The table below shows estimated future cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) and estimated future percentage increases in the national average wage index (AWI). These estimates are derived from the intermediate assumptions in the 2015 Trustees Report.he table below shows estimated future cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) and estimated future percentage increases in the national average wage index (AWI). These estimates are derived from the intermediate assumptions in the 2015 Trustees Report.
Item Analysis. Item Analysis is an important (probably the most important) tool to increase test effectiveness. Each items contribution is analyzed and assessed. To write effective items, it is necessary to examine whether they are measuring the fact, idea, or concept for which they were intended.
A completed MSE analysis is usually only a short paragraph of condensed information, yet it contributes greatly to the diagnostic picture. The items included in the MSE are: Appearance, behavior, and attitude; Characteristics of speech; Affect and mood; Thought content, thought form, and concentration; Orientation; Memory; General intellectual level