Not exact matches
«We'd like somebody with a business background to have a strong GMAT score coming in, because they should already have the
basic business
skill set and the quantitative abilities to do
well on the GMAT,» says Pires.
Those who have had
basic courses in the biblical languages and are willing to devote 20 minutes a day to such language study should gain enough language ability to base their sermon text study
on the original text, and they should have enough linguistic
skill to use the
best of the great philological commentaries, which often cite words from the original languages.
Parents are urged to develop an atmosphere of mutual respect; to communicate
on levels of fun and recreation as
well as
on discipline and advice; to allow a child to learn «through natural consequences» — that is, by experiencing what happens when he dawdles in the morning and is permitted to experience the unpleasantness and embarrassment of being late to school; to encourage the child and spend time with him playing and learning (positively) rather than spending time lecturing and disciplining (negatively), since the child who is misbehaving is often merely craving attention and if he gets it in pleasant, constructive ways, he will not demand it in antisocial ways; to avoid trying to put the child in a mold of what the parent thinks he should do and be, or what other people think he should do and be, rather than what his natural gifts and tendencies indicate; to take time to train the child in
basic skills — to bake a cake, pound a nail, sketch or write or play a melody — including those things the parents know and do
well and are interested in.
Given our the range, our emphasis will be placed
on basic skill development as
well as fun and exciting activities.
Parents especially love that the book includes a
basics section that teaches essential kitchen
skills, as
well as tips
on cleaning up and setting the table.
Teaching your kids some
basic lemonade - stand math not only gives you a
good opportunity to work
on skills to stave off summer brain drain, but it can also help your child earn some money.
Your success depends, of course,
on some
basics: At a minimum, you'll need to leverage your credentials and
skills into a career that pays reasonably
well; the Coval's entrepreneurship is another approach, with longer odds perhaps but a larger potential payoff.
We'll continue to offer the
best how - to articles
on the
basic nonscience
skills that scientists need to succeed.
Rather than merely a cumulative effect, Meyer says, the two conditions appeared to act in synergy, increasing anxiety behaviors in the mice as
well as damaging their performance
on tests for associative memory and other
basic cognitive
skills associated in people with a range of neurological disorders, including schizophrenia.
And whether due to radiation (The Hills Have Eyes) or just
good old determined inbreeding (Wrong Turn and so, so many films you're
better off not knowing about), the yokel - prone in film have really enjoyed slaughtering innocent families
on vacation, travelers deficient in
basic map usage
skills and,
best of all, sexually active college students just looking for a
good time.
«
Well early
on is indeed when you expect a number of the very
basic foundational
skills to be established.
The only way to do
well on these tests is to teach students
well — and not just
basic skills, but a
well - rounded curriculum that includes art and music, history and science, geography and literature.
Though the reader is left to infer that such «one -
on - one» computerized instruction is equally effective for all grade levels, one wonders whether the inculcation of
basic skills and the more sophisticated analysis presupposed of high school students would respond equally
well to this computerized approach.
Over the course of this grant, FOI: (1) is producing professional development materials to help staff representing multiple state agencies
better understand the
basic science of child development generally and the promotion of executive function and self - regulation
skills more specifically; (2) is supporting the creation of small learning communities, building
on existing relationships at the site and policy level and connecting to other learning communities across North America; (3) is supporting the Washington cross-agency working group to sustain its current gains and momentum during the upcoming executive branch transition in January and to share lessons learned with the broader national FOI community of states and Canadian provinces; and (4) is beginning conversations with stakeholders at the community level to explore mutual interests and is beginning to chart a path toward enhanced collaboration within the state.
The instructional approaches used in the
best gifted and talented programs, with their emphasis
on engagement, depth, and real - world applications, reinforce both
basic skill development and more advanced learning.
A three - year study of teaching and learning in more than 400 third -, sixth -, and eighth - grade classrooms in Chicago found that when students were given writing and mathematics assignments calling for more authentic work, they performed
better on tests used to judge
basic skills.
After two years in the program, two of the three schools advanced from «
well below average» to «
well above the district average»
on the Iowa Test of
Basic Skills.
The test would have taken about an hour for fourth graders and eighth graders and would have let parents know how
well their children were doing
on those
basic skills.
Results of the Student Achievement Guarantee in Education, or SAGE, program showed that between 1996 - 97 and 1998 - 99, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd graders in 30 public schools performed
better on the Comprehensive Tests of
Basic Skills than did students in bigger classes.
Timothy Shanahan, a literacy researcher at the University of Illinois at Chicago who has co-authored reports
on the need for explicit instruction
on basic skills, recently argued
on his blog that «
good teaching includes both didactic lessons and opportunities to practice and play.»
The notion that
basic and advanced
skills are
best learned together is one of the major findings of a recent report
on mathematics education, funded and released by the U.S. Department of Education.
The
Best Websites For K - 12 Writing Instruction / Reinforcement The
Best Places Where Students Can Write Online The
Best Sites For Grammar Practice Not «The
Best,» But «A List» Of Mindmapping, Flow Chart Tools, & Graphic Organizers The
Best Resources For Researching & Writing Biographies The
Best Resources For Learning How To Write Response To Literature Essays The
Best Places Where Students Can Write For An «Authentic Audience» The
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Best Websites For Developing Academic English
Skills & Vocabulary The
Best Online Interactive Exercises For Writing That Are Not Related To Literary Analysis The
Best Online Resources To Teach About Plagiarism The
Best Resources For Learning Research & Citation
Skills The
Best Sites For Students To Create & Participate In Online Debates The
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Best Spelling Sites The
Best Sites For Gaining A
Basic Understanding Of Adjectives The «
Best» Sites For Helping Students Write Autobiographical Incident Essays The
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Best Resources To Help Students Write Research Essays The
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Best Writing Advice From Famous Authors The
Best Resources
On Punctuation
Let us consider an eLearning course
on basic, as
well as advanced language
skills.
Carnegie Learning Corporation reported that students taking their Algebra I Tutor performed 85 %
better on assessments of complex problem - solving
skills, 14 %
better on basic mathematics
skills, and 30 %
better on TIMSS assessments.
Adults in a rapidly and constantly changing workforce who want to upgrade their
skills for a
better job may first need to brush up
on the
basics.
As a result, the tests tend to leave the
best teachers — those with wider teaching repertoires who are able to move students beyond the
basics — at a disadvantage, while putting pressure
on the entire school system to focus
on low - level
skills.
More specifically, how do preservice physical educators, (general preparation, pre - student - teaching / internship, and post - student - teaching / internship) rate their own competence
on (a)
basic computer
skill levels and (b) how
well they could integrate technology into their learning, research, and future teaching?
The 50 stories gathered here, along with hundreds of others, were submitted as part of the Rethink Learning Now campaign, a national grassroots effort to change the tenor of our national conversation about schooling by shifting it from a culture of testing, in which we overvalue
basic -
skills reading and math scores and undervalue just about everything else, to a culture of learning, in which we restore our collective focus
on the core conditions of a powerful learning environment, and work backwards from there to decide how
best to evaluate and improve our schools, our educators, and the progress of our nation's schoolchildren.
The heads of the Department of Education of your states clearly lack the critical reasoning
skills (and the common sense) and
basic knowledge of test development required to make
good decisions
on behalf of the millions of children in their care.
Results were measured using students» scores
on the Iowa Test of
Basic Skills (ITBS) total reading assessment, as
well as the ITBS reading comprehension and reading words subtests.
And when comparing the Common Core with standards in other nations that perform
well on international tests, the team found that the Common Core placed more emphasis
on higher - order thinking whereas some of the highest - performing countries emphasized more
basic skills, such as computation.
Shifting away from the federally funded Headstart program, the new preschool class is a more structured setting with a greater emphasis
on classroom
skills such as working in groups and speaking in front of a classroom as
well as developing
basic reading
skills.
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best rated schools based
on average test scores for
basic academic
skills?
This class focuses
on basic manners,
basic cues and specific issues pertaining to reactive dogs and how
best to manage their athletic
skills and impulses.
To sharpen his
skills so he can be the
best family dog in town, Edgar is currently enrolled in Heaven Can Wait's Pups
on Parole program where he is learning
basic commands while living with his inmate handler.
So, you can hire an animal massage therapist for your Miniature Schnauzer OR
better yet, learn the
basic skills of pet massage therapy and its techniques so you can perform a relaxing dog massage
on your Miniature Schnauzer yourself.
We cover
basic obedience
skills with an emphasis
on teaching your dog that obedience is a team effort - so they can make
good choices
on their own.
This course includes 4 Lessons and covers intro to Classical and Operant Conditioning,
basic mechanical training
on leash, intro to socialization
skills, puppy training, intro to crate training, leadership training, as
well as addressing undesirable behavioral issues like barking, jumping, biting, puppy nipping, growling, stealing items, aggression and resource guarding
We want to partner with you to help you feel confident and prepared to help your dog settle into your home, whether that means educating you
on how to
best set up your space, helping you get up speed
on how to use positive training technique to help your dog gain
basic skills to be their most adoptable, or helping more experienced fosters learn ways to work with dogs who may need additional help to thrive.
Requirements: Outgoing, professional disposition; experience with care and handling of cats;
good verbal and written communication
skills; strong people
skills; ability to problem - solve and initiate decision - making;
basic computer
skills; reliable transportation; ability to work after - hours and
on weekends as needed.
This class will allow you to improve
on the
basic skills your dog already knows by utilizing the ten individual exercises in the Canine
Good Citizen test.
It is important that your dog is food motivated for this class, that your dog is
good on a leash, and has some
basic obedience
skills sufficient for you to control your dog along the track.
Those interested will get the opportunity to tour the Veterinary Medical Center, learn what it takes to get into veterinary college, and
best of all, learn hands
on skills that veterinarians use every day, including
basic surgical techniques, anatomy, clinical pathology, and radiology!
This class focuses
on teaching dogs
good manners and responsible dog ownership to their owners where
basic obedience
skills are applied to real world scenarios.
We will build a foundation of
basic skills, focusing
on good manners in a group class setting with the distractions of other dogs and people.
Carol specializes in helping new puppy owners and adoptive families get off
on the right paw with their new friends:
basic skills, manners and socialization and helping your dog become the
best friend they can be.
That includes house training,
good manners in the home, how to greet people without knocking them down, how to walk
on a leash without yanking your arm off, as
well as
basic obedience
skills.
Classes 2 - 8 will focus
on basic training techniques using positive reinforcement, building confidence and socialization
skills as
well as expanding puppies» experiences with a variety of exercises and situations.