Sentences with phrase «skilled students replace»

Second, the labor force improves only as new, more - skilled students replace retiring less - skilled workers.

Not exact matches

States should seize the possibilities for more innovative approaches to school improvement posed by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which replaces a law much criticized for its heavy - handed federal role and for focusing schools heavily on teaching for low - level multiple - choice tests in reading and math to the neglect of other subject areas and higher - level skills.

The work packs help the student: To learn idioms and colloquial phrases used by fluent English speakers (which often catch the foreign speaker out) To use the right preposition after the verb To set out and write formal letters in English To expand their vocabulary for speaking and writing, by replacing boring words with more interesting words To improve their skills in English grammar Each pack includes tuition pages and follow up exercises to practice the skills learnt.

And while technology can replicate teachers» expertise in dispensing information and assessing students» knowledge of rote facts and skills, it is far from replacing the teacher's role in providing expert feedback on critical thinking, communication, and leadership.

While standards - based reform relies on the ability of incentives to motivate students and teachers, teachers must be given the opportunity to develop the knowledge and skills they need to provide more ambitious instruction, or they must be replaced by teachers who have the knowledge and skills.

Virtually all are replacing their old fill - in - the - bubble tests of basic skills, tests that contributed to both low expectations for student learning and bad teaching practices, with significantly stronger assessments.

In the first half of the 20th century, the skills list was gradually replaced by a number grade and then by a letter grade, both of which usually indicated a student's level of progress according to a specified numerical standard.

PASA looked beyond the more common school - based model and replaced it with a community - campus approach made up of different zones — dubbed AfterZones — where students coming from nearby schools can attend enriched arts, skills, and sports programs of their choosing.

2006: The CSF II was replaced by the Victorian Essential Learning Standards (VELS) which was built on the strong foundations of the CSF but also emphasised the interdisciplinary skills students needed to succeed in the world; skills such as how to relate to each other, how to understand the world and how to communicate ideas.

«These positive results are based on a new college and career readiness assessment that is online, and expects students to demonstrate critical thinking and problem solving skills unlike the old, multiple choice tests they replace,» said State Board of Education President Mike Kirst.

Only later do students move into the labor market, slowly replacing retiring (and less skilled) workers.

Although a positive attitude toward math can not replace time spent learning and practicing math skills, it can certainly provide the fuel students need to keep going when they encounter new or challenging math concepts.

By replacing their problematic behavior with newly learned skills, students are better equipped to meet the school - wide expectations for behavior.

The harmonious combination between eClasses (self - pace learning) and eConversations (live instructor training) effectively helps students improve their English skills and perfectly replaces traditional classroom training.

BHP Score isn't designed to replace a teacher, but rather to provide clear, consistent feedback on student writing skills and growth so that the teacher can support more direct interaction with students.

While standardized test scores were put in place with the laudable goal of establishing standard expectations across schools, somewhere along the line tests replaced trust in teachers» ability to discern the skills of their own students.

The harmonious combination between eClasses (self - pace learning) and eConversations (live instructor training) effectively helps students improve their English skills and perfectly replaces classroom training.

Merit pay might work if it was given to students — and only student — who cooperated with teachers and turned in all of their classwork and homework done correctly to boost learning, and increased their literacy skills by voluntarily turning off TV, video games and not texting and replacing all that crap by reading at least one book a week for enjoyment outside of school hours.

The only English professor on the committee, Dr. Sandra Stotsky, explains that common core is unlikely to prepare students for college and will stunt students» critical thinking skills by replacing much classic literature with informational reading such as EPA regulations.

the checklist she once used to make sure students mastered a huge set of math skills has been replaced by an emphasis on developing fewer skills at a deeper level;

The Performance Assessment of Competency Education (PACE) replaces multiple - choice questions for more meaningful tasks that encourage students to apply what they have learned in sophisticated ways and to use critical thinking and problem solving skills.

As of spring 2015, California schools replaced old tests with new assessments built to let parents and teachers know how well students are learning the skills and knowledge they need to succeed in today's world.

This program is not intended to replace traditional classroom instruction, instead, it is a supplemental tool in which students can hone and build the skills which they are being taught at school.

But now that the internet is replacing paper as the go - to media we need to balance our student's skill set from finding answers to asking the most interesting questions.

Instead, those students replace one of their electives with a class period they spend in small groups, learning and practicing reading skills, like how to recognize the sound of words.

This isn't to replace articling, but rather to better prep students with baseline skills that they can more readily refine and apply so that articling is not as much of a burden on principals.

If the applicant is a college student, then replace the skills with the knowledge acquired through coursework.

4 For example, after PROSPER's delivery of programs to the students in this study, Project Alert was replaced on the menu by Lions Quest Skills for Adolescence.