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  2. Behaviorally anchored rating scales - Wikipedia

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    Behaviorally anchored rating scales (BARS) are scales used to rate performance.BARS are normally presented vertically with scale points ranging from five to nine. It is an appraisal method that aims to combine the benefits of narratives, critical incidents, and quantified ratings by anchoring a quantified scale with specific narrative examples of good, moderate, and poor performance.

  3. Structure chart - Wikipedia

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    Example of a Structured Chart. [1] A structure chart (SC) in software engineering and organizational theory is a chart which shows the smallest of a system to its lowest manageable levels. [2] They are used in structured programming to arrange program modules into a tree. Each module is represented by a box, which contains the module's name.

  4. Watchkeeping - Wikipedia

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    A sailor keeps watch aboard USS George H.W. Bush.. Watchkeeping or watchstanding is the assignment of sailors to specific roles on a ship to operate it continuously. These assignments, also known at sea as watches, are constantly active as they are considered essential to the safe operation of the vessel and also allow the ship to respond to emergencies and other situations quickly.

  5. Anchoring effect - Wikipedia

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    As for the question of setting the first or second anchor, the party setting the second anchor has the advantage in that the counter-anchor determines the point midway between both anchors. [67] Due to a possible lack of knowledge the party setting the first anchor can also set it too low, i.e. against their own interests.

  6. Fountas and Pinnell reading levels - Wikipedia

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    A meta-analysis of 21 studies found that the F&P Text Level Gradient system did not lead to effective reading fluency interventions. [ 8 ] Matthew Burns, a reading researcher at the University of Florida, has studied assessments within the F&P Text Level Gradient system and found that they result in 54% total accuracy and correctly identify low ...

  7. Second mate - Wikipedia

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    The second mate is the third in command (or on some ocean liners fourth) and a watchkeeping officer, customarily the ship's navigator. Other duties vary, but the second mate is often the medical officer [2] and in charge of maintaining distress signaling equipment. On oil tankers, the second mate usually assists the chief mate with the cargo ...

  8. Microfoundations - Wikipedia

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    The microfoundations project originated in the post-Second World War neoclassical synthesis where it is generally believed that neoclassical microeconomics fused with Keynesian macroeconomics. [5] The 'neoclassical microeconomics' in mention is the Marshallian partial-equilibrium approach , which emerged from the Walrasian general equilibrium ...

  9. Lund and Browder chart - Wikipedia

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    The Lund and Browder chart is a tool useful in the management of burns for estimating the total body surface area affected. It was created by Dr. Charles Lund, Senior Surgeon at Boston City Hospital , and Dr. Newton Browder, based on their experiences in treating over 300 burn victims injured at the Cocoanut Grove fire in Boston in 1942.