Sentences with phrase «self directed study»

If you work better with a more structured approach consider purchasing a self directed study guide or enrolling in a course offered online or through a local university.

Not exact matches

One study conducted at UC Riverside found that Anglo - Americans benefitted more from happiness - increasing activities; however, researchers did see a small trend that Asians gained more from activities directed toward benefitting others» happiness, like writing a letter of gratitude, than activities strictly intended to benefit the self.

The research team did a meta - analysis of 1472 studies, all of which were based on direct (not self - reported) measures of height.

Fidelity commissioned Corporate Insight to study bond pricing, available online, for self - directed retail investors from five brokers that offer corporate and municipal bonds.

By studying the actor's art, we can learn to direct and express our feeling life by inviting our body, voice and soul to move in ways chosen by our higher self.

And let's not forget the study where college students were directed to wear bathing suits and then made to feel self - conscious about their bodies.

«There have been experimental studies showing men are more competitive with one another, while women are more self - directed and motivated by internal factors,» Aral says.

The survey also revealed a wide range of graduate curricula: programs within astronomy, physics - astronomy, and physics departments; direct - entry Ph.D. programs, and programs which required, and valued, the MSc; programs with extensive and compulsory course requirements, and others which replace courses with minicourses, self - study courses, or extra research projects; programs in which coursework (if any) was purely astronomy, and others which included physics or other subjects; programs with comprehensive exams, and others without or with an exam which was basically a defence of the Ph.D. proposal.

Limitations of the study include that the study estimated exposure to pesticides based on women's self - reported intake combined with pesticide residue surveillance data rather than through direct measurement.

«We further theorize that the essential difference between collaborative group work and direct instruction is that students learn about the «self as agent and others as (the) audience,»» a hypothesis explored in another paper by Zhang's co-authors, Richard C. Anderson, director of the Center for the Study of Reading, and graduate student Joshua A. Morris, both of the U. of I.

There is a tendency to highlight the importance of cognitive achievements and the family's socioeconomic background for people's success in the future, but this study shows that children's self - regulation, which comprises children's social skills and processing of emotions, directs the future development in a profound way in different domains of life.

Now a study from a team at the Department of Economics University of Zurich and the University of Dusseldorf shows that a second mechanism is also important for self - control: Being able to direct attention to one's future needs.

We study the directed self - assembly of an 11 nm half - pitch PS - b - PMMA block copolymer in topographical guiding patterns that consist of arrays of silicon oxide lines of sub-10 nm width.

Dr Ian Chambers» line of research studies the molecules that direct self - renewal of undifferentiated ES cells.

The Yoga Sutras have 8 limbs: Yama - abstentions like non-lying, non-stealing, non-harming, chastity, non-greed; Niyama - observances like contentment, cleanliness, mortification, Self - study, devotion to god; Asana - physical postures that are practiced with steadiness and ease and keep the body balanced; Pranayama - breath regulation to control prana (universal enlivening force); Pratyahara - withdrawing the mind from sense objects; Dharana - concentrated focus; Dhyana - sustained, uninterrupted focus on a single object for 2 minutes and 24 seconds or meditation; Samadhi - direct knowledge, enlightenment (this has several stages).

Additionally, one 2014 study published in Body Image found a direct correlation between poor self - image and the number of hours spent trawling Facebook, due to body comparisons with peers and celebrities alike.

Komatsu H., Yagasaki K., Yamauchi H., Yamauchi T., and Takebayashi T. (2016) «A self ‐ directed home yoga programme for women with breast cancer during chemotherapy: A feasibility study.

So far, my study of ayurveda has been self - directed and not as focused as I'd like.

Our programs incorporate didactic and group experiential learning, through in - person, peer - to - peer, faculty coaching demonstrations, teleconferences, webinars, self - directed study, and personalized supervision.

Knight of Cups (R for sexuality, nudity and profanity) Terrence Malick directed this surrealistic character study revolving around an introspective writer's (Christian Bale) odyssey of self - exploration.

Psychological studies also indicate that arts - integrated classrooms increase students» ability for self - regulation (such as monitoring, guiding, directing, and evaluating one's own learning) and their memory and attention capacities.

Noted for their emphasis on versatility, collaboration and practice - driven outcomes, PLCs feature dynamic teams of teachers engaged in self - contained, self - directed study.

It's a combination of self - directed study and responsibility that can help students get ready for life after graduation — on the job or at college — when it's executed well.

In this article, we will look at a case study of an enterprise that chose to be bold and embrace mobile, self - directed learning for its large, distributed workforce.

Educating self - directed individuals who are interested in fashioning their own arts - related courses of study.

This resource also includes a guide from the Florida Center for Reading Research at Florida State University for state education agencies to conduct self - directed studies to find opportunities for school interventions and improvement.

Technology provides enhanced opportunities for individuals to learn actively in self - directed ways, either through independent study or collaborative learning experiences (Kirschner & Erkens, 2006).

Supported by individualized guidance from the teacher, students build on their prior knowledge with self - directed study.

The study shows a broad movement toward emphasizing math and literacy and less on play and self - directed activities.

Learning modalities include individual and collaborative projects, self - directed work through online programs, reviews of flipped lessons, individual study, and direct instruction.

It is important to distinguish between meeting academic requirements through mastery of an accepted curriculum, in or out of class, and self - directed study.

With real - time data and student - teacher communication tools, teachers can guide and monitor learning while allowing students to pursue self - directed, self - paced work in study or collaboration spaces.

Does it include self - directed study initiated by the student?

The Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study (CAGS) program in Social Studies Education is designed for self - directed, continuous learners who have earned master's degrees.

Areas of specialty: Personalized learning, project - based learning, self - directed learning, flexible learning environment, restorative justice, small learning community, advisories; students study off - campus one day a week

It's a study in the craft of successful self - published book marketing: Great copy, a table of contents, reviews (including Goodreads reviews), a sample, multiple buy links (including direct from the author), a sample audiobook chapter....

By becoming a self - directed learner you will have the motivation and leadership skills inside of you to remain dedicated to your studies.

ALLi's study shows blockchain could create «a new ecosystem which places authors at the head of the payment chain» through direct tracking of intellectual property and monetary rights, leading to «true independence» for self - published writers.

According to J.D. Power's latest Canadian self - directed investor satisfaction study, investors are fairly content with all of the trading platforms available to them.

I hope to share my reference library of readings, videos, case studies and lectures to help other self - directed, avid investing students.

Fidelity commissioned Corporate Insight to study bond pricing, available online, for self - directed retail investors from five brokers that offer corporate and municipal bonds.

After several years of self - directed study she decided to follow her passion and dedicated herself full - time to improving the comfort and well - being of horses.

As in other noise aversion studies (Landsberg et al., 2015; Gruen et al., 2015), some dogs showed active anxiety behaviors (pacing, panting, excessive self - directed licking) in response to the distressing noise stimuli, whereas others became very still but alert when exposed to the same noises.

Users like mfb wrote about the way they studied - self - directed, independent, anti-establishment, that seems to reflect the way that games inspired them to learn.

Originally trained as a botanist, Babajide Olatunji is a visual artist and autodidact, having spent many years of self - directed study researching art historical movements and modes of production.

Organised A to Z by artist, each entry presents examples of the artist's work alongside the lesson, a biography, and a resources list for guidance on self - directed further study.

For many artists, the Art Students League, started in 1875, has been an important resource for self - directed study.

Producing her first artworks in 2008 with no formal training, Yi's entry point was a self - directed study of science.

Such direct contact doesn't guarantee environmental values (see Rick Perry's boyhood), but several studies show that early contact with nature — particularly in the form of self - directed play (see Nancy Wells» studies)-- is pretty much a requirement for long - term, positive environmental values.

Like the tent cities Andrew studied we can «exemplify self - management, direct democracy, tolerance, mutual aid, and resourceful strategies for living with less.»