Sentences with phrase «greater than a textbook»

Much more than a time waster, and something far greater than a textbook, there is no classification for this app that would easily explain or define it.

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In fact, how your teen spends his summer can have a greater impact on his life than any school textbook ever will.

She's a textbook case of an actor who's strength depends on the director and script, not one who transcends less - than - great material.

Rather than today's system, which focuses on «input regulations» such as textbook mandates; seat time rules; cumbersome, outdated certification requirements; and professional development units, public officials should place greater emphasis on vastly improved data systems, better teacher evaluations, curricular quality, and meaningful accountability.

Facing the challenges associated with an increase in student population from 3,600 in 2001 to over 13,000 in 2017, Vail has used the Beyond Textbooks approach to increase student achievement in math and reading from levels near or below state averages prior to the advent of the program to pass rates that are now consistently 20 % or more above state averages and greater than 90 % year after year at most grade levels.

An e-reader device that costs approximately $ 100 may look like an even greater expense than a pricey textbook, but the cost of the device is only paid once and allows the owner to load free e-texts or purchase others, often at a much lower expense than a print copy.

Jones also spoke to GoodeReader about the possible reasons why digital textbooks have seen a greater adoption at the higher education level than in the public schools, namely that in those arenas that students are accustomed to paying for content, as well as the fact that they see the means to an end in this kind of investment towards their degrees and ultimately their careers.

In two years, the global market for college textbooks — which are primarily still published in paper form — will reach more than $ 4 billion, meaning there's great potential for companies that want to get involved in sales of e-textbooks, Weiner said.