Sentences with phrase «used textbooks instead»

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Charlotte Mason recommended that whole, living books be used instead of textbooks.

For example, this technology could be used in a new type of medical textbook that allows students to see a 3 - D animated model of a heart instead of a dreary anatomical drawing.

Instead, to accommodate my desire to start at home, Sly put me on an exercise program that helped me gain 10 pounds of muscle just using a pull - up bar, a backpack full of college textbooks, and my own body weight.

Today's «day in the life» post is one of my current job, which focuses heavily on supporting my fellow faculty find and use open educational resources (an educational movement to help bring down student costs by using or creating free and high - quality texts and resources instead of expensive textbooks).

For instance, instead of using definitions from the textbooks, let students create explanations for the words.

If you have a textbook on deforestation in the Amazon rainforest then this can be used instead of the case study resources included on the ppt.

Never Judge a Book by Its Cover — Use Student Achievement Instead Brookings, 3/3/16 «An annual report on the effectiveness of textbooks would transform the market, by providing publishers and software developers with a stronger incentive to compete on quality.

«Never Judge a Book by Its Cover — Use Student Achievement Instead» by Thomas J. Kane This short article summarizes a study showing that textbook choices have a substantial impact on student achievement.

Instead of courses consisting mainly of textbook learning and lectures, classes built using game mechanics such as badges, experience points, levels and leaderboards, boost student engagement by allowing students to choose from «quests» and progress at their own pace through a series of educational activities.

We need to start judging textbooks and other instructional materials using student achievement instead.

Instead, NCTQ used information like course syllabi, textbooks, and admissions requirements.

The city also has one of the largest fully digital school districts: 24,000 Huntsville City Schools students use laptops or tablets instead of textbooks.

This move to using e-readers instead of conventional textbooks was always waiting to happen and it is just the time that will determine when this change will entirely come about.

It is advisable to use original papers instead of textbooks where certain works of the authors are used.

Instead of that new $ 175 chemistry book, get used textbooks.