Sentences with phrase «devoting more class time»

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In Japan, 41 percent of students» time in math class was still spent on basic practice — churning through one problem after another — but 44 percent was devoted to more creative stuff: inventing new procedures or adapting familiar procedures to unfamiliar material.

At the same time, the panel says that schools should take science more seriously — devoting more class - time to it, and investing more in the training and professional development of those who teach it.

Accountability pressure could have caused students to learn more math through: 1) additional class time and resources devoted to math instruction and 2) changes in students» later course - taking patterns, sparked by improved on - time passage of the exit exam.

Devoting precious class time to more engaging mind and body stimulation.

As schools shift more of the management of content and instruction to the Internet, they will have the opportunity to refocus and devote more time and resources to providing world - class physical care.

Ensuring balance among different areas and foci in teaching was considered more important than devoting most class time to dealing with GIS applications.

Moreover, the time that is freed up in class can now be devoted more directly to each student as he or she needs it.

Sadly, the arts are often the first subjects cut so more time and resources can be devoted to those classes that are assessed on state standardized tests.

Class time once devoted to social studies, languages, science, and the arts has been sacrificed for more study of reading and math.

Mobile learning applications are ideal for highlighting important information that may be covered in class, so more time can be devoted to hands - on activities that really make a difference.