1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910451813703321

Titolo

Review of the accomplishments and plans of the NOAA Coastal Ocean Program (1994) [[electronic resource] /] / Panel on the NOAA Coastal Ocean Program, Ocean Studies Board, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, National Research Council

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1994

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (124 p.)

Disciplina

577.51

Soggetti

Ecosystem management - United States

Fisheries - Environmental aspects - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes biographies of Panel members.

Nota di contenuto

""A Review of the Accomplishments and Plans of the NOAA Coastal Ocean Program (1994)""; ""Copyright""; ""CONTENTS""; ""EXECUTIVE SUMMARY""; ""REFERENCES""; ""CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND""; ""OBJECTIVE OF THE REPORT""; ""HISTORY OF THE PROGRAM""; ""BUDGET HISTORY""; ""PANEL'S INTERACTION WITH THE COASTAL OCEAN PROGRAM""; ""EVOLUTION OF THEMES""; ""IMPORTANCE OF NOAA-ACADEMIC PARTNERSHIPS IN COP""; ""NOAA STRATEGIC PLAN""; ""PLANNING, REVIEW, AND ADVISORY STRUCTURES""; ""PROGRAM CHARACTERISTICS""; ""OUTLINE OF REPORT""; ""REFERENCES""; ""CHAPTER 2 COASTAL FISHERIES ECOSYSTEMS""

""INTRODUCTION""""GOALS AND OBJECTIVES""; ""PROGRESS AND QUALITY""; ""UTILITY OF THE RESEARCH""; ""THEME MANAGEMENT""; ""RESPONSIVENESS TO PAST REVIEWS""; ""FUTURE PLANS AND THEME RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""Science Planning""; ""Program Management""; ""INDIVIDUAL PROGRAMS�ASSESSMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""Bering Sea FOCI""; ""South Atlantic Bight Recruitment Experiment (SABRE)""; ""Predation and Structure of the Georges Bank Ecosystem""; ""REFERENCES""; ""CHAPTER 3 COASTAL ECOSYSTEM HEALTH""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""GOALS AND OBJECTIVES""; ""PROGRESS AND



QUALITY""; ""UTILITY OF THE RESEARCH""

""THEME MANAGEMENT""""RESPONSIVENESS TO PAST REVIEWS""; ""FUTURE PLANS AND THEME RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""INDIVIDUAL PROGRAMS�ASSESSMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""Nutrient Enhanced Productivity (NEP)""; ""Toxic Chemical Contaminants""; ""Estuarine Habitat Program""; ""Review of EHP Projects""; ""Findings Regarding EHP Projects""; ""Resource Information Delivery""; ""Mandated Programs""; ""REFERENCES""; ""CHAPTER 4 COASTAL HAZARDS""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""GOALS AND OBJECTIVES""; ""PROGRESS AND QUALITY""; ""UTILITY OF THE RESEARCH""; ""THEME MANAGEMENT""; ""RESPONSIVENESS TO PAST REVIEWS""

""FUTURE PLANS AND THEME RECOMMENDATIONS""""INDIVIDUAL PROGRAMS�ASSESSMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""CoastWatch Program""; ""Tsunami Program""; ""Hurricane Winds Program""; ""Coastal Winds Program""; ""Ocean Color Program""; ""Coastal Storm Surge Modeling Program""; ""Great Lakes Forecasting System (GLFS)""; ""East Coast Forecast System Feasibility Experiment (ECFSFE)""; ""Coastal Forecast System (CFS)""; ""REFERENCES""; ""CHAPTER 5 SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""SUMMARY""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""OTHER ISSUES""; ""Transition""; ""Earmarks and Add-ons""

""Communication of COP Contributions""""APPENDIXES""; ""Appendix 1 Bering Sea FOCI Site Review Report ""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""STOCK STRUCTURE""; ""CIRCULATION AND PHYSICS""; ""RECRUITMENT MECHANISMS""; ""FOOD CHAIN RELATIONSHIPS""; ""FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""SUMMARY""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Appendix 2 SABRE Site Review Report""; ""BACKGROUND""; ""OFFSHORE PROCESSES""; ""INSHORE PROCESSES""; ""PHYSICS AND PHYSICS MODELING""; ""BIOLOGICAL MODELING""; ""NEW TECHNOLOGIES""; ""FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""SUMMARY""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Appendix 3 Acronyms and Definitions""

""Appendix 4 Panel Biographies""



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910481004703321

Autore

Mertler Craig A

Titolo

Interpreting standardized test scores [[electronic resource] ] : strategies for data-driven instructional decision making / / Craig A. Mertler

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : SAGE, 2007

ISBN

1-4522-7896-2

1-322-30703-2

1-4522-3231-8

1-4522-6690-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (273 p.)

Disciplina

371.26

371.262

Soggetti

Educational tests and measurements - United States - Interpretation

Examinations - United States - Interpretation

Teaching - Decision making

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-246) and index.

Nota di contenuto

COVER; TABLE OF CONTENTS; PREFACE; SECTION I: Overview of Standardized Testing; Module 1: WHAT IS"STANDARDIZED" TESTING?; Module 2: THE IMPORTANCE OF STANDARDIZED TESTING; Module 3: STANDARDIZED TEST ADMINISTRATION AND PREPARATION; SECTION II: Standardized Test Scores and Their Interpretations; Module 4: TEST REPORTS; Module 5: CRITERION-REFERENCED TEST SCORES AND THEIR INTERPRETATIONS; Module 6: NORM-REFERENCED TEST SCORES AND THEIR INTERPRETATIONS; SECTION III: Using Standardized Test Scores in Instructional Decision Making; Module 7: GROUP-LEVEL DECISION MAKING

Module 8: STUDENT-LEVEL DECISION MAKINGModule 9: VALUE-ADDED ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION; SECTION IV: Case Studies; GLOSSARY; REFERENCES; INDEX; ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Sommario/riassunto

The basic purpose of this book is to provide teachers and administrators with a manual, of sorts, designed to help them understand the nature of standardised tests and, in particular the



scores that result from them.