Sentences with phrase «basic skills deficiencies»

This report finds that a large percentage of students who enter the California community college system without sufficient reading, writing, and mathematics skills do not overcome these basic skills deficiencies during their community college experience.

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A deficiency in basic English skills can hinder both the foodservice organization's bottom - line and the confidence of the employee to successfully perform their job.

A deficiency in basic English skills not only puts the workers themselves at risk, but also their co-workers and customers.

In its twenty years of operation, the NRSA program has made it possible for many thousands of talented individuals in the basic biomedical, behavioral, and clinical sciences to sharpen their research skills and to apply those skills to topics of special concern to the nation, such as aging, hypertension, the genetic basis of disease, acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), cancer, environmental toxicology, nutrition and health, and substance abuse.

They believe these trends stem from five myths that policymakers and teachers alike buy into: that curriculum enrichments are «frills»; that all students should follow the same standardized curriculum; that teaching for basic skills rather than critical thinking is «politically neutral» teaching; that low achievement reflects deficiencies in a student, not the system; and that tracking by ability promotes achievement.

Casey has tested over 1,000 timekeepers and found significant deficiencies in the basic, necessary technology skills.