the original biophysical profile is time consuming and costly. this study was performed to compare diagnostic value of the original fetal biophysical profile to the modified biophysical profile. patients were selected from high risk pregnancies referred for fetal assessment and were randomly assigned to two groups. the measures of outcomes were perinatal mortality, cesarean section for abnormal...

THISARTICLE IDENTIFIES A NUMBER OF RESEARCH TOPICS related broadly to outcomes assessment in a networked environment and discusses issues affecting these research topics. It also proposes a framework to relate traditional evaluation components and terminology to the networked environment and identifies a number of factors in the networked environment that affect outcomes and other assessment me...

1 Computer and Information Science Department, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210; email: [email protected] Abstract  Recent revisions in the Computer Science Accreditation Commission's criteria for accreditation of Computer Science programs have introduced specific requirements for programs to have precisely defined objectives and outcomes, as well as suitable assessment mechan...

introduction: recent evolutions in medical education and trend to specialization have led to serious concern about the quality of undergraduate education especially in main medical universities. according to medical education literature, outcome-based curriculum development seems more suitable for clinical phase rotations. in this article we present our experience in planning an outcome-based 2...

In outcomes-based education (OBE), outcomes, not content, must be assessed. Formative assessment takes place during the teaching and learning process, whereas summative assessment refers to assessment that is used for making a judgment about the achievement of an outcome. Authentic assessment mirrors the real world and is integrated with learning as learners are viewed as active participants in...

The current investigation evaluated repertoires that may be related to performance on auditory-to-visual conditional discrimination training with 9 students who had been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. The skills included in the assessment were matching, imitation, scanning, an auditory discrimination, and a visual discrimination. The results of the skills assessment showed that 4 part...

In the last fifteen years two trends have gained prominence throughout higher education: assessment and accountability. For various historical reasons, and the source of considerable confusion, both are erroneously referred to as "assessment." The first, "assessment for excellence," is an information feedback process to guide individual students, faculty members, programs, and schools in improv...