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Goba, Gelila Kidane, Jessica George, Mussie Alemayehu, Fasika Amdeslasie, Ken Divelbess, Gregory Makoul, Raymond H. Curry, and Mary D. Stephenson. "Translation, Adaptation, and Assessment of the Communication Assessment Tool in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia." Journal of Graduate Medical Education 11, no. 4s (August 1, 2019): 141–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.4300/jgme-d-18-00711.

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ABSTRACT Background Ethiopia has experienced tremendous growth in medical education beginning in the early 2000s. Research shows a need for emphasis on empathy and compassionate care in this setting. In the United States, the Communication Assessment Tool (CAT) is a widely used, validated survey measuring provider-patient interactions. Objective The goal of this study was to translate, culturally adapt, and pilot the CAT to allow it to be used with trainees and patients in Ethiopia. Methods Bilingual experts translated the CAT into Tigrigna, the primary language of the Tigray region in northern Ethiopia, followed by focus group discussions, back translation, and review by the original author of the CAT. The translated tool was administered to the patients of resident physicians in 6 specialties at Ayder Referral Hospital between December 2016 and February 2017. Results Our translation of the CAT into Tigrigna had semantic, idiomatic, and experiential equivalence. Of 1024 patients recruited, 1002 (98%) completed interviews using the CAT. Mean score was 3.09; 3% of all scores were excellent and 54% were good. Cronbach's alpha score for the full survey was 0.942, demonstrating high reliability. Conclusions The translated CAT in Tigrigna can be used to assess communication skills in Ethiopian residents. Both mean score and percentage of excellent scores were considerably lower than scores in other countries, suggesting that there may be opportunities for improvement in residents' communication skills.
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Myerholtz, Linda. "Assessing Family Medicine Residents' Communication Skills From the Patient's Perspective: Evaluating the Communication Assessment Tool." Journal of Graduate Medical Education 6, no. 3 (September 1, 2014): 495–500. http://dx.doi.org/10.4300/jgme-d-13-00347.1.

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Abstract Background The Communication Assessment Tool (CAT), a paper-based patient survey, is 1 method to assess residents' interpersonal and communication skills. To further enhance the interpretation of the CAT, benchmark data are needed. Objective We sought to expand upon initial benchmarking data for the use of the CAT as an evaluation tool in family medicine residency programs. Methods Data were collected on 120 residents from 7 family medicine residency programs. Following an appointment with a resident, 1703 patients completed the CAT. Results The overall mean percentage of items rated as excellent was 73%. Significant differences were found in the overall percentage of items rated as “excellent” based on location of training (78% US graduate versus 71% international medical graduate) and native language of the resident (76% English speaking versus 69% non-English speaking). There were no significant differences found in the overall percentage of items rated as excellent based on the year of training or sex of the residents. Conclusions These benchmarking data allow family medicine residency programs to compare the performance of their residents with other programs. The CAT can be used as an evaluation and a learning tool in family medicine and may be applicable to other specialties.
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Ferranti, Darlene E., Gregory Makoul, Victoria E. Forth, Jennifer Rauworth, Jungwha Lee, and Mark V. Williams. "Assessing patient perceptions of hospitalist communication skills using the Communication Assessment Tool (CAT)." Journal of Hospital Medicine 5, no. 9 (November 2010): 522–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jhm.787.

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Desai, Amrita, and Adam J. Olszewski. "Evaluation of the physician-patient communication assessment tool (CAT) in a hematology-oncology practice." Journal of Clinical Oncology 31, no. 31_suppl (November 1, 2013): 14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2013.31.31_suppl.14.

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14 Background: Interpersonal communication skills are critical for building physician-patient relationships. The usefulness of feedback instruments to assess communication in oncology is uncertain. The simple, 15-item, patient-oriented CAT (Makoul G, et al. Patient Educ Couns 2007;67:333) was previously validated in non-oncologic specialties, using 20-30 samples per physician. The mean proportion of “Excellent” scores (MPES) was recommended as a summary estimate (76% in the above study). We evaluated the usefulness of this survey in a hematology-oncology practice. Methods: We administered CAT anonymously to all consenting outpatients during visits in our center, from January to March 2013. The association of “Excellent” scoring with patient age, gender and type of visit (cancer-related or unrelated) was studied using random-effects logistic regression. Results: We obtained 144 surveys (23-52 per physician). Median patient age was 65 years (range, 19-93) with 67% women and 54% cancer-related visits. The MPES for each survey question varied between 86% and 96%. The average MPES per physician was 92.1% (range 88.5-95.8%). MPES was higher for patients >65 years old (94.9% vs. 90.4%), men (96.7% vs. 90.3%), and for cancer-related visits (94.8% vs. 89.7%). In a multivariable model, the association was significant for age>65 (odds ratio, OR 5.38, 95%CI 1.06-27.5, p=.043) and female sex (OR 0.12, 95%CI 0.02-0.76, p=.024). The physician score strongly correlated with satisfaction with office staff recorded as part of the CAT (odds ratio, OR, 28.5, p<.0001). Conclusions: In a hematology-oncology practice, CAT results were considerably more skewed towards “Excellent” scores than in other previously studied specialties. Patients’ age and gender significantly influence the scores, which may confound comparisons between physicians or practices in quality assessment projects. As the needs, concerns and problems of cancer patients may differ from other medical settings, further research is needed to establish if CAT can be used for performance improvement, and whether oncology-specific questions can provide more discriminating measures of patient satisfaction and physician communication skills.
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Stausmire, Julie M., Constance P. Cashen, Linda Myerholtz, and Nancy Buderer. "Measuring General Surgery Residents’ Communication Skills From the Patient’s Perspective Using the Communication Assessment Tool (CAT)." Journal of Surgical Education 72, no. 1 (January 2015): 108–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2014.06.021.

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Dubosh, Nicole, Matthew Hall, Victor Novack, Tali Shafat, Nathan Shapiro, and Edward Ullman. "A Multimodal Curriculum With Patient Feedback to Improve Medical Student Communication: Pilot Study." Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 21, no. 1 (December 9, 2019): 115–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2018.11.44318.

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Introduction: Despite the extraordinary amount of time physicians spend communicating with patients, dedicated education strategies on this topic are lacking. The objective of this study was to develop a multimodal curriculum including direct patient feedback and assess whether it improves communication skills as measured by the Communication Assessment Tool (CAT) in fourth-year medical students during an emergency medicine (EM) clerkship. Methods: This was a prospective, randomized trial of fourth-year students in an EM clerkship at an academic medical center from 2016-2017. We developed a multimodal curriculum to teach communication skills consisting of 1) an asynchronous video on communication skills, and 2) direct patient feedback from the CAT, a 15-question tool with validity evidence in the emergency department setting. The intervention group received the curriculum at the clerkship midpoint. The control group received the curriculum at the clerkship’s end. We calculated proportions and odds ratios (OR) of students achieving maximum CAT score in the first and second half of the clerkship. Results: A total of 64 students were enrolled: 37 in the control group and 27 in the intervention group. The percentage of students achieving the maximum CAT score was similar between groups during the first half (OR 0.70, p = 0.15). Following the intervention, students in the intervention group achieved a maximum score more often than the control group (OR 1.65, p = 0.008). Conclusion: Students exposed to the curriculum early had higher patient ratings on communication compared to the control group. A multimodal curriculum involving direct patient feedback may be an effective means of teaching communication skills.
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Świątoniowska-Lonc, Natalia, Artur Białoszewski, Gregory Makoul, and Beata Jankowska-Polańska. "Translation and Cultural Adaptation of the Polish Version of the Communication Assessment Tool (CAT)." Risk Management and Healthcare Policy Volume 13 (September 2020): 1533–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/rmhp.s261710.

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Mercer, Laura Min, Paula Tanabe, Peter S. Pang, Michael A. Gisondi, D. Mark Courtney, Kirsten G. Engel, Sarah M. Donlan, James G. Adams, and Gregory Makoul. "Patient perspectives on communication with the medical team: Pilot study using the communication assessment tool-team (CAT-T)." Patient Education and Counseling 73, no. 2 (November 2008): 220–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2008.07.003.

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Ion, Georgeta, Elena Cano, and Nati Cabrera. "Competency Assessment Tool (CAT). The evaluation of an innovative competency-based assessment experience in higher education." Technology, Pedagogy and Education 25, no. 5 (March 2016): 631–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1475939x.2015.1134635.

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Ottis, Erica, Katie Luetkenhaus, Lada Micheas, and Carla Dyer. "Assessing team communication with patients’ families: Findings from utilizing the Communication Assessment Tool—Team (CAT-T) in an interprofessional error disclosure simulation." Patient Education and Counseling 104, no. 9 (September 2021): 2292–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2021.02.038.

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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Communication Assessment Tool (CAT)"

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Hartz, Adam J. (Adam John). "CAT-SOOP : a tool for automatic collection and assessment of homework exercises." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/77086.

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Thesis (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2012.
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CAT-SOOP is a tool which allows for automatic collection and assessment of various types of homework exercises. CAT-SOOP is capable of assessing a variety of exercises, including symbolic math and computer programs written in the Python programming language. This thesis describes the design and implementation of the CAT-SOOP system, as well as the methods by which it assesses these various types of exercises. In addition, the implementation of an add-on tool for providing novel forms of feedback about student-submitted computer programs is discussed.
by Adam J. Hartz.
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Reis, Nélida Beatriz Caldas dos. "Adaptação cultural da ferramenta Health Communication Assessment Tool." Universidade de São Paulo, 2017. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/22/22132/tde-29112017-194112/.

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A simulação clínica tem sido compreendida como uma prática segura e reflexiva durante o processo ensino/aprendizagem em enfermagem. Ademais, a simulaçãopode ser uma oportunidade para que o estudante de enfermagem desenvolva habilidades de comunicação.Contudo é ausente na literatura brasileira, uma ferramenta que avalie a comunicação verbal e não verbal do estudante em ambientes simulados.A Health Communication Assessment Tool (HCAT), ferramenta desenvolvida por pesquisadores americanos, difundida em algumas universidades e países, mostrou-se válida e confiável para tal demanda, e avalia a comunicação de estudantes de enfermagem em simulação clínica. O objetivo geral desse estudo é realizar adaptação cultural da ferramenta Health Communication AssessmentTool -HCAT, para o português brasileiro.Trata-se de uma pesquisa metodológica, autorizada pelo Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa envolvendo Seres Humanos. A Health Communication Assessment Tool (HCAT) trata-se de uma escala composta por 24 afirmações - alterada pelos autores originais para 22 afirmações, durante o curso desta pesquisa - que busca avaliar o uso ou falta de uso de comportamentos de comunicação interpessoal e de comunicação em saúde(verbal ou não verbal).Foi utilizado o referencial teórico metodológico de Guillemin, Bombardier e Beaton (1993) aprimorado por Ferrer et. al (1996): a) tradução inicial para língua portuguesa; b) avaliação pelo Comitê de Juízes; c) retrotradução; d) avaliação semântica dos itens; e) pré-teste e análise das medidas adaptada,a qual será realizada em estudo posterior. O estudo foi desenvolvido em uma instituição de ensino superior pública do estado de São Paulo. A etapa de tradução inicial para língua portuguesa foi realizada por dois tradutores, de forma independente, dando origem à primeira versão consensual em português, a qual foi composta por 16 afirmações da tradução versão 1, cinco da tradução versão 2, e as demais afirmações (09, 11, 4 20) foram idênticas entre as traduções. Em seguida, a primeira versão consensual em português foi submetida à avaliação por um Comitê de Juízes para verificação de equivalências semânticas, idiomáticas, culturais e conceituais entre a versão original e a versão brasileira; nesta etapa houve mais de 80% de concordância entre os juízes em todas as afirmações, dando origem à segunda versão consensual em português. A retrotraduação foi submetida à avaliação dos autores finais, os quais sugeriram a exclusão de duas afirmações para adequação da ferramenta à nova versão em inglês. Para a avaliação semântica, participaram 10 professores de enfermagem, distribuídos entre a região Nordeste (2), Sudeste (4) e Sul (4), os quais foram convidados por e-mail e avaliaram semanticamente cada uma das afirmações da versão brasileira do HCAT. Todos os itens obtiveram avaliação de concordância acima de 80%, com exceção da \'afirmação 8\'que obteve 70 %. O pré-teste e análise das medidas adaptadas, não realizadas nesse estudo, se constituem na finalização do processo de validação do HCAT para o Brasil. A ferramenta deverá ser utilizada por uma amostra representativa de professores de enfermagem/ou educadores que atuam em simulação clínica. A versão brasileira do HCAT foi considerada adaptada culturalmente para o Brasil e poderá ser útil para avaliar a capacidade comunicativa dos estudantes de enfermagem durante cenários de simulação clínica
Clinical simulation has been understood as a safe and reflexive practice during the teaching/learning process in nursing. In addition, the simulation can be an opportunity for the nursing student to develop communication skills. However, there is no tool to evaluate verbal and nonverbal communication of the student in simulated environments in the Brazilian literature. The Health Communication Assessment Tool (HCAT) is a tool developed by American researchers, disseminated in some universities and countries, proved to be valid and reliable for such demand, and evaluates the communication of nursing students in clinical simulation. The general objective of this study is to develop a cultural adaptation of the Health Communication Assessment Tool -HCAT to Brazilian Portuguese. This is a methodological research, authorized by the Research Ethics Committee involving Human Beings. The Health Communication Assessment Tool (HCAT) is a scale compounded by 24 statements - altered by the original authors to 22 statements during the course of this research - that seeks to evaluate the use or lack of use of interpersonal communication and communication behaviors in health (verbal or nonverbal). In order to develop the cultural adaptation, the theoretical-methodological frame work elaborated by Guillemin, Bombardier and Beaton (1993) and enhanced by Ferrer et al. (1996) was used: a) initial translation from the original to Portuguese; b) evaluation by the Judges Committee; c) back-translation; d) semantic evaluation of the items; e) pre-test and analysis of the adapted measures which will be carried out in later study. This research was developed at a public higher education institution in the state of São Paulo. The initial translation to Portuguese was done by two translators, independently, giving rise to the first consensual version in Portuguese, which consisted of 16 statements of the first translated version, 05 of the second translated version, and the other statements (09, 11, 4, 20) were identical in both the translations. Afterwards, the first consensual version in Portuguese was submitted to a Judges Committee for evaluation of semantic, idiomatic, cultural and conceptual equivalences between the original version and the Brazilian version; at this stage there was more than 80% agreement among the judges in all the statements, resulting in the second consensual version in Portuguese. The back translation was submitted to the final authors for evaluation, who suggested the exclusion of two statements in order to adapt the tool to the new version in English. In what concerns the Semantic Evaluation, 10 nursing professors distributed among the Northeast (2), Southeast (4) and South (4) of Brazil were invited by e-mail and semantically evaluated each of the statements of the Brazilian version of the HCAT. All items showed an agreement in evaluation above 80%, with the exception of the statement \"8\" which had 70% agreement. The pre-test and analysis of the adapted measures, not developed in this study, represent the completion of the validation process of HCAT for Brazil. The tool shall be used by a representative sample of nursing teachers or educators who work in clinical simulation. The Brazilian version of the HCAT was considered culturally adapted to Brazil and can be useful to evaluate the communicative ability of nursing students during clinical simulation scenarios
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Henson, Dalana Marie. "An Intensive Aphasia Needs Assessment Tool." TopSCHOLAR®, 2016. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/1570.

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Persons with aphasia (PWAs) often demonstrate challenges in the areas of expressive language, comprehension, reading, and writing. Due to these deficits, PWAs have limited opportunity to express their opinions and contribute to treatment planning. This project focused on the development of a self-report needs assessment tool for PWAs that facilitates PWAs participation in treatment planning. The needs assessment tool was designed using aphasia-friendly features including pictographic/visual analog scale, key words in bold, simple wording, large font, consistent question formatting, flexible administration, and the use of a communication partner/interview. The needs assessment tool was administered to seven PWAs in the Bowling Green, Kentucky area. Participants were recruited from short-term rehabilitation facilities, long-term care facilities, and personal homes. The needs assessment tool is comprised of 12 items targeting interest in therapeutic offerings for inclusion in a new intensive comprehensive aphasia program (ICAP). Results revealed the importance of flexible administration in response to participants’ communication abilities and limitations. With use of communicative support, the needs assessment tool provided an opportunity for PWAs to effectively express treatment preferences. Participants indicated moderate interest in an ICAP at Western Kentucky University and treatment options including individual speech and language therapy, physical therapy, and community outings.
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Wolverton, Cheryl Lynn. "Staff nurse perceptions' of nurse manager caring behaviors| Psychometric testing of the Caring Assessment Tool-Administration (CAT-adm(c))." Thesis, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10133766.

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Caring relationships established between nurse managers and staff nurses promote positive work environments. However, research about staff nurses’ perceptions of nurse manager caring behaviors is limited. A 94-item Caring Assessment Tool-Administration (CAT-adm©) was developed to measure staff nurses’ perceptions of nurse managers’ caring behaviors; however, it lacked robust psychometric testing. This study was undertaken to establish the CAT-adm© survey as a reliable and valid tool to measure staff nurses’ perceptions of nurse managers’ caring behaviors.

The Quality-Caring Model® (QCM®) served as the theoretical framework. Specific aims were to 1) evaluate construct validity of the CAT-adm© survey by describing factors that account for variance in staff nurses' perceptions of nurse manager caring, 2) estimate internal consistency, and 3) conduct item reduction analysis. Four research questions were: 1) Will the factor structure of observed data fit an 8-factor solution? 2) What is the internal consistency reliability of the CAT- adm©? 3) What items can be reduced while maintaining an acceptable factor structure? and 4) What are staff nurses’ perceptions of nurse manager caring behaviors?

A cross-sectional descriptive design was used. A sample of 703 staff nurses from Midwestern, Midatlantic and Southern Regions of the U.S. completed the CAT-adm© survey electronically. Analysis included Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA), univariate analysis, and descriptive statistics. CFA did not support an 8-factor solution. EFA supported a two-factor solution and demonstrated significant shared variance between the two factors. This shared variance supported a one-factor solution that could conceptually be labeled Caring Behaviors. Random selection reduced the scale to 25-items while maintaining a Cronbach’s Alpha of .98. Using the new 25-item scale, the composite score mean of staff nurses’ perceptions of nurse manager caring behaviors indicated a moderately high level of caring. Suggestions for nursing administration, nurse manager practice, leadership, education and for future research were given.

The new 25-item CAT-adm© survey has acceptable reliability and validity. The 25-item CAT-adm© survey provides hospital administrators, nurse managers, and researchers with an instrument to collect valuable information about the caring behaviors used by nurse managers in relationship with staff nurses.

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Theunissen, Karen Sunette. "A critical review of the validity of the Credibility Assessment Tool (CAT) and its application to the screening of suspected malingering." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/6516.

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Thesis (MOccTher)-- University of Stellenbosch, 2011.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Malingering, the intentional simulation or exaggeration of symptoms for secondary gain, has a significant financial impact on disability insurance given its prevalence. Multidisciplinary professionals involved in disability determination therefore require a tool which would assist in the screening of suspected malingerers. AIM: The Credibility Assessment Tool (CAT), a tool which was developed as part of the Performance APGAR, was reviewed in terms of its validity and application to the screening of malingering. Research objectives included the review of face and content validity through a literature review and concept analysis, as well as the review of construct and concurrent validity by comparing the results with the operationalised malingering construct and available malingering protocols. The adapted Slick criteria as proposed by Aronoff, applicable to chronic pain, neurocognitive, neurological and psychiatric symptoms, was identified as the most suitable criterion standard for use of comparison. DESIGN: The research design was a descriptive analytical design, which was performed retrospectively with a report review from insurance referrals to the researcher. Informed consent was obtained from insurers who legally own the reports. A saturated sample of convenience of 184 cases with depression and pain as predominant symptoms were analysed. Recall bias were minimised through omission of personal identifiers and the use of a peer check of 20 random cases. Results in the peer check were suggestive of poor inter-rater reliability, rather than recall bias. METHOD: Cases were analysed according to the guidelines from the respective authors of the CAT and adapted Slick criteria, however this was further defined to ensure that the study could be replicated. RESULTS: Face validity was adequate in terms of purpose, item selection and association between consistency criteria, however require improvement in terms of standardised instruction and weighting of the scale. Content validity was rated as adequate to excellent, given that it supports criteria linked to the malingering construct. Construct validity was adequate as demonstrated by association between concepts obtained through concept analysis. Correlation between the CAT and adapted Slick was strong (r>0.5) however caution is expressed that this requires further research. CONCLUSION: Recommendations for further research included the review of content validity with subject experts, criterion and predictive valid through a case-control study of known-groups, as well as the reliability of the CAT, and the use of specialised ADL indices for malingering detection. Adaptation to the CAT was depicted in the proposed Consistency Assessment Tool.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Malingering, die opsetlike nabootsing of oordrywing van simptome vir sekondêre gewin, het ‘n beduidende finansiële impak op ongeskiktheidsversekering as gevolg van die prevalensie daarvan. Multidissiplinêre professionele persone betrokke by ongeskiktheidsevaluasies het daarom ‘n meetinstrument nodig om moontlike malingeerders te identifiseer. DOEL: Die Credibility Assessment Tool (CAT), wat ontwikkel was as deel van die Performance APGAR, was ondersoek in terme van geldigheid en toepassing op malingering. Navorsingsdoelwitte het die ondersoek van voorkoms- en inhoudsgeldigheid deur ‘n literatuurstudie en konsep analise behels, sowel as konstruk- en korrelasie geldigheid deur die vergelyking van die resultate met beskikbare malingering protokolle en operasionele konstrukte. Die aangepaste Slick kriteria soos voorgestel deur Aronoff, wat toepaslik is op kroniese pyn, neurokognitiewe, neurologiese en psigiatriese simptome, was ge-identifiseer as die meeste gepaste kriterium standaard vir vergelyking. ONTWERP: Die studieontwerp was ‘n beskrywende analitiese studie wat retrospektief uitgevoer was deur ‘n ondersoek van verslae van versekeraars. Ingeligte toestemming was verkry van versekeraars wat die wetlike eienaars van die verslae is. ‘n Gerieflikheidsteekproef van 184 gevalle met depressie en pyn as hoof simptome was geanaliseer. Sydighede was verminder deur persoonlike inligting te verwyder en die gebruik van ‘n eweknie evaluasie van 20 ewekansige getrekte gevalle. Voorlopige resultate dui onbevredigende betroubaarheid aan, eerder as sydighede. METODE: Gevalle was ge-evalueer volgends die riglyne van die verskeie outeure van die CAT en aangepaste Slick kriteria, en was sodanig verder gedefinieer om te verseker dat die studie herhaal kan word. RESULTATE: Voorkomsgeldigheid was voldoende, maar verbetering is aanbeveel in terme van gestandardiseerde instruksie en skaal verdeling. Inhoudsgeldigheid was beduidend in vergelyking met die wetenskaplike literatuur en die geoperasionaliseerde konstrukte. Konstrukgeldigheid was bevestig deur die positiewe verhoudings tussen die aangepaste Slick en CAT kriteria. ‘n Sterk korrelasie was gevind tussen die aangepaste Slick en CAT, maar hierdie moet versigtig geinterpreteer word aangesien verdere navorsing verlang word. GEVOLGTREKKING: Aanbevelings vir verdere navorsing sluit in die ondersoek van die inhoudsgeldigheid met eksperte, kriterium- en voorspellingsgeldigheid, sowel as die betroubaarheid van die CAT en die gebruik van gespesialiseerde ADL indekse vir uitkenning van malingering. Aanpassing vir die CAT word ook voorgestel.
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Essam, Obyda. "The development of the endodontic complexity assessment tool (E-CAT) for assessing endodontic complexity and its prevalence in general dental practice." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 2018. http://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/3022453/.

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Introduction: The need for endodontic treatment in dental care is a well-established in the literature. A substantial perceived need for referring endodontic cases to endodontic specialists has been reported. In order to improve the success rate for endodontic treatment by general dental practitioners (GDPs), the referral of the more complex cases to an experienced endodontist should be made possible in the best interest of the patient. In order to be able to refer such cases appropriately, two requirements need to be satisfied. Firstly, GDPs need to be able to predictably identify the cases with higher complexity and higher risk of adverse outcomes, then treat or refer to the appropriate practitioner. Secondly, there needs to be a sufficient number of endodontic specialists or endodontic workforce with appropriate referral pathways available. Aims: The aims of this project are therefore twofold. First is to develop a valid and reliable digital assessment tool that can help GDPs assess and classify complex non-surgical root canal treatments (NSRCT). Secondly is to determine the prevalence of endodontic complexity in general dental practice to help assess the level of need for endodontic treatment, training and therefore inform commissioning within the health system. Methodology: The first part of the research focused on the development of the Endodontic Complexity Assessment Tool (E-CAT). This included a review of the current literature, iterative analysis of the complexity factors and the development of digital software to enhance the tool’s efficiency and practicality. Inter-observer and intra-observer reliability studies were conducted with 15 dentists utilising the tool to assess 15 clinical cases and repeating the experiment 9 months later. External validation of the tool was sought with a panel of 35 endodontists to assess the same 15 cases. The consensus of the panel on the complexity of each case was considered as “gold standard” assessment and was compared to the outcome of achieved by the E-CAT. For the prevalence study, 30 fully qualified dentists working within general dental practice across the UK were recruited. Each dentist assessed 10-15 consecutive potential endodontic cases as encountered in their day-to-day clinical practice. The data was collected using the online E-CAT. The tool allowed the data to be recorded into a secure database. Information on tooth-related factors, systemic factors, oral diagnosis and patient-related factors was recorded. Three levels of complexity were defined for the analysis; class I (uncomplicated), class II (moderately complicated) and class III (highly complicated). The data was analysed to express period prevalence with a 95% confidence interval using SPSS statistical software. Results: The E-CAT was successfully developed with a total of 22 complexity criteria; the tool was hosted on a secure university server under the domain of www.e-cat.uk. The inter-user and intra-user reliability was found to be 0.80 and 0.90 respectively. The consensus of the endodontists panel matched to all 15 cases assessed. The inter-examiner correlation of the panel was 0.51. The average time to assess a case was 01:36 minute. A total of 435 endodontic cases were recorded for the prevalence study. The distribution of complexity over classes I, II and III was 39.8%, 31.9% and 28.3% respectively. History of previous root canal intervention formed 22.9% of the cases encountered. The majority of the cases (64.4%) appeared to have < 15 degree root curvature, 30.6% had 15-40 degree curvature and only 4.0% had > 40° curvature. Teeth with existing extra-coronal restorations formed 18.8% of the cases encountered. Radiographically, visible or moderately reduced canal space was reported in 76.9% of the cases, while 20.9% had severely reduced canal space and only 3.2% were perceived to have invisible canal space. History of trauma was encountered in 8.9% of the evaluated cases. Conclusion: The E-CAT provides an efficient and reliable platform to assess the complexity of NSRCT. The results obtained in the prevalence study provide a good resource and databank for researchers, public health commissioners and academic institutions to access wide range of information concerning the prevalence and distribution of endodontic complexity. The results obtained in this research indicate a possible shortage of endodontic specialist service in the UK, especially within the National Health Service.
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Frey, Terrell Kody. "CAT IN THE CLASSROOM: UNDERSTANDING INSTRUCTOR BEHAVIOR AND STUDENT PERCEPTIONS THROUGH COMMUNICATION ACCOMMODATION THEORY." UKnowledge, 2019. https://uknowledge.uky.edu/comm_etds/85.

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Adjusting one’s communication is a fundamental requirement for human interaction (Gasiorek, 2016a). Individuals adapt communication behavior according to the circumstances surrounding the situation, resulting in different patterns and forms of speech relative to spouses, family members, coworkers, or friends. Yet, researchers in instructional communication have not yet substantially applied adjustment as a theoretical lens for understanding instructor-student classroom interactions (Gasiorek & Giles, 2012; Soliz & Giles, 2014; Soliz & Bergquist, 2016). Apart from overlooking this useful theoretical approach, instructional communication scholarship can also be improved by accounting for 1) shifting group identities in higher education that change how instructors and students communicate, 2) incomplete conceptualizations of student perceptions in existing research, and 3) a consistent lack of concern for the hierarchical structure of educational data. This dissertation seeks to resolve these limitations through an application of one of the most prominent theories of adjustment: communication accommodation theory (CAT; Giles, 1973; Giles, Willemyns, Gallois, & Anderson, 2007a). The research specifically extends the CAT framework to an instructional setting by investigating how student perceptions of instructor nonaccommodation across several modes of communication (i.e., nonverbal, linguistic/verbal, content, support) influence information processing ability, relationships with instructors, and beliefs about instructors. Data were collected from 573 undergraduate students across 38 sections of a basic communication course (BCC). Students completed an online questionnaire assessing perceptions of the appropriateness of their instructor’s behavior (i.e., nonaccommodation), extraneous load, communication satisfaction, instructor-student rapport, instructor credibility, and instructor communication competence. The results first forward a nuanced measure for assessing nonaccommodation in a manner consistent with the theoretical propositions of CAT. Second, a series of analyses using hierarchical linear modeling (HLM; Raudenbush & Bryk, 2002) showed significant associations between perceptions of nonaccommodation across modes and students’ reported classroom outcomes. Interestingly, several of the individual, direct relationships disappeared when multiple modes of nonaccommodation were considered simultaneously, introducing the possibility that individuals may prioritize the appropriateness of certain behaviors within context. The data hierarchy (i.e., students enrolled in course sections) did exert some influence on the relationships between variables, yet the majority of variance accounted for across models occurred at the student level. Implications of the results related to both theory and practice within the basic communication course are presented in the discussion.
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Whitehead, Kirsten Anne. "The development of a tool for the assessment of communication skills for behaviour change in dietetics." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2014. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.659285.

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In recent years the NHS has moved towards a patient-centred approach, placing the emphasis on changing health -related behaviour and developing the communication skills of healthcare staff. Registered Dietitians (RDs) have an important role in supporting patients with health -related behaviour change and are required to communicate effectively with patients. The aim of this research, using a mixed methods approach, was to explore and develop the area of Communication Skills for Behaviour Change (CSBS) within one-to-one consultations between patients and RDs in the UK. A cross-sectional survey of British Dietetic Association (BDA) members was undertaken to ascertain their views on the use of CSBC in dietetics and preferred teaching methods at both pre- and post- registration level. A tool for the assessment of CSBC within dietetic patient consultations (DIET-COMMS) was developed and tested for its psychometric properties and utility in practice. Finally semi-structured interviews were undertaken with experienced RDs who had undertaken inter-rater reliability testing with DIET-COMMS to explore their views on best practice for CSBC in dietetics.
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Ekström, Elin, and Jonna Halonen. "Hydro-climatic Risk Assessment and Communication for Smallholder Farmers in Maharashtra." Thesis, KTH, Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-297360.

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Smallholder farmers often have great entrepreneurial qualities that build on generations of experience. However, many farm management practices are poorly adapted to current climate change conditions. In order for farmers to understand the risks they are undertaking by following certain farming practices and to adapt accordingly, a decision support tool is being developed by researchers at TU Delft. The tool runs a socio-hydrological model, created in Python, in the back-end and provides farmer specific investment and profit data for different crops in the front-end. The aim of this study is to develop a risk assessment process that integrates hydro-climatic variability in the decision support tool, and to identify ways of communicating risk to smallholder farmers in Maharashtra, India. Two sources of variability were characterised based on a literature review of Indian farmers’ own risk perceptions; the untimely onset of the Indian Summer Monsoon and the frequency of dry spells. A sensitivity analysis was then carried out to investigate their respective effects on the farmers’ crop yields. The method proposed to evaluate these risks used a single variable, precipitation data, and a two-dimensional risk matrix to compound the two risk factors, over a time span of 14 years (2003-2016). However, the results indicate that it might be more beneficial to define dry spells in terms of crop water stress, instead of a precipitation threshold. This study also proposed a method for translating a cumulative distribution curve into a risk representation that is adapted for low-literacy users by combining numbers and text with graphics, color and voice descriptions. Ultimately, however, the usability of the tool cannot be determined solely through literature, but must involve the end-users in its design.
Småskaliga jordbrukare är goda entreprenörer som samlat på sig kunskaper och erfarenheter över flera generationer. Däremot är vissa metoder som jordbrukarna använder sig av idag för att förvalta sitt jordbruk inte anpassade till nutida klimatförändringar. För att jordbrukarna ska förstå riskerna som de åtar sig vid valet av dessa metoder försöker forskare vid TU Delft nu ta fram ett verktyg för att underlätta jordbrukares förmåga att ta självständiga men välgrundade beslut om sitt jordbruk. Verktyget är baserat på en socio-hydrologisk modell som är framtagen i Python och som förser specifika investerings- och inkomstdata för enskilda jordbrukare. Syftet med detta kandidatarbete är att bidra till verktyget genom att undersöka de hydroklimatiska risker som uppstår till följd av föränderliga och osäkra klimatologiska förhållanden för jordbrukare i delstaten Maharashtra, Indien. Två riskfaktorer karakteriserades baserat på en litteraturstudie om indiska jordbrukares riskuppfattningar: avvikelser i starten på den indiska sommarmonsunen och antal torrperioder under monsunsäsongen. Dessutom utfördes en känslighetsanalys för att undersöka om och hur den existerande modellens utdata av skörd påverkades av de valda riskfaktorerna. Monsunstarten och torrperioderna togs fram genom metoder som enbart använde historiska nederbördsdata över tidsperioden 2003-2016 och kombinerades sedan med hjälp av en tvådimensionell riskmatris. Resultaten visade att det fanns anledning att ifrågasätta hur torrperioderna definierades och att det kan vara mer fördelaktigt att undersöka vattenbrist för grödan, snarare än att enbart förlita sig på nederbördsdata. Vidare föreslog denna studie en metod för att översätta en kumulativ fördelningsfunktion till en grafisk riskframställning som är anpassad till användare med låg läskunnighet genom att kombinera siffror med text, grafik, färg och ljudförklaringar. I slutändan kan dock inte användbarheten av verktyget enbart avgöras utifrån litteratur, utan måste även inkludera återkoppling från slutanvändarna.
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Burger, Debora. "The development and validation of a modified Situation-Background-Assessment-recommendation (SBAR) communication tool for reporting early signs of deterioration in patients." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16553.

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Background: Errors in communication are prevalent in healthcare and affect patient safety and cause unnecessary patient deaths. Reporting early signs of physiological or clinical deterioration could improve patient safety and prevent 'failure to rescue' or unexpected intensive care admissions, cardiac arrest or death. The structured Situation-Background-Assessment-Recommendation (SBAR) communication tool enables nurses to provide doctors with pertinent information about a deteriorating patient in a logical order, based on a complete assessment. In addition, nurses have increased confidence in their findings and are better able to initiate a call and to convince a doctor to provide orders promptly or see a patient. Aim: The aim of this sub-study of a randomized controlled trial was to develop and validate a modified SBAR communication tool incorporating components of a local MEWS vital signs observations chart. Methods: The modified SBAR communication tool was developed following a review of available published examples and validated by employing a mixed methods approach: 1) cognitive interviews (n=3 nurses, 2 doctors), 2) determining the index of content validity with nurses (n=5), physicians (n=5) and surgeons (n=8) and 3) inter-rater reliability testing, with calculation of kappa values (n=2 nurses). Results: Cognitive interviews prompted more changes to the modified SBAR communication tool than determined by the content validity index. For cognitive interviews, there were 15/42 (35.71 %) modifications: 11 items were added (26.19 %) and three removed, (7.14 %) resulting in 49 items whereas for content validity index there were 4/49 (8.16%) modifications, 5/49 (10.20%) items removed and one item added (2.04%). Four of 49 items (8.16%) rated as relevant by <70% of nurses and doctors were revised or deleted. No additional modifications were needed following review by surgeons, as all items were rated as relevant by the pre-determined ≥70% of experts. Inter-rater reliability of the SBAR tool was established by two nurses who were mostly in substantial to full agreement on 37/45 items on the modified tool. The exceptions were: 'Calling from' (Cohen's Kappa-0.05) and 'this is a change from' (Cohen's Kappa-0.07), representing agreement below the level of chance. However, the high percentage agreement and nature of the questions suggest that the questions are sound. Percentage agreement amongst participants for these items was 91 % (95% confidence interval (CI): 71 to 99 ) and 86% (95% CI: 65 to 97 ) respectively. Deciding whether a doctor should see the patient now (Cohen's Kappa 0.09) or in the next 30 minutes, achieved fair agreement (Cohen's Kappa 0.20). This reflects a difference in clinical judgement as the decision when to call for assistance depended on the individual nurse's clinical judgement. IRR was not possible to test on 4/45 items, as those items required a response by the person being summoned. Overall, nine of 42 items were removed, 12 were added and 19 substantially modified, leaving 45 items. Conclusion: The modified SBAR communication tool was valid and reliable for use in a local context in conjunction with the Cape Town Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS) vital EWS) vital signs chart.
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Roundtable, Sustainable Rangelands. Sustainable ranch management assessment guidebook: A communication tool for agencies, ranchers, and technical service providers. Laramie, Wyo.]: University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension Service, 2011.

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Pitt, Leyland F. The World Wide Web as an industrial marketing communication tool: Models for the identification and assessment of opportunities. Henley-on-Thames: Henley Management College, 1996.

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Kon'kov, Vladimir, and Tat'yana Surikova. Linguistic foundations of business communication. ru: INFRA-M Academic Publishing LLC., 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.12737/1062745.

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In the textbook, in section I, the norms and standards of the official business style, genre templates, rules for preparing documents, and the basics of business ethics are set out in a simple, accessible form. It highlights aspects of business communication that, despite their importance, are not reflected in manuals on similar topics. This is information about the problems of adequate understanding of information, working with business terminology, and also gives an assessment of business jargon. Special attention is paid to the forms of information compression in the business text. The theoretical positions are illustrated by relevant examples from various areas of institutional communication. Section II offers a system of exercises for working with the voice as the main tool of business communication. This is the development of good diction and correct reading skills, exercises for mastering the basic rules of Russian orthoepy. Recommendations are given for preparing for a successful oral presentation. The features of phrase construction, the length of the phrase, contact-setting means, the rhetorical potential of the influencing speech, working with special vocabulary and digital information are considered. Meets the requirements of the federal state educational standards of higher education of the latest generation. For undergraduate students studying in management-related specialties.
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Office, General Accounting. Export controls: Assessment of Commerce Department's foreign policy report to Congress : report to the Congress. Washington, D.C: The Office, 1986.

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Office, General Accounting. Export controls: Assessment of Commerce Department's report on missile technology controls : report to the Congress. Washington, D.C: The Office, 1988.

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Malita, Laura, and Vanna Boffo, eds. Digital Storytelling for Employability. Florence: Firenze University Press, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.36253/978-88-6453-181-6.

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This publication results from the research work undertaken by the partner institutions involved in the KA3-ICT Project Transversal Lifelong Learning Programme, Learn about finding jobs from digital storytelling(143429-2008-LLP-RO-KA3-KA3MP), with the main purpose of enhancing graduates' employability possibilities. For graduating students looking for a job it is perhaps harder than ever to meet success on the job market. They must use every tool they know to express themselves and to reflect their knowledge, competences and skills. The book aims to explain the main aspects of using digital storytelling as a method for employability, career development, reflection, assessment, consultancy, presentation and communication. Through digital storytelling, students begin to comprehend how all the elements of writing a narrative work together and how to manipulate them for the best effects in readers and viewers. Also, sharing and evaluating digital stories among peers is an excellent way to foster self-expression and tolerance and to create an engaged community of learners.
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Manitoba. Manitoba Education and Training., ed. Foundations for augmentative and alternative communications: A decision-making and assessment tool. Winnipeg, Man: Manitoba Education and Training, 1995.

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Hogg, Jenny. Delirium. Oxford University Press, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780199644957.003.0040.

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Delirium (acute confusional state) is a common condition affecting between ten and thirty percent of a general hospital inpatient population. The diagnosis is suspected when there is an acute onset of confusion in the presence of a physical precipitant. Pre-existing dementia, advancing age, previous delirium and increasing illness severity favour the development of delirium. The diagnosis of delirium is solely clinical and can be quickly arrived at using assessment tools such as the cognitive Assessment Method (CAM). Historical perspectives, diagnosis, the use of assessment tools, differential diagnosis, communication with patients and relatives, prevention, prognosis, and treatment are discussed in this chapter, along with the pathophysiology of this common condition
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Gene, J. Ph d. Brutten, and Ph d. Vanryckeghem Martine. The Behavior Assessment Battery Communication Attitude Test (CAT): Reorder Pack of 25 Sets of Forms. Plural Publishing, 2006.

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Rosen, David H., and Uyen B. Hoang. The Patient-Centered Interview. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780190628871.003.0005.

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In this chapter, the focus is on the patient-centered interview as a basic tool that uses inherent principles of the biopsychosocial model to talk to patients. There are four key approaches to patient interviewing: the science of observation, following the affect, the concept of process, and the A.R.T. of interviewing. Observational skills can be refined to yield valuable clinical data. Follow-the-affect helps to guide the interview in relation to what the patient is feeling, and it acknowledges the importance of students’ abilities to keep track of their own feelings. The interview process segment holds there is a process level to all communication between people. The A.R.T. of interviewing attempts to offer a conceptual link between process and content. The mnemonic device refers to three components: assessment, rankings, and transition. Last, there is a section that offers clinical pearls, mnemonics, and tricks of the trade.
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Abbas, Hassan, Azka Rizwan, Attiya Baqai, Daniyal Ahmed, Taha Hussain, Munazza Naeem, and Adeel Raja. "An Android Based Assessment Tool for the Visually Impaired." In Sustainable Communication Networks and Application, 1–11. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-34515-0_1.

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Webb, Mary, Stylianos Hatzipanagos, Jonathan San Diego, Ehsan Khan, and Mateusz Goral. "Assessment for Blended Learning Scenarios: A Decision Support Tool." In IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, 221–30. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74310-3_24.

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Teaf, C. M., and J. M. Kuperberg. "Risk Assessment, Risk Management & Risk Communication." In Risk Assessment as a Tool for Water Resources Decision-Making in Central Asia, 1–15. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1050-4_1.

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Chouhan, Aasma, Supriya Pathak, and Reshma Tendulkar. "Chatbots for Coronavirus: Detecting COVID-19 Symptoms with Virtual Assessment Tool." In EAI/Springer Innovations in Communication and Computing, 275–304. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68936-0_14.

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Ege, Pınar. "Chapter 5: Mean Length of Utterance as a Tool for Morphological Assessment in Turkish Children." In Communication Disorders in Turkish, edited by Seyhun Topbaş and Mehmet Yavaş, 105–18. Bristol, Blue Ridge Summit: Multilingual Matters, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.21832/9781847692474-010.

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Pedrazzoli, Paolo, Marino Alge, Andrea Bettoni, and Luca Canetta. "Modeling and Simulation Tool for Sustainable MC Supply Chain Design and Assessment." In IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, 342–49. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-40352-1_43.

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Carias, Juan Francisco, Saioa Arrizabalaga, and Josune Hernantes. "Cyber Resilience Strategic Planning and Self-assessment Tool for Operationalization in SMEs." In IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, 259–73. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-81469-4_21.

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Chaturvedi, Pratik, Akshit Arora, and Varun Dutt. "Interactive Landslide Simulator: A Tool for Landslide Risk Assessment and Communication." In Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 231–43. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41627-4_21.

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Cohen, Andrew, Katie Candland, and Elizabeth Lee. "The Effect of a Teacher-Designed Assessment Tool on an Instructor’s Cognitive Activity." In IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, 405–9. Boston, MA: Springer US, 1995. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-5041-2896-4_70.

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Bieker, Felix, Nicholas Martin, Michael Friedewald, and Marit Hansen. "Data Protection Impact Assessment: A Hands-On Tour of the GDPR’s Most Practical Tool." In IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, 207–20. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92925-5_13.

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Farhangmehr, Farzaneh, and Irem Y. Tumer. "The Capture, Assessment and Communication Tool for Uncertainty Simulation (CACTUS) in Complex Systems." In ASME 2008 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. ASMEDC, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/imece2008-66975.

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The design and development cycle for complex systems is full of uncertainty, commonly recognized as the main source of risk in organizations engaged in design and development. One of the challenges for such organizations is assessing how much risk (cost, schedule, scope) they can take on and still remain competitive. The risk associated with the design of complex systems is fundamentally tied to uncertainty, which may lead to suboptimal performance or failure if unmanaged. By understanding the sources of uncertainty in all stages of complex system design, decision-makers can make more informed choices and identify “hotspots” for reducing risks due to uncertainty by reallocating resources, adding safeguards, etc. There are two major categories of uncertainty (certain uncertainty) classification in the design of complex systems: Knowledge/epistemic uncertainty and Variability/Aleatory uncertainty. The intersection of these two sets is ambiguity uncertainty and the outside is what we don’t know we don’t know (uncertain uncertainty). By setting detailed definitions, we can reduce the ambiguity uncertainty. Furthermore, we can subdivide knowledge uncertainty into model, ambiguity and behavioral uncertainty, and subdivide variability uncertainty into natural randomness, ambiguity and behavioral uncertainty. We can go further and find subcategories for model and behavioral uncertainty. Using this classification for uncertainty, this paper proposes the “Capture, Assessment and Communication Tool for Uncertainty Simulation” (CACTUS) for assessing, capturing, and communicating risks due to uncertainty during complex system design. CACTUS has columns to identify sources, location, severity and importance of uncertainty in stages of design. By applying CACTUS, decision-makers will be able to find answers to the following questions for each type of uncertainty included in the design process: 1 - Where is uncertainty from? (i.e., Sources); 2 - In which stages of design does uncertainty appear? (i.e., Location); 3 - What is its severity?; and, 4 - What is its importance? The hypothesis of this research is that, by using CACTUS, design organizations can capture, assess, and efficiently and effectively communicate uncertainty through their design processes, and as a result, improve their capacity for delivering complex systems that meet cost, schedule, and performance objectives. The fundamental steps of the methodology are illustrated by using a concurrent design case study from NASA’s Project Design Center.
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Navarro, Jose, Bosch Josep Lluis, Palacín María, Marina Solé, Rita Berger, David Leiva, Francesca Ceppi, and Júlia Castellano. "Teamwork: Assessment of teamwork competence in higher education." In Third International Conference on Higher Education Advances. Valencia: Universitat Politècnica València, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/head17.2017.5507.

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Teamwork is a competence highly demanded among workers and an academic field with an extensive specialized literature. Based on this knowledge that comes from the study of organizational behavior, this communication presents a model to understand teamwork in higher education settings. The theoretical model considers structural components (i.e., task interdependence and task uncertainty), processes (i.e., team development and team climate for learning) and results (i.e., team effectiveness). Moreover, an assessment tool (and attitude questionnaire with 42 items-Likert scale with a range from 1 to 7) is also presented to measure these critical components that can allow us to distinguish between effective and ineffective teams in higher education. First results of the application of these tools to 18 team students show good consistency values of the tools being able to distinguish among teams. Additionally, we propose a procedure to obtain aggregated measures per group from the members’ responses considering the degree of agreement among members.
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Ercegovac, Petra, Ana Globočnik Žunac, and Petra Tišler. "Employee personality assessment applying the DISC method." In Kvaliteta-jučer, danas, sutra (Quality-yesterday, today, tomorrow), edited by Miroslav Drljača. Croatian Quality Managers Society, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.52730/xfak2552.

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Abstract: Contemporary organizations focus on team work and methods and techniques for resolving communication barriers within the team oblige managers to take long term actions. The DISC method for assessing the characteristics and behavior of persons is a tool for grouping individuals before business activities. By combining the personality and temperament of members, an effective team for specific business situation is created. Theoretical research showed that DISC method was accepted as one of the tool to improve communication within the team, but also answered the questions if the DISC method is a scientifically accepted method as well as due to the complexity of the DISC method if there an obligation to acquire the necessary competencies of those who implement and use it and if the method is recognized in the practice of HR management. This paper is to use desk analysis of existing research to analyze DISC methods of personality analysis that are often used in human resource management. The results show that DISC method is of very good measurement quality, and can be adviced to the HR managers as effective and useful tool. Sažetak: Suvremene organizacije se fokusiraju na timski rad čime metode i tehnike za rješavanje komunikacijskih prepreka unutar timova postaju dugoročni zadaci menadžera. DISC metoda za procjenu karakteristika i ponašanja pojedinaca je alat za stvaranje timova prije početka poslovnog djelovanja. Kombiniranjem osobnosti i temperamenta članova tim će postati efektivan za specifičnu poslovnu situaciju. Istraživanje teorije je pokazalo da se radi o prihvaćenoj metodi za poboljšanje timske komunikacije, ali je odgovorilo i na pitanja radi li se o znanstveno prihvatljivoj metodi te obzirom na kompleksnost metode postoji li obveza posjedovanje određenih kompetencija za one koji će metodu primjenjivati. Istraživanje odgovara i na pitanje koliko je ova metoda prepoznata u hrvatskoj praksi. Članak prikazuje deskriptivnu analizu postojećih istraživanja DISC metode i primjene iste u području upravljanja ljudskim resursima. Rezultati pokazuju da je DISC metoda visoke mjerne kvalitete i može se prikazati kao koristan i upotrebljiv alat.
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Leong, Ming, Abdelaziz Bazoune, David R. Wallace, Victor Tang, and Warren P. Seering. "Towards a Tool for Characterizing the Progression of Academic Research." In ASME 2011 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. ASMEDC, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/detc2011-48441.

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The importance of process in successful and effective technology and product development is widely recognized in industry. Tools, such as technology readiness levels (TRLs) and various metrics, have been developed and successfully used to guide and strategically plan R&D processes, allocate resources, and calibrate expectations. Similarly, one might hypothesize that academic research might also benefit from similar tools that would assist both researchers and funding organizations. A research assessment tool should: 1) facilitate planning and communication; 2) effectively gauge progress; and 3) accommodate and capture the diverse scope of academic research. However, the inherent open-endedness and exploratory nature of research makes it difficult to concretely characterize research progress. This paper begins to develop an academic research measurement tool. The proposed Research Maturity Levels (RMLs) tool divides research activities into four main components: 1) background knowledge, 2) problem and question formulation, 3) procedures and results, and 4) resources. Within each component, the RMLs guides researchers through a process of increasing maturity levels. Additionally, each component includes mechanisms to formalize iterations and “eureka” moments—when directions and plans may change based upon new knowledge. Preliminary evaluation suggests that the tool has promise as a comprehensive measurement tool. It is hoped that this work will result in a tool that can facilitate planning, help to measure and communicate research progress, and encompass the diverse scope of academic research goals.
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Vidaurre, Ana, José M. Messeguer-Dueñas, Jaime Riera, José Molina Mateo, José Antonio Gómez-Tejedor, M. Amparo Gámiz-González, and Isabel Tort Ausina. "Is the Lessons tool useful to support students learning?" In INNODOCT 2018. València: Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/inn2018.2018.8830.

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Nowadays, Information and Communication Technologies play an important role in the teaching-learning process. Universities have incorporated different platforms specifically designed to educational institutions; among others Moodle and Sakai are being used in Spanish Universities. In particular, the Universitat Politècnica de València has adopted the PoliformaT platform, adapted from Sakai. It consists on different tools that facilitate the teaching and learning processes and the teacher–student communication. It enables teachers to improve their instructional design and it is of key importance in blended learning and flipped classroom approach. Lessons is a specific tool available in PoliformaT, which enables the organization of the different educational resources. It combines lecture slides, video lectures (from the teacher or from others sources), exams (quizzes, self-/peer-assessment), tasks and so on. The extensive use of the online platform in the daily learning of the subject, by several teachers and different student groups, needs to pay special attention to the resources organization. In contrary case, the subject platform can become a mess, losing its usefulness. In this paper, the utilization of Lessons by students in two first course subjects at the Universitat Politècnica de València is studied. The teachers of physics of the Aerospace Engineering Degree and electricity of Electronic and Automatic Engineering Degree have designed the course activities by means of the Lessons tool. There are important research questions related to the Lessons tool: how often, when, and how students access to the different contents?, do they think it is useful? At a second level, one can be asked if student perceptions are related to learning outcomes. We will use students' learning tracks, student’s survey and scores to answer these questions.
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Howell, Barbara. "Making a CASE for Using the Students Choice of Software or Systems Development Tools." In InSITE 2004: Informing Science + IT Education Conference. Informing Science Institute, 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.28945/2801.

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This positioning paper focuses on the selection of software for educational purposes and how the selection process may encourage usage. Computer Aided Software or Systems Engineering (CASE) tools provided an appropriate e software example for this study. The paper also seeks to examine if the use of Information Communication Technology (ICT) such as CASE can aid the students’ understanding of systems analysis and design techniques. Entity relationship modelling has been used as the primary technique. Focus groups comprising postgraduate and undergraduate students were used as the main data collection instrument supported by a pre and post assessment test. The findings provided a clear indication of which CASE tool the participants found easiest to use and which tool they were interested in using. It was further found that some tools have unique properties that may assist the user in their understanding. This paper also provides a valuable platform for defining future research in this area.
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Ibrahim, Ilham H., and Constantin Chassapis. "Quantitative Assessment of the Risk of Variations During Medical Device Lifecycle." In ASME 2013 Conference on Frontiers in Medical Devices: Applications of Computer Modeling and Simulation. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/fmd2013-16109.

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The majority of medical devices are monitoring devices. Therefore, data communication and analysis are playing a crucial rule in predicting the effectiveness and reliability of a device. Device related data, patient related data and device-patient related data stored in Data Bases (DBs) are great sources for enhancing either new designs or improving already existing ones. Analyzing such data can provide researchers and device development teams with a complete justification and patterns of interest about a device’s performance, life and reliability. Data can be formulated into stochastic models based their statistical characteristics to consider the variability in data and the uncertainty about processes and procedures during early stages of the design process. This strengthens the device’s ability to function under a broader range of operating conditions. The work herein aims at targeting unwanted variations in device performance during the device development process. It employs a novel technique for variation risk management of device performance based historical process data modeling and visualization. The introduced technique is a proactive systematic procedure comprises a tool set that is being placed in the larger framework of the risk management procedure and fully utilizing data from the DBs to predict and address the risk of variations at the early stages of the design process rather than at the end of each major stage.
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Horauer, Martin, Eric Armengaud, and Andreas Steininger. "Concepts and Tools for the Test of the Communication Sub-System of Time-Triggered Distributed Embedded Systems." In ASME 2007 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. ASMEDC, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/detc2007-34439.

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With the adoption of FlexRay, the time triggered paradigm has been widely accepted by the automotive industry as a means to tackle the requirements of future automotive electronics. However, when compared with traditional event-triggered systems like CAN, the benefits of higher reliability come at the cost of increased complexity during system design. In fact, to support the development of these systems adequate tool-support will be mandatory. In this paper we discuss the requirements and concepts for and present an implementation of a test and diagnosis toolset for FlexRay-based automotive distributed networks. Next to data monitoring and recording, this toolset provides facilities for fault injection and replay. Hence, the presented implementation is tailored for an embedded test and fault diagnosis and will enable an assessment of the reliability and dependability of future automotive solutions.
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Sweat-Guy, Retta, and Nicole Buzzetto-More. "A Comparative Analysis of Common E-Portfolio Features and Available Platforms." In InSITE 2007: Informing Science + IT Education Conference. Informing Science Institute, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.28945/3108.

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Assessment of student learning outcomes plays an important role in educational effectiveness, improvement, and sustainability that is increasingly being recognized and required by accrediting bodies (Buzzetto-More, 2006; Haken, 2006). A form of performance-based assessment that is growing in popularity and is heralded for its purposeful, dynamic, and integrated nature is the portfolio (Cooper, 1999; ePort, 2003; Paulson, Paulson, & Meyer, 1991). Electronic portfolios encourage students to engage in self reflection by providing a broad range of means for expressing the total learning experience as linked to standards and learning outcomes (AAHE, 2001; Barett, 2004; ePort, 2003; Martell & Calderon, 2005; Popper, 2005). They are an effective form of assessment that encourages students and educators to examine skills that may not be otherwise accessed using traditional means such as higher order thinking, communications, and collaborative abilities (Buzzetto-More, 2006; Wright, 2004). Electronic portfolios can be created using tools ranging from off-the-shelf generic software applications to widely available systems. This paper will focus on the latter by investigating the eight most widely available systems and by providing a detailed examination of their platform features. A matrix has been provided that offers a side-by-side comparison of the platforms by a variety of features that include: learning outcomes, rubrics, storage, support, assessments, surveys, advisement, communication, collaboration, data collection/reporting, intended user, supporting file types, pricing structure, and accessibility.
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Eksuzian, Daniel, Steve VanderArk, Walter Sipes, and Christopher Flynn. "Development of the Space Flight Cognitive Assessment Tool (S-CAT)." In International Conference On Environmental Systems. 400 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, PA, United States: SAE International, 1999. http://dx.doi.org/10.4271/1999-01-2098.

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Reports on the topic "Communication Assessment Tool (CAT)"

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Trujillo-Dalbey, Francisca. Ethnography of Communication as on Organizational Communication Assessment Tool: A Test of the Method. Portland State University Library, May 1997. http://dx.doi.org/10.15760/etd.7331.

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Coulson, Saskia, Melanie Woods, Drew Hemment, and Michelle Scott. Report and Assessment of Impact and Policy Outcomes Using Community Level Indicators: H2020 Making Sense Report. University of Dundee, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.20933/100001192.

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Making Sense is a European Commission H2020 funded project which aims at supporting participatory sensing initiatives that address environmental challenges in areas such as noise and air pollution. The development of Making Sense was informed by previous research on a crowdfunded open source platform for environmental sensing, SmartCitizen.me, developed at the Fab Lab Barcelona. Insights from this research identified several deterrents for a wider uptake of participatory sensing initiatives due to social and technical matters. For example, the participants struggled with the lack of social interactions, a lack of consensus and shared purpose amongst the group, and a limited understanding of the relevance the data had in their daily lives (Balestrini et al., 2014; Balestrini et al., 2015). As such, Making Sense seeks to explore if open source hardware, open source software and and open design can be used to enhance data literacy and maker practices in participatory sensing. Further to this, Making Sense tests methodologies aimed at empowering individuals and communities through developing a greater understanding of their environments and by supporting a culture of grassroot initiatives for action and change. To do this, Making Sense identified a need to underpin sensing with community building activities and develop strategies to inform and enable those participating in data collection with appropriate tools and skills. As Fetterman, Kaftarian and Wanderman (1996) state, citizens are empowered when they understand evaluation and connect it in a way that it has relevance to their lives. Therefore, this report examines the role that these activities have in participatory sensing. Specifically, we discuss the opportunities and challenges in using the concept of Community Level Indicators (CLIs), which are measurable and objective sources of information gathered to complement sensor data. We describe how CLIs are used to develop a more indepth understanding of the environmental problem at hand, and to record, monitor and evaluate the progress of change during initiatives. We propose that CLIs provide one way to move participatory sensing beyond a primarily technological practice and towards a social and environmental practice. This is achieved through an increased focus in the participants’ interests and concerns, and with an emphasis on collective problem solving and action. We position our claims against the following four challenge areas in participatory sensing: 1) generating and communicating information and understanding (c.f. Loreto, 2017), 2) analysing and finding relevance in data (c.f. Becker et al., 2013), 3) building community around participatory sensing (c.f. Fraser et al., 2005), and 4) achieving or monitoring change and impact (c.f. Cheadle et al., 2000). We discuss how the use of CLIs can tend to these challenges. Furthermore, we report and assess six ways in which CLIs can address these challenges and thereby support participatory sensing initiatives: i. Accountability ii. Community assessment iii. Short-term evaluation iv. Long-term evaluation v. Policy change vi. Capability The report then returns to the challenge areas and reflects on the learnings and recommendations that are gleaned from three Making Sense case studies. Afterwhich, there is an exposition of approaches and tools developed by Making Sense for the purposes of advancing participatory sensing in this way. Lastly, the authors speak to some of the policy outcomes that have been realised as a result of this research.
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