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reviewer rates everyone near the top; strictness bias, the rater rates everyone near the bottom of the scale. Other rating systems, such as the graphic rating scale and mixed standard scale, are prone to rater bias and they do not have as clear of standards per rating. One raters five may be another 's four even if the teacher displays the same qualities. While the Behavioral Observation Scale (BOS) may be more specific than the previously mentioned systems,…

USGS 7-½ minute quad sheets (ArcGIS Resource center, 2013). • North America (USGS, central meridian with a scale factor of 0.926) (ArcGIS Resource center, 2013). • Topographic maps of the Ordnance Survey of Great Britain after 1920 (ArcGIS Resource center, 2013). • UTM and Gauss–Krüger coordinate systems. Divide the world into 60 north and south zones six degrees wide. Each region with a scale factor of 0.9996 and false easting of 500,000m. Regions which are south of the equator have a false…

grandparent,” and the participant would rate how comfortable they might be in that situation. Positive relation skills were assessed by using Ryff’s Positive Relations with Others Scale of Physical Well-Being, which were also situational questions rated on a 1-5 scale. Loneliness was tested on the UCLA Loneliness Scale. Participants were undergrad college students enrolled in southwestern university, and were asked to send the survey after they completed it to their parents. They were offered…

were used for the assessment of resonance • Hyponasality was present in few cases • Hyponasality was 3.8% present in the CSP group and was rated on the scale value 1 (slight hyponasality). • In the CHSP group hyponasality was present 1.9% and rated on the scale value 1, 2.8% was rated on scale value 2 (mild hyponasality), and 4.7% on the scale value 3 (moderate…

of the core competencies in the work of a therapist, as well as why it is pivotal for a therapist to measure their own competences in practice. Some helpful tools are introduced for competence measure, including cognitive therapy scale, cognitive formulation rating scale, and cognitive behavior therapy supervision checklist. A therapist may choose an appropriate measure to assess their practice in order to crystalize their competences. In this chapter, I am interested…

ABC – Autism Behavior Checklist Checklist of non-adaptive behaviors, capable of proving how an individual looks in comparison to others to identify autism in children. A list of questions about a childs behavior. Scales of a rating 1 to 4. Subtest of ASIEP-3 Questionnaire Yes or No 10 to 20 minutes 18 months to 35 years Paper and pencil. Professional who had training in ASD and CARS. Scoring on A-strong, B-Moderate, C-Limited, D1- Opinion/No evidence meeting criteria. Not reliable based on a…

of German Compulsive Buying Scale—Chinese Version (Li, Unger & Bi, 2014) and compulsive-buying scale (Ridgway, Kukar-Kinney & Monroe, 2008). The hypothetical components include impulsive-buying behavior (Faber and O’Guinn, 1992), obsessive-compulsive buying behavior (Hollander & Allen, 2006), and adverse consequences (Dell’Osso, Allen, Altamura, Buoli & Hollander, 2008). Item selection and revision There are total ten items in the CBQ which holds 5-point Likert scales, ranging from “strongly…

In this section, the analysis of validity includes three parts: validity of CSR measurement scale, validity of brand image measurement scale and validity of brand loyalty measurement scale. Based on the output of SPSS (details in Appendix F), we observed that there are three main steps to examine the validity. First, looking at the values of KMO and Bartlett's Test. Then, based on the Total Variance Explained table to determine the numbers of extracted factors. In the end, based on the Rotated…

world. While massive wind farms, both onshore and offshore, are the primary focus as of late, microgeneration wind energy is a viable option for urban areas. Microgeneration wind energy is the small-scale implementation of wind turbines with the means of collecting wind energy. The use of small-scale wind energy is a perfect option for urban centers; microgeneration wind energy can be implemented through retrofitting existing buildings and constructing new buildings with an emphasis on…

specifically, as part of its “Project Centennial” plan, the company has laid out the following strategic initiatives. In terms of enhancing Flowers’ investment appeal, please rate the level of importance of "Reduce costs to fuel growth" using a six-point scale where 6=extremely important and 1=not too…