the patient plan of care. Conclusion: Our findings demonstrate that the effectiveness of daily palliative care rounds can be improved by incorporating the use of standard assessment tools and changes into the meeting structure to better focus and direct patient care discussions.

scholarly journals Children's estimates of food portion size: the effect of timing of dietary interview on the accuracy of children's portion size estimates

2007 ◽  
Vol 99 (1) ◽  
pp. 185-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Foster ◽  
M. O'Keeffe ◽  
J. N. S. Matthews ◽  
J. C. Mathers ◽  
M. Nelson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Assessment System ◽  
Portion Size ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Nutrient Intakes ◽  
Portion Sizes ◽  
Food Portion ◽  
Size Estimates ◽  
Food Portion Size ◽  
Dietary Interview ◽  
Food Consumed

For food intakes to be converted into nutrient intakes a measure or estimate of the amount of food consumed is required. A number of methods have been developed to assist subjects in providing an estimate of portion size. Children's ability to use perception, conceptualisation and memory skills to estimate food portion size has not been investigated systematically. The aim of the present study was to test the effect of the timing of a dietary interview on the accuracy of estimates of food portion sizes made by children, using food photographs, food models and an interactive portion size assessment system, developed for use with children and based on portion sizes of foods consumed by children. Children (n 108) aged 4–14 years were supplied with known quantities of foods and asked to estimate the portion size of each food using each of the three portion size assessment tools. Interviews took place (a) with the food in view, (b) just after the child had eaten the food or (c) 24 h after the child had eaten the food. There were no significant differences in children's ability to estimate food portion size (either as served or as eaten) with timing of interview. That is, children were as accurate in their estimates of portion size 24 h after consuming the food as when the food was in view. Under these conditions many children were able to estimate food portion size utilising perception, conceptualisation and memory skills.

Developing an Urban Residential District Plan Competition Assessment System for China

2013 ◽  
Vol 807-809 ◽  
pp. 1815-1818
Author(s):  
Xiao Peng Zhang ◽  
Bo Yang Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Evaluation System ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Evaluation Process ◽  
Assessment System ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
The Status ◽  
Residential District ◽  
Sustainability Assessment Tools ◽  
Selection Of

The purpose of this research is to combine the sustainability evaluation system of China and put forward a sustainability assessment system based on urban residential district plan competition program. In this research, the status quo of the evaluation process was studied. As the core of the research, the establishment of URDPAS complements the assessment technology of residential district plan competition. The existing area scale sustainability assessment tools were analyzed. With the application of ANP method to determine the evaluation items and weighting system in urban residential district plan, decision-makers can use this evaluation process and assessment system to assess the residential district plans more comprehensively and rationally than using traditional methods and the selection of the best plan becomes relatively easier.

scholarly journals Criterial Approach to Assessment as a Key Component of the System for Independent Assessment of the Educational Results of Future Teachers

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
E. N. Perevoshckikova
Keyword(s):  
Assessment System ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
University Education ◽  
Target Component ◽  
Future Teachers ◽  
Main Components ◽  
Conceptual Foundations ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Independent Assessment

Introduction. The article presents the conceptual foundations of building a system of criteria-based assessment of educational results, which is considered as a subsystem of the system of independent assessment of educational results. The stages of formation and development of a competence-based approach to assessment in school and university education are analyzed. The main components of the criteria-based assessment system are revealed, a description of the methods for formulating criteria and indicators is given, the key stages of building a criteria-based system for assessing educational results are highlighted.Materials and Methods. The research is based on the systemic, activity-based and competence-based approaches to the training of bachelors of pedagogical education, which made it possible to determine and coordinate the components of the criteria-based assessment system with the components of the system of independent assessment of educational results. It has been established that the key components of such a system are the target component, educational results, indicators of achievement of educational outcomes, assessment tools, assessment indicators and levels of achievement of educational results. The specifics of the presentation of educational results based on the reformulation of competencies in combination with the labor actions of the teacher are disclosed. The principles of integrity and optimality for the presentation of indicators of achievement of educational results, considered as assessment criteria, have been determined.Results. The purpose of building a system of criteria-based assessment of the educational results of future teachers is determined and a description of the concepts of "educational results", "evaluation means" is given. The ways of describing educational results and ways of presenting assessment indicators are disclosed. The description of the form of presentation of assessment tools, the structure of which includes organizational and methodological, substantive and criterion-assessment parts, is given. It is shown that the levels of success of the student's activity when performing tasks, which are evaluative tools, act as levels of achievement of educational results.Discussion and Conclusions. The article discusses the relationship between the system of criteria-based assessment and the rating system for assessing the quality of training of students. The conclusion formulated in the article is presented in the form of technological stages of building a system of criteria-based assessment of educational results.

scholarly journals Analisis Pelaksanaan Penilaian pada Pembelajaran Tematik Bermuatan IPS Kelas IV SD Negeri 1 Sekarsuli Bantul

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 113
Author(s):  
Windi Luqianingrum ◽  
Heri Maria Zulfiati
Keyword(s):  
Social Studies ◽  
Peer Assessment ◽  
Assessment System ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Cognitive Domain ◽  
Content Assessment ◽  
Fourth Grade Students ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive

This is a qualitative descriptive study which aims to find out the implementation of assessment in social science-thematic earning in fourth grade students of SD Negeri 1 Sekarsuli Bantul. The results of data collected show that: (1) The form of assessment used are cognitive, affective and psychomotor domains. (2) The implementation of assessment on thematic learning with social studies is carried out when learning takes place and outside of learning, (a) The cognitive domain, including written tests including daily tests, PTS and PAS. (b) The affective domain includes observation, self-aseessment and peer-to-peer assessment. (c) The psychomotor domain includes the performance assessment in groups. (3) Supporting factors and obstacles to the implementation of the assessment include, supporting factor include the existence of education and training, training and workshops related to assessment, the existence of assessment tools and instruments that facilitate teachers, and the existence of school facilitates to support assessment. While the inhibiting factors in the complexity of the assessment system. This result in the teacher experiencing difficulties in developing assessment, the state of students who did not support the assessment process, the implementation of social studies content assessment took a long time.

scholarly journals Linking E-Assessment to Student's Use of Online Learning Content

2009 ◽  
pp. 532-541
Author(s):  
Kar-Tin Lee ◽  
Hitendra Pillay ◽  
Vinesh Chandra
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Students ◽  
Management System ◽  
Assessment System ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Online Assessment ◽  
Communications Technology ◽  
Content Assessment ◽  
Learning Content ◽  
E Learning

This article will examine the development and implementation of two information and communications technology (ICT) e-assessment tools—a diagnostic assessment system and an intelligent content assessment marking system—for the teaching of secondary science. An e-learning management system (ELMS, see Figure 1) was used with second-year secondary students in science which provided both content and online assessment tools for teachers. By using this system, teachers had the opportunity to modify how they assessed their students by shifting the skills and knowledge being tested and also when and at which stage of the learning they are tested. The use of the ELMS had also assisted teachers to move away from the narrow confines of standardised tests with their discrete and decontextualized ‘items’ towards more complex, holistic, contextualised, and authentic forms of assessment (e.g., Pellegrino, Chudowski, & Glaser, 2001).

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