Evaluation

Twice annually employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs sit down with managers to conduct a fiscal mid-year review and an end of year performance appraisal. These appraisals often determine if a performance incentive is awarded, or in worst case a formal corrective action plan is required. These practices are consistent within performance management. There are four steps within this process that include “define performance, monitor and evaluate performance, review performance and…

elementary guidance counselor. Although I have not been strictly recording data to gather for Orchard Hill Elementary School, I have been observing the factors of guidance counseling through the lens of a formative evaluation. According to the text by Darling and Cassidy, a formative evaluation “Generates information for the purposes of planning, monitoring, and improving programs (p.155).” In addition, this system “may prompt changes during the program (e.g., re-teaching, removing barriers,…

According to the case study, the services and documentation varied with the different agencies and were not consistent. DSS tried to link the children with specialized services to help ensure the assessments and evaluations were conducive to the needs of the children; yet, the services that were meant to be beneficial failed due to the lack of training, service providers, collaboration and financial resources. Furthermore, La Alianza service providers were not trained…

Teachers will teach using the national curriculum that is developed based on a theme, topic or skills for subjects that students must master, after which they will assess the students’ learning development based on their own observations and evaluations with reference to the guide. Teacher can assess student based on quiz, oral exam, written exam, group presentation and…

Understanding of multiplication facts is essential to have down by fourth grade. Knowing the times tables and being able to fluently recall immediately is needed throughout the entire year because of PA Mathematics Standards beginning with multiplication of multidigit numbers. There were students in my fourth grade classroom that had yet to be fluent with their multiplication facts, and it was necessary for them to have it down, for everyday mathematics and for the PSSA’s. I discussed with my…

student feedback. Points to be discussed are the evaluating tool used Survey Monkey, Saginaw Valley student feedback, current Spanish student attending Au Gres-Sims and the importance of feedback in a foreign language online immersion course. The evaluation tool used was Survey Monkey accessed online.…

Taking the Spiritual Test Assessment resulted in two spiritual gifts identified as the highest-ranking spiritual abilities, which I appear to possess. The two dominant gifts are administration and pastor/shepherd. I personally would agree with this evaluation since much of my life has been in management and now I have been entrusted to shepherd a small rural church. Examining first the gift of administration, reflects an activity that I have been engaged in most of my life. Much of my adult…

individuals life. There are assessments that can help one make a decision as far as a career but there is no guarantee that the individual will like the results or that career. This paper will examine some of those assessments as well as the accuracy, evaluation of the assessment itself, and personal observations. The first assessment was the personality type report. This was an interesting one for me. I had no idea what my personality results would be. I am personality type ISFJ. In…

Key Findings The two metrics tracked by the BFM Division code 10F31 are relatively new requirements. The actual processes of completing OFDs and reviewing PRs have been done for a long time and are important functions of this division. The act of tracking the amount done and rejected has come about through a relatively recent mishap that led to the need for more strenuous metrics. Within the last two years, it was brought to attention that PRs had been reviewed incorrectly and therefore led to…

administrated. The DASH test is a developmental assessment for individuals with severe disabilities. All students are re-tested every three years to evaluate their performance. Another test that is administrated to students is the Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals (CELF). The CELF examination assess receptive and expressive language. The CELF test also examines the relationship between syntax, morphology, semantics and pragmatics. The SLP also administers a Brigance Test. The…