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Evaluation Reports (evaluation + report)
Selected AbstractsA CRITICAL REVIEW OF CHILD CUSTODY EVALUATION REPORTSFAMILY COURT REVIEW, Issue 2 2002James N. Bow This study examined 52 child custody reports drafted by doctoral-level psychologists from across the United States to determine (a) the nature, scope, and quality of the evaluation process as reflected in report content; (b) the degree to which practice as documented in reports is congruent with practice as described by survey data; and (c) the manner in which evaluation results are communicated to the court. In general, the findings suggest that evaluation procedures identified in reports are consistent with those described in past survey research and with custody guidelines. Evaluations tend to be court ordered, comprehensive, and well written. Ways in which reports can be improved were identified. [source] The effects of alternative reports of human resource development results on managerial supportHUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT QUARTERLY, Issue 2 2003Brent W. Mattson Managerial responses to human resource development (HRD) results evaluation reports were experimentally investigated as a function of (1) how evaluation information was presented and (2) reported HRD program impact levels. Managers (n = 233) read a business scenario in which they were asked to make a decision about whether to implement a development program. They were then exposed to one of nine experimental treatment conditions (evaluation report type × reported program impact level). The report types included utility analysis, critical outcome technique, and anecdotal evaluation reports. Results were varied at three impact levels (low, average, and high). Findings of the study showed that managers perceived utility analysis and critical outcome technique reports as almost equally useful in decision making; however, the anecdotal evaluation report was found to be significantly less useful than either of the other two report types. There was no effect of the reported program impact level on the perceived usefulness of the evaluation reports for decision making. Furthermore, there was no interaction between report type and impact level on the perceived usefulness of the reports for decision making. These findings show that managers prefer information about the financial results of HRD interventions to anecdotal information, regardless of the reported level of impact. [source] Nature conservation and urban development control in the Portuguese planning system: a new impetus against old praxis?ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND GOVERNANCE, Issue 5 2008Teresa Fidelis Abstract Natura 2000 areas bring a new incentive to assess the performance of land-use planning in protecting environmental values from the impacts of development pressures. In the last decades, urban growth and consequent environmental impacts on natural areas have been a major concern for the Portuguese land-use planning system. Sprawl around sensitive areas has been revealed to be a persistent phenomenon in spite of the increasing challenges underlying land-use plans. This article critically analyses the content of three main documents recently adopted by the Portuguese government , the ,National Strategy for Sustainable Development', the ,National Policy Programme for Spatial Planning' and the ,Sector Plan for Natura 2000' , seeking prospects to innovate future plans at lower levels in order to prevent additional pressures on natural areas. First, the article reviews the recent theoretical debate on planning for the protection of natural areas. Results evidenced by recent EU evaluation reports are used to propose a set of guidelines to evaluate planning guidance at national level. Second, it critically analyses the three planning documents, bearing in mind the main features of the planning system and the proposed guidelines. The article is concluded with a discussion of their potential, exploring whether they bring a new impetus to the role of land-use planning against an outdated and persistent praxis, or whether, on the contrary, further efforts to strengthen planning guidance remain to be formulated. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment. [source] The effects of alternative reports of human resource development results on managerial supportHUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT QUARTERLY, Issue 2 2003Brent W. Mattson Managerial responses to human resource development (HRD) results evaluation reports were experimentally investigated as a function of (1) how evaluation information was presented and (2) reported HRD program impact levels. Managers (n = 233) read a business scenario in which they were asked to make a decision about whether to implement a development program. They were then exposed to one of nine experimental treatment conditions (evaluation report type × reported program impact level). The report types included utility analysis, critical outcome technique, and anecdotal evaluation reports. Results were varied at three impact levels (low, average, and high). Findings of the study showed that managers perceived utility analysis and critical outcome technique reports as almost equally useful in decision making; however, the anecdotal evaluation report was found to be significantly less useful than either of the other two report types. There was no effect of the reported program impact level on the perceived usefulness of the evaluation reports for decision making. Furthermore, there was no interaction between report type and impact level on the perceived usefulness of the reports for decision making. These findings show that managers prefer information about the financial results of HRD interventions to anecdotal information, regardless of the reported level of impact. [source] Quality specifications for peptide drugs: a regulatory-pharmaceutical approachJOURNAL OF PEPTIDE SCIENCE, Issue 11 2009Valentijn Vergote Abstract Peptide drugs, as all types of pharmaceuticals, require adequate specifications (i.e. quality attributes, procedures and acceptance criteria) as part of their quality assurance to ensure the safety and efficacy of drug substances (i.e. active pharmaceutical ingredients) and drug products (i.e. finished pharmaceutical dosage forms). Compendial monographs are updated regularly to keep up with the most recent advances in peptide synthesis (e.g. reduced by-products) and analytical technology. Nevertheless, currently applied pharmacopoeial peptide specifications are barely harmonized yet (e.g. large differences between the European Pharmacopoeia and the United States Pharmacopeia), increasing the manufacturers' burden of performing analytical procedures in different ways, using different acceptance criteria. Additionally, the peptide monographs are not always consistent within a single pharmacopoeia. In this review, we highlight the main differences and similarities in compendial peptide specifications (including identification, purity and assay). Based on comparison, and together with additional information from peptide drug substance manufacturers and public evaluation reports on registration files of non-pharmacopoeial peptide drugs, a consistent monograph structure is proposed. Copyright © 2009 European Peptide Society and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source] Functional capacity evaluation reports for clients with personal injury claims: a content analysisOCCUPATIONAL THERAPY INTERNATIONAL, Issue 2 2004Shelley Allen Abstract Functional capacity evaluations (FCEs) for personal injury claimants are rigorously scrutinized by the stakeholders because of their financial implications. This study examined 51 medico-legal FCE reports for clients all of whom suffered with spinal pain attributed to a motor vehicle accident. The FCEs were completed by 14 occupational therapists. Content analysis of the FCE reports identified categories and sub-categories of objective and subjective information on which occupational therapists reported. They included employment, activities of daily living, pain, functional physical capacities and job demands. Recommendations included the suitability of current and future jobs. However, the reasoning behind occupational therapists' recommendations in the FCE reports was frequently not stated. This content analysis demonstrated that these detailed FCE reports had a consistent focus on work capacity; further, the researchers suggest refinements to FCE reporting practices so that findings, recommendations and predictions about work outcomes for clients are interpreted clearly and realistically. Copyright © 2004 Whurr Publishers Ltd. [source] A construct validity study of clinical competence: A multitrait multimethod matrix approachTHE JOURNAL OF CONTINUING EDUCATION IN THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS, Issue 1 2010Lubna Baig MBBS, PhD Managing Director, Professor of Community Medicine Abstract Introduction: The purpose of the study was to adduce evidence for estimating the construct validity of clinical competence measured through assessment instruments used for high-stakes examinations. Methods: Thirty-nine international physicians (mean age = 41 + 6.5 y) participated in high-stakes examination and 3-month supervised clinical practice to determine the practice readiness of physicians. Three traits,doctor,patient relationship, clinical competence, and communication skills,were assessed with objective structured clinical examinations, in-training evaluation reports, and clinical assessments. These traits were intercorrelated in a multitrait multimethod matrix (MTMM). Results: The reliability of assessments ranged from moderate to high (Cronbach's ,: 0.58,0.98; Ep2 = 0.79). There is evidence for both convergent and divergent validity for clinical competence, followed by doctor,patient relationships, and communications (validity coefficients = 0.12,0.85). The correlations between the same methods but different traits indicate that there is substantial method specificity in the assessment accounting for nearly one-quarter of the variance (23.7%). Discussion: There is evidence for the construct validity of all 3 traits across 3 methods. The MTMM approach, currently underutilized, could be used to estimate the degree of evidence for validating complex constructs, such as clinical competence. [source] | ||||||||||