Example sentences of "[noun sg] of pupils ['s] " in BNC.

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1 it encourages the perception of pupils ' attainments as being at one of a number of discrete ‘ levels ’ .
2 Librarians see advantages in tel ms of increased use of resources , increased interest and involvement of pupils and teachers in the library , a chance to identify accurately information needs and an enhancement of pupils ' abilities to locate and use pertinent information sources .
3 This study involves the secondary analysis of data collected as part of a major longitudinal study of pupils ' progress and development and the effects of primary schools in the inner London area during the 1980s .
4 The examples given suggest a flexible scheme whereby criterion statements might be amended in the light of pupils ' difficulties and the identified difficulty factors might provide foci for teaching .
5 Recommendations about classroom management , group work , the planning of projects , the fostering of pupils ' self-reliance , the use of resources , classroom display and a number of other topics , reinforced by the powerful visual device of a model classroom , identified the various items on the advisory team 's agenda for reforming classroom practice .
6 It was also seen as a way of raising standards of attainment : the specification of targets and the systematic assessment of pupils ' work on a national basis were thought to constitute a challenge to schools and teachers to raise their expectations , and to channel their efforts to bring about enhanced standards in pupils in the key areas represented by the national curriculum .
7 Wandsworth had accused union members of acting in breach of their employment contracts and of a statutory duty to carry out continuous assessment of pupils ' work .
8 Assessment of pupils ' understanding of certain concepts is more validly based on their use of strategies than listing which items in a written test they answer correctly or incorrectly .
9 The most radical element of the examinations in science was the assessment of pupils ' practical skills and abilities by internal , school-based means .
10 The Head of Department then went through the objectives one at a time and satisfied the Deputy Head ( Curriculum ) and the Director of Studies that , with different emphases , the objectives were all subsumed in the 3 criteria for the assessment of pupils ' work .
11 The level of pupils ' performance in most tasks rose fairly sharply from the bottom to the top third of attainment in the sample .
12 It will 1 ) examine more fully the extent to which primary schools vary in their effects on a variety of pupils ' educational outcomes , including progress in reading and maths ; 2 ) establish whether the composition of pupil intakes is related to effectiveness ; 3 ) find out whether school vary in their effectiveness from year to year and whether their effects on pupils persist into secondary school .
13 I agree also that it is absurd to suggest that there is anything wrong with national testing of pupils ' progress at certain ages , both to inform parents and to inform localities about the performance of their schools .
14 In that the influence of exams upon curriculum practices starts long before pupils make exam options choices , so this unsatisfactory narrowing of pupils ' experiences pervades much of their school careers .
15 The Progress Book gradually builds into a scrapbook of pupils ' own work , forming a personal and lasting record of what they have learned and achieved .
16 The philosophy and system of pastoral care were spelt out at some length and a few pages were devoted to the issue of pupils ' individual needs .
17 The quality and quantity of pupils ' work was questioned at the fourth meeting .
18 The research methodology will include the use of questionnaires to establish the range of pupils ' perceptions .
19 The attainment bands were formed on the basis of pupils ' score on the GT4 test , not from the particular mathematics sets in which they do mathematics in their schools .
20 A cursory perusal of my file of pupils ' pursuits in both primary and secondary schools shows similar experiences and reflections .
21 Dawe 's research demonstrating the importance of pupils ' first language competence to mathematics , as well as the need for pupils to understand mathematical ideas in English , highlights the importance of both languages for children 's progress .
22 Each phase should share their knowledge and experience of the following : — approaches and methods used with pupils ; — the range and nature of materials used ; — the subject content covered ; — the outcome of pupils ' work ( e.g. particular levels of attainment that could be expected or anticipated ) .
23 Despite the fact that attainment targets may be grouped into ‘ profile components ’ for the purposes of reporting achievements , teachers are expected to ‘ keep a record of pupils ' progress in relation to each attainment target ’ , a particularly onerous requirement .
24 Behaviour problems are not the inevitable product of pupils ' characters or home backgrounds , nor are they irremediable in classroom or school contexts .
25 Thus , to get a picture of pupils ' understanding of what a triangle is , it is not sufficient to ask them to name one exemplar ( especially if it is a special case such as an equilateral triangle ) , nor to draw one exemplar , for they are likely to draw a special case .
26 I have already referred to the introduction of records of achievement , which by definition will require a much more rounded picture of pupils ' actual performance to be monitored .
27 Moreover , criticism of pupils ' spoken language will be interpreted as criticism of their families and friends ;
28 Being an enabler of pupils ' learning is an unselfish task and " imaginative " teachers do not necessarily excel in qualities of humility and standing back and giving space to others .
29 For example a curriculum leader in a small primary school leads a small group to scrutinise a selection of pupils ' work from different year groups to examine progression and continuity and their relation to the National Curriculum a department in a secondary school reviews its curricular provision ; assesses the implications of the National Curriculum for that subject ; analyses policies and practice on pupil assessment ; analyses examination/test results ; reviews pupils ' written work to check on progression and continuity a team considers relations with parents and the wider community the head , a deputy or a senior teacher leads a working party on topics such as cross-curricular issues , curriculum provision as a whole , pupil attendance , school documentation the staff development or INSET co-ordinator leads a working party to review staff development , INSET provision and dissemination , teacher appraisal , care of probationer teachers ( DES 1989e:8 ) .
30 The development of pupils ' understanding of the spoken word and the capacity to express themselves effectively , in a variety of speaking and listening activities , matching style and response to audience and purpose .
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