Sentences with phrase «on academic problems»

Offer training for teachers in reading that «aggressively» works on improving students» vocabulary skills or helps teachers work on academic problems in their classrooms.

This shift was achieved by focusing on an academic problem long enough to develop an instructional solution.

Not exact matches

The «students» tend to be scientists and academics who are working on big science challenges — hairy problems in biotech and pure technology — funded by the NSF.

The MBA Global program focuses on academic theory and research - based learning, while the MBA in the Management of Technology and Innovation (MBA MTI) covers management skills while examining complex, technology - related business problems.

«But basic field studies on ticks has never been a priority at the National Institutes of Health and the CDC has too little funding to support the major research effort that is needed for our academic institutions to solve the tick problem.»

Chen said the purpose of the course is not to defy or challenge academic conventions but to focus on the implications and problems in the rapidly developing gaming industry in China.

But it seems to me that one of the problems with academic articles is that the reader doesn't get a chance to comment on the article, and the author doesn't get the chance to read readers» comments and respond to them.

What's usually the case is the problem can't be solved in a way that keeps the current companies at the top of the charts, keeps the current academic «experts» at the top of their fields, and keeps the current venture capitalists on top of all risks.

Insofar as Crisis on Campus identifies pressing problems» the financial plight of universities and the difficulties graduate students have in finding permanent academic jobs» it can be useful.

The major problem in editing a journal of ideas like First Things is that most of our contributors are academics, and many academics, not to put too fine a point on it, write barbaric prose.

This was vividly brought home to me recently, reading the vast work of academic moral philosophy On What Matters, by Derek Parfit, in which problems concerning the switching of trolleys from one rail to another in order to prevent or cause the deaths of those further down the line are presented as showing the essence of moral reasoning and its place in the life of human beings.

Teenage pregnancy is being cited as one of — if not the leading cause — of delinquency and crime, and it has been proven to have a direct bearing on behavior problems in school and academic performance.

In the May 2007 issue of the University of California Press journal, Social Problems, the sociologists Elaine Ecklund (University at Buffalo) and Christopher Scheitle (Pennsylvania State University) have presented their findings on «Religion among Academic Scientists.»

Even if one identified every academic discipline that touches on the problem humanity now faces and added together such contributions to understanding and response as one can find within them, one would not have much help toward an appropriate response.

The press are not solely to blame for this, however; Seamus Kelly, a former professional with Cardiff City and now an academic at University College Dublin, argues that pushy parents are also «a big problem, putting pressure on their «meal ticket» to money / stardom».

Aside from taking the freedom to choose away from these youth athletes and the elitist mentality of the academies, I also have a huge problem with the focus on athletics to the detriment, even elimination of, a focus on academics.

A singular focus on academics keeps kids from developing other life skills critical for success in a global economy: the ability to self - motivate, collaborate, problem - solve, and persevere when the going gets tough.

The irony is that the very skills kids need to thrive in a global economy — collaboration, innovation, problem - solving — are the ones that get neglected when the sole focus is on academics.

Responding to an increase in academic and emotional problems among kids in the United States, experts in child and adolescent well - being convened at Stanford University in July 2007 to envision a coordinated approach to helping schools and families develop alternative success models to align with research on healthy child development.

Like most Americans, I have a bit of a consumerism problem (I could bore you at this point with my long academic ramblings on the subject... but I'll spare you!).

Numerous studies have identified possible negative outcomes of screen time to include: irregular sleep patterns, behavioral issues, focus and attention problems, decreased academic performance and negative impact on socialization and language development.

According to a review of 50 years of research on the subject, kids whose moms went back to work before the kids were 3 years old had no worse academic or behavioral problems than kids whose moms stayed home.

We know that chronic hunger seriously undermines kids» physical and mental development, increases behavioral problems, encourages risky behavior and has lasting, detrimental effects on academic achievement and later job performance.

Bad parenting can cause a lot of problems such as academic challenges, delinquency, depression and so on.

It is absolutely wonderful and valuable to expose kids to all kinds of learning environments and academic opportunities from birth on, but assuring you're there to provide guidance (not control) as they learn to socially interact, problem solve and resolve conflict is paramount.

The other problem, Pope says, is that summer homework packets (frequently put off until the last unhappy week before school begins), often seem to fall into an academic black hole once they're turned in — with no feedback from teachers and no effect on kids» grades.

Challenge number two is — this is something that I became more aware of working on Helping Children Succeed — that even going beyond the challenges that low - income kids face and the gaps in our academic outcomes, there are significant problems with some of the basic approaches to teaching and education that we have in our schools: The basic principles of American pedagogy, how we teach math, how we teach anything.

Kids face a variety of problems every day, ranging from academic difficulties to problems on the sports field.

While you may find it challenging to pull your little ones away from their iPad or Xbox, the truth is that playing Minecraft (and video games in general) can be beneficial for your kids on many levels, including problem solving, building self - confidence, enhancing creativity, understanding teamwork and improving academic performance.

The first of these assertions comes in for particular scrutiny, specifically the sub-claim that AP classes increase a student's chances of academic success in college; «[A] closer look at studies [on the subject] reveals some potential problems with the notion of causality,» reads the report.

While Duncan and Magnuson indicate that family income has a preponderant causal effect on both children's cognitive and economic development and on their academic achievements, they also suggest that economic improvement will not, in itself, necessarily resolve psychosocial development and behavioural problems.

Children with learning challenges, attention problems, academic weaknesses, constant agitation, irritability or defiance have behaviors that place greater demands on you as the coaching and teaching parent.

This intensive summer program focuses on building children's social, emotional and problem - solving skills through recreational and academic activities, and even field trips.

Physical punishment is associated with a range of mental health problems in children, youth and adults, including depression, unhappiness, anxiety, feelings of hopelessness, use of drugs and alcohol, and general psychological maladjustment.26 — 29 These relationships may be mediated by disruptions in parent — child attachment resulting from pain inflicted by a caregiver, 30,31 by increased levels of cortisol32 or by chemical disruption of the brain's mechanism for regulating stress.33 Researchers are also finding that physical punishment is linked to slower cognitive development and adversely affects academic achievement.34 These findings come from large longitudinal studies that control for a wide range of potential confounders.35 Intriguing results are now emerging from neuroimaging studies, which suggest that physical punishment may reduce the volume of the brain's grey matter in areas associated with performance on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, third edition (WAIS - III).36 In addition, physical punishment can cause alterations in the dopaminergic regions associated with vulnerability to the abuse of drugs and alcohol.37

Robert Saunders, appearing on a brilliant post-referendum Mile End academic panel, argued that the problem is opinion - leadership.

If I'm wrong, RT's rolodex of politicians, hacks and academics are welcome on their next appearance to add that all these problems - inequality, poverty, corruption, repression and war - are much worse in Russia.

This drive for academic achievement leads to high attainment in international academic assessments but has contributed to the curtailment of nocturnal sleep on school nights to well below the recommended eight to ten hours of sleep, putting students at risk of cognitive and psychological problems.

One problem is the extended breaks during the academic year: German students have 5 months without lectures per year, which, depending on your subject, can't always be filled with study - related work or internships.

He knew that he would be able to work with academics on interesting research problems, and he knew that he would be able to publish.

As well as the core tasks of overseeing copyediting, proofreading, and putting issues together, a great deal of my time is spent communicating with authors, freelancers, typesetters, printers, academic editors, and internal colleagues: answering their queries, dealing with any problems that arise, supplying feedback, reporting on progress.

As for the challenges I face through my job, they often have to do with the discrepancy between the interests of industrialists and academics, the first being preoccupied with short - term issues while the others are turned on by longer - term problems.

And these adverse effects are becoming more and more of a problem, given that more and more CRS are taking on teaching responsibilities to plug the gaps left by academics who have been diverted into administrative and management tasks.

On densely written pages — and, increasingly, in rambling emails, blog posts and online comments — self - proclaimed scientists keep trying to foist their astonishingly simple solutions to much - discussed problems upon genuine academics.

The Clinical Research Forum, a consortium of leading academic health centers headed by Crowley, has asked pharmaceutical companies for a combined $ 10 million per year for 3 years (the minimum length of time the group expects NIH budget problems to persist), to create «bridging awards» for young investigators who have completed an NIH clinical research training grant, have narrowly missed receiving funding for an independent grant, and are employed at institutions that will match the funding and allow recipients to spend at least 75 % of their time on research.

Whether it's listening to a teacher giving instructions or completing a word problem, the ability to tune out distractions and focus on a task is key to academic success.

In our two previous research collaborations with the Skills for Life team, we already had shown that mental health problems are quite common, are among the strongest predictors of poor attendance, poorer grades, and lower scores on standardized tests, and that improved mental health scores are powerful predictors of improved academic outcomes.»

Something all can agree on, however, is that misconduct in the United Kingdom, particularly in the area of medical research, is an endemic problem: An informal survey released by BMJ at the meeting showed that out of 2700 responses by BMJ subscribers, 13 % of medical and academic researchers had witnessed misconduct and 6 % were aware of possible research misconduct at their institution that hadn't been properly investigated.

Many universities have already acknowledged this problem and have started spending money on programs to recruit both halves of academic couples, a change that Marx - Feree says is one of the most promising shifts in university policy.

It is packed with useful tips on how to solve problems that few rookie academic scientists will have imagined but most will encounter.

As such, this experience was amongst the most formative of my young life as a chemist, igniting a passion for academic research and scientific problem solving on the highest level that will never be quenched.