Sentences with phrase «engaged in such study»

The workshops are led by teachers who have completed postgraduate study in gifted education and each workshop has, as a course assistant, a second teacher who is currently engaged in such study.

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Such terms may be alien to the secular mindset, but they fit perfectly with the aims of the current Ofqual subject criteria in religious studies, which are to enable students to engage with religious beliefs intellectually and respond personally, and to enhance their spiritual and moral development.

But public schools in this country have rarely engaged in the study of religion as such.

There are recent studies that say people who read a substantial amount are more able to empathize with others, and also that the brain is engaged in several different areas by particular words, such as areas related to the senses of taste, touch, or smell especially.

Dr. Pope's org Challenge Success notes,» [S] everal studies have shown that when students have some choice over assignments, such as which topics to write about or which problems to do, they are more likely to be engaged in the work and complete it... If homework is going to be assigned, it should be developmentally appropriate, meaningful, and engaging for the students.»

Studies have shown a relationship between postconcussion activity level and performance on neurocognitive tests, with athletes engaging in the highest levels of activity performing the worst on such tests.

We found only one other study, conducted in the United States, on mortality associated with breech, twin, and post-term births at home.9 This study showed excess mortality in such home births and voiced concern about the trend to encourage midwives to engage in high risk practice.

However she should also be engaged in sports or such activities to use up the extra energy... ADHD students do best when allowed to study at their own pace while being kept physically busy in a beneficial way.

How military personnel learn to shoot or engage in close combat, and how that physical training is connected in a military regime with what we can think of as ideological education, has been the subject of close study, as have other regimes, disciplines, practices and settings such as sword fighting, or gang membership.

Importantly, the study found that only teachers with high knowledge and skills for science — not literacy or math — created quality scientific opportunities for students, such as providing science materials and engaging children in science experiences in the classroom.

Past studies have reported that self - control is partially inherited and partially learned and that those with less self - control are more likely to be unemployed, engage in unhealthy behaviors such as overeating, and live a shorter life.

Depending on the institution, these include online case studies, podcasts and webcasts of seminars, and continuing medical education courses on topics such as statistical methods, or engaging the community in research.

«Our study reveals for the first time using brain imaging that engaging in exciting or what we call «self - expanding» activities, such as puzzle - solving, games, or hobbies with one's partner, appears to reduce craving for nicotine,» said Dr. Aron.

Researchers have also been studying everyday moral dilemmas such as doing a favor or engaging in petty theft.

I realize that your «Working Group On Review Of Bioengineering And Technology And Instrumentation Development Research», defined «bioengineering and technology» as encompassing areas such as biotechnology, functional genomics, informatics, chemistry and physics, nevertheless they did not discuss the problems experienced by physicists engaged in basic research on the frontier of physics and biology from the present system of study sections.

Taken as a whole, the studies point to a pattern: Narcissists are more likely to engage in mate poaching, but are not more interested in people who are already in a relationship — with the exception of opportunities for a low - cost sexual encounter, such as a one - night stand, Brunell said.

Our study suggests that these images could be overlooked by people who are engaged in other activities such as using their phones, reading the newspaper, or forwarding their TV recordings to resume the program they were watching.

Teenagers who have suffered a traumatic brain injury such as a concussion are at «significantly greater odds» of attempting suicide, being bullied and engaging in a variety of high risk behaviours, a new study has found.

Past studies have suggested that the spots targeted by both kinds of stimulation — located in the left hemisphere — are likely to process «approach» emotions such as happiness, curiosity, and anger, which drive people to reach out and engage with the world.

The study might disappoint anyone who thinks the loss of TV would impel people to engage in more so - called real activities, such as socializing.

Raichle's observation of patterns of ongoing brain activity when the subject is in a resting state, or when the brain is not actively engaged in performing tasks such as recalling events or learning new words, has transformed the way the human brain is now being studied in health and disease.

«Scientists are actively engaged in studying substances contained in whole grains, such as lignans and oligosaccharides, which function as prebiotics,» says Finlayson.

WEDNESDAY, April 18, 2012 (Health.com)-- In recent years, several studies have found that older people are less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia if they engage in vigorous exercise, such as jogging, swimming, or brisk walkinIn recent years, several studies have found that older people are less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia if they engage in vigorous exercise, such as jogging, swimming, or brisk walkinin vigorous exercise, such as jogging, swimming, or brisk walking.

At the start of the study, 43 percent of the participants reported that they had no regular exercise; 36 percent engaged in regular light exercise, such as walking, golf, dancing or bowling; and 21 percent engaged in regular moderate to intense exercise, such as tennis, hiking, biking, swimming, racquetball or jogging.

The Harvard Business Review urges people who wish to stay cognitively fit to engage in challenging activities, such as studying a new language, learning to paint or taking lessons on a new musical instrument.

However, studies have shown that engaging in highly intense eccentric loading exercise, anabolic hormones such as testosterone, HGH and IGF - 1 help preserve muscle mass, even during caloric restriction.

One study in the journal Neurology found that routinely engaging in simple, but still physically engaging, tasks, such as mowing the lawn or sweeping and raking leaves can add up to enough physical activity to reduce a person's risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.

In a 2006 study of 115 women, participants who engaged in moderate exercise (such as brisk walking) for an average of 30 minutes daily for a year had about half the risk of colds as those who did not work out routinelIn a 2006 study of 115 women, participants who engaged in moderate exercise (such as brisk walking) for an average of 30 minutes daily for a year had about half the risk of colds as those who did not work out routinelin moderate exercise (such as brisk walking) for an average of 30 minutes daily for a year had about half the risk of colds as those who did not work out routinely.

Studies have documented a decrease in BMI in subjects who practiced yoga, in comparison with their counterparts who engaged in cardiovascular exercises such as aerobics.

My students are so engaged by the topic — in our end - of - year reflection it is hands - down the most mentioned unit we study — that we have branched out naturally over the years into exploring other forms of persuasion, such as speeches, print text, and various aspects of social media.

Engage: Project - Based Learning Students go beyond the textbook to study complex topics based on real - world issues, such as the water quality in their communities or the history of their town, analyzing information from multiple sources, including the Internet and interviews with experts.

The OECD study highlights several examples of good practice from Australia, such as the Clontarf Foundation's work in engaging Indigenous male secondary school students.

With this book, you and your staff will learn: approaches to help poor readers develop good reading habits; ways to increase student interest in reading for pleasure; how to effectively incorporate reading into subject areas such as social studies, science, and math; examples of what works according to school personnel in regard to reading instruction; and how to motivate students to become engaged readers.

Peppercorn's approach — building activities around topics students enjoy such as pop culture, sports, and current events — has been so successful in getting his students excited about social studies that he decided to share it in his new book, Creative Adventures in Social Studies: Engaging Activities & Essential Questions to Inspire Ststudies that he decided to share it in his new book, Creative Adventures in Social Studies: Engaging Activities & Essential Questions to Inspire StStudies: Engaging Activities & Essential Questions to Inspire Students.

Findings from these three studies suggest that initiatives that feature teacher leaders engaged in instructional support practices, including demonstration lessons, should attend to factors such as time, peer support, and teacher leader knowledge that may influence their practice.

Findings from these studies indicated that teacher leaders engaged in «formal» (such as conference presentations or leading workshops) and «informal» (such as casual conversations with teachers) dissemination activities.

Includes reports on teachers engaged in structured self - inquiry such as lesson study and action research.

Connect each student to their local community and the world beyond the classroom by engaging them in real - world learning opportunities, such as internships, apprenticeships, hands - on projects, and global study.

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.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.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.in the program.64

Authors in the study indicated that they turned to self - publishing after having difficulties engaging a traditional publisher and feeling challenged by marketing their book in such a large market.

In the autumn 2014, Anderson has programmed the Master Class series of the all - new Business Club offering at Frankfurt Book Fair's Halle 4, engaging world - class speakers to bring their best observations to bear on such key - interest topics as subscriptions in the book world (with Len Vlahos, Executive Director of the Book Industry Study Group, BISG), and marketing's reachiest potential in a digital worlIn the autumn 2014, Anderson has programmed the Master Class series of the all - new Business Club offering at Frankfurt Book Fair's Halle 4, engaging world - class speakers to bring their best observations to bear on such key - interest topics as subscriptions in the book world (with Len Vlahos, Executive Director of the Book Industry Study Group, BISG), and marketing's reachiest potential in a digital worlin the book world (with Len Vlahos, Executive Director of the Book Industry Study Group, BISG), and marketing's reachiest potential in a digital worlin a digital world.

Some research seems to back employers» fears: Nearly one third of employees with self - reported credit problems engaged in «counterproductive work behavior,» such as theft or accepting bribes, compared to about 18 % of employees without financial problems, according to a 2008 academic study.

Engaging Tuttle in conversation involves some mental leaps: having studied literature and philosophy, he enjoys pouncing on the thought - provoking paradox, such as, «I make form out of material, but I also make material out of form.»

Playful in tone and less reliant upon the exploitative construct of the case - study scenario in such large scale video projects as Them, 2007, and Repetition, 2005, Artur Zmijewski's earlier videos stand in contrast to these somewhat over-determined provocations; while recent Zmijewski productions have adopted a nearly formulaic approach to positioning cultural difference and conflict, and thereby seem to codify the subject as «other» a priori — a risk that critic and art historian Hal Foster has insightfully called the «self - othering» of «the artist as ethnographer» — three earlier Zmijewski works engage a simpler, more agile approach.

Highly engaged with international art movements such as cubism, abstract expressionism, arte povera, and conceptual art — but also having studied and lived in Europe and the United States — an older generation of the artists on view pioneered modern art in Cyprus, through a dialogue within local traditions.

[3] She has created small scale installations in which the viewer engages with the artwork in some way, such as Space Invaders (1980), Speedflesh (1999), and Study for Mirror and Garden (2008).

It's a question with which McMakin — a Wyoming - born artist and craftsman who studied at the University of California, San Diego, in the late 1970s and early «80s with teachers such as Allan Kaprow and Manny Farber and who today also works both as an architect and a commercial furniture designer — has spent years engaging.

On this note, I should say, that I've been thinking a lot recently about the possible negative effects of fields of professional study that refuse to engage in critical discourse about the war, and since Fine Arts professionals are fairly constant offenders, this year I will be actively seeking out such work.

Studying the work of American abstract expressionists such as Helen Frankenthaler, an artist who poured thinned paint directly on larger than life - sized canvases on the floor in her Color Field works, Olivier similarly engaged in a process of coaxing acrylic paint to spread and drip in brilliantly hued pools, more characteristic in watercolor.

Interestingly, the study's «typical» chili pepper - eaters engaged in some risky health behaviors, such as smoking and drinking alcohol.