Sentences with phrase «of ability grouping in»

«Achievement Effects of Ability Grouping in Secondary Schools: A Best - Evidence Synthesis.»

Achievement effects of ability grouping in secondary schools.

To give but one of several examples, the authors offer a nuanced discussion of ability grouping in schools that highlights the potential tensions between the value of improving the performance of the weakest students and the consequences of increasing the gap between them and the most gifted, since the latter are likely to reap the greater gains from ability grouping.

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Schultz cited a Manpower Group survey in which one - third of employers said they have trouble filling open positions because of talent shortages, and 43 percent said those shortages hurt their ability to serve clients.

Judge slams deception by Hardie board Ten former directors and executives of building materials group James Hardie have been found to have breached their duties by making misleading statements about the firm's ability to pay asbestos compensation, in a decision that has wide - ranging implications for company boards.

As the ability of Unifor and UAW to set industry benchmarks diminished along with the Detroit Three's workforces, though, Toyota began paying wages markedly below union rates in certain U.S. regions, notes Kristin Dziczek, director of the Center for Automotive Research's labour group.

Continued Markham: «For fund managers, financial industry leaders or any regulated group, the ability to show a regulator a report of [expenditures] in real time, having spent far less time and money gathering that data relative to legacy solutions, is immensely powerful.»

In 2010, Kenna climbed Mount Kilimanjaro with a group of musicians and actors, broadcast each step of the journey on social media and leveraged each celebrity's ability to connect with different segments of the population.

A group of 103 Canadian business leaders were polled by COMPAS Inc. about the greatest challenges in the workplace, and the ability of communications devices to disrupt meetings (and likely annoy those in attendance) came out on top.

But the capacity of this group to build, network and develop connections with the government at all levels, specifically in Tamaulipas, gave them the ability to expand in a way that not many groups had.

The news comes as Facebook is rolling out a number of new features for its Live video service, including the ability to go live in Facebook groups and events, add filters to your stream, and post varied reactions as a viewer.

In other words, the two groups both said they were testing Twitter's predictive ability; in reality, they both examined the accuracy of predictions using tweets and additional data sources like movie openings in theaters and film ratings on International Movie Database and Rotten TomatoeIn other words, the two groups both said they were testing Twitter's predictive ability; in reality, they both examined the accuracy of predictions using tweets and additional data sources like movie openings in theaters and film ratings on International Movie Database and Rotten Tomatoein reality, they both examined the accuracy of predictions using tweets and additional data sources like movie openings in theaters and film ratings on International Movie Database and Rotten Tomatoein theaters and film ratings on International Movie Database and Rotten Tomatoes.

The lawsuit, filed with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, argued the platform «knowingly provided material support and resources to Hamas... facilitat (ing) this terrorist group's ability to communicate, recruit members, plan and carry out attacks, and strike fear in its enemies.»

Jonathan Van Ness, the most outwardly feminine of the group, is genuinely one of the highlights of watching the series because of his ability to be unapologetically himself in the face of straight guys and a larger societal environment that shames men who deviate from the norm.

We then examined these groups» abilities on cognitive control dimensions that could indicate a breadth - bias in cognitive control at different control loci: the allocation of attention to environmental stimuli and their entry into working memory, the holding and manipulation of stimulus and task set representations in working memory, and the control of responses to stimuli and tasks.

Our particular areas of focus in our Immigration Practice Group include: H - 1B (Temporary Foreign Workers), L - 1A / L - 1B (Intracompany Transferee Executives or Managers; Intracompany Transferee Specialized Knowledge Professionals), E-2 (Treaty Investor), EB - 1 & O - 1 (Extraordinary Ability in Athletics, Arts, Sciences, etc.), EB - 1 (Multinational Managers & Executives), EB - 2 (Advanced Degree), EB - 3 (Skilled Workers, Professionals, Unskilled Workers), EB - 5 (Immigrant Investor), TN (NAFTA Professionals), J - 1 (Exchange Visitors) visa categories, and Labor Certification (PERM applications).

«We can not overemphasize how essential stock - based compensation is to a startup's ability to recruit and retain talent,» they wrote in a missive, organized by one of their Washington, D.C. - focused advocacy groups, called Engine.

«His successfully realized investments in companies such as The Rainmaker Group, Clarus Commerce and 1010data demonstrate his ability to drive Norwest to the forefront of a very competitive market environment.

Despite his rural pedigree, I would not discount his ability to build relationships with the group of young municipal leaders who have been elected in recent years, including Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi and Edmonton City Councillor Don Iveson.

This will require candidates to build broad support in 87 constituencies across the province, rather than relying on the ability to sign up large groups of voters in concentrated regions.

SNC - Lavalin Group Inc. is pressing Canada's new Liberal government to adopt corporate corruption settlement deals like those in place in the United Kingdom and the United States, saying federal charges laid against the company are hurting its ability to compete against rivals in Group of 7 countries.

I am of the opinion that whilst David has meant well with setting up TLS and it clearly has been helpful to many, he also has been naive in believing that in dealing with his own deconstruction somehow gives him the ability to help a wider group.

The ability to transcend one's own relative position through imaginative participation in the relativities of other peoples is the basis for a new, richer universalism, in which the significant partialities of particular groups are encompassed within a sympathetic accepting awareness.

Such a balance of distaste might well hint at the coherence and integrity of sectarian Christianity in the U.S., at least as it concerns such churches» ability to incorporate socially marginal groups into a community that provides the basis and the tools for purposeful and materially sufficient existence.

Some students in each group have the full range of abilities and characteristics that define «good» students, but many come to seminary with serious limitations.

Such homogeneous ability grouping in schools is urged on behalf of increased learning efficiency.

The group of itinerate missionaries who came to Corinth in the 50's CE attacked Paul's credentials on many fronts; perhaps the most devastating charge was a personal attack on his ability to communicate the Gospel.

(14) Growth in the ability to cope constructively can occur in supportive relationships as the counselor or the support group helps persons gratify their dependency needs; drain off powerful, ego - paralyzing feelings (e.g., guilt, failure, anxiety); review their situation more objectively; and plan and implement realistic ways of coping constructively with their situation.

The group's perceptions of her abilities and resourcefulness, shared in subsequent sessions, helped to rectify her «I'm - OK.only - in - «female» - roles» feelings.

This independent and self - confident spirit helps explain the resilience of La Manif pour tous, which was more effective in mobilizing public opinion than pro-marriage groups in the United States, in large part because of its ability to put hundreds of thousands of people into the streets of Paris, many of whom are not Catholic.

(1) clarity, strength and persuasiveness of Christian conviction and commitment; (2) good preaching and the ability to design and lead meaningful worship; (3) conviction of and commitment to pastoral calling as integral to Christian ministry and pastoral care; (4) deep sensitivity to the needs of people individually and in groups; (5) concern for, dedication to, and skill in working for congregational development and growth as a part of faithfulness, for the nurture and retention of members who show signs of slackening commitment, for the motivation and training of lay persons to work for church growth; (6) capacity to generate enthusiasm in other people, personal warmth, competence, spiritual authenticity; (7) ability to encourage and generate a spirit of unity in a congregation; and (8) organizational development and conflict management skills.

the power of our imaginations and the ability for humans to work in large groups toward a common goal has accomplished both wonderful and horrifying things throughout our known history.

Growth groups can help, The ability to celebrate one's sexuality and enjoy one's sexual powers in pro-people ways increases through completion of the growth tasks of each stage from infancy through adulthood.

In other words, this segment of the crew would claim that the best hope for success lies in the ability of the group to gain enough knowledge about people and furnace building in order to solve all the problems they will facIn other words, this segment of the crew would claim that the best hope for success lies in the ability of the group to gain enough knowledge about people and furnace building in order to solve all the problems they will facin the ability of the group to gain enough knowledge about people and furnace building in order to solve all the problems they will facin order to solve all the problems they will face.

Coping with these in the group produces growth in the ability to live constructively with the series of losses which is an inescapable part of life.

======= @Richard Cranium «That doesn't violate freedom of religion» @Chad» denying a group the ability to push to enact legislation in line with their beliefs system, what ever that belief system is, is in DIRECT contravention of our democracy.

Cabbage is in the cruciferous group of veggies, which are well known for their ability to fight diseases like cancer.

The group is thought to be a believer in the abilities of Treasury chief executive Michael Clarke, who's been in the chair for four - and - a-half months trying to sort out the future of Penfolds, Rosemount, Lindemans and Wolf Blass.

The Fryett Consulting Group is unique in its experience, diversity of markets served, international perspective, ability to identify strategic opportunities and successfully address their organizational challenges.

Noting this as a priority for company growth, CEO Mark Mednansky has been a strong supporter of positioning females in leadership and has established internal programming (called FEED: Far Exceeding Expectations Daily) to help ensure Del Frisco's Restaurant Group creates a positive and inclusive work environment for its By offering a benefits package complete with fully paid medical for managers, 401K retirement plans and insurance for females and their families, Del Frisco's is able to provide female staff with a sense of security and the ability to focus on job and potential career advancement.

It might have been in almost any other sport, but a year ago he sat down with his dad and they went over his talents, one by one by one by one, etc., and decided that he was farther ahead of his age group in his ability to «move water» than in anything else.

25 year old Serbian midfielder Milos Krasic has been proving his ability in the Russian Premier League for a number of years, helping CSKA Moscow to a couple of titles in his six year spell at the club, but now his performances in the Champions League and whilst helping Serbia to top spot in their World Cup qualifying group that has brought the talented visionary to the attention of the whole of Europe and beyond.

«A select group that is superior in terms of ability or qualities to the rest of a group or society: the elite of Britain's armed forces!

You have to meld your talents and abilities in with the rest of the group — and of course the coach has to make it all work, one way or another.

A group of alumni, otherwise unidentified, had asked the bureau whether «an organization which raises funds to be used principally in travel and other activities necessary to interview and persuade prospective students with outstanding athletic ability to attend a particular university» was tax exempt.

In turn, he has proven he has the tactical knowledge, man - management skills and other key abilities to get the best out of a group of players and deliver positive results on a consistent basis.

SHOTS OFF TARGET The Basel side had more shots on goal here but failed to hit the target on more occasion while Arsenal had shots on goal in relation to their ability to hit the target more than the host as Arsenal lifted themselves up to the top of the Group A standings.

mate u have to wait because there is only one striker who mixes the strength aerial ability and holdup of giroud, movement speed and dedication of Theo also he has technicality of someone like Suarez and we will face him on Tuesday I hope we beat Bayern in both games and again at some point in current UCL (once if we get through our group) then he might consider joining us other than him no one is there WO can offer so much

Typically, campers are placed in riding lessons with a group of 3 - 4 of similar ability.

With the position group losing not just redshirt seniors Garret Dooley and Leon Jacobs, but also outside linebackers coach Tim Tibesar, Van Ginkel has the ability and opportunity like those before him (T.J. Watt, Dooley, and Jacobs) to take the next step in not just becoming a starter but becoming even more of a difference - maker.