Sentences with phrase «as intellectual skills»

The assessment system, which would highlight children's social and emotional maturity and physical and mental well - being as well as their intellectual skills, would be used to chart the nation's progress in meeting the first of the six goals set by the President and the nation's governors.

Building a business requires a mix of these technical skills as well as intellectual skills, such as critical thinking, problem solving and lateral thinking.

Not exact matches

Such issues as intellectual property, franchise agreements and service contracts require special knowledge and skills, says Leach.

Scientists wanted to know whether physical and intellectual skills worked differently as people got older — so they studied chess grand masters.

Firms in developing countries can not compete either, as they lack the skilled workforce needed to perform these tasks, as well as finding themselves up against issues around the protection of intellectual property.

Unfortunately for the Japanese labour markets, as with many other countries, many young intellectuals seek further study elsewhere in countries like the UK that have renowned Universities and research facilities, taking a large portion of the skilled labour force the Japanese markets need, into other areas of work such as research and academia, a less hands on field that benefits the computer science industry on the whole but does not help specific firms achieve their targets directly.

He clearly bested Al Gore in the debates in 2000, though this was more the result of Gore's own implosion than Bush's skill; and he held his own against John Kerry, whom the liberal media had built up as an intellectual giant.

Studying the humanities offers students «mental empowerment» so that they can go forward in life armed with «a sense of social responsibility» and «intellectual and practical skills that span all areas of study, such as communication, analytical and problem - solving skills, and a demonstrated ability to apply knowledge and skills in real - world settings.»

To be sure, religion is also a field of intellectual inquiry and practical skill, and it is possible and desirable to give instruction in religious history, philosophy, beliefs, and institutions as well as to arrange for practical experience in religious affairs.

While these are properly regarded as special subjects of study and are taught as separate disciplines, skill in reasoning and in the use of language is also a necessary aspect of every other intellectual discipline.

For serious laborers in the vineyard of the human sciences understand that all social phenomena have very complex roots» they are, as we say, overdetermined» and it takes skill, real acumen, an eye both for detail and the big picture, and, above all, intellectual honesty to explore such matters.

In our new aims of education for the 1980's and beyond, therefore, we shall have to dedicate ourselves to bringing back, among other things, the civilized use of language (both written and oral), a sensitivity to beauty, powers of analytical reasoning, the intellectual vision of ourselves as historical creatures, the ability to cognitively articulate ideas rather than let communication skills courses degenerate into merely «touchie - feelie» experiences of «affirming the other,» and finally, a sensitivity to the nuances, complexities, and ambiguities of meanings.7 In this way, and only in this way, our educational system will equip its students for the future with an intellectual vision comprised of both knowledge and foresightful adaptability to environmental changes.

Wherever and whenever there has been intense intellectual activity in the Church a theological school has arisen, while institutions possessing the external appearance of such schools but devoid of reflective life have quickly revealed themselves as training establishments for the habituation of apprentices in the skills of a clerical trade rather than as theological schools.

But because a sense of humor is essentially an intellectual and emotional skill, it grows as your preschooler does.

These can cause serious long - term issues, such as intellectual delays or disability, learning problems, motor skill issues or visual deficits.

A big draw for daycare centers and preschools is that they provide licensed care and intellectual stimulation from trained professionals, as well as socialization skills through interaction with other children.

Although regression analyses indicated an IQ difference even after controlling for social class and the mother's education, the decision to breastfeed may reflect intellectual and other parental factors, such as parenting skills and positive health attitudes that may be responsible for the higher IQ scores.

The deficits are not necessarily caused by the cow milk products; rather, it appears to be the interruption of human milk influences, as studies reveal that breastfed infants also show slightly higher intellectual skills over those who receive soy formula.

May be, President Akufo - Addo also thought less of his attributes as communicator of his party and a parliamentarian than his administrative and intellectual skills that might be better suited to manage a sensitive ministry as the education ministry.

Francis says employers in industry, the nonprofit sector, and government are clamoring for employees with advanced training in science and mathematics and professional skills in areas such as management, marketing, communication, regulatory affairs, intellectual property, and business ethics.

Even if you keep your gloves on part of the time, your role as an intellectual sounding board can and should take priority over your hands - on skills.

Additionally, PIs need to agree on how they will share research materials and raw or processed data, and they need to discuss potential issues such as intellectual property or the misuse of the learned skills and technologies for harmful purposes, the book adds.

New research suggests the consequences can go far beyond emotional strife and that being forced to keep information concealed, such as one's sexual orientation, disrupts the concealer's basic skills and abilities, including intellectual acuity, physical strength, and interpersonal grace — skills critical to workplace success.

For someone to be classed as intellectually disabled, it is necessary to demonstrate «significant limitations» in intellectual functioning (usually taken to mean an IQ of 70 or below) and in adaptive behaviour — such as problems with literacy, social skills and the ability to handle money.

Dawkins has become «Darwin's rottweiler» — as Alister McGrath, an Oxford theologian, reminded readers of his recent book, Dawkins» God: Genes, Memes, and the Meaning of Life — so intent on prevailing in intellectual combat that he alienates others and undermines the dazzling quality of his argumentative skills.

It's not an idle question, because Garland's science - fiction horror thriller has much of the same visual flourishes, intellectual weight and soaring ambitions as Kubrick's landmark space epic — even if it doesn't quite match Kubrick's skill at imparting grand ideas.

In CFE v. New York, Judge Leland DeGrasse ruled that an adequate education included the «foundational skills that students need to become productive citizens capable of civic engagement and sustaining competitive employment,» the «intellectual tools to evaluate complex issues, such as campaign finance reform, tax policy, and global warming,» the ability to «determine questions of fact concerning DNA evidence, statistical analyses, and convoluted financial fraud.»

Teachers can intervene to highlight the intellectual contributions of students with low status (sometimes referred to as «assigning competence»), create learning tasks that require a wide range of skills and abilities, and structure activities in a way that requires participation from everyone.

So are schools where teachers have 120 or more students to get to know (with this 120 shuffled at the end of each semester); where serious learning is broken up into snippets of 50 - minute «subject matter periods» arranged in no intellectually coherent order; where assessment keeps knowledge tightly packaged in separate intellectual domains; where short - term memory work is rated as deserving the highest value at the expense of original, long - term analytic work; and where the intellectual engine of the curriculum comes at most students and teachers as a list of subjects and skills, usually far too long for the careful savoring and devoted practice that leads to deep understanding and worthy habits.

We know enough from the research and from what employers tell us that we need the people skills and the team - building skills and the communication skills and the managing - emotions skills as much as we need all of those other, more intellectual capacities.

Emotional intelligence is becoming a vital skill in this Digital Age, as important — perhaps more so — than a high degree of intellectual intelligence.

It builds vocabulary and grammar for higher SAT scores, appeals to college admissions officers as a sign of critical - thinking skills and fosters true intellectual passion, he said.

Progressives and traditionalists battled over the curriculum in the first two decades of the twentieth century (practical vs. «book - based» learning), in the 1920s (project - based, experiential learning vs. traditional intellectual disciplines), in the 1940s (curriculum for personal adjustment vs. curriculum for knowledge and skills), in the 1960s and 1970s (student - centered, open classrooms and inquiry learning vs. teacher - led classrooms and basic skills), and in the 1990s (over standards, as described above).

As the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) affords states the flexibility to decide how to measure student achievement, two reports released June 23 show that schools play a key role in developing students» soft skills such as beliefs about their intellectual capacity, sense of belonging at school, and eagerness to learn in the face of adversitAs the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) affords states the flexibility to decide how to measure student achievement, two reports released June 23 show that schools play a key role in developing students» soft skills such as beliefs about their intellectual capacity, sense of belonging at school, and eagerness to learn in the face of adversitas beliefs about their intellectual capacity, sense of belonging at school, and eagerness to learn in the face of adversity.

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It assists teachers as they plan their lessons by identifying essential understandings, defining essential content knowledge, and describing the intellectual skills students need to use.

In order to develop their academic skills, intellectual habits, and character traits, our students engage in rigorous courses, explicitly learn intellectual habits such as independent reading, and participate in service projects.

As I have always said, standardized tests are not an effective means to judge every child's intellectual capacity and skills, and therefore these scores are not a fair and honest way to evaluate our teachers.

In theory, as struggling schools are improved, the need dries up, but the skill is the same required to grow new teachers and the intellectual property involved is potentially a national asset to export outstanding teaching to the rest of the world.

This plan focuses on the need to support the whole child, which WSBE defines as students» «physical and mental health and well - being, as well as intellectual and social - emotional development skills.»

Silberman and Silberman, who first used the term in their 1967 paper «Hyperlexia: Specific word recognition skills in young children,» describe a continuum of reading ability with children who have disabilities such as dyslexia on one end, children with no reading problems in the middle, and at the other end children who «are able to recognize words mechanically at a higher instructional level than indicated by their intellectual potential.»

The assessment was based on multiple choice and directed response questions in these areas: civic knowledge, intellectual and participatory skills, and civic dispositions, or «habits of the heart,» as de Tocqueville called them.

Programs for the gifted have paid scant attention to critiques of IQ tests as narrow and arbitrary and as assessing test - taking skills rather than the ability to think critically, understand complex materials, and break new intellectual ground.

An advocate for the «serious intellectual investigation» of teaching and teacher education «well before almost anyone else,» Lee also understood teaching «as professional work — undetermined [and] calling for knowledge, skill, and an ethical stance.»

A comprehensive evaluation typically includes intellectual and academic achievement testing, as well as an assessment of the critical underlying language skills that are closely linked to dyslexia.

This important and timely book reveals the changing dynamics of classroom life as it moves from more traditional pedagogy to one that asks students to master intellectual and practical skills that are eminently transferable to «real - life» social settings and workplaces.

Science Sela PCS's science program will: 1) develop students» science literacy and provide meaningful and engaging learning experiences to enhance students» intellectual curiosity and build students» proficiency in science; 2) teach students how to manipulate scientific tools as they expand their science vocabulary; and 3) strengthen students» logical reasoning and critical thinking skills, as well as their abilities to apply scientific methodology and inquiry to make connections between books, and between texts and their own experiences.

Parents as Teachers (PAT) gives parents knowledge in language development, intellectual growth, motor skills, and the parent - child relationship.

The students who graduate from ACHS will have the self - esteem, self - discipline, intellectual curiosity and critical thinking skills to maintain their status as lifelong learners.

These tests measure a variety of skills: creative thinking skills such as fluency, flexibility, originality, and elaboration; intellectual development based on Piaget's theory of development (Piaget, 1954; Piaget & Inhelder, 1973); language proficiency; and nonverbal perceptual skills of cognitive development.