Sentences with phrase «skill differences among»

are at odds with what the underlying numbers would predict (hint: there ARE skill differences among these teams), and 2) that maybe these models are not quite at the level of sophistication at which we can say with any certainty that, hey, forget the standings (they lie) and that whole 82 games over six months thing... it's all about the successor to Corsi.

Not exact matches

Job cuts among black government workers declined at steeper rates than other groups even after controlling for education, job type, skill differences and other factors.

Beyond engagement and retention, adults and students at Bates cite numerous other benefits of arts integration: It encourages healthy risk taking, helps kids recognize new skills in themselves and others, provides a way to differentiate instruction, builds collaboration among both students and teachers, bridges differences, and draws in parents and the community.

It is really about taking account of significant differences among students in terms of their ability (or disability), rate of learning, language proficiency, literacy and numeracy skills — and then using this knowledge to adapt the way the curriculum and learning activities are presented.

Under the theme, #OwnYourMagic, these young leaders will attend leadership workshops and interactive sessions to learn the 21st century skills and strategies needed to make a difference in their own lives, in their Clubs, among their peers and within their communities.

Likewise, 50 percent of the differences among these children in their print and phonological skills at the end of kindergarten could be predicted from these same abilities measured at the end of their pre-K year in Head Start.

The program's aim is to teach awareness of the skills needed to form respectful relationships and more specifically to challenge gender stereotypes that can lead to gender - based violence and disrespectful attitudes to women.The Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD) states that, «Early interventions with children and young people can have a lasting effect on their relationships in the future... On the basis of current evidence, violence prevention and respectful relationships initiatives among young people can make a real difference, producing lasting change in attitudes and behaviours.»

But when we also included cognitive skills in our statistical models of economic growth, we were able to attribute nearly three - quarters of the differences among countries to these three factors.

As he wrote recently in his blog, «Once kids are fluent decoders, much of the difference among readers is not due to whether [they're] a «good reader» or «bad reader» (meaning [they] have good or bad reading skills).

Differences in critical thinking skills among students educated in public schools, Christian schools, and home schools.

A series of robustness and placebo tests indicate a systematic influence of teacher skills as distinct from overall differences among countries in the level of cognitive skills.

Study researchers identified six major themes derived from the data gathered: (a) engagement, (b) a strong focus on student learning, (c) certification of knowledge and skills, (d) POS connected secondary and postsecondary systems, (e) POS raised the understanding of and respect for CTE among stakeholders, and (f) high - quality teachers made a difference in the delivery of programs.

Among the skills you will learn in our class include choking management, rescue breathing, three difference Pet CPR techniques, bleeding protocols, heat and cold - related injuries, and snout - to - tail assessment (wellness and injury).

- Iizuka has received a ton of requests from fans to have their own original characters appear in Sonic games - while that couldn't happen, Sonic Forces» custom character recognizes that fan desire - the avatar was created with the idea of «making straight high - speed action» - this time the concept is that all three styles (Modern, Classic, Avatar) would be high - speed based - make selections for the face, mouth, body color, and gender of custom characters - each species will also have their own unique skills, such as wolves being able to pull nearby rings - you can't change custom characters in the middle of the game - there is some sort of feature that's unlocked after you've cleared the game once related to this - the new avatar style will have a speedy and rhythmic style like Modern Sonic, but also different vectors from Sonic - this includes differences in timing for pressing buttons, or the Wisps giving the avatar trickier movements - the story aims to depict heroes that would feel like Sonic - by controlling different characters, the devs hope to show a story that extends to explaining the world setting as well - the story concept has been «Hero Army vs. Eggman's Army» from the start - when wondering who should be made playable among the heroes, the idea came up for Classic Sonic - the character setting for the avatar is a civilian in an area occupied by Eggman who stands up and fights together with Sonic - during stages, you'll hear radio contact from partners like Tails and Amy - Sonic and the rest of the gang form a resistance to stand against Eggman's army, so they relay information from headquarters - boss characters like Chaos and Metal Sonic will appear in Eggman's army - details on the new character (Infinite) are being kept secret - the main part of the storyline is that Eggman gathers strong enemies in the past to form an all mighty army - some people might be wondering why Shadow is on the enemy's side, but they can find out more by experiencing the story - the team thinks Japanese fans are taking a liking to the serious story and character customization features - there were some struggles with the new engine in early stages, but now they've moved to a smooth development process - the team knew they wanted to bring the game to Nintendo's new console before they even knew it was the Switch - the Switch info came to them during the middle of the game's development - SEGA knew Nintendo fans would want to play Sonic's new game, which is why they personally worked to bring it to Switch - SEGA plans to show the game in Japan at Tokyo Game Show 2017 in September - the team is also working on providing new information, including news that would be unique to Japan

At Southwestern, we have also developed a variety of initiatives.21 One is a vehicle for me as dean to teach first - year students at the beginning and end of their six - credit legal writing course entitled LAWS (Legal Research, Analysis, Writing, and Skills).22 At the beginning, I present data from the After the J.D. study, which is a longitudinal study following close to 5,000 lawyers admitted to the bar in the year 2000.23 The project is headquartered at the American Bar Foundation and involves the NALP Foundation among others.24 We have data from three years and seven years and will soon collect a third wave of data.25 I do a PowerPoint presentation that shows our students what difference it makes in early careers where one attends law school; what city or region one chooses to begin the career; what law school grades are received; gender, race and ethnicity effects; earnings in various settings; and the job satisfaction of people in different positions.

In addition, care must be taken to be attentive and responsive to cultural differences between staff and families as well as among staff members; to use skilled dialogue to create respectful, reciprocal, and responsive relationships among all parties; and to design services and interventions that are culturally and linguistically appropriate (Barrera & Corso, 2003; Hepburn et al, 2007).

Variations in personality or culture lead to marked differences among children at this time, some spending their time in physical pursuits such as sports while others prefer to develop fine motor skills, such as drawing and writing.

«One possible explanation for the differences among geography types is that urban skilled nursing properties may face higher competition for private payor market share, in part because of a greater supply of similar products such as home care and other types of seniors housing,» said Kauffman.

One possible explanation for the differences among geography types is that skilled nursing properties in urban areas may face in general higher competition for market share, in part because of a greater supply of prospectively competitive products, such as home care and other seniors housing types.