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Effects of appraisal purpose and rating format on performance appraisal accuracy
… was hypothesized that two experimental factors, appraisal purpose and rating format categorization, would influence organization, retrieval, and judgment of performance information. Specifically, consistent encoding (purpose) and retrieval (format) cues were expected to result in the most …
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Relationships of cognitive appraisal
Cognitive appraisal is a pivotal construct that has been identified in determining the stress response and coping response. Researchers have shown specific physiological outcomes of initial cognitive appraisals that are taken more as a threat or a challenge. Cognitive appraisal is known to …
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The teacher appraisal interview
Teacher appraisal is one of the key educational issues of the 1980s and 1990s. Developments have been-taking place at both national and local levels, and in the near future, many schools will be obliged to adopt some form of appraisal system. In setting the context for this research, attention is …
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The Positive Performance Appraisal
The performance appraisal is a critical process within a business that is meant to engage, motivate, and increase performance of employees. However, the current and typical format, structure, and application of performance appraisals do not lead to these desired outcomes. This is because the …
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Conceptual problems in theory appraisal
… change, especially in the processes of theory appraisal. In the thesis I begin with a review of Buchdahl's, Toulmin's, and Laudan's works on conceptual problems. In the review I show that, although all these writers emphasize the importance of conceptual problems as a criterion of theory …
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Performance Appraisal Ratings as a Function of Source of Ratings and Purpose of the Appraisal
… study investigated the effects of purpose of appraisal ratings and source of appraisal ratings on four dependent measures: leniency, halo, variability, and construct validity. The purpose factor was comprised of four different levels: merit pay, performance improvement, research only, and no …
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Performance appraisal system development: the consideration of attitudes toward appraisal, job objectivity, and supervisory style
For years, performance appraisal has posed serious problems for those in personnel-related fields; yet, most personnel professionals are unwilling to abandon the practice of formally evaluating job performance. Given this reluctance to discard performance appraisal, many organizations are faced …
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Vietnamese Existential Philosophy: A Critical Appraisal
In this study I present a new understanding of Vietnamese existentialism during the period 1954-1975, the period between the Geneva Accords and the fall of Saigon in 1975. The prevailing view within Vietnam sees Vietnamese existentialism during this period as a morally bankrupt philosophy that is a …
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Acculturative stress appraisal and acculturation attitudes
Part One : The term acculturation describes an array of cultural changes that occur when culturally different groups come into continuous, first hand contact (Redfield, Linton, & Herskovits, 1936). Acculturative stress describes a multitude of psychological or social problems that are often …
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Performance Based Teacher Appraisal and Development
… examined the role of performance based teacher appraisal and development in the educator's professional growth and improvement of education. The study made use of questionnaires to establish the perceptions of educators towards performance based teacher appraisal and development. The findings …
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Rural Women and Health Status Appraisal
The purposes of this study are to examine how rura1 women define health, appraise their own health status, and identify how they maintain their current health status,. Specific research questions include: How do rural women define health? How do rural women maintain their current health status? How …
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Belloc: An appraisal of his poetry
Abstract not available.
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Appraisal of a Canterbury rural landscape
Accompanying plans have been scanned separately.
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The role of appraisal politics on appraisal systems and employee silence within the public sector in South Korea
… There has been much discussion about employee appraisals within the public sector in South Korea, owing to the lack of accuracy in performance ratings (Ahn & Cho 2018). Despite the awareness that the inaccuracy in performance ratings can be considered to be the result of perceived appraisal …
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Nurses Information Appraisal Within the Clinical Setting
<p>Information appraisal is foundational to information literacy, a necessary skill to support evidence-based practice. Little discussion in nursing literature exists regarding how nurses appraise information. If nurses lack information appraisal skills they cannot safely and effectively apply …
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The appraisal of workplace performance measurement tools
… and comprehensive criteria for the criticalappraisal became a fundamental challenge -better understanding of differentapproaches to workplace performance measurement was needed. This wasachieved through a parallel review of the Centre for Facilities Management's casestudy database and …
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