conclusion investigative assessment of breast us by residents is inadvisable. we recommend continued professional resident training to improve the degree of agreement and performance. results for the faculty members, fair-to-good agreement was obtained in all descriptors and final assessment, while for residents, poor-to-moderate agreement was obtained. the areas under the roc curves were 0.78 ...

the methods of assessing the individuals’ performance usually applied in practice are based on principles of the bivalent logic (yes-no). however, fuzzy logic, due to its nature of including multiple values, offers a wider and richer field of resources for this purpose. in this paper we use principles of fuzzy logic in developing a new method for assessing the performance of groups of individua...

The methods of assessing the individuals’ performance usually applied in practice are based on principles of the bivalent logic (yes-no). However, fuzzy logic, due to its nature of including multiple values, offers a wider and richer field of resources for this purpose. In this paper we use principles of fuzzy logic in developing a new method for assessing the performance of groups of individua...

training is considered an important element in the organization, as it heavily influences people to learn how to be more effective at work by modifying knowledge, skills or attitudes through the learning experience to achieve a successful performance. likewise, training is a long term allegiance to all employees because they have to learn new skills and knowledge which become a turning point fo...

background and objectives: hospital is the largest and most costly operating unit of healthcare system. provision of optimal care requires that hospital administrators identify hospital performance based on relevant indicators. this study used the pabon lasso analysis to assess the performance of hospitals and identify strategies towards an improved hospital performance.   methods: this cross-s...

Performance assessment is exceedingly considered a key concept in teacher education programs worldwide. Accordingly, in Iran, a national assessment system was proposed by Farhangian University to assess the professional competencies of its ELT graduates. The concerns regarding the validity and authenticity of traditional measures of teachers' competencies have motivated us to devise a localized...

Over the past years, raising costs of health care in most countries cause to attract more attention to different aspects in the field. One of the best improvement methodologies known in literature is based on lean principles. The main aim of this methodology is to create values in the system by eliminating losses and creating continuous efforts toward improvement. Therefore, by measuring the pe...

Performance appraisal is a process that people can comparetheir perceptions of working with major manufacturers’ perceptions.However, when assessment is done from different sources thatare related with self-assessment, called performance appraisal 360 degree.Given the importance of Performance appraisal by 360 degreefeedback in organizations, a model has been provided for 360 degreeperformance ...

The objectives of this study were (a) to examine the writing performance of L2 learners on the level-specific tasks based on Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) and (b) to study the likely difference between students' self-assessed level of writing and those reported by raters. The study was conducted with 138 Iranian students at BA and MA levels in Alborz Institute of Higher Educatio...