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Scoring the sum of correlated results in analytical proficiency testing [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
In proficiency tests the participants' results are usually converted into scores. In some schemes the participants are required to report the sum of the concentrations of a number of analytes and this total also is converted into a score.
Michael Thompson, Thompson
core   +1 more source

Implementing blind proficiency testing in forensic laboratories: Motivation, obstacles, and recommendations

open access: yesForensic Science International: Synergy, 2020
Regular proficiency testing of forensic examiners is required at accredited laboratories and widely accepted as an important component of a functioning quality assurance program.
Robin Mejia   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Big Changes in How Students are Tested [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
For the past decade, school accountability has relied on tests for which the essential format has remained unchanged. Educators are familiar with the yearly testing routine: schools are given curriculum frameworks, teachers use the frameworks to guide ...
Bintanja, Richard   +7 more
core   +5 more sources

An Assessment of the Utilization of Diagnostic Parasitology Laboratory Services in Ontario

open access: yesCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 1996
OBJECTIVE: Diagnostic parasitology services in Ontario were assessed to determine whether the reduction in the number of provider laboratories from 209 to 70 over the period 1977 to 1994 has affected the availability and quality of service.
Harold Richardson   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

PROCORAD’s international proficiency testing for radio-bioassays [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Metrology and Quality Engineering, 2010
In France, the Clinical Biochemistry Laboratories (CBL) are in charge of the monitoring of nuclear workers. These laboratories must be accredited and have ministerial certification. The accreditation of radiobioassay analyses requires
Fottorino R., Ruffin M., Bérard Ph.
doaj   +1 more source

State of the art review : language testing and assessment (part two). [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
In Part 1 of this two-part review article (Alderson & Banerjee, 2001), we first addressed issues of washback, ethics, politics and standards. After a discussion of trends in testing on a national level and in testing for specific purposes, we surveyed ...
Alderson, J. Charles, Banerjee, Jayanti
core   +1 more source

External Quality Assessment of Transporting Infectious Substances in Canada

open access: yesCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 1999
OBJECTIVE: To determine the degree of compliance with Transport Canada’s Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations for transporting infectious substances in Canada.
Shelley M Tiffin, Michael A Noble
doaj   +1 more source

Interlaboratory proficiency testing of tensile and flexural testing for cellulose based transformed board material [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Metrology and Quality Engineering, 2012
Optimum safety and reliability can be achieved by coordinating an interlaboratory proficiency testing among different laboratories. Testing laboratories need to verify their test procedures and testing capability for reliable results.
Aydemir B., Fank S.
doaj   +1 more source

The Relationship between Reading Strategy Use and EFL Test Performance [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
There has been a steady interest in investigating the relationship between strategy use and English as a foreign language (EFL) test performance. Despite numerous studies on strategy use, the relationship between the two is still not clear.
Dawadi, Saraswati
core   +1 more source

Variability in Urine Culture Reporting by Canadian Microbiology Laboratories

open access: yesCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 1996
OBJECTIVE: To determine the ability of microbiology laboratories to perform and to report urine colony counts.
Michael A Noble, Shirley Nikiforuk
doaj   +1 more source

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