President Bush used the phrase «soft bigotry of low expectations» as a way to explain the need for this legislation, which required all states to
see whether their students were meeting the standards of their states.
By looking at the achievement level that most closely corresponds to the level of their child, i.e., 25 th, 50 th, or 75 th percentile, they can
see whether students in a given school tend to increase, decrease, or maintain their level of achievement (relative to other students within the school district) over their several years of schooling.
They could use the question about fractions at the end of a sequence of instruction on equivalent fractions to
see whether students have grasped the main idea.
For example, schools should watch to
see whether students who have more access to technology outside of school than others display an advantage over students who have less, she said.
The aim is to
see whether students are cutting classes; parents will be notified when a student has skipped class three times.
Starting in the mid-1980s, a standards - based education reform movement emphasized beefed - up subject - matter content, with a test given at the end of the year to
see whether students had «gotten» it.
We wanted to
see whether students performed better on standard tests if they won the voucher opportunity and went to private school.
That is, we compare students with the same demographic characteristics, the same test scores in the current year and in a previous year, the same responses to the surveys for other social - emotional measures collected by the district, and within the same school and grade, to
see whether students who look the same on all of these measures but have a stronger growth mindset learn more over the course of the following year.
Conversations would happen in real time, and teachers could
see whether students were alert and interested or bored and disengaged.
For short - term data, they decided to have pairs of students give classroom presentations about the main idea of a story, with the goal of
seeing whether students could orally describe a main idea.
It can provide some formative assessment information, letting
you see whether a student is understanding a skill, a content area or a set of concepts.
Check the date of the 91 - day T - Bill and CMT reference rates listed below to
see whether the student loan rates refer to the old or new academic year.)
When firms decide who to interview, they don't look to
see whether the student has done courses in things such as legal project management, leadership, entrepreneurship, innovation in legal practice, business skills or crisis communications — all things we teach at Calgary, by the way.
No, they first look to
see whether the student was on the dean's list.
Not exact matches
«I think in this setting, I would just say that the use of nontraditional collectors — especially in the academic setting,
whether it's professors, scientists,
students — we
see in almost every field office that the FBI has around the country,» Wray said.
«Just the fact of trying to keep tabs on 15
students everyday and
see whether they were stuck — that was an enormous task,» Michal Eynon - Lynch, the company's chief educator and operating officer, said in an interview.
This discusses how to apply for
student loans and what you need to understand about the FAFSA form, which you will need to use to
see whether you qualify for any federal funding.
However, it remains to be
seen what effect this will have on the
student loan industry and
whether the average consumer, or
student loan borrower, will benefit from this acquisition.
I was a graduate
student at Yale when I first heard words like these, and it made me want to delve deeper into the nexus of Harry and Christianity, to
see whether the books really were heretical.
I loved the little sea of hands that went up when I asked
whether students had
seen the Bud logo and the response was wonderful with answers varying from their pasta, to weetbix to yoghurt.
Today in New York and Connecticut, the more conservative elements in the Democratic Party are trying to eliminate fusion voting, and it remains to be
seen whether the WFP and its allies in community, labor, civil rights, environmental,
student and feminist organizations can stop them.
It also remains to be
seen whether the Blairites in Labour
Students can hang onto control of the
student movement as tuition fees and lower grants and spending cuts start to bite.
Let's
see how
students greet Hughes in the new year before judging
whether Clegg's aims seem achievable.
Students — and faculty members — should ask themselves
whether he represents the values they
see, or want to
see, in their university.
I insist that prospective PhD
students visit the lab and spend the day talking openly with my postdocs and
students so that they can
see whether this is the place for them.
Soon, the
students were meeting with the company to
see whether GenShock would be a fit.
To resolve that question would have required locking varying size groups of college
students in separate rooms for a year or more to
see whether larger groups altered brain structure in some way.
During lab meetings, her PI gives his thoughts on his
students» progress; afterward, Spurgeon checks in with the
students to
see whether they need clarification or help working out his suggestions.
«So I thought it would be interesting to
see whether the same could work for a general
student population.»
Students can
see whether their efforts have been successful through a transparent silicone «window» which exposes the windpipe, gullet and stomach.
To
see whether cancer stem cell renewal involves a chain of events similar to that used by embryonic stem cells, and
whether the process was affected by oxygen levels, Semenza and graduate
student Chuanzhao Zhang focused their studies on two human breast cancer cell lines that responded to low oxygen by ramping up production of the protein ALKBH5, which removes methyl groups from mRNAs.
To glean insights into how bones grow — and thus to better interpret fossilized human jaws and skulls — the
student wanted to
see whether the repeated impact of running would spur a thickening of the pig's skull.
A Ph.D.
student might, in the five or so years of a dissertation project, realistically
see the development of new species,
whether in real time or using genetic tools to reconstruct evolutionary history.
Whether you use the standard league tables or not, it is always worth seeking out extra information and advice, perhaps from alternative league tables (
see «Alternative choice:
Student life isn't just studying «-RRB-.
«The emphasis on understanding confidence and
whether [
students] can
see themselves becoming STEM professionals is very helpful,» Penner says.
In this new study, Kandel's former
student, John H. Byrne, who heads the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, has brought a new twist to the original learning method developed in Kandel's lab — a technique that consisted of shocking slug tails at regular intervals and then
seeing whether the animals overreacted later when receiving another zap, a sign that they remembered their tormentors all too well.
The next step is to
see whether this effect applies to people other than college
students, Zeitzer said.
«We wanted to
see whether these newly generated neurons could result in tumor growth after transplanting them into mouse brains,» said Karen Ring, UCSF Biomedical Sciences graduate
student and the paper's lead author.
In this article I will walk you through some key steps you need to be familiar with to attract
students to your yoga studio, irrespective of
whether you're just starting out or you've been in business for a while but are
seeing sub-optimal interest from
students.
The advisor will
see that the
student receives all necessary materials pertaining to the chosen Program of study,
whether it be related to holistic nutrition or natural health.
Bethany fell in love with this horse as soon as she
saw him but it took her awhile to decide
whether or not she could afford it out of her
student loan money!
Whether it's paying off a debt, a
student loan or just wanting to travel and
see how the other half lives, you know there's only so much you'll do to get there.
According to her website, «
Whether talking to an audience of high school
students or Fortune 500 executives, Michelle is a dynamic speaker who inspires and motivates others to
see themselves and their circumstances in a new light.»
Whether he's showing Blake binging on whiskey in between puffs from a cigarette but before puking in a trash can in the alley outside the stage or talking with his newfound love about her kid, his inability to take a much - needed favor from his old
student, or when he's going to get to
see her again before downing some more whiskey while smoking and soon passing out on his bathroom floor, writer / director Scott Cooper seems to only care about the obvious details of Blake's here - and - now life.
Whether you
see an immediate reply or never hear back, your
students can get in the habit of responding to reading by writing for a real - world audience.
Having
students see that teachers are writing about their insights and their successes publicly,
whether on blogs or in emails to other teachers, is just one more way to show them they are an important.
Once
students see value in these skills, they can begin making them part of everyday work,
whether or not a PBL - focused problem is present.
Like the behaviorists, Dewey
saw the classroom environment (created by the teacher) as ultimately determinative of
whether students learn.
Some
students want to just dip their toes into
seeing whether a particular field is of interest to them, so they'll spend about an hour of their week at a site.
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Student help sheet which gives step - by - step guidance to carry out each of the tasks (IDEAL for non-specialist teachers)- Answer / outcome document so you can
see what the result should be and
whether tasks have been completed correctly.