Sentences with phrase «order thinking skills while»

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While the Common Core standards emphasize development of reasoning and critical - thinking skills, the standards» perpetuation of a test - driven accountability system and teacher - directed learning environment compromises children's development of these higher - order skills.

As a result, inequalities in access to a full, rich curriculum widened, while achievement dropped on measures assessing higher - order thinking skills, like the international PISA tests.

An iPad app helps first and second graders create and identify geometric shapes while developing higher - order thinking skills required by the Common Core math standards.

We can focus on helping students develop the important higher - order thinking skills, while still using material and covering topics that are ethically meaningful.

While federal legislation calls for «multiple up - to - date measures of student academic achievement, including measures that assess higher - order thinking skills and understanding» (NCLB, Sec. 1111, b, I, vi), most assessment tools used for federal reporting focus on lower - level skill that can be measured on standardized mostly multiple - choice tests.

Being a learning leader means balancing the evaluation of teachers using collected data based on student outcomes set forth in the curriculum while also taking into account students» ability to demonstrate the content, how they utilize higher order thinking skills in processing their understanding, and what problem - solving strategies are incorporated into the learning.

By focusing on the need to simultaneously reinforce basic skills while developing higher - order thinking, our academic program meets the needs of our student population and helps them achieve at the highest levels.

Specifically, we wanted to create meaningful and rich literacy experiences for these students — experiences that stimulated their higher order and critical thinking, while still maintaining a place for instruction in basic skills in language conventions.

Well, turns out Square Enix managed to deliver a game I personally think it's even better than Minecraft, as it gives you a purpose and teaches you how to constantly improve your building skills, all while also managing to implement subtle but functional action RPG mechanics in order to differ itself from its sources of inspiration.

Developed fifth grade math curriculum, as part of a district - wide initiative to realign curriculum to State standards while fostering higher order thinking skills among students.