Sentences with phrase «systematic improvements of»

Agile Mind works with our research partners and with a community of scholars and educators nationwide to apply quantitative and qualitative research to the systematic improvement of our programs and services.

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To talk of «the sacredness of life,» unless «you really mean it,» can not but support the improvement of life by the systematic eradication of people whose «quality of life» is inferior.

Réal Turcotte has designed a systematic approach in the art of stickhandling, passing and shooting that guarantees each individual an improvement in their skills.

According to a systematic review, a small body of research suggests that treatment may be associated with mother - reported improvements in breastfeeding, but the studies are small, short - term, and rely on inconsistent methodology.

«Despite their potential value in meeting the challenges of modern agriculture, few systematic, range - wide collections of wild relatives exist for any crop species,» the team of scientists write, «and even the available wild genetic resources are widely under - utilized for crop improvement.»

Many of our ideas about domestication derive from Charles Darwin, whose ideas in turn were strongly influenced by British animal - breeding practices during the 19th century, a period when landowners vigorously pursued systematic livestock improvement.

A systematic review of clinical trials on the health effects of low carbohydrate diets from 2012 shows that low carb diets show significant decrease in body weight and an improvement of all major risk factors for heart disease.

A systematic review of all major clinical trials of low carb diets showed significant weight loss and improvement of all major risk factors for heart disease.

The aim of CEASE treatment is systematic detoxification of the causes of illness, leading to step by step improvement and restoration of health in the individual.

Studies linking omega - 3s to a wide range of other health improvements, including reducing risk of dementia, are inconclusive, and some of them have major flaws, according to a systematic review of the evidence by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Milanović Z, Sporiš G, Weston M. Effectiveness of High - Intensity Interval Training (HIT) and Continuous Endurance Training for VO2max Improvements: A Systematic Review and Meta - Analysis of Controlled Trials.

The kind of plan I describe is a systematic plan for designing, implementing, evaluating and learning from individual improvement efforts.

But the bottom line seems to be that for inner city students, charter schools offer some systematic long - term improvement, which accounts for the long - waiting lists of students desperate to escape the public school monopoly.

Most important, they have no way of determining that introduction of the «similar approaches» was the cause of improvement, as opposed to being just present when other systematic or idiosyncratic factors promoted improvement in these several schools.

Both teachers believed that the practice by students at home needed improvement, especially the technical skills, such as rhythm, progression, or systematic elimination of errors.

The report also welcomes: the establishment of a National Academy of Educational Leadership; a «more systematic approach» to how pupils learn, apply and practise their literacy and numeracy across the curriculum; major changes in how professional learning is organised; improvements in attendance and behaviour; strengths in learner wellbeing, care, support and guidance, and learning environment; and strengthened links between higher and further education.

If we look at the science of improvement, systematic change occurs between the contexts of justification (what we know) and discovery (the process of innovation).

«Our research suggests that many senior and middle leaders have a long way to go in terms of setting goals and solving the problems that frequently occur in implementing any strategy,» Bendikson tells RD. «School improvement science suggests that when school leaders really take monitoring and evaluation seriously, they tend to pursue «small wins» in systematic ways, and this can help to build coherent action and teachers» trust in their leaders.»

A broad array of groups — including advocates for parents, students, teachers, administrators, and school boards, as well as business and civic organizations — agree: Michigan needs a more systematic way to support improvement of teaching and learning.

While observation systems themselves are part of a plan for systematic teacher improvement, there are interconnecting processes that should also be improving systematically.

This exploratory study examined the extent to which the reform processes of the schools reflected characteristics and strategies found in the research, whether schools improving at different rates differed in systematic ways, and the most significant challenges faced in both securing and sustaining dramatic school improvements.

These and other pipeline strategies that effect broad - based systems must strike a balance between stability and flexibility in order for them to change as school improvement strategies evolve, say both The Wallace Foundation and education reformers such as Michael Fullan, whose concept of «motion leadership» reflects the need for a systematic culture of continuous reflection and growth.

And so, a major fear with this second Report (and, in general) is that districts or schools might simply pick one or more actions from its menu of school improvement clusters... without linking them to the results of a systematic and effective needs and root cause assessment, resource and capacity analysis, and strategic planning process.

In this video, Dr. Michael Fullan, an internationally recognized expert on systematic educational improvement, describes the importance of making action the main point in improvement planning.

The positive effects of targeted, purposeful and systematic coaching on career development are well recognised, with those who receive coaching more likely to set goals for their development, seek ideas for improvement, act on feedback from colleagues and supervisors, and improve their performance.

Local professional development plan must provide for ongoing systematic assessment and improvement of teacher evaluation

The detailed lab tests and measurements in our in - depth Display Technology Shoot - Out article series quantitatively document the series of systematic display performance improvements, with each new generation breaking existing display performance records and then earning our up - to - that - date Best Smartphone Display Award.

As part of a European project (High Resolution Ten - Year Climate Simulations, HIRETYCS, 1998), it was found that increases in horizontal resolution did not produce systematic improvements in model simulations and any improvements found were of modest amplitude.

Although the new decision here in Ontario for paralegals may help with this in part, the reality is that the underlying issues behind family law, including widespread abuses of the system and lack of accountability for both parties and their representatives, will require more systematic changes for there to be truly and significant improvements.

In my opinion, Mabior is a marked improvement over Cuerrier both because it is much more systematic in its approach; and because it more fully considers the parameters of consent; the special nature of sexual assault; and the vital importance of safeguarding personal autonomy.

Join this webinar to get step - by - step instructions for improving legal department processes through systematic identification of legal department workflow inefficiencies; prioritization of process improvements that solve true drivers of inefficiency and benefit the company; and low - effort, high - impact elimination of process inefficiencies.

Systematic knowledge in the services related to sales, account attainment, and administration; dependable development of product and industry facts, reactivation of accounts that have been kept as dormant, and the improvement in sales techniques.

Findings suggest substantial improvement via an intensive approach for young children with autism; however, important differences in group assignment at baseline, difficulties with systematic measurement overtime, the lack of reported treatment fidelity or adherence characteristics, and the small number of children in the comparison group limit interpretation of these findings.

Specifically, routine data and a systematic literature review will inform specific parameters that will link early interventions on infant mental health — and related improvements in quality of life — with better health, educational and occupational outcomes, lower crime rates and cost savings for the health sector and the entire society.