Sentences with phrase «skills than students»

Do students in the CPC Education Program make greater gains in school readiness skills than students in the comparison group?

Proponents of common standards emphasize that in our highly mobile society, students in Mississippi should not be learning different reading and math skills than students in Massachusetts.

Not exact matches

International MBAs, particularly Americans, tend to have stronger soft skills — in communications, teamwork, and dealing with people — than Chinese students, which can provide an edge, Chen says.

Although the events, which together drew hundreds of thousands of demonstrators across the country, were inspired and often led by students, many protests simultaneously benefited from groups with more financial resources and organizational skills than the teenagers had on their own.

The Liberals have chosen to invest much more time in electioneering than governing and this is reflected in the lack of leadership we are seeing today in B.C. Everyone from students and families to seniors and skilled workers are facing real challenges with no meaningful support from the B.C. Liberal government.»

The explosion in information, the need for increasingly specialized skills to acquire or understand that information, and the resulting emergence of a professionalized faculty more interested in their narrow research programs than the general education of students: these have led, the canonicists argue, to a dangerous «dispersal of authority,» to a «loss of integrity in the bachelor's degree» (ICC; TM).

In our new aims of education for the 1980's and beyond, therefore, we shall have to dedicate ourselves to bringing back, among other things, the civilized use of language (both written and oral), a sensitivity to beauty, powers of analytical reasoning, the intellectual vision of ourselves as historical creatures, the ability to cognitively articulate ideas rather than let communication skills courses degenerate into merely «touchie - feelie» experiences of «affirming the other,» and finally, a sensitivity to the nuances, complexities, and ambiguities of meanings.7 In this way, and only in this way, our educational system will equip its students for the future with an intellectual vision comprised of both knowledge and foresightful adaptability to environmental changes.

That said, classical Christian education is perhaps also uniquely capable of addressing the conflict because it defines education in terms of the health of a student's soul rather than the strength of a student's skills.

Rather than addressing only technical skills, I give students an opportunity to create a student - driven democracy where creativity, diversity, self - discipline, organizational policies and safety are respected.»

The capacities that develop in the earliest years may be harder to measure on tests of kindergarten readiness than abilities like number and letter recognition, but they are precisely the skills, closely related to executive functions, that researchers have recently determined to be so valuable in kindergarten and beyond: the ability to focus on a single activity for an extended period, the ability to understand and follow directions, the ability to cope with disappointment and frustration, the ability to interact capably with other students.

In math: rather than a grading scale, ask students how many questions they believe they need to get right in order to feel they've mastered a particular skill.

The goal should be for students to master a certain skill or lesson rather than for them to earn a certain mark or score for performing the task.

But new research from a spate of economists, psychologists, neuroscientists and educators has found that the skills that see a student through college and beyond have less to do with smarts than with more ordinary personality traits, like an ability to stay focused and control impulses.

First did you identify any particular population of students that is lacking these healthy non-cognitive skills more than others?

Teaching is communicating knowledge and / or skills to someone (the student) who knows less than the person doing the teaching, and doing it faster than if the student were learning it on their own.

And in today's classroom, where teachers must compete with digital distractions for their students» attention while trying to satisfy increasingly demanding academic standards, it is more important than ever that educators be able to combat apathy, instill vital problem - solving skills, and create a climate that maximizes learning.

She looks at the students as whole people, and at this stage she is focused more on social and emotional skills, rather than academic milestones.

High school students are more responsible than ever for developing good study habits and organizations skills they will take with them to the college and the working world.

While he still appreciates Canada's work, Tough feels the research indicates that ongoing success requires much more than the cognitive skills that students demonstrate on tests.

In addition to her more than sixteen years as a coach / cheerleader for Special Olympics in Area 10, Sandy serves on the board for Jacob's Ladder Learning Center, a private school where special needs students learn life skills, and she started a nutritional feeding program for the mentally and physically challenged children who attend Camp Silver Cloud.

As James Heckman and several other researchers have noted, certain, non-cognitive skills or character traits, such as «grit, self - control, zest, social intelligence, gratitude, optimism and curiosity,» have an even greater impact on student achievement than academic skills.

MORE THAN 2 MILLION POSITIVE DISCIPLINE BOOKS SOLD The Positive Discipline method has proved to be an invaluable resource for teachers who want to foster creative problem - solving within their students, giving them the behavioral skills they need to understand and process what they learn.

We've already started to set out some of this, pledging to raise corporation tax by less than 1.5 percent to give an Education Maintenance Allowance to college students and grants to university students so that every young learner can afford to support themselves as they develop skills and get qualifications.

Studies indicate most students will lose about two months of a grade level in math skills and low - income students lose more than two months in reading.

But with your skills and the help of other students you can build something... a house or anything other than a house,» says Jose.

StudentsFirstNY is New York's leading voice for students who depend on public education for the skills they need to succeed, but who are too often failed by a system that puts special interests, rather than the interests of children, first.

Formed in April 2012, StudentsFirstNY with more than 150,000 members, is New York State's leading voice for students who depend on public education for the skills they need to succeed, but who are too often failed by a system that puts special interests, rather than the interests of children, first.

About StudentsFirstNY Formed in April 2012, StudentsFirstNY with more than 150,000 members, is New York State's leading voice for students who depend on public education for the skills they need to succeed, but who are too often failed by a system that puts special interests, rather than the interests of children, first.

In true academic tradition, the senior grad students in the laboratory have always been more than happy to pass on their skills and experiences.

In testing five different ways to convey Oldowan stone - knapping skills to more than 180 college students, the researchers found that the demonstration that used spoken communication — versus imitation, non-verbal presentations or gestures — yielded the highest volume and quality of flakes in the least amount of time and with the least waste.

Postdocs offer more experience and specialized skills than doctoral students and undergraduates do, and are closer to the job market, she says.

In fact, the time management skills gained through BALSA appear to help active members complete their Ph.D. s in the same, or even less, time than students who do not consult, BALSA's Russo says.

Fewer than half (375, or 44 %) of respondents representing 134 institutions (59 % of the total) reported having existing formal programs for graduate students to develop skills for non-academic careers.»

According to Spohrer, postdocs are more likely than doctoral students to match the company's ideal employee hiring profile: a so - called «T - shaped» professional, with both depth of training in one area and a breadth of experience, such as having worked in different countries or having both scientific and business skills.

Overall, the researchers report, students who learned metacognition skills scored around 4 percent higher on the final exam than their peers in the control section.

Rather than say you don't have management experience, talk about your leadership in the lab or in graduate student or postdoc associations, and draw the connections that will show that you have the skills necessary to manage people.

Now, a study that used noninvasive brain imaging to evaluate brain activity has found that simulator - trained medical students successfully transferred those skills to operating on cadavers and were faster than peers who had no simulator training.

It reported that the metacognitive skills of students in classes that used exam wrappers increased more across the semester than those of students in courses that did not employ exam wrappers.

Here, a referral suggests that the teacher perceives the student as having social, emotional, or behavioral skills that are problematic enough to warrant outside help, reaffirming earlier research showing that teachers perceive misbehavior by black boys as more aggressive and problematic than misbehavior by white boys.

Many Ph.D. advisers think it's better to let a graduate student struggle over an important new skill than to train their students properly; somehow the struggle is supposed to reinforce the lesson.

Bad teachers, for example, could benefit from feedback from students, but are much less likely to pore over teaching ratings than skilled teachers.»

The research council asserts that it is now focusing more on the quality than the number of Ph.D. s. That's embodied by a shift to centers for doctoral training (CDTs) that provide 4 - year Ph.D. s, including skills - development programs, rather than 3 - year project student Ph.D. s.

As a student in Patsy Dickinson's Neurophysiology course, I began to learn that problem solving was a more important skill than memorization.

Today, more than ever, students with proper support, skills, and psychoeducation are thriving while learning to cope with mental health and adjustment issues.

Drawing upon a base of over 35,000 students at more than 1,000 local school science fairs, more than 1,100 students in grades 5 — 12 from nearly 300 schools will be evaluated this year on their scientific research and communication skills.

The program teaches students more than 100 dietary theories with a strong focus on bio individuality, and also teaches students the business skills necessary to start their own coaching business.

Each year, we power over 200 weekend - long invention competitions that inspire innovation, cultivate communities and teach computer science skills to more than 65,000 students around the world.

Each year, we power over 200 weekend - long invention competitions that inspire innovation, cultivate communities and teach computer science skills to more than 65,000 students around the world.

Running for nearly 20 years, English School of Canada has educated over 30,000 students from more than 50 countries.Students appreciate and are engaged with the multicultural student body they study with at our fully accredited school.Finally, the third class will illuminate how to write various academic, business, professional, and functional compositions.In addition to these practical objectives, this class will show students how to put themselves in the correct mindset to write, how to plan to write as well as how to implement editing and revision strategies.The program also teaches students the specific language skills and vocabulary needed in a health care workplace.It covers speaking, listening, and reading on a wide range of topics from technical skills to ethical concerns, from communicating with patients to discussing issues with colleagues.

Living on credit and grant money and fighting a change - resistant school board, Pilloton and Miller lead their students through a year - long, full - scale design and build project that does much more than just teach basic construction skills: it shows ten teenagers the power of design thinking to re-invent not just their town but their own sense of what's possible.