Quotes About Assessment

diagnosing a system just for the sake of diagnosis is not very helpful because in any complex system one can diagnose it from multiple points of view, just as a personality can be diagnosed from many points of view.

The power of this kind of inquiry is that it focuses on the relationship and enables both parties to assess whether their relationship goals are being met.

When you are giving feedback, try to be descriptive and minimize judgment.

We must not always judge of the generality of the opinion by the noise of the acclamation.

One white foot—try him,Two white feet—buy him,Three white feet—look well about him;Four white feet—go without him.

Sometimes it is useful to know how large your zero is.

There are so many men who can figure costs, and so few who can measure values.

Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.

An onion-breathed technician in a lab coat measures the distance between Werner's temples, the circumference of his head, and the thickness and shape of his lips. Calipers are used to evaluate his feet, the length of his fingers, and the distance between his eyes and his navel. They measure his penis. The angle of his nose is quantified with a wooden protractor.

A second technician gauges Werner's eye color against a chromatic scale on which sixty or so shades of blue are displayed. Werner's color is himmelblau, sky blue. To assess his hair color, the man snips a lock of hair from Werner's head and compares it to thirty or so other locks clipped to a board, arrayed darkest to lightest. "Schnee," the man mutters, and makes a notation. Snow. Werner's hair is lighter than the lightest color on the board.

cost-benefit analysis.

wasn't that she would judge me. It was more that I would feel myself being judged.

I understand and accept criticisms of my work, provided they are done with professional criteria and arguments.

Any man who goes to a psychiatrist ought to have his head examined.

When we judge, we are always in a psychic space which is circular.

In public life, criticism cannot be avoided completely.

I chose to publish the first 'Shopaholic' book under a pseudonym because I wanted it to be judged on its own merits.

We actually determine whether the book is read and make payments to the publisher based on that.

We should get rid of the SAT as fast as we can. Look, there are bigger problems in society. This is not the biggest problem we have. But it's so easy to get rid of it. Right? Just pull the plug.

The people, the fans, the pundits, the people who watch on TV, they are the judges.

Having your stuff online - some people think of it as gimmicky, but in a way, it's one of the most pure forms of having your work judged.

Eventually, I'm going to be judged purely on my own merits.

I'm not somebody who can tell if the song is good enough to be pushed until I hear what it sounds like after all the bells and whistles are put on it.

The scoreline is a bit flattering really.