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Showing 1 to 20 of 143 for “"evaluation method"”.
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An Evaluation Method for Thinking in Technology Ecologies
… sign mediation triangle, we contribute a method that may allow one to evaluate how technology configurations support (or hinder) students' thinking. Our method proposes the concept of objectification as a way to identify the potential or opportunity for learning in technology ecologies. …
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Development of evaluation method for visual design with multivariate statistical techniques
The main goal of this thesis is to propose an evaluation method for visual interface design and more specifically for website design. The proposed visual design evaluation method is an adaptation of Preference Mapping (PM) techniques. It is based on overall preference ratings after multiple …
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Development of a Pavement Evaluation Method for Low-Volume Airfield Pavements
… will only be used in contingency situations, an evaluation procedure is required to ensure that the pavements will support a limited number of operations.
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Research on Environmental Performance-oriented Evaluation Method of Indoor Arena Roof System
… complexity of performance-oriented design and evaluation. This study aims to address the core issue of scientifically and effectively evaluating the roof systems of indoor arenas in performance-oriented design. Accordingly, this research proposes a performance-oriented evaluation method for …
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The development of an evaluation method for best management practices on agricultural lands
… of Pollution (NPSP) within their jurisdiction, a method is developed for unbiased site-specific evaluation of BMPs appropriateness. An appropriate BMP is functional, practical and cost effective. The method developed is a rational method suitable for the general evaluation of agricultural BMPs to …
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Job Analysis and Job Evaluation Method Choice: User Qualifications and Implications for Applications and Research
… interest in the areas of job analysis and job evaluation has been increased recently as a result of attention being given to the comparable worth issue. The purpose of the present study was to assess the effects of job analysis and job evaluation method choice on the outcome of the salary …
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An evaluation method for the evaluation of big data based streaming analytic clinical decision support systems
This thesis presents a methodology for evaluating a scalable clinical decision support systems (CDSS) that uses high frequency streaming physiological data using a holistic approach that includes the presence of population health indicators. The plan applies concepts and uses indicators suggested …
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Characteristic Mode Analysis of Crumpled Graphene Flakes and A New Green’s Functions Evaluation Method for Layered Media
… path has been employed to develop a new method of Green’s functions evaluation that will eventually help with the electromagnetic scattering and propagation analysis of printed circuit board traces. With iii this goal in mind, modified Green’s function equations have been developed that …
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An investigation of multi-attribute utility technology (MAUT) as an evaluation method in an organizational training environment
… as an alternative organizational training evaluation method. Research questions focused on what problems emerge in involving stakeholders in training evaluation, what technical problems emerge in the application of the MAUT steps, and what can be learned about the credibility of MAUT …
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The Effects of Parent-Child Read Aloud and Comprehension Activities on the Second Grade Students' Comprehension Performance Using the QAR Evaluation Method
<p>Vygotsky (1978) presented ideas influential to the “constructivist” approach to education. This approach included the “zone of proximal development,” and defined what is essential for student’s development of a higher cognitive ability in order to become self-motivated learners. His theory also …
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Development and application of techniques for evaluating the success of local groundwater protection programs
… it was discovered that no universally accepted method existed to measure their effectiveness. An evaluation method was developed to determine local groundwater protection program effectiveness, and the method was applied in two case studies, one urban and one rural. The urban program, developed …
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Fire safety evaluation of multifunctional buildings - Special emphasis on antagonistic attacks and protection of sensitive areas
… well analyzed problems for fire safety. A method for selection and evaluation of fire scenarios in multifunctional buildings has been developed. The evaluation method is based on the performance-based design approach, using scenario analysis, and accounts for specific identified problem …
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Choosing methods and metrics for design feedback
… to products. With a multitude of different methods for gathering feedback and metrics for evaluation, it can be difficult to select the method and/or metrics that will provide the most useful feedback for a given stage of design. There is currently no condensed guide for selecting methods …
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Heat Transfer Enhancement Using Tip and Junction Vortices
… A simplified heat exchanger performance evaluation method is considered to explore the heat transfer benefit and pressure-drop penalty of vortex generator enhancements.
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An integrated risk evaluation model for mineral deposits.
… confidence and uncertainty. One of the key evaluation challenges is to distil technical complexity into a financial model that is usually designed to focus only on one or two key valuation indicators, such as net present value (NPV) or internal rate of return (IRR). The driver behind this …
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An environmental evaluation methodology for improving resource allocation decisions : a treatise with selected South African case studies
… philosophical framework for guiding resource evaluation and decisionmaking processes. The second - and principal - aim was to develop a reliable and practical method for evaluating those resource allocation proposals which are particularly controversial. As part of the philosophical framework, …
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Evaluating Clinger-Cohen Act Compliance in Federal Agency Chief Information Officer Positions
This dissertation develops a method for evaluating whether federal agencies have complied with the intent of the Clinger-Cohen Act (CCA) of 1996 as they established Chief Information Officer (CIO) positions. The research is important because the CIO position, as envisioned by the CCA, oversees a …
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