Sentences with phrase «than classroom study»

This high - tech learning option allows scuba diving students to begin their studies with an online course rather than classroom study.

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A recent BMO study found that in 2013, Canadian moms and dads were willing to fork out more than $ 425 to get their kid ready for the classroom, up 18 % over the previous year's figure.

Those AIC university deep courses were much tougher requirementally for studying / passing than ORE courses were due to much deeper dives into what it takes to become a professional Appraiser than becoming a so - called professional Realtor (after serving only a few weeks in the classroom).

We all work on the premise that ministry studies are best conducted when they are centered on ministry rather than on the classroom or on students.

The teacher's approach to such problems might start from three assumptions: (a) the teacher should be concerned with how science fits into the larger framework of life, and the student should raise questions about the meaning of what he studies and its relation to other fields; (b) controversial questions can be treated, not in a spirit of indoctrination, but with an emphasis on asking questions and helping students think through assumptions and implications; an effort should be made to present viewpoints other than one's own as fairly as possible, respecting the integrity of the student by avoiding undue imposition of the lecturer's beliefs; (c) presuppositions inevitably enter the classroom presentation of many subjects, so that a viewpoint frankly and explicitly recognized may be less dangerous than one which is hidden and assumed not to exist.

There can be little doubt that such learning goes much further to reshape one's outlook and sensibility than conventional classroom study alone.

September 25, 2009 «Over the last few years, a new buzz phrase has emerged among scholars and scientists who study early - childhood development, a phrase that sounds more as if it belongs in the boardroom than the classroom: executive function.»

For example, one study of more than 10,000 third graders showed that the kids who got at least one recess period a day (lasting 15 minutes or longer) had better classroom behavior than those who got less recess time or no recess at all.

«Our members need skilled employees now more than ever, and our schools must provide our children with the skills necessary to compete outside the classroom,» said Heather C. Briccetti, Esq., president and CEO of The Business Council of New York State, Inc. «This study proves that New York is leading the nation — not only by setting high standards, but by taking the time to listen to parents and teachers about improving them.

While previous studies have shown that this student - centered method can be more effective than teacher - led instruction, Wieman says this study attempted to provide «a particularly clean comparison... to measure exactly what can be learned inside the classroom.»

A separate study of elementary school classrooms found that kids were «off - task» more than a quarter of the time.

The final lines of dialogue are a completely undisguised thesis statement, to the point where you could rewrite them as a question rather than a statement and have your first entry in the film's classroom study guide.

In 57 controlled studies, outcomes were measured in more than 900 classrooms; the overall mean effect size for all outcome areas was 0.35.

His grant - funded project, Educating for Democracy in the Digital Age (EDDA), helped more than 100 ELA and social studies teachers in Oakland bring action civics inside their classrooms from 2011 through 2015.

There are also articles about obstacles to greater progress: a study reveals that teacher expectations impact students» likelihood of completing college and are often lower for black students than for their white counterparts, even after accounting for students» academic and demographic backgrounds; and a look at how allowing laptop use in the classroom actually distracts from student learning.

«The maps make geography an event, something much more dynamic than a standard study in a classroom,» he says.

This study introduces two empirical strategies that circumvent these obstacles by examining differences in cohorts of students - a school's group of 3rd graders in one year versus the next year's group of 3rd graders - rather than cross-sections of classrooms at the same grade level.

END OF THE YEAR LETTER TO MY STUDENTS: Dear Students: After 33 1/2 years of teaching at HCS and having had more than 2000 students sit in my social studies classroom over these many years ~ I have decided to retire from teaching at the end of this school year in June.

According to more than 40 studies of elementary, middle, and high school English classrooms, discussion - based practices improve comprehension of the text and critical - thinking skills for students across ethnic backgrounds and socioeconomic contexts (Murphy, Wilkinson, Soter, Hennessey, & Alexander, 2009; Applebee, Langer, Nystrand, Gamoran, 2003).

Elementary - school teachers who are covered by collective - bargaining agreements spend less time instructing students in the classroom than do their peers who are not covered by contracts, but they devote more time to classroom preparation and administrative tasks, a new study by two University of Oregon researchers has found.

Several studies, including our own, clearly demonstrate that teacher evaluation systems that are based on a number of components, such as classroom observation scores and test - score gains, are already much more effective at predicting future teacher performance than paper credentials and years of experience.

The question arises, «Have studies shown unequivocally that one - to - one computing has a significantly higher impact on learning than the traditional lab or classroom center model?»

The offer compliments, rather than replaces, trips to see live performances, enabling students to study the play in performance day - to - day in their classroom.

In a 2002 pilot study involving three middle school classrooms in Boston, Dede found that students who played his game River City surpassed the test group in three areas: They were more motivated to do the work, performed better on postlesson tests, and tended to look to their teachers to facilitate rather than give direction.

A three - year study of teaching and learning in more than 400 third -, sixth -, and eighth - grade classrooms in Chicago found that when students were given writing and mathematics assignments calling for more authentic work, they performed better on tests used to judge basic skills.

In this four - year longitudinal class - size study, more than 7,000 students in 79 schools were randomly assigned to one of three classroom situations: small class (13 to 17 students per teacher), regular class (22 to 25 students per teacher), or regular class with a full - time teacher's aide.

Students who participate in integrated - studies classrooms are more engaged in learning and achieve test scores that are equivalent to, or better than, students in traditional, subject - specific classrooms (Vars and Beane, 2000).

Although classroom training has some strong points, a Brandon Hall Group study points out that it typically takes employees 40 to 60 percent less time to study a particular material via e-learning than in a traditional classroom setting.

Classrooms that emphasize group learning may be less effective at encouraging girls to study mathematics and science than traditional classrooms, according to a researcher who contributed to a new book on effective practices in science Classrooms that emphasize group learning may be less effective at encouraging girls to study mathematics and science than traditional classrooms, according to a researcher who contributed to a new book on effective practices in science classrooms, according to a researcher who contributed to a new book on effective practices in science education.

Most of all, these trips serve to put learning and knowledge clearly in the sphere of life rather than simply in books and classroom studies.

E-safety classroom management software company Impero have started their bespoke placement programme more than two years ago by recruiting an Information Management and Business Studies student into the role of Marketing Assistant.

An extremely rigorous study in Kenya in 2009 (with control and experimental classes) found that both low - and high - achieving students performed better in well - tracked classrooms than in heterogeneous classrooms.

This report summarizes and analyzes two recent studies that demonstrate that more than 80 percent of seniority - based layoffs would result in better teachers leaving classrooms and worse teachers staying.

Bridge professional development into classroom success with LETRS ®, the only literacy and language course of study backed by more than 30 years of evidence - based research and more than a decade of proven success.

Even as far back as 1984, he points out, a study by psychologist Benjamin Bloom showed that «students given personalized lessons performed two standard deviations better than their peers in a regular classroom.

The study also found that classroom observations should be performed by more than one person.

In one study, Robert Pianta, dean of the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia, found that in observations of 700 preschool classrooms across 11 states, teachers in less than 15 percent of the classes demonstrated «effective teacher - student interactions.»

Now is the time to bridge professional development to in - classroom success with this blended literacy and language course of study backed by more than 30 years of evidence - based scientific research, and more than a decade of proven success.

Similarly, studies based on observations from actual classrooms often find that black students with white teachers receive less attention, are praised less, and are scolded more often than their white counterparts.

The study, which tracked nearly 1,000 native English - and ESL - speaking children immersed in mainstream English classrooms in Canada from kindergarten to second grade, found that by the end of second grade, the ESL children had attained reading skills that were similar to, and in some cases better than, their native English - speaking peers.

They seem to view their time in the classroom as community service; studies by Boyd and Grossman and by Kane and Rockoff have found that more than 80 percent are gone after three years.

Prekindergarten teachers who work in schools and other publicly operated settings are better - qualified, get higher pay, and stay in their jobs longer than those who work in classrooms operated by private organizations, a study concludes.

Hispanic students with disabilities are far more segregated in American high schools than black special - education students, and they get fewer classroom opportunities to learn vocational skills, according to a national study.

Second, because we were able to combine both school - level and classroom - level analyses of programs and practices, we learned more about how these two levels of analysis and implementation support or interfere with one another than has been possible in studies that focus on one or the other.

In a study of 25 second - grade and 21 fifth - grade classrooms, Fisher et al. (1980) found that the more effective teachers had higher amounts of time allocated to academics and higher pupil engagement than less effective teachers.

ARLINGTON, Va. — Two independent studies recently released provide new evidence that, on average, the students of National Board Certified Teachers learn more than students in other classrooms.

In a study of the Alaska Statewide Mentorship Program, our researchers and evaluators found that new teachers who were provided with experienced mentors were more likely than their peers to still be on the job after three years — and students in their classrooms were performing better in math and reading.

With literacy standards for language arts, science, social studies, mathematics and technical subjects, it is more important than ever that teachers bring a high level of literacy expertise to their classrooms.»

This app also claims an independent study confirming that kids learned 9x faster with Pocket Phonics than a regular classroom lesson.

They studied changes in one school district using written surveys of more than 200 teachers and classroom observations of teachers» instruction and writing activities of targeted students in 12 classrooms.