Sentences with phrase «particularly in math»

Bill Heinze reports that «Reed Smith partner Ajay Raju believes that India's enormous, educated work force, particularly in the math and science fields, makes outsourcing legal work in the IP practice an extremely attractive option.

First, content knowledge is crucial in light of evidence that teachers who have a degree in their subject field perform significantly better than those who do not, particularly in math and the sciences -LRB-

There is some evidence to suggest an improvement in overall test scores, particularly in math, but less evidence to suggest that achievement gaps have narrowed.

State education officials say California will be hard - pressed to find the 110,000 new teachers they predict will be needed over the next decade and foresee shortages in several fields, particularly in math, science and bilingual education.

Others argue that it is equipping children with exceptionally strong skills, particularly in math and science.

State education officials say that California will be hard - pressed to find the 110,000 new teachers they predict will be needed over the next decade and foresee shortages in several fields, particularly in math, science and bilingual education.

It is people like Ravitch, who wrote in The New York Times, one week after George W. Bush's inauguration, that «Mr. Bush is basing his national plan on the Texas model, which over the past decade has successfully improved the performance of black and Hispanic students, particularly in math and writing.»

For example, value - added was found to be a reliable predictor of future performance on sophisticated tests that measure higher - level concepts, particularly in math.

In September 2005, Governor Romney introduced a comprehensive Education Reform bill aimed at closing two gaps: (1) the gap between Massachusetts student performance and our international competition, particularly in math and science; and (2) the achievement gaps within the state, between high - performing and low - performing schools.

Colleges have complained that too many graduates need remedial classes, particularly in math, before they can take credit - bearing classes.

Philip thrives on repetition, particularly in math.

Moved by her students» plight, Morse became interested not only in identifying best practices for trauma - sensitive schools, but also in delivering traumasensitive instruction, particularly in math.

Sometimes they do better, particularly in math instruction.

Dr. Steiner, who became education commissioner a year ago, said that the exams had tested a narrow part of the curriculum, particularly in math, and that questions were often repeated year to year, with a few details changed, so that a student who had taken a practice test — as many teachers have their students do — were likely to do well.

Student achievement, particularly in math and science, is crucial to our country's capacity for innovation and future economic growth, yet a growing number of today's students lack foundational knowledge and skills in these subjects.

Also, value - added was found to be a reliable predictor of students» future performance on different tests that measure higher - level concepts, particularly in math.

The Tisches» idea for the school was sparked by research demonstrating that girls learn better, particularly in math and science, when they are in an all - girl environment.

Since engineering admission is very competitive, applicants must do more than the minimum, particularly in math and science»

Belief in one's abilities plays a critical role in students» ability to do well in all subject areas but particularly in math and science.

The technocratic approach to accountability requires that all schools are judged according to uniform metrics, therefore the technocrats rely heavily (indeed, almost exclusively) on standardized test scores, particularly in math and language arts.

Instead, it was the number of days that were merely snowy — when schools remained open, but many students were absent — that appeared to hurt achievement, particularly in math.

Baltimore County schools had higher scores than the city, but lower than the other suburban counties, particularly in math.

His conclusion was summed up by the article's secondary headline: «The questions, particularly those in the math sections, could put certain students at a disadvantage.»

NAEP officials said although declines were not expected, particularly in math, they were not cause for alarm.

We must do more, and invest more, to address the uneven and inequitable access to STEM education that contributes to the persistent achievement gap, especially among African - American and Latino students, and particularly in math and science proficiency.

Students interested in education have below - average achievement on the ACT, particularly in math and science.

This may be why the U.S. has seen significant achievement growth for its lowest - performing students over the last twenty years (especially in fourth and eighth grades, and particularly in math), but minimal gains for its top students.

Unfortunately, despite these changes in high - school course taking over the past two decades, student achievement in core liberal - arts courses has not shown dramatic improvement, and American students have repeatedly fallen short on international comparisons of achievement, particularly in math and science.

Strong EF is linked to academic achievement, particularly in math, literacy, and science.

Today, the vast inequities in our educational system keep whole demographic groups of students from reaching their potential, particularly in math and science fields.

The immigration bill features a new class of visas for entrepreneurship and would significantly boost the number of H1 - B visas available to immigrants with advanced degrees, particularly in math and science.

Over the last decade, the number of academic jobs involving mathematical biology has increased, particularly in math departments, as recognition of the field grows.

The superintendent added that his district has intensified its teacher training, particularly in math, in order to prepare for the next round of state testing in April.

«I think it's a national problem... [particularly in Maths].

If we include the school a pupil attends in our model, we do however find a strong school effect, particularly in maths.

«We have heard from a number of schools that there are some results, particularly in maths, which were unexpected, and did not reflect the school's knowledge and assessment of those pupils.»

Particularly in the maths and sciences, educator Prawat stresses that teachers need to have rich networks of knowledge in their subject matter, organized around key ideas that could provide a conceptual basis for understanding.

As league tables were published this week, independent schools renewed their call for the government to recognise the iGCSE qualification, which some fee - paying schools opt for, particularly in maths and English.

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My high school teacher Dora Di Rocco - Smith was particularly interested in doing enriched math in the classroom for students who didn't have access to enrichment activities.

In eighth grade, someone figured out that I was particularly good at math and I started taking math classes at the University of Minnesota.

It tends to imply excellence at certain academic subjects (particularly sciences, maths and English), or perhaps the kind of person who can do well in IQ tests.

School, particularly in younger grades teach far more than math and science.

That said, these schools would likely focus particularly heavily on Maths and Science — subjects that enable children to be truly creative in a range of important disciplines such as computing, medicine, engineering and design.

Yet, what was particularly disappointing was that we actually went backwards in maths, reading and science.

«It is important, particularly looking at results in Science, Maths and English, that we are not comparing these results directly with previous years.

The awards honor young men and women who actively demonstrate leadership in community service, particularly in the areas of community empowerment; science, technology, engineering and math; or innovative thinking.

ELIZA SHAPIRO REPORTS: «BLACK, LATINO and POOR STUDENTS IN NEW YORK CITY HAVE FEWER RESOURCES, PARTICULARLY IN SCIENCE AND MATH, according to a new report released Sunday by the Independent Budget Office.

«I had always been good at math and science... but in my first and second years at University, one teacher was particularly inspiring.

This is particularly important for students in grades five through eight to nurture their interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) as the curriculum becomes more sophisticated.

It is imperative that we fully prepare our students with the skills necessary for 21st century jobs, particularly in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).