In the 21st century, one of the greatest challenges that the firms face is the rapidly changing environment. Under this circumstance, to continuously improve their performance to become more productive and competitive is very crucial for the firms to be sustainable. People is the key factor for success. How to select the right people by using a scientific and effective assessment tool becomes very important for a firm in its human resource management. This study is to understand and evaluate how the Assessment Centers are developed and used in the firms in Taiwan, how the Assessment Centers can further improve the effectiveness in the firms. This study aims to promote the use of Assessment Centers and to help the firms to increase their managerial capacity and competitiveness. This study used three studies of the firms who use Assessment Centers and explored various papers for references to get an integrated model of the Assessment Center. There are four major aspects for the firms to examine before they adopt the Assessment Centers approach: organization structures¡Bthe people¡Bthe flows and the resources in order to develop the most effective human resources management.

The purpose of this study was to determine the initial and actual professional goals, the changes in initial and actual professional goals and the reasons for this change of the different Texas A&M University veterinary medicine graduates from 1990-2002, how satisfied the selected veterinary medicine graduates were with their veterinary medicine college educational preparation from the graduating classes representing 1990-2002, and to determine if the top ranked courses have changed among the veterinary medicine graduates from 1990 until 2002. The descriptive research design included a questionnaire that was provided to Texas A&M University’s College of Veterinary Medicine graduates one year following graduation. Data was collected from the group of veterinarians who graduated during 1990-2002. Findings indicate that since 1990, veterinary students have entered the College of Veterinary Medicine with a predominant interest in small animal or mixed practices. This study shows the stability of the career choices with mixed and small being consistently the first and second choices over the span of years studied. No apparent trend appeared from the data that identifies one compelling reason for changing jobs. The overall satisfaction for the educational preparation on their education is 90% or more. The top-ranked basic science courses have not changed among the veterinary medicine graduates during the selected period and these are: “Pharmacology,” “Gross Anatomy,” “Endocrine,” “Parasitology,” “Physiology” and “Clinical Pathology.” The top-ranked clinical disciplines are not as clearly ranked as the basic sciences. They are: “Anesthesiology,” “Gastroenterology,” “General Surgery,” “Internal Medicine,” “Oncology,” and “Radiology.” No apparent trend appeared from the data that identifies one or the other of these categories becoming more popular over time.

Thesis (J.S.D.)--University of Chicago Law School. / "August 2003." Includes bibliographical references. Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Florida State University, 2003. / Advisor: Dr. Jon S. Bailey, Florida State University, College of Arts and Sciences, Dept. of Psychology. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed Apr. 9, 2004). Includes bibliographical references.

In South Africa today, the challenge is to redress past inequalities and to transform the higher education system. This transformation of the higher education system is necessary in order to serve a new social order. The introduction of outcomes-based education and training requires a new approach to education, including the process of assessment. An outcomes-based approach to education and training focuses on continuous assessment through the use of a range of assessment methods. The Ministry of Education tasked the National Department of Education to embark on a review of their academic programmes. This review has been in response to register programmes on the National Qualifications Framework. This review has also been part of an attempt to improve the quality of qualifications. In most learning organisations, assessment and learning have always been closely related. If assessment has not simply been seen as the end point in learning but has been an important component in the design of the learning process itself, this statement will be severely tested by the movement towards an outcomes model for education and training. The primary aim of the study was to develop a conceptual model for the management of the impleme tation of a continuous assessment plan in a university of technology by means of aliterature study and an empirical investigation. Currently, information regarding the conceptualisation of this topic is inadequate and vague. If the nature of the complexities involved in the management and implementation of CASS at universities of technology are known, a conceptualised model can be developed for the effective management of the implementation thereof. The implementation of an integrated model of assessment requires the creation of an enabling environment in which the model can be implemented. This study has found that this is not true for many universities of technology, as: • programme design still rests on subjects that are not aimed at outcome-based models; • administrative systems are not designed to accommodate the recording of continuous assessments; • students, lecturers and other stakeholders have not undergone the necessary training regarding the change in paradigm from content-based to outcomebased education; and • policy regarding modularisation and continuous assessment has not yet been defined and implemented. The study serves to present a useable model for the management of the implementation of continuous assessment at universities of technology. The study is based on a balanced opinion as the experiences of both lecturers and students were investigated by means of structured questionnaires. The findings were verified by means of a focus group interview with administrative staff involved with continuous assessment. The model that was developed is a usable model as it was subjected to a number of verification tests. / Thesis (Ph.D. (Teaching and Learning))--North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus, 2008.

One of the Swedish preschools many tasks is to identify the needs of a child and to shape an activity suited to their needs. This identification means a lot of times that a child is weighed and valued despite that the curriculum clearly states that no assessment is to be done in the Swedish preschool. To develop a preschool able to face all children regardless of their individual needs it’s necessary to change focus from child assessment to instead look at the work and environment in the whole preschool. A development of the activity might be seen as a work in progress whose primary goal is to improve the quality of work in preschool. This study is a case study with the purpose of going into the depth and finding the unique of preschool assessment. This study is based on interviews with preschool teachers with the purpose of creating knowledge about the background to individual children’s prerequisites being valued, how to counter this, and instead evolve the work in preschool to be able to face all children no matter their needs. The result indicates there being a norm in preschool for what a child should be able to do and know, towards that, many children are assessed and valued. When a child’s behavior and/or development is perceived to fall outside this norm the child is described as a child in special needs. Respondents point out that by working with attitudes, ability to supervision by special educator, and small groups of children, would together contribute to individual assessment turned towards activities assessment. The resultsin this study puts focus on the head of preschool as a key person by creating possibilities for teachers to progress their work.

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University of Wisconsin, 1913, Thesis (doctoral). / "April, 1914. - Also paged [135]-245. - Includes bibliographical references. - RLIN, CTRG96-B2505. - Reproduction of original from Harvard Law School Library.

Thesis (M.S.)--Oregon State University, 1999. / Typescript (photocopy). Includes bibliographical references (leaves 58-64). Also available on the World Wide Web.

Thesis (doctoral)--University of Wisconsin, 1913. / "April, 1914." Also paged [135]-245. Reproduction of original from Harvard Law School Library. Includes bibliographical references.