Due to the multiple assessments included for each patient, generalized estimating equations were applied to this regression model to account for the correlation of these observations within each patient.
Moreover, the study has a robust design, with a relatively large sample and assessments including multiple informants, and it takes place in a natural setting to optimize ecological validity and generalizability into real-life settings.
The district now plans its own assessments, including student presentations, written accounts of experiments and multiple-choice tests, that can show whether claims made for kit-based instruction have merit.
The data are useful for multiple purposes of assessment, including screening, eligibility determination, instructional development, and program evaluation.
The other papers in this set draw our attention to multiple functions of assessment including peer evaluation, promoting reflection, use of technology in demonstrating teacher competence, and validating new national standards of excellence among veteran teachers.
A rich picture of student learning is developed through multiple sources of assessment including qualitative data.
Other appropriate assessments include multiple-choice questions, Bayesian reasoning questions [ 25, 26] and diagnostic proficiency [ 20].
In both single- and multiple-dosing cohorts, safety assessments included physical examinations, electrocardiograms (ECGs), assessment of vital signs, and standard clinical laboratory evaluations (hematology, blood chemistry, and urinalysis), which occurred at least daily while patients were on site and during monitoring of adverse events and serious adverse events.
We note that the module lends itself to multiple forms of quantitative assessment, including evaluation of student gains in core competencies and concepts identified as critical to undergraduate science education (Brewer and Smith 2011).
