Sentences with phrase «first hand observation»

As a native Californian who has spent a considerable amount of time in the Sierra over many decades, I can tell you from first hand observation that lightning strikes are a very common occurrence and can pose a real hazard to backpackers No doubt there were fires started accidentally by ancient hunters from time to time.

Primary materials consist of raw data - such as original research reports, letters, writings, interviews, first hand observation, or scientific findings.

1 How to create an illusionistic space and to draw from first hand observation using blind drawing skills, contour line drawing, upside - down drawing and mark - making.

My view of Europe today isn't of course based on first hand observation.

«After years of first hand observation, I am convinced beyond a shadow of doubt of the counterintuitive notion that one astute individual has five times the investment decision - making capacity of a committee of five persons who, individually, are equally endowed intellectually» Frank Martin

Any first hand observations?

However, at the same time, his position with the national team could prove to be an advantage for United, as he may already have some players in mind that he would like to bring to England thanks to first hand observations as Oranje manager during last year's World Cup qualifiers.

Not exact matches

I know first hand as well as through observation that this isn't easy.

She may be a scientist, but she is first and foremost a «believer» who gravitates to the crutch of the supernatural to explain away unexplained observations as «the hand of god.»

Drawing from extensive interviews and first - hand observations, Sainath Suryanarayanan and Daniel Lee Kleinman examine how members of each group have acquired, disseminated, and evaluated knowledge about CCD.

The most wickedly indiscreet and elegant political memoirs since those of former Tory Minister Alan Clark (Mail on Sunday) These are the sharpest and most revealing political diaries since Alan Clark's (Simon Hoggart Guardian) The best first - hand account of the Blair years so far (Andy McSmith Independent 2009-03-13) A great read, more Alan Clark than Tony Benn, full of acute and dry observation, especially on the lower end of ministerial life.

With the first observation now in hand, plans are advancing for additional opportunities at different illumination phases of Phobos and Deimos.

Duke University houses all of the data from the famous Kasekela chimpanzee community in the Jane Goodall Institute Research Center, which contains more than 50 years of observational data all the way back to Jane Goodall's first hand - written observations from the early 1960s.

The two Brat Packers» fond recollections and candid observations do not give us a definitive first - hand account of production but they do give us insight and another fun way of experiencing the film anew.

«This is why I am keen to start commenting more regularly on different aspects of our education system, based on emerging inspection evidence, my own first - hand observations and the considered views of those working in the system.»

The researchers» first - hand observation and extensive interviewing of student teachers and first - year teachers in three school districts near Salt Lake City during the 1982 - 83 school year revealed that the instructors used their own ideas about teaching about as often as they used methods taught them in education schools.

Elden: The day of my first principal observation, I planned a great hands - on lesson, and started it at the scheduled time.

He is currently researching how children balance first - hand observation versus second - hand information, and how well children understand different mental states.

Offered in the fall and spring semesters, class observations provide prospective students with first - hand experience of academic life at HGSE.

«Mr. Tough's new book, How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity and the Hidden Power of Character, combines compelling findings in brain research with his own first - hand observations on the front lines of school reform.

The student will read a thoughtful and informative piece of writing by Henry David Thoreau on the subject of «Wild Apples», in which various themes are addressed, including history, myth, literature, philosophy and first - hand observations and reflections by the author.

Improving instruction Hensley did a lot of first - hand observation in classrooms, leaving behind detailed notes for teachers, sharing «gold nuggets» of exemplary practices, things to think about and next steps for improvement.

Studio Art Project One: Drawing (Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays — 10 minutes) Goal: This project will develop hand and eye coordination, increase observation of our environment and ourselves and is one of the first steps in learning how to draw.

I had first - hand observation on how cultures and subcultures effect parenting and students achievement.

A new study shows that, despite the increased use of value - added data and other forms of teacher evaluation such as student or teacher surveys, first - hand principal observation of teachers remains the most trusted and used means by which decisions are made about teacher improvement.

A student of dog psychology, it is through her observations, awareness, and first - hand experience that she is able to devise formulas to help dogs and their owners.

But we know that if you're still reading this, you're probably after some proper encouragement and first - hand safety advice, so I'll try and make myself useful by sharing some tips and observations about what it's really like...

Originally from Philadelphia, PA, Ilene currently resides in rural West Stockbridge, MA.Throughout her career, which is steeped in first - hand observation and study, Ilene Spiewak has investigated the physical relationships between color and visual space.

His technique of close observation developed from processing the first - hand experience of a politically unstable country and his more detached introduction to the history of painting.

It is an eruption into the present of a past long gone, wreckage which, cut adrift from its own time, has somehow washed up on the shores of the present as poverty and abandonment...» and that `... To let the place begin to speak to us, we need a practice of observation of the kind Keats meant by «negative capability»... Take my advice and skip forward to the far more pragmatic and illuminating: Dust Bunnies and Coffee Stains: Anya Gallaccio in conversation with Clarrie Wallis, curator of contemporary art at Tate Britain — a far better point of entry, where one gets to know, first hand, what the work is really all about.

Klein's compositions are conceived through a negotiation between the artist's first - hand observation and photographic documentations capturing these precise moments.

As someone working in climate science (aka «climate scientist»), I can only confirm your observations / experiences first hand.

The first is that observations of a short streak of successful predictions of a truly random event are sufficient to generate a significant belief in the hot hand of an agent; the perception which also did not revert even in the final round of coin flip.

Caroline travelled to Egypt, and he describes his first - hand observation of the legal system as «eye - opening,» where Egyptian lawyers had to shout over each other — and over a two - metre - high wall — to get the judges» attention.

Ford & Harrison, a 190 - attorney labor and employment firm with 18 offices, has eliminated billable hour requirements for first - year associates under its new «Year One» program - a unique 15 - month regimen that emphasizes on - the - job training for first year associates through mentoring, hands - on work assignments and direct observation of client matters such as depositions, hearings and negotiations.