Quality assurance — Quality assurance, or QA for short, refers to planned and systematic production processes that provide confidence in a product s suitability for its intended purpose. It is a set of activities intended to ensure that products (goods and/or… … Wikipedia
Quality Protein Maize — (QPM) contains nearly twice as much usable protein as other maize (or corn) grown in the tropics and yields 10% more grain than traditional varieties of maize. It was developed by Dr. Surinder Vasal and Dr. Evangelina Villegas at the… … Wikipedia
Achievement gap in the United States — An achievement gap refers to the observed disparity on a number of educational measures between the performance of groups of students, especially groups defined by gender, race/ethnicity, ability, and socioeconomic status. The achievement gap can … Wikipedia
Quality Assurance of Qualifications — The quality assurance of qualifications, in the education system in England, Northern Ireland and Wales, aims to confirm the validity and standard of educational qualifications held by individuals. How quality assurance works The quality… … Wikipedia
Quality Migrant Admission Scheme — Chinese t=優秀人才入境計劃 s=优秀人才入境计划 p=Yōuxiù Réncái Rùjìng Jìhuà j=Jausu|p=1 sausu|p=3 Jansu|p=4 coisu|p=4 Japsu|p=6 gingsu|p=2 Gaisu|p=3 waaksu|p=6The Quality Migrant Admission Scheme ( QMAS ) is a points based immigration system in the Hong Kong… … Wikipedia
Quality and Outcomes Framework — The Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) is a system for payment of GPs in the UK National Health Service. It was introduced as part of the new General medical services (GMS) NHS contract in April 2004. It is supported by an IT system called QMAS … Wikipedia
Quality of working life — another method for measurement of job satisfaction based on Hackman and Oldham theory I came across is to measure the 5 dimensions of job through a survey and then determine the JDS (job diagnostic survey) rating through this equation (Variety +… … Wikipedia
achievement — noun Date: 15th century 1. the act of achieving ; accomplishment 2. a. a result gained by effort b. a great or heroic deed 3. the quality and quantity of a student s work Synonyms: see feat … New Collegiate Dictionary
Quality and Outcomes Framework — QOF a system, introduced as part of the new general medical services (nGMS) contract (see general practitioner), whereby practices are rewarded for implementing good medical practice. There are four main domains: clinical, organizational, patient … The new mediacal dictionary
Math–verbal achievement gap — Graph showing the Math–Verbal Achievement Gap in the United States The math–verbal achievement gap is a phenomenon first observed by Richard Rothstein in a brief, 2002 article written in The New York Times.[1 … Wikipedia
National Certificate of Educational Achievement — The National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) is, since 2004, the official secondary school qualification in New Zealand. It has three levels, corresponding to the levels within the National Qualifications Framework, and these are… … Wikipedia