Sentences with phrase «by academic ability as»

«No grammar school will lose its right to select pupils by academic ability as a result of converting to become an academy.

Despite government assurances that «no grammar school will lose its right to select pupils by academic ability as a result of converting to become an academy,» the National Grammar Schools Association has urged schools to «exercise extreme caution» before making the change.

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Previous work experience, an ability to work outside your degree field and a willingness to work overseas were at least as important as academic qualification in getting a job, so some new graduates would choose to brighten up their lives and employment prospects by «doing a year abroad».

One of the key skills in BI, as in academic research, is the ability to ask the right question, says Raif Majeed, who leads a quality assurance engineering subteam in Seattle at Tableau, a BI company that was founded by two Stanford University computer scientists.

New Ph.D. researchers with «stronger academic ability,» as indicated by having received university support in the form of a fellowship or assistantship or by having at least one parent with a college degree (which, especially in poor or middle - income countries, places the family among an educated class that is much smaller than in a rich country) are likelier to stay than those who lack these presumed correlates of academic strength.

One possibility that has been embraced by many advocates is some type of measurement of student soft skills, which include social skills, self - management abilities, academic soft skills such as listening carefully to instructions, and approaches to learning such as willingness to take on challenging tasks.

I certainly could have simply told passive students the definition of this term and what it means, but by enabling them to actively construct their own knowledge, they internalize the ideas more deeply — as well as internalize their ability to have voice and agency in an academic setting.»

Once the state has decided on its policy position, however, a judicial presence should be maintained to ensure that the chosen policy is fully funded, is implemented in a coherent manner, and results in substantially improved student performance, as measured by validated assessments of academic achievement and of students» ability to function as capable citizens and workers.

This report shows that by placing an average ability student in the least effective, rather than the most effective classroom environment could affect their academic progress by as much as the average improvement across a year.

Classroom placements were guided by the logic of «balance» which educators often defined as having a diversity of students with varied academic abilities and social - cultural backgrounds.

Indeed, as per a statement made by Ron Adler, president of the Ohio Coalition for Quality Education, not only is it «disappointing that ODE spends so much time denying that poverty and mobility of students impedes their ability to generate academic performance... they [continue to] remain absolutely silent about the state's broken report card and continually defend their value - added model that offers no transparency and creates wild swings for schools across Ohio» (i.e., the EVAAS system, although in all fairness all VAMs and the SGP yield the «wild swings» noted).

School psychologist — A person licensed by the Board of Psychology to practice school psychology with demonstrated competencies in assessing students» cognitive abilities, academic performance, interpersonal emotional / social functioning and sensory - motor functioning, as well as the understanding of the knowledge, skills, and processes for direct and indirect interventions.

PISA, which is led by the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD), tests 15 - year - olds every three years in more than 70 countries on their ability to apply academic knowledge to real - life situations in science and mathematics, as well as their reading and collaborative problem solving skills.

By selecting a particular grade, such as kindergarten or first, districts can tailor the program's resources and materials to meet the needs and academic abilities of the children in that grade.

Tracking is defined as a sustained separation of students by academic ability into groups for all subjects or for certain classes within a school.

Both TFA and Teaching Fellows, which is run by the New York City - based TNTP, recruit candidates with strong academic backgrounds as well as certain personal characteristics, such as the ability to work through obstacles.

Or are they a logical reaction by a high - performing district to an excess of mandates that inhibit its ability to pursue academic rigor on its own terms, as the district insists?

If the exceptional talent is in a non-academic area such as music or art, the children may not be identified as gifted by the school because most testing for gifted programs is based on academic ability or achievement.

Additionally, as Dede (2009) notes of River City, the digital immersion allows low - performing students especially to «build confidence in their academic abilities by stepping out of their real - world identity of poor performer academically, which shifts their frame of self reference to successful scientist in the virtual context.»

As a result, the ability for parents to compare their children's academic performance by comparing test scores from state to state has been significantly compromised.

Induction programs have also been found to accelerate teachers» ability to drive student learning gains: In one study, new teachers who participated in high - quality mentoring and induction programs were able to lead their students to academic gains equivalent to those of fourth - year teachers who did not receive such support as beginning teachers.63 Similarly, a study of the California Formative Assessment and Support System for Teachers, a statewide induction program, found that the induction program had a positive effect on both instructional practice and student learning, with students attaining a half - year's additional growth when they were taught by teachers who were highly engaged in the program.64

The ability to beat the market for a specified period is known, at least by academics, as persistence.

I have also been in the academic world a long time, and I can assure you that if the wrong people oppose you, it can cost publications (or at least cost time to resubmit to multiple different journals until one finally accepts it), grant funding (decided in almost all countries by very small groups of people), and ultimately the ability to pursue one's career as a valued colleague.

Obtain full time employment; be involved in an academic / vocational training program and / or provide proof of ability to support oneself financially as determined by the drug court team.

Obtain and maintain full time employment; be involved in an academic / vocational training program and / or provide proof of ability to support oneself financially as determined by the drug court team.

The Person: As well as being a graduate degree educated with a 2:1 or above, they are looking for the following characteristics; - Self motivated by money or success - Telesales / B2B sales experience or recruitment experience - Excellent academic background - High achiever - Resilient, working well under pressure - Competitive and driven - Excellent work ethic, not afraid to work long hours - Commercial awareness - A strong passion for finance - Self aware - Excellent organisational skills as well as self discipline - Articulate, confident with the ability to communicate weAs well as being a graduate degree educated with a 2:1 or above, they are looking for the following characteristics; - Self motivated by money or success - Telesales / B2B sales experience or recruitment experience - Excellent academic background - High achiever - Resilient, working well under pressure - Competitive and driven - Excellent work ethic, not afraid to work long hours - Commercial awareness - A strong passion for finance - Self aware - Excellent organisational skills as well as self discipline - Articulate, confident with the ability to communicate weas being a graduate degree educated with a 2:1 or above, they are looking for the following characteristics; - Self motivated by money or success - Telesales / B2B sales experience or recruitment experience - Excellent academic background - High achiever - Resilient, working well under pressure - Competitive and driven - Excellent work ethic, not afraid to work long hours - Commercial awareness - A strong passion for finance - Self aware - Excellent organisational skills as well as self discipline - Articulate, confident with the ability to communicate weas well as self discipline - Articulate, confident with the ability to communicate weas self discipline - Articulate, confident with the ability to communicate well

Teacher — Duties & Responsibilities Teach college and graduate level mathematics from introductory courses to advanced Ph.D. level courses Design and implement dynamic, engaging materials to challenge and inspire students Implement multiple teaching techniques to reach audiences of varying learning styles and abilities Responsible for one on one instruction and lecture - based learning for classes as large as 50 students Experienced in both youth and adult education instruction techniques Serve as academic and Ph.D. advisor offering personal and professional guidance to students Coordinate student schedules, activities, and departmental course offerings Build and strengthen professional relationships with faculty, staff, and industry leaders Represent the university with poise, integrity, and positivity Author and publish multiple text books and papers in applied mathematics Research finite element analysis in mathematical problems in engineering and applied sciences, actuarial and financial mathematics, computer simulations of engineering problems, and other specialized mathematics Speak at multiple colleges, universities, and industry gatherings (list available upon request) Serve as advisor and editor of papers authored by students and fellow professors Dedicated to the development of students and continued professional growth

Adult Nurse Practitioner — Duties & Responsibilities Provide exceptional patient care and medical team support across multiple medical specialties Currently completing clinical and academic work toward a master of science in nursing Utilize strong background in biology, chemistry and mathematics Maintain working knowledge of current medical technology, procedures, and standards of care Proven ability to remain calm and levelheaded in high pressure situations Direct therapeutic, educational, and recreational activities for eight developmentally disabled adults Responsible for patient health, safety, and attainment of therapy goals Train and supervise medical lab personnel ensuring efficient and professional operations Offer guidance and support to junior lab technicians and medical technologists Perform a wide variety of daily testing utilizing machines such as AXSYM — Hitachi RA 1000 CX 7 Responsible for preventative maintenance on machines by running calibrations and controls Successfully complete monthly state proficiency tests for therapeutic drug, blood, and urine chemistries Prioritize stat specimens for immediate reporting Maintain direct contact with clients to resolve problems regarding appropriate tests and specimens Oversee confidential patient information, customer service, phones, and other administrative functions as needed Perform all duties in a positive, professional, and courteous manner

The opportunity gap, also known as the education achievement gap is the disparity in academic success between groups of students — groups by race, student ability, family income, etc..

In each of our analyses we sought to examine the unique effects of parental behaviors on children's academic ability by controlling for individual differences in known correlates of academic ability such as early measures of verbal ability, general cognitive ability, and parental education.

Alongside parents» cognitive support, global measures of the affective quality (e.g., warmth, positivity, responsiveness) of parent - child interactions appear positively related to: (i) preschool children's early academic skills (as measured by tests of language ability and parent - rated school - readiness)(Leerkes et al., 2011); (ii) literacy, mathematics and teacher - rated academic competence in middle childhood (e.g., NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2008); and (iii) academic achievement in adolescence (Jimerson et al., 2000).

Examination of the tests of indirect effects revealed that general cognitive ability at Time 2 (as measured by the Matrix Reasoning task) did not mediate the relation between negative parent - child interaction and academic achievement, B = − 0.01, SE = 0.02, Z = − 0.63, p = 0.53, or the link between parental scaffolding and academic achievement, B = − 0.83, SE = 0.73, Z = − 1.13, p = 0.26.

To examine the specificity of EF as a mediator of the effects of negative parent - child interaction and parental scaffolding on academic ability, we tested a second longitudinal model in which general cognitive ability (as measured by the Matrix Reasoning task) was entered as a mediator between negative parent - child interaction, parental scaffolding and academic ability instead of EF.

Our second aim was to examine the relations between parental behavior, children's EF and academic ability by testing the direct and indirect relations between these constructs (as shown in Figure 1).