Sentences with phrase «more conceptual understandings»

The shifts to more conceptual understandings of math and more critical analysis of complex texts have also created more anxiety in some kids, though other teachers have reported more student engagement.

While there are promising changes occurring in mathematics instruction, we still need to help both teachers and students develop a more conceptual understanding of mathematics.

Not exact matches

Although Brown does not uncritically agree with everything said by theologians of liberation, he presents his form of process theology more as a supplementation and conceptual grounding of their insights than as expressing a different understanding of the theological task.

As a community aiming to understand God more truly, then, a theological school is a community engaged in conceptual growth.

It is this epistemological standpoint which led me in search of more adequate conceptual frameworks to understand my experience as a Filipino Christian.

On this question a third theme in Bohr's writing is more illuminating, namely his discussion of conceptual limitations in human understanding.

I myself am inclined to agree with Barr about the poverty of this postfundamentalist theology and tradition for the future of evangelicalism — though I would want my evangelical colleagues to understand clearly that I reject this tradition not to reject biblical or evangelical faith but to seek rather a more adequate conceptual framework through which to be more faithful to the Scriptures.

More in the spirit of the catalogue of new martyrs is Royal's conceptual focus on John Paul II's understanding of martyrdom as a witness to Christ rather than to a particular church.

«A combination of practical scenario and case study questions, with more conceptual essay questions, will test a range of skills essential to the international tax profession, from determining a client's tax position based on an understanding of applicable legislation, to offering analysis, evaluation and advocacy on a topical issue in international tax discourse.»

Hillis: But I think, you know, tying it to back to the whole computer thing, the idea of having conceptual systems that really are well thought out, so they're simple and easy to understand, so you don't have all these configurational problems that happen when you start combining them all together; because then it all of a sudden becomes more like a weather pattern: very unpredictable.

Sara Brownell, an assistant professor with the school and senior author of the study, said there is a national movement to create biology tests that are more cognitively challenging, as these types of tests can improve students» conceptual understanding of biology; however, doing so may harm the very students they are trying to help.

«Obviously we need some baseline skill in memorizing things, but I personally have never seen all that much intellectual value in memorizing things,» she says, adding that it is far more important to understand information on a conceptual level.

One is more of a conceptual understanding, and the other is a consolidation sheet of conversions both ways.

In addition, a recent survey of principals conducted by the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) found that of the 1,100 principals from 14 Common Core states who responded, more than 80 percent agree that the Common Core has the potential to improve conceptual understanding, increase student skill mastery and create more meaningful assessments of students.

In our study, the teachers with larger gains on low - cost state math tests also had students with larger gains on the Balanced Assessment in Mathematics, a more - expensive - to - score test designed to measure students» conceptual understanding of mathematics.

Higher - order thinking skills, communication skills, and conceptual understandings are just as important as fact - based content knowledge, if not more so.

Because math and science concepts tend to be more concrete, they can be communicated more readily through hands - on activities, which help students in developing language proficiency and conceptual understanding.

Conceptual understanding is about knowing more than isolated facts and methods.

'' «Unpacking» often results in a checklist of discrete skills and a fostering of skill - and - drill instruction that can fragment and isolate student learning in such a way that conceptual understanding, higher order thinking, cohesion, and synergy are made more difficult.

Some have even tried to channel Seuss in their presentation of technical information to help make conceptual understanding more memorable.

More than 80 percent agreed that the Common Core have potential to improve conceptual understanding, increase student skill mastery, and create more meaningful assessments of studeMore than 80 percent agreed that the Common Core have potential to improve conceptual understanding, increase student skill mastery, and create more meaningful assessments of studemore meaningful assessments of students.

But as Indiana schools transition to Common Core, more teachers are breaking out the blocks to ensure young students leave with a conceptual understanding of basic arithmetic.

Ball et al. (2008) likened the tasks related to effective mathematics instruction to Kilpatrick, Swafford, and Findell's (2001) mathematical proficiency and stated that teachers of mathematics need to know «more, and different, mathematics» (p. 396), such as error analysis, recognition of alternative strategies as valid, and conceptual understanding of algorithms.

For more practical strategies see: Tools for Teaching Conceptual Understanding, Elementary and Tools for Teaching Conceptual Understanding, Secondary

Students who were exposed to instrumental instruction before they received relational instruction «achieved no more, and most probably less, conceptual understanding than students exposed only to the relational unit.»

He observes that assessment in many schools is still primarily designed to measure students» grasp of basic skills and factual knowledge, even as educators are placing a growing emphasis on more complex capabilities like conceptual understanding and long - term transfer skills.

The supporting work of the grade provides students with more opportunity to solidify conceptual understanding and build fluency for the major work of the grade.

The students still have to learn important facts and concepts, but the exams are designed to reward conceptual understanding and analysis more than state exams have in the past.

Develop a «less is more» content mindset: fewer standards will result in the opportunity of time needed for deeper rigor and conceptual understanding work with students.

The stronger the conceptual understanding of key skills and concepts such as fractions, mathematical representations, functions and problem - solving that students build, the more they are set up for success down the line.

Also, new tests seem to have applied some lessons from the previous generation — they are more comprehensive in their coverage and do a better job at assessing deeper conceptual understanding than previous renditions.

A much more effective mantra would be to adopt «problem solving» approaches as this emphasizes the problem, the problem clarification, the notion of success that comes from resolving problems and asks for a better balance between surface, deep, and conceptual understandings.

They feel that they have the tools to guide students on the road to a more comprehensive conceptual understanding.

«What's really controversial is the instructional shifts the Common Core calls for,» said Hess, referring to the Common Core's calls for things like more non-fiction and a call for more of a focus on conceptual understanding of math.

This unique book presents authoritative overviews of more than 70 conceptual frameworks for understanding how people seek, manage, share, and use information in different contexts.

I often get emailed questions from novice investors who have a desire to learn more about investing and want to understand the conceptual aspects of value investing better.

I understand why Revkin wanted to place the three parties (Gingrich, Lomborg, S&N) in a conceptual middle to note that they were voices taking more centrist stances and speaking to the Left (S&N) and Right respectively.

Justice La Forest observed in the Hodgkinson case that, «From a conceptual standpoint, the fiduciary duty may properly be understood as but one of a species of a more generalized duty by which the law seeks to protect vulnerable people in transactions with others».

Hence, for successful SEL readiness, more time might be spent on conceptual understanding than on «training,» since competent educators and school support staff should have the basic skill set to implement SEL approaches well if they are clearly and fully understood.

Using these theories, I am able to build a conceptual framework in which we can more fully understand the issues you bring to therapy.