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Large scale collection assessment
Collection Building, 1999An important responsibility of collection development libraries is to ensure that what is being collected is appropriate for the university’s curriculum and research needs. Unfortunately the large number of techniques that have been developed to measure collections work better with small college collections.
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International Large-Scale Assessment Data
Educational Researcher, 2010The technical complexities and sheer size of international large-scale assessment (LSA) databases often cause hesitation on the part of the applied researcher interested in analyzing them. Further, inappropriate choice or application of statistical methods is a common problem in applied research using these databases.
Leslie Rutkowski +3 more
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Integrated Assessment of Large-Scale Biofuel Production
Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences, 2005This paper proposes a different framework for discussing the possibility of replacing a significant fraction of fossil energy consumption of modern economies with biofuels. The proposed analysis is not based on the two classic feasibility checks—land availability and output/input energy ratio—debated in the majority of the literature in this field ...
Giampietro, M, ULGIATI, Sergio
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Large-Scale Data-Driven Financial Risk Assessment
2019The state of data in finance makes near real-time and consistent assessment of financial risks almost impossible today. The aggregate measures produced by traditional methods are rigid, infrequent, and not available when needed. In this chapter, we make the point that this situation can be remedied by introducing a suitable standard for data and ...
Breymann, Wolfgang +4 more
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Technological Innovations in Large-Scale Assessment
Applied Measurement in Education, 2002Computers have had a tremendous impact on assessment practices over the past half century. Advances in computer technology have substantially influenced the ways in which tests are made, administered, scored, and reported to examinees. These changes are particularly evident in computer-based testing, where the use of computers has allowed test ...
Zenisky, AL, Sireci, SG
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Large-Scale Assessments in Science Education
2015This chapter focuses on changes in large-scale assessments in science education, at the international, national, and state levels. Historically, these assessments are for purposes such as international comparisons, accountability, summative assessment for reporting to others outside the classroom, qualification for entry to college, and evaluation of ...
Edward D. Britton, Steven A. Schneider
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