Tag: Assessment

Coastal Disaster Surveys and Assessment for Risk Mitigation (2024)


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English | 2022 | ISBN: 0367741288 | PDF | pages: 396 | 222.2 mb
This collection covers essential concepts in the management of coastal disasters, outlining several field surveys of such events that have taken place in the 21st century, including the Indian Ocean Tsunami, the Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, and the storm surges generated by Hurricane Katrina, Cyclone Nargis, and Typhoon Haiyan. Measurements of flood heights, distributions of structural destruction, and the testimonies of residents are reported, with the results being analysed and compared with past events and numerical simulations to clarify and reconstruct the reality of these disasters. The book covers the state-of-the-art understanding of disaster mechanisms and the most advanced tools for the simulation of future events:

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Braunwald’s Heart Disease Review and Assessment (12th Edition)


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English | 2023 | ISBN: 0323835139 | 323 Pages | PDF (True) | 31 MB
The perfect tool for review and self-assessment of the complex practice of cardiology, Braunwald’s Heart Disease Review and Assessment: A Companion to Braunwald’s Heart Disease, 12th Edition, is an ideal resource for fellows, residents, and practitioners to prepare for board exams in cardiovascular medicine. Noted Harvard educator Dr. Leonard S. Lilly, with assistance from faculty and fellows at Brigham & Women’s Hospital, provides a thorough, clear, and concise overview of cardiology, helping ensure your mastery of all key aspects of the field. More than 700 questions and answers, derived from and keyed to the 12th Edition of Braunwald’s Heart Disease, provide a quick yet thorough review of essential content for contemporary cardiology practice.

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Assessment Strategies in Technical Services


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English | ISBN: 0838918573 | 2019 | 272 pages | EPUB | 3 MB
Are you spending money wisely? If you’re a technical services manager at an academic library, an administrator, or a dean, you’re tasked with proving it. Incorporate assessment and analysis work into your library’s existing workflow with the guidance of this new collection from the Association of Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS). Contributors from several academic libraries draw from real-world practices to suggest new approaches for acquisition and collections, cataloging and metadata, digital preservation, and e-resources and serials. You’ll find advice on such topics as

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Addressing Inequities in Modern Educational Assessment Bridging the Gap


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English | ISBN: 303145801X | 2023 | 215 pages | PDF | 5 MB
This edited book focuses on the central and up-to-date issues that represent some of the most relevant challenges and limitations of International Learning Assessments (ILSAs). It specifically sheds light on the general effects of the discontinuation of face-to-face education on students at diverse academic levels during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Trends in Language Assessment Research and Practice


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English | ISBN: 1443882615 | 2016 | 632 pages | PDF | 5 MB
Despite prodigious developments in the field of language assessment in the Middle East and the Pacific Rim, research and practice in these areas have been underrepresented in mainstream literature. This volume takes a fresh look at language assessment in these regions, and provides a unique overview of contemporary language assessment research. In compiling this book, the editors have tapped into the knowledge of language and educational assessment experts whose diversity of perspectives and experience has enriched the focus and scope of language and educational assessment in general, and the present volume in particular. The six trends addressed in the 26 chapters that comprise this title consider such contemporary topics as data mining, in-class assessment, and washback. The contributors explore new approaches and techniques in language assessment including advances resulting from multidisciplinary collaboration with researchers in computer science, genetics, and neuroscience. The current trends and promising new directions identified in this volume and the research reported here suggest that researchers across the Middle East and the Pacific Rim are playingand will continue to playan important role in advancing the quality, utility, and fairness of language testing and assessment practices.

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The Suicidal Crisis Clinical Guide to the Assessment of Imminent Suicide Risk Ed 2


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English | ISBN: 0197582710 | 2023 | 544 pages | PDF | 7 MB
Most people who die by suicide see a clinician prior to taking their lives. Therefore, one of the most difficult determinations clinicians must be able to make is whether any given patient is at risk for suicide in the immediate future. The Suicidal Crisis, Clinical Guide to the Assessment of Imminent Suicide Risk, is the first book written specifically to help clinicians evaluate the risk of such imminent suicidal behavior.

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Current Issues in Language Evaluation, Assessment and Testing


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English | ISBN: 1443885908 | 2016 | 340 pages | PDF | 2 MB
Current Issues in Language Evaluation, Assessment and Testing: Research and Practice is a collection of research papers, most of which were presented at the 17th World Congress of the International Association of Applied Linguistics (AILA), which was held in 2014 in Brisbane, Australia. The volume comprises 15 chapters presenting current research projects and discussing issues related to language testing and the development of language assessment instruments in a variety of contexts around the world. This anthology will be of use to both new and seasoned researchers within the field of Applied Linguistics and TESOL. Teacher educators, language teachers, and language assessment professionals will find this volume equally useful as the papers present current trends in testing and evaluation.

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