Item Development Sample Clauses

Item Development. This chapter describes the procedures followed during item development. For the Smarter Balanced assessments, only a very brief overview of the process will be included, as ETS expects that the Smarter Balanced consortium will include a thorough discussion in their report.
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Item Development. ACARA requests that quotes are provided for each individual parcel for each domain. Where more than one parcel is quoted on, costs must be provided per parcel. ACARA will not accept test materials that have been used by the contractor in other test programs or that have been submitted to ACARA and rejected in a previous contract. The Contractor will be required to author all stimuli, items and metadata in ACARA’s online Assessment Platform (the platform). The system contains fields for the electronic entry of items and the related metadata. Metadata can also be uploaded in bulk by spreadsheet. All metadata fields must be accurately completed to comply with the item specifications. It is the Contractor’s responsibility to author all items directly into the platform. All item reviews take place within the platform. The item development phase will include opportunities for ACARA assessment teams and other stakeholders to review the items using pre-determined criteria defined in the item development guidelines and provide feedback for item refinement. The Contractor may be required to amend and/or replace test material in accordance with ACARA’s specifications and any instructions provided by ACARA during the review process. On submission of each batch of stimuli or items, an updated compliance table must be supplied to ACARA (excluding parcel 5), showing the progress of item development against the specifications. Submitted stimulus text and items will be reviewed, and assessed in one of the following categories: accepted without modification requires modification requires replacement. Modified and replaced stimuli and items will be resubmitted and continue in the review cycle until all specifications are met and accepted by ACARA. All stimulus texts and items that do not pass the review stages (including for content or IP compliance issues) will have to be replaced so that the number and balance quoted for is met. All work completed by contractors must be kept highly secure during all phases of the work. All personnel involved in the work must be fully aware of the security requirements. This includes the electronic transmission of materials.
Item Development. ACARA requests that quotes are provided for each individual parcel for each domain. Where more than one parcel is quoted on, costs must be provided per parcel. The total numbers of items procured for each parcel is the number delivered at the end of the project. Contractors will develop a small number of excess items for each parcel to allow for rejection of items by ACARA at review. ACARA will not accept test materials that have been used by the Contractor in other test programs or that have been submitted to ACARA and rejected in a previous contract. Contractors are required to meet ACARA’s Accessibility Guidelines which are based on WCAG 2.0 AA. Basic item formats authored directly in the platform are compliant. Stimulus texts, images, diagrams and tables, which are either created outside the platform and uploaded as resources or created inside by writing/modifying HTML source code, must meet ACARA’s accessibility requirements. Contractors are able to purchase third-party images for inclusion in stimulus texts and items. These purchases can be made through ACARA’s preferred stock image collection provider using ACARA’s existing contract.

Related to Item Development

  • Program Development NWESD agrees that priority in the development of new applications services by XXXXX shall be in accordance with the expressed direction of the XXXXX Board of Directors operating under their bylaws.

  • Curriculum Development This includes the analysis and coordination of textual materials; constant review of current literature in the field, some of which are selected for the college library collection, the preparation of selective, descriptive materials such as outlines and syllabi; conferring with other faculty and administration on curricular problems; and, the attendance and participation in inter and intra-college conferences and advisory committees.

  • Project Development a. Collaborate with COUNTY and project clients to identify requirements and develop a project Scope Statement. a. Develop a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) for each project. b. Evaluate Scope Statement to develop a preliminary cost estimate and determinate whether project be vendor bid or be executed under a Job Order Contract (JOC).

  • Design Development An interim step in the design process. Design Development documents consist of plans, elevations, and other drawings and outline specifications. These documents will fix and illustrate the size and character of the entire project in its essentials as to kinds of materials, type of structure, grade elevations, sidewalks, utilities, roads, parking areas, mechanical and electrical systems, and such other work as may be required.

  • Joint Development If joint development is involved, the Recipient agrees to follow the latest edition of FTA Circular 7050.1, “Federal Transit Administration Guidance on Joint Development.”

  • Staff Development ‌ The County and the Association agree that the County retains full authority to determine training needs, resources that can be made available, and the method of payment for training authorized by the County. Nothing in this subsection shall preclude the right of an employee to request specific training.

  • Skills Development The Company acknowledges the changing pace of technology in the electrical contracting industry and the need for employees to understand those changes and have the necessary skill requirements to keep the Company at the forefront of the industry. The Parties to this Agreement recognise that in order to increase the efficiency, productivity and competitiveness of the Company, a commitment to training and skill development is required. Accordingly, the parties commit themselves to: i) Developing a more highly skilled and flexible workforce. ii) Providing employees with career opportunities through appropriate training to acquire the additional skills as required by the Company. Taking into account; The current and future skill needs of the Company. The size, structure and nature of the Company. The need to develop vocational skills relevant to the Company and the Electrical Contracting Industry. Where, by agreement between the employee and employer, an employee undertakes training providing skills, which are not a company specific requirement, any time spent in the completion of this training shall be unpaid.

  • Job Development ‌ a. Does the district conduct or access job development services to expand job opportunities for TA and SNAP participants? Yes No If Yes, select how the district participates in job development activities. District staff contacts employers to solicit jobs for TA and SNAP Participants. Describe below how this is done, including number of staff, frequency of contacts, etc. Self Sufficiency Supervisory Staff members promote the hiring of Temporary Assistance clients through the use of the Transitional Employment Advancement Program (TEAP). MCDSS offers periodic job interviews with 60 - 75 TA recipients (concentrating on the Safety Net Singles) to fill vacant positions with companies who may participate with TEAP or OJT. Daily, job openings are received from area employers and reviewed by the Self Sufficiency staff for possible applicant matching. All jobs are posted in our waiting rooms, handed out at our front windows, given during recertification interviews or employment assessments for clients and applicants to review and submit applications to. To find additional employers, intranet searches of employment web sites, phone calls, cold calls, and mailings are made to employers in the area to explain the TEAP and OJT contracts along with information about Tax Incentives. Self Sufficiency staff also attend Job Fairs, as they arise to speak with employers and discuss the benefits of hiring a client currently on Public Assistance. Individuals that are eligible for TEAP or OJT are also given a TEAP brochure and OJT literature to use to advise potential employers that they are eligible for TEAP or OJT if they are hired. The Employment Coordinator receives notifications of job postings from various Monroe County vendors, we then try to match clients with these positions. MCDSS screens recipients for job skills matching current openings at an employer. MCDSS then schedules recipients to come to office and have a job interview here in the building. We assist with online application filing and interview preparation before the interview is conducted with the employer. MCDSS receives notifications of community job fairs and advises employable individuals to attend. MCDSS is able to have a sign in table at these events and are able to mentor individuals and offer support during the fair. District contracts or has an agreement with another agency to contact employers and solicit jobs for TA and/or SNAP participants. Describe below how this is done, including number of staff, frequency of contacts, etc. RochesterWorks, Inc. - There are 3 full-time staff dedicated to employer outreach on the RochesterWorks Business Services team. Outreach is done on a daily basis in a variety of ways such as through daily job posts on behalf of business, presentations to business/industry associations and groups like the local Xxxxxxxx of Commerce, Pro-ROC (Professional Recruiters of Rochester) and other networks; one-on-one meetings at employers’ worksites, virtually, over the phone or via email; virtual and in-person recruitment events; and monthly business newsletters. RochesterWorks also engages employers referred by our local county Economic Development Department as well as the Department of Labor, to promote and connect job seekers with hiring companies. In addition to free job posting, recruitment events, and promotion, RochesterWorks offers work-based training grants in the form of On-the-Job Training (partial wage subsidy) and Transitional Jobs (fully subsidized). Career Systems currently refers Job Seekers from a number of programs to area job fairs. They will continue this and consider a referral to a job fair to be equivalent to a referral to potential employment; it will be a condition of continued eligibility for the program. They will facilitate, monitor and report this attendance and participation. Career Systems will also develop relationships with hiring agencies that will allow groups of participants to be interviews at the job site. Career Systems staff will facilitate, monitor and report attendance at these functions.

  • Research and Development (i) Advice and assistance in relation to research and development of Party B; (ii) Advice and assistance in strategic planning; and

  • Independent Development Receiving Party may currently or in the future be developing information internally, or receiving information internally, or receiving information from other parties that may be similar to the Disclosing Party's Confidential Information. Accordingly, nothing in this Agreement will be construed as a representation or inference that Receiving Party will not develop or have developed products or services, that, without violation of this Agreement, might compete with the products or systems contemplated by the Disclosing Party's Confidential Information.

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