Sentences with word «generalisation»

Multiple randomised controlled trials undertaken Maintenance of improvements Generalisation of outcomes for children with disabilities; children at risk of maltreatment; families of an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander background.

Will: for someone not trained in political theory, Blond certainly doesn't seem averse to making sweeping generalisations about intellectual and political traditions in political theory.

You make an awful lot of generalisations about what car owners that you have never met want from a car.

In addition, the sample size was quite small which makes generalisation of the results difficult.

Its sweeping generalisation on glaciers erodes public trust in its 2007 report which was the basis for international negotiations at the December Copenhagen summit.

A lesson plan describing how to use the Gattegno chart for the following mathematical aims: • multiplying whole numbers, and decimal numbers by 10, 100,... • dividing whole numbers and decimal numbers by 10, 100,... • multiplying by decimal numbers • converting fractions to decimals • index notation • looking for generalisations • developing a common language for discussion of ideas.

Now, they're gross generalisations of course but [that] can arise and that can often happen.

Making sweeping generalisations based on dinner party conversations with people of of a similar political hue has seriously hampered good education policy in this country.

These are just generalisations spouted by me, though, so let's delve into the nitty - gritty of the combat mechanics and rip this stuff apart.

An interesting generalisation is that most of the wild Chile species have small fruits, which are eaten with ease by birds; the natural dispersal agent for Capsicum species.

Most mass generalisations are at best thick and stupid; at worst bigoted and racist / sexist / misogynist or whatever.

It's worth remembering that ideology has severe limits: it can only make broad generalisations without anything concrete on individual lives, dealing with our own contradictions or how to balance extremes in any situation.

[84][85] The Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg called her comments a «stupid and crass generalisation».

These are images necessarily complicated in order to counter generalisations about African or diasporic experience.

This was due to the young age of the parties» children (twins, who were three), the fact that he could not also look at the capital award, the very vague generalisations put forward by the husband as to the wife's earning capacity and the fact that the original order already provided for a reduction in the maintenance payable to the wife of 50p for every # 1 she earned (net).

Research based evidence Randomised controlled of the program Generalisation of outcomes to children in the Head Start program

They will learn to make informed generalisations about PAT - R Comprehension data and identify what teachers need to know and be able to do to improve students» reading comprehension skills.

However, it does not reflect deeply on the meaning and purpose of love but rather provides generalisations and catchphrases, and I would not really recommend the book apart from perhaps as a quick and simple introduction to those interested in the Church's teaching on love and sexuality.

Here are four reasons why that statement's wrong — like most generalisations about DNA and behaviour

While it is important for teachers to have the opportunity to access further training to develop their knowledge of strategies and approaches, we should guard against generalisations that can be unhelpful, disrespectful and even damaging when it comes to ensuring pupils» engagement with their learning.

At best by approaching individuals from without, the human mind can establish provisional categories permitting some pragmatic generalisations to guide action.

The blurb on the back cover of the volume puts it succinctly: «science and religion have been mutually relevant in so rich a variety of ways that no simple generalisations are possible.»

Perhaps you could read up on history instead of making bigoted generalisations?

Oddly, some of the angriest in the discussion do not make use of current relevant material, and often prefer older stuff or rather stale generalisations.

The global flavoured spirits market remains in the midst of a slow, long - term decline, according to research released this week, but the diversity of the 150m - case - plus category creates a complex picture that defies easy generalisations.

«At the moment, we're seeing generalisations being made about water use, such as that it takes 15 000 L of water to produce 1 kg of a product,» says Dr Ridoutt.

Ideally — and particularly when offset against virtually 100 % hospital births in the rest of Europe — better evidence is needed before generalisations are made on the merits of planned home birth.

Like all the best polemicists, the author makes some wonderful generalisations, emphasises fragments of historical evidence and uses humour to make his point.

Beyond the stupid generalisation, its quite a nasty and specific personal attack on a small group of Muslim parliamentarians, for which there is little cause.

Indeed - and alongside this go the constant Conservative generalisations about «human nature», which seems to be greedy and uncaring and very much out for itself.

That's how you challenge stupid ideas and ignorant generalisations.

I believe the correct generalisation is «vote which wouldn't change the result if not cast», i.e. the votes for the winner beyond the second candidate's vote plus one are wasted, but like you I can't find a reference.

He deals in these great generalisations, but didn't get time to go into them.

It called on security agencies to unmask the perpetrators of the heinous attacks, so as to end current «dangerous generalisation» of Fulani herdsmen as responsible for the attacks.

This occurs successively over multiple electoral cycles until all diversity and subtlety of opinion collapses into two parties - each full of sweeping useless generalisations and ideological cant.

It is mightily irritating to find it still the case that, whenever a person or party is to be portrayed as feckless, fickle or flighty, we head straight for the big box of gender generalisations.

The only universally agreed generalisation in the above comments is that we must exit the EU.

Today, we know that the hemispheres work together in collaborative, complex ways, and that polarising personality types based on crude generalisations is wrong.

It seems likely, therefore, that the folklore surrounding them is a result of cultural generalisation and anecdotes rather than evidence.»

Until recently, the results of scientific studies investigating the effects have been inconclusive, impeding the formulation of conclusive generalisations.