Sentences with phrase «of higher achievement levels»

Claim: The benefits of class - size reduction are so large that the cost is well worth it, in terms of higher achievement levels, higher graduation rates, and lower special - education referrals.

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From the software wars between tech heavyweights Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, to the grueling matches between tennis greats Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi, to the fraught, acrimonious relationship between Earnest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald, rivalry has incited staggeringly high levels of achievement from individuals and organizations across industries.

Her drive for achievement and high level aspiration are thus a type of «busy work» — a method of filling up her life with a lot of things about which she, can feel or express concern even though she realizes they are rather unimportant.

Jim, atheists, as a group, have higher IQs and greater levels of scholastic achievement than do religious people.

The effort may be present at lowly levels of achievement; the quality itself is never fully present at the highest, since «no one is good [in the absolute sense] except God alone.»

Moreover, scientific and technical progress in the next ten years will introduce unprecedented achievements In this field and it is no exaggeration to assert here and now that teleconimuni - cation will play a primary role both on the national and on world levels and it could also be pointed out that the most difficult problems are not generally of a purely technical nature and that telecommunications questions should more and more command the attention of governmental authorities at the highest level. . . .

In fact, the intensity of evil may be preferred to the triviality of some dead - level achievement of harmony, for the intense clash may be capable of resolution at a much higher level of complexity.

Rand's objectivism promotes achievement at the highest level for the sake of whatever field your achievement is in; not just because you subjectively think you're the best.

This principle is simply that no human idea or institution or condition can ever be made final, ultimate, or absolute, but that every such finite order must remain under the criticism of higher possibilities, at every level of achievement.

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That such blips of achievement followed Mayasich his entire hockey career was not acknowledged at the highest level of the game until 1998, when, correcting a long - overdue omission, the finest American hockey player of his time received the NHL's Lester Patrick Trophy for outstanding service to hockey in the U.S.

Am never one to excuse our continuous failings and Wenger's general ineptitude but all this talk of Afobe been another one we missed out on is a bit preposterous and very very premature... yes he's scored a few goals for Bournemouth but can we all take a step bck and recognise that playing for a team who will be happy just to avoid relegation is very different from playing for a club which demands trophies and high achievements every season (yea, I know we have been found wanting on these fronts for a long time)... some players are better in small clubs with limited expectations and very neat to no pressure... that is why history is littered with stories of good players who went to big clubs and flopped only to go down a few levels and find their form again....

At fifteen, the kids of troubled marriages had significantly higher levels of truancy, depression, peer rejection, low school achievement, behavior problems, anger and aggression.

The study, published in the Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, found that high achievement goals were linked to higher levels of worry.

The «No Child Left Behind» act, signed by President Bush in January, greatly expands federal oversight of public education, mandating annual testing of children in grades 3 through 8 and one grade - level in high school, insisting every classroom teacher be fully certified and setting a 12 - year timetable for closing racial and economic achievement gaps in test scores.

Their enthusiasm and consistent benchmark of excellence has resulted in countless student - athletes reaching the highest level of individual athletic achievement, while establishing a critical foundation for personal life - long success through sport.

Breastfed children had higher mean scores on tests of cognitive ability; performed better on standardized tests of reading, mathematics, and scholastic ability; were rated as performing better in reading and mathematics by their class teachers; had higher levels of achievement in school - leaving examinations; and less often left school without educational qualifications.

In the infant - toddler years, these take the form of sensitive - responsiveness, which is known to foster attachment security, 1 and mutually - positive parent - child relations, which themselves promote child cooperation, compliance and conscience development.2 In the preschool through adolescent years, authoritative (vs. neglectful) parenting that mixes high levels of warmth and acceptance with firm control and clear and consistent limit - setting fosters prosocial orientation, achievement striving, and positive peer relations.3, 4,5 Across childhood and adolescence, then, parenting that treats the child as an individual, respecting developmentally - appropriate needs for autonomy, and which is not psychologically intrusive / manipulative or harshly coercive contributes to the development of the kinds of psychological and behavioural «outcomes» valued in the western world.

National studies show that students who eat school breakfast are more likely to: reach higher levels of math achievement; score higher on tests; have better concentration, memory and alertness, improved attendance, behavior, and academic performance; and maintain a healthy weight

There is a hidden workforce in the UK, capable of the high - level achievements in the same vein as the Paralympians displayed, capable of producing work to the same standard as the able - bodied.

«Children who are born with high abilities but who come from poor backgrounds are overtaken in recorded levels of achievement at primary school by children of weaker ability from wealthier socioeconomic backgrounds.

«The Guatemalan commission established by the UN in 2006 has a strong record of fighting organised crime and high - level corruption and the Nigerian authorities can learn valuable lessons from its operation and achievements in the efforts to take the fight against corruption in this country to another level.»

They say that if our job allows us to work towards one of those four higher - order goals — status, autonomy, achievement, and communion, or being with other people — then we find a level of psychological fulfillment that intrinsically motivates us to perform our jobs well.

«Where a child grows up in impoverished conditions... with limited cognitive stimulation, high levels of stress, and so forth, that person is more likely to grow up with compromised physical and mental health and lowered academic achievement,» said Martha Farah, director of the Center for Neuroscience and Society at the University of Pennsylvania.

The study found that higher achievement goals were linked to higher levels of worry, with the highest levels of worry observed in child athletes whose parents wanted him or her to outperform others in the upcoming competition, or to not lose to others (performance - approach and performance - avoidance).

His research has resulted in fundamental discoveries, he has maintained a high level of achievements in programs important to the laboratory, and he has become a recognized international authority in his field.

This synergistic model allows for a higher level of creativity and achievement that may soon be necessary for even traditional academic labs to run efficiently and successfully.

Patrick Chain of Bioenergy and Biome Sciences (B - 11) provides a high level of performance, broad scientist achievement and leadership in bioinformatics and genomic sciences.

The Thomas J. Brennan Award, for exceptional achievement related to the teaching of astronomy at the high school level, is awarded to Ms. Barbel Sepulveda.

The proposal to nominate Robert - Jan Smits for our inaugural recognition of an individual's Lifetime Achievements for Science and Society is an expression of the high - esteem and reputation he has earned through thick and thin, navigating through often challenging circumstances with a level of professionalism and grace that is second to none».

The process accelerated cleanup of millions of gallons of high - level waste at the Savannah River site and dramatically reduced costs, winning a Secretary of Energy Achievement Award in 2013.

His technical contributions and achievements have been recognized with several prestigious awards: he has received Technical Achievement Awards from all three major international organizations in the field (IEEE, IEE, and EURASIP), the Society Award of the IEEE Signal Processing society (which is the highest level award bestowed by the said society), and several important best paper awards including the Baker Prize which is presented to the author (s) of the most outstanding paper that appeared in all IEEE publications.

Results indicated that ADHD adults exhibited higher levels of original creative thinking on the verbal task of the ATTA (using a standardized measure of creativity) as well as higher levels of real - world creative achievement, in comparison to adults without ADHD.

Brad obviously has an athletic passion and is driven to help others find their highest level of physical fitness and if desired their own pinnacle of athletic achievement.

This includes building relationships, proactively fostering the achievement of sales goals and ensuring that the highest level of client experience is delivered.

look at how the game at its highest levels of achievement transcends logic and even skill, becoming the primal struggle for man to control the uncontrollable.

With filmmakers such as Coogler and Johnson — alongside Jenkins, Waititi and other creators of handcrafted blockbusters — blazing a trail, hopefully more filmmakers will find a way to satisfy the needs of the system while also building vehicles for personal expression and achievement of craft at the highest levels.

NVFF is excited to announce this year's line - up of Celebrity Tributes that salute the highest levels of cinematic achievement.

Especially considering the film is often fueled by the energy of scampering, screaming children, the harnessing of unwieldy elements represents a high level of cinematic achievement — the camera always manages to be in the right place at the right time, while also showing us things in a distinct, askew manner, conveying a compelling heightened reality.

Teachers who are engaged in service - learning tend to be more positive about the work they do, and we also see a higher level of parental involvement, which is key to academic achievement.»

Test - based incentive programs, as designed and implemented in the programs that have been carefully studied, have not increased student achievement enough to bring the United States close to the levels of the highest achieving countries.

Stay tuned to the grant winners: Academy 21 at Franklin Central Supervisory Union in Vermont, which is focused on a high - need, predominantly rural community; Cornerstone Charter Schools in Michigan, which seeks to prepare Detroit students for college and health - focused careers; Da Vinci Schools in California, which will integrate blended learning, early college, and real - world experiences with its existing project - based learning approach; Education Achievement Authority in Michigan, which, as part of the statewide turnaround authority is trying to create a student - centric system for students in Detroit; Match Education in Massachusetts, which already operates high - performing schools in Boston and will now focus on using technology to increase the effectiveness of its one - on - one tutoring; Schools for the Future in Michigan, which will serve students significantly below grade level; Summit Public Schools in California, which aims to build off its experiments in blended - learning models to launch a competency - based school; and Venture Academies in Minnesota, which is a new charter organization that will focus on accelerated college credit attainment and cultivation of entrepreneurial leadership.

Along with University of Munich professor Ludger Woessmann, I have estimated the impact on U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of higher levels of student achievement.

Students were protecting themselves from extra work by ostracizing high achievers, «constraining the fast minority,» and holding down the achievements of those who were above average, «so that the school's demands will be at a level easily maintained by the majority.»

According to the American Psychological Association, students with a more positive and connected relationship with their teachers will attain higher levels of achievement than those students with more conflict in their relationships.

Despite the united front of opposition, with studies like Carol Klein's 2006 Virtual Charter Schools and Home Schooling finding high levels of parent satisfaction and student achievement at virtual schools, it is highly unlikely that independent home schoolers and advocates for traditional public schools will be able to stop them.

Among many affluent families who want their offspring to attend elite colleges, the school / home / culture values are quite well aligned, and as a group these youngsters have high levels of academic achievement.

The survey sought to identify issues and successful practices in «inclusive» STEM schools — schools that serve students from groups historically under - represented in STEM fields and with a higher percentage of students who qualify for a free or reduced - price lunch (which is linked to family income)-- as opposed to «selective» STEM schools, which recruit students who have higher levels of prior achievement.

(Extra points possible for very high levels of achievement, but maximum score is 100 points for accountability purposes.)

I was especially interested in the influence of a teacher's gender on students» perceptions, because engagement with an academic subject may be an important precursor to subsequent achievement levels, course selection in high school and college, and also occupational choice.