Meeting Challenges Measuring Progress
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Meeting Challenges Measuring Progress
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Author : Douglas F. Barnes
language : en
Publisher: Inter-American Development Bank
Release Date : 2018-11-14
Meeting Challenges Measuring Progress written by Douglas F. Barnes and has been published by Inter-American Development Bank this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-14 with Political Science categories.
Energy access is an essential prerequisite for economic, social, and human development. The 2015 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) explicitly recognized affordable and clean energy as a key factor in development, alongside education and poverty alleviation. The UN Sustainable Energy for All initiative (SEforALL) mobilizes international donors, countries, and the private sector to help people in developing countries gain access to modern energy services.To assist in support of SEgorALL goals, this joint study of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) provides a comprehensive review of energy poverty policies and programs in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). This report measures the progress and impact of energy-access programs and also documents the experience of successful projects. This study reviews cutting-edge methodologies to assist in program design, shares of experiences of successful programs and develops a vision for reaching sustainable energy for all in the LAC region. With electricity coverage at more than 96 percent, LAC is close to becoming the world’s first developing region to achieve universal access to electricity. Despite recent progress, within LAC there are still substantial pockets of energy poverty. Approximately 21.8 million people are without electricity access. More than 80 million people rely on firewood and charcoal for cooking that is burned in fuel-inefficient, primitive stoves. These traditional cooking technologies emit a significant amount of indoor air pollution (IAP), which has been linked to respiratory illnesses and adverse environmental impacts. Thus, in addition to promoting electricity, energy access programs also might give priority to the promotion of cleaner methods cooking by making available better stoves and cleaner burning fuels at reasonable costs. The report also explores ways to measure energy poverty and monitor energy access in developing countries. The accuracy and effectiveness of tools such as the IEA’s household energy data efforts and the Global Tracking Framework depend on collecting information through standardized national surveys. Approaches to measure energy poverty and monitor energy access have increasingly focused on the provision of energy services such as lighting, space conditioning and cooking. The transition from low-quality energy services to more modern forms can be accomplished in different ways. As households in developing countries adopt electricity and clean methods of cooking, they benefit from higher quality, lower cost and convenient to use appliances. However, measuring the societal and developmental benefits of energy investments--though difficult--is important. Two basic approaches have evolved over the years to measure the benefits of energy access: (i) consumer surplus and (ii) regression-based techniques. The consumer surplus approach evaluates the economic benefits of energy services through measuring increased demand resulting from lower costs of such energy end uses such as lighting, radio and television. When possible, rigorous impact evaluation techniques based on multivariate models can be used to more directly measure the socioeconomic benefits associated with energy access and modern energy services including higher income and improved education. In recent years, new approaches for meeting the requirements of modern and sustainable energy services have emerged. Due to technical and market changes, new types of equipment have become available for providing energy services to rural areas. In LAC, three basic models have been developed to provide rural populations with electricity service: (i) main grid extension, (ii) community networks, and (iii) individual home-based systems (including clean cookstoves).
No Child Left Behind States Face Challenges Measuring Academic Growth That Education S Initiatives May Help Address
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
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No Child Left Behind States Face Challenges Measuring Academic Growth That Education S Initiatives May Help Address written by and has been published by DIANE Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
Meeting The Challenges To Measurement In An Era Of Accountability
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Author : Henry Braun
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-01-29
Meeting The Challenges To Measurement In An Era Of Accountability written by Henry Braun and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-01-29 with Education categories.
Under pressure and support from the federal government, states have increasingly turned to indicators based on student test scores to evaluate teachers and schools, as well as students themselves. The focus thus far has been on test scores in those subject areas where there is a sequence of consecutive tests, such as in mathematics or English/language arts with a focus on grades 4-8. Teachers in these subject areas, however, constitute less than thirty percent of the teacher workforce in a district. Comparatively little has been written about the measurement of achievement in the other grades and subjects. This volume seeks to remedy this imbalance by focusing on the assessment of student achievement in a broad range of grade levels and subject areas, with particular attention to their use in the evaluation of teachers and schools in all. It addresses traditional end-of-course tests, as well as alternative measures such as portfolios, exhibitions, and student learning objectives. In each case, issues related to design and development, psychometric considerations, and validity challenges are covered from both a generic and a content-specific perspective. The NCME Applications of Educational Measurement and Assessment series includes edited volumes designed to inform research-based applications of educational measurement and assessment. Edited by leading experts, these books are comprehensive and practical resources on the latest developments in the field. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license
Learning To Meet The Science And Technology Challenge
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Author : President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (U.S.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992
Learning To Meet The Science And Technology Challenge written by President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (U.S.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Government publications categories.
Semiannual Report Of The Inspector General
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Author : United States. Department of Commerce. Office of the Inspector General
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
Semiannual Report Of The Inspector General written by United States. Department of Commerce. Office of the Inspector General and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with categories.
Minutes Of The Meeting
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Author : Association of Research Libraries
language : en
Publisher: Association of Research Libr
Release Date : 1988
Minutes Of The Meeting written by Association of Research Libraries and has been published by Association of Research Libr this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Library science categories.
V. 52 includes the proceedings of the conference on the Farmington Plan, 1959.
Leading Student Assessment
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Author : Charles F. Webber
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2011-09-18
Leading Student Assessment written by Charles F. Webber and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-18 with Education categories.
This book presents a new and refreshing look at student assessment from the perspective of leading educational theorists, researchers, and practitioners. The authors call for boundary-breaking assessment that reflects clear understandings of the purposes of assessment, a balance of assessment creativity and realism, the ability to detect solutions for assessment challenges, and the capacity to question and imagine assessment alternatives. The 14 chapters offer school and district educators, policy makers, researchers, and university teacher preparation faculty with a comprehensive, current overview of the state and art of student assessment. Key questions are posed about assessment and critical challenges are presented along with sound evidence-based solutions. Student assessment is analyzed in terms of its relationship with classroom instructional practices and large-scale testing programs. Formative and summative assessments are compared and contrasted. The role of psychological assessment in informing classroom practices is profiled along with the need for student voice in fair assessment practices. Readers will be challenged to consider the ecology of student assessment, that is, the impact of assessment in classrooms and schools through to the macro level of globalized societies. The underpinning values and assumptions of student assessment are highlighted. Finally, a rationale is offered for reconceptualizing and redefining assessment.
Sociologies And The Discursive Power Of Religions
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: El Colegio de Mexico AC
Release Date : 2020-11-05
Sociologies And The Discursive Power Of Religions written by and has been published by El Colegio de Mexico AC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-11-05 with Social Science categories.
This book is about the counter-intuitive, awkward influence of religion on sociology in Mexico. More generally though, this is a book about societies in different world religions that strive for secularism on the one hand, and yet on the other hand may blend their most revered scientific rationalities with not onlu their pressing moral concerns, but also their most deeply held beliefs. The books offers no prescription for disentangling these apparently incompatible ways of knowing; it instead invites readers to challenge the acepted narratives, and to rethink the taken-for-granted secularism of the social sciences.
Educational Research And Innovation Educating Teachers For Diversity Meeting The Challenge
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Author : OECD
language : en
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Release Date : 2010-02-25
Educational Research And Innovation Educating Teachers For Diversity Meeting The Challenge written by OECD and has been published by OECD Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-02-25 with categories.
This publication sheds light on the evidence base that can be used to redesign initial and continuing teacher education to help practitioners effectively teach diverse students.
Program Manager
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
Program Manager written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with United States categories.