Sentences with phrase «mastery of basic skills»

«The push for mastery of basic skills has led teachers to neglect critical thinking and creativity,» he said.

With our strong emphasis on teaching basic skills to every student, we designed teaching and evaluation methods that require each student to demonstrate mastery of basic skills and knowledge in all content areas.

Here's an interesting contrast: We claim to be preparing students for global competitiveness, and we reward mastery of basic skills.

«The push for mastery of basic skills has led teachers to neglect critical thinking and creativity.»

More traditional forms of instruction are used as well, but only as needed to ensure the mastery of basic skills.

Second, in some cases online content is accelerating the mastery of basic skills and compressing the amount of time spent on them.

In general, teaching methods are old fashioned, with an emphasis on memorization, structured learning, and «drill and kill» exercises directed at the mastery of basic skills.