Sentences with phrase «effective than practicing»

Basically, practicing one thing over and over again and then moving on to the next is less effective than practicing one thing, then practicing another, then coming back, and so on.

For mastering certain basic math skills, there is nothing more effective than practicing with a pencil and paper.

Not exact matches

But more than that, it would also incorporate innovative and effective new structures and practices.

Besides identifying the most effective opening phrase, it turns out the study also examined the closing phrases people often use, and came up with a best practice there, too: a simple three - word phrase that prompted a much higher response rate than other, more common closings.

More than anything else, to be adaptable or creative in this new environment, even to be an effective leader, requires a practiced ability to be «open» to new ideas, to questioning old ways, even to where those questions and new ideas come from.

Do you mean to tell me that building a church and teaching sermons about Jesus in impoverished South American countries is somehow less effective than building family housing, teaching modern irrigation techniques, and demonstrating how even the simplest modern medicine and hygeine practices can save many, many lives?

It thus seems possible that if the forces of particularism, what I will call the «ground bass» of Italian society, do not prevent it as they often have before in Italian history, a differentiated pattern of symbols and practices emphasizing individual liberty, social justice, and Christian charity might emerge to underpin a more legitimate and more effective Italian state than has hitherto been known.

The few follow - up studies available on the effectiveness of premarital counseling, such as one by Theron Neese of Columbia Seminary, seem to indicate that the practice is more effective in dealing with the insecurities and doubts of the pastor than with those of the bride and groom.

Give a stick to Allen Iverson, and with a week or two of practice he'd be much more effective than a lot of guys back in, say, 1980.»

Mental skills are no different than physical skills, they must be learned, practiced, and repeated in order to be effective.

Penn FC has had much more practice time, and that should help them to be more focused and effective than they were when they traveled to Charleston.

And I have to say that I agree with the main thrust of your article — that emphasizing the positives of your parenting practices is a more effective draw, and also a better defense against criticism, than pointing out the supposed negatives of how other people parent.

While both strategies were effective, postnatal support was marginally more effective than antenatal education in improving breastfeeding practice.

Strategies that depend mainly on face - to - face support appear more effective than those that rely primarily on telephone contact for women who practice exclusive breastfeeding.

In practice it is slightly more complex than this as inflation can reduce the effective size of a debt and you can borrow money to pay off debts to get better interest rates, and for a whole country the value of the currency has a significant effect,

There is evidence that supervised exercise is more effective than unsupervised training, but in practice it seems unlikely that most patients would have access to supervised exercise regimens of this intensity.

Hotels find social pressure is more effective than environmental appeals in persuading their customers to adopt ecofriendly practices

The predictable retreat of Arctic sea ice under global warming presents one last opportunity to adopt effective marine management practices before, rather than after, an ocean is opened up to development, says Lisa Speer of NRDC in New York City, who co-authored the workshop report.

Oral vaccination is far more effective than the misguided practice of slaughtering foxes.

Using gene expression profile (GEP) tests like Oncotype DX to inform treatment decision - making for breast cancer is likely to be less cost - effective in community oncology practice than previous estimates had suggested, according to an economic simulation analysis published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

By enabling researchers to test these ideas through statistical analysis, computer modeling and simulation — which are faster and more cost - effective than experimental testing — the institute will accelerate the development of biomedical knowledge and, in the long run, transform the practice of medicine.

We propose that rather than avoiding stress and negative feelings, we need to practice more effective ways of dealing with our feelings beyond just changing our thoughts.

A study in 2015 found that a combination of whey protein and resistance exercise was more effective at reducing body fat than taking carbohydrates after exercise (a common practice)(8).

You can also try shortening the warm - up sets to maximum 3 reps, because low reps are in this case more effective than using high reps.. The real purpose of the warm - up is supposed to be acclimating the body to progressively higher loads while practicing proper form and technique at the same time.

(While there is certainly more than one effective way of conceptualizing a rooted foot, we're using «four corners» here so that we can practice rooting both the inner and outer balls of the feet, and the inner and outer heels.)

In most cases whole herb or plant is used to derive pain relief supplements which are more effective than isolated nutrients or constituents used in pharmaceutical practices.

This special layer of attention makes our practice closer to mindfulness than exercise, which means that it is even more effective than exercise in the quest for emotional resilience, well - being, and boundary - building.

Conclusion «The consumption of a moderate amount of high quality protein 3 times a day provides a more effective means of stimulating 24 - h muscle protein synthesis than the common practice of skewing protein intake toward the evening meal», the researchers conclude.

Research shows that «practicing in your mind» is almost as effective as practicing physically, and that doing both is more effective than either one alone.

By their more than 13 years practice in online senior dating business, it claims to be the largest and most effective dating site for baby boomers and seniors.

«What I've found is the key to effective practice is allowing students to use whatever strategies they want to use and then encouraging them to know more than one strategy for solving a particular problem.

I explain to my students that they'll be more efficient and effective with their practicing if they study for 15 minutes each for three days rather than cram for an hour the night before a test.

The most effective user onboarding best practices empower and involve the users rather than explaining things to them.

The spacing of practice has resulted in more long - term retention of material, and students now have a study practice that is much more effective than simple highlighting of notes or rereading their notes or textbook.

Teachers themselves want to better understand how changes they make to learning design and adaptive delivery can improve their own work and the majority of our students are much more sophisticated judges of effective classroom practice than ever before.

«However, despite comparatively frequent use of a range of direct sanctions, ranging in severity from verbal reprimands to suspension from school, as a method, direct sanctions was rated as the least effective, notably significantly less effective than restorative practice.

Rather than attempting to develop and implement solutions for defined student groups, a more effective strategy for closing achievement gaps may be to work to ensure that evidence - based best practice is implemented as widely as possible in every school and every classroom.

Rather than painting boards and their members with a broad brush, Shober and Hartney spend time defining different types of capacity — possessing accurate knowledge about a district, focusing on student learning, and adopting effective work practices.

A report from the nonprofit TNTP found that evaluations are often neither effective (more than 98 % of teachers are deemed «satisfactory») nor instructive (three out of four evaluated teachers never received feedback to help them improve their practice).

Regardless of the approach, all of the groups unabashedly acknowledge that some teachers are more effective than others and that even the best teachers want to keep improving their practice.

Let's hope that Seattle and Baltimore are a stronger indication of the future of union - district cooperation around teaching evaluations than is the case of DC and that when properly engaged, unions can embrace the idea of teacher evaluations that include a component for student performance as well as compensation packages that are linked to evidence of effective teaching practices.

Effective classroom management consists of far more than establishing and imposing rules, rewards and incentives to control behaviour, it involves practices and instructional techniques to create a learning environment that facilitates and supports active engagement in learning, encourages co-operation and promotes behaviour that benefits other people.

I hope the Bush administration will provide the resources needed to prepare teachers to implement effective teaching practices and develop an accountability approach that will promote effective teaching rather than teaching that will turn children off from learning before they even start school.

Some of the best and most effective practices to motivate difficult students and improve their behavior at school are met with skepticism and even dismay from more than a handful of educators.

Using A Star Chart to Teach English Language Learners I tend to think that helping teachers develop a vision, a way of thinking, a cultural orientation, may be more effective in improving their professional practice than endless checklists and long lists of techniques.

The foundation estimates more than 600 000 students in the high school age group could benefit from more flexible and inclusive learning approaches; and the good news is there are already plenty of examples of effective practice across the country to build on.

Classrooms that emphasize group learning may be less effective at encouraging girls to study mathematics and science than traditional classrooms, according to a researcher who contributed to a new book on effective practices in science education.

Todd Finley (@finleyt) believes «high - stakes standardized tests (HSSTs) undermine effective practice, especially when we treat testing as content rather than just one of many ways of understanding what learners need.»

Fair and equitable discipline policies and bullying prevention practices are more effective than purely behavioral methods that rely on reward or punishment (Bear et al., 2015).

«That said, our evidence indicates that effective school practices are more common in K — 8 schools than in middle schools and that the transition to middle school itself is detrimental for students and should be eliminated wherever possible.»