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The phrase "assessing ability" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when evaluating someone's skills or competencies in a specific area.
Example: "The teacher is assessing ability in mathematics through a series of tests and assignments."
Alternatives: "evaluating capability" or "measuring skill".
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The process of assessing ability in the workplace is a lot messier than it appears.
In summary, the two stronger studies and one methodologically weaker study found no group differences on impulsivity measures assessing ability to delay gratification.
The refined SIQ includes 50 items assessing ability to make plans; take care of yourself/others; leisure activities; social functioning; physical functioning; sleep; memory/cognitive issues; work; and emotional functioning (Table 1), using a 5-point Likert-type response scale.
Even though a small handful of the 21 calculated correlations were small―and perhaps meaningless (i.e., the single observed correlation of 0.09)―a broader gestalt view of the 21 correlations suggested that, by standard criteria [42, 43], the sPGA represents a marginally-acceptable criteria for assessing ability to detect change in the NVSA© scores.
I was taught that taking exams and writing papers are the means of assessing ability.
Testing of function may be performed by assessing ability to drink liquids.
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However, relying only on that model may result in assessing abilities instead of competency.
Questions assess ability to make connections between passages.
Unfortunately when we try to assess ability, things get sticky, because we lack an objective measure (prizes, indeed, might appear to be the closest we come to one).
Tests for each of these dimen sions also include some ques tions designed to assess ability to reason with concepts in either verbal or mathematical terms.
"The financial aid community wants precision, and a formula that accurately assesses ability to pay, so there's resistance to any approach that's simpler but less precise," said Mark Kantrowitz, president of finaid.org, a financial aid site.
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