Sentences with phrase «ability students looking»

Aimed at middle ability students looking to factorise a quadratic expression when the first term coefficient is not equal to one.

Not exact matches

Mr. Schneiderman is looking into whether the schools and their recruiters misrepresent their ability to find students jobs, the quality of instruction, the cost of attending, and their programs accreditation, among other things.

For Millennials looking to jumpstart their careers, student debt, among other factors, can seriously hamper their ability to do so.

It's always an important and separate element that lenders look at in determining your ability to pay off newly refinanced student loans.

The Haskayne School of Business is always looking for unique opportunities to educate and equip our students with the abilities to deal with real - world problems they may encounter.

«A conscious un-coupling is the ability to under - stand that every irritation and argument was a signal to look inside ourselves and identify a negative internal object that needed healing... From this perspective, there are no bad guys, just two people, each playing teacher and student respectively.»

I know pregnancy and birth to be a time of immense growth and change for a woman and her family, and I look up to Nicole with her ability to listen to her students, and offer guidance that is beneficial not only to a group but is simultaneously highly individualized.

The research tested the ability of 114 nutrition and dietetics students in the U.S. and Australia to identify foods and determine serving sizes by looking at photos of food on plates.

Schools should use both ability grouping and acceleration to help academically talented students, reports a new Northwestern University study that examined a century of research looking at the controversial subject.

Students in the study looked at photos and were tested on their ability to recognize the emotions of those pictured.

«This is particularly important when you want to look at a species» ability to cope with change,» said Jennifer Pistevos, a master of research student at the Marine Biological Association, who studied clone populations of Celleporella hyalina, a tiny organism she found to have an amazing ability to reproduce in both more acidic and warmer water conditions.

We are looking for students with the ability to think critically and approach design through ideation, a strong set of skills and evidence of an imaginative mind.

They are an excuse to look as if the teacher is giving interesting fun things but I have yet to see them improve a student's ability at say maths or anything else.

Aimed as an introduction to the play for lower ability students, looking at images to make predictions about the play.

Beyond helping our students develop the inner focus required to know how to best manage their interactions with their devices, and the outer focus of what positive use looks like, we also need to nurture our students» abilities to recognize the context in which their interactions occur — the other focus.

«I look for an individual with a passion to receive and impart knowledge, someone who can relay the information they receive to students with diverse abilities,» says Sylvia Hooker, newly appointed principal at Fairmount Alternative School in Newnan, Georgia.

D'Astoli — principal at Thomas Carr College (for secondary years 7 - 8, equivalent to a U.S. middle school) in Tarneit, Victoria, Australia — says: «What I look for when employing staff is the ability to inspire students with the importance of the learning.»

A compelling way to see this is to look at the relationship across schools between the average test - score gain students make between the 4th and 8th grade and our summary measure of their students» fluid cognitive ability at the end of that period (see Figure 2).

Believing that each kid has the innate ability to succeed in college — to not give up on any one student because of how they act or their previous schooling or what they look like.

Charles, today students have the ability to look up anything.

Requesting that they use many specific language structures or advanced vocabulary is likely to be counterproductive to higher level thinking: When students devote part of their cognitive ability to looking for chances to sneak in a subjunctive structure, their ability to listen and react to the ideas brought forth will be limited, which detracts from the spontaneity and meaningfulness of the exchange.

Other options we're looking at is trying to come up with ways [to improve students» cognitive ability], improve their thinking skills, and so there are a couple of projects that we may do from there.

Online NAPLAN tests that are tailored to ability and give a more precise measurement of where students are at in their learning look set to be introduced, following successful research trials.

In Georgia, students must meet cut - off scores on mental ability tests and national norm reference tests, but in the case of Plan B, looks at creativity and motivation levels as well.

Students will be looking at your shirt all day long — which will dramatically increase their ability to remember the concept.

Mentors and supervisors in internship programs should complete reviews and observations in which they look at a student's behavior, work habits, and ability to complete tasks.

In terms of differentiation, earlier stages of the investigation (looking at the patterns in the square numbers) may be more suitable for lower ability learners whereas the latter stages of the investigation (finding the nth term of a quadratic sequence) should stretch higher ability students.

Fifty - five percent of sixth form students are looking for courses developed in close partnership with employers, and 80 percent want the ability to collaborate with them directly.

Vicky, it looks like a differentiated classroom, doing productive learning activity, based around learning progressions (curriculum) that are selected by the teacher based on solid data that reflects students» current abilities.

One well - known study looked at junior high school students judged to be either good or poor readers in terms of their ability to decode or read aloud fluently.

They can decide to look at students» socioemotional growth and whether schools are helping them develop skills like resilience and the ability to effectively collaborate with peers.

And the prevailing ultra-liberal philosophy in Alexandria abhors tracking, in which students are separated according to ability, or anything that could look like ethnic or class - based segregation.

Rather than looking to emulate the English model of the 1990s, the U.S. might instead consider emulating some key features of the modern English system that have helped moderate the impact of rising tuition, such as deferring all tuition fees until after graduation, increasing students» ability to cover living expenses, and automatically enrolling all graduates in an income - contingent loan repayment system that minimizes both paperwork hassle and the risk of default.

As we continue to look for ways to expand our students critical thinking ability, could it be that some of the secrets to pushing student thinking and improving academic ability reside in a game that dates back to 531 AD?

Renzulli: The emphasis has evolved from a purely IQ test - based identification process to one that looks at the abilities, interests, and learning styles of all students.

The case format encourages students to look at an issue from multiple perspectives and helps develop their decision making abilities.

The admissions team says it looks for a diverse student body on all fronts, including socioeconomic, gender, race and academic ability.

These worksheets have the students look closely at the acate green tree frog which, as well as being a culinary delicacy, are used to increase hunting ability.

When our feedback in the formative assessment paradigm instead looks at each students current level of understanding and provides next steps for learning, we have the ability to give students the tools to improve their proficiency with standards.

Though KEAs differ by state, and are not necessarily designed to be formative in nature, they are generally brief assessments that, for example, look at students» ability to identify letters and count.

But if we look at what we really want to accomplish with students — increasing their ability to read, write, calculate, and be critical thinkers — then we can go back to the NASA criteria where «C» missions are acceptable as students learn from their «failures.»

For school counselors, what's key is that school counselors have the ability to look at the demographics of a school, to look at where students are going in terms of course placement.

«If we have a system that's laying off people without ever looking at their quality or their ability, then we're going to end up with some great teachers getting fired and that's going to hurt the students,» says Stone.

As I have worked with educators looking at the need for students to develop their abilities in the 4 C areas, I increasingly realize the need for professional learning for teachers to develop the same skill sets.

Taking a page from Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe's book Understanding by Design, I started crafting tasks designed to assess students» ability to construct meaning by replicating key procedures — analyzing diction and syntax, looking for patterns and contrasts, generating thesis statements — learned in class.

Eskolta has been working with schools and the NYC Department of Education to look at how, alongside basic academic skills, we can help students and their teachers focus on the behaviors and abilities needed to succeed in college and career.

If you were called into a school to audit their ability to respond quickly and efficiently to student academic and behavioral concerns, what would you look for?

We take a comprehensive, big picture look at your district's ability to meet the needs of your highest and lowest performing students.

Summary: This article looks at how urban districts in Cleveland are implementing social emotional learning as district - wide data - driven learning plans that aim to boost students» ability to make responsible decisions, regulate their own emotions and behavior, and build healthy relationships with their peers.

Instructional coaches have the time, resources, and ability to look at the big picture in identifying the changes needed to make all students successful.