He spoke of his faith in sports science, his readiness to be tested by his players, and his comfort with the ruthlessness of his trade.
This dual approach to the subject might not seem fully respectable to some paleontological colleagues, but Hume argues that a study of extinct animals calls for an imaginative and extrapolatory frame of mind, of a kind not always valued in research science: a readiness to see what is not there.
Literature from the field of implementation science suggests that readiness for change involves both psychological and behavioral components that is, both willingness and ability to make a specific change [ 7, 9].
The study revealed direct link between entrance into STEM field as dependent variable and readiness in Math and Science, achievement in Math, and attitude toward Math.
The standards focus less on rote memorization and more on the practice of science, with an emphasis on college readiness.
Your Oct. 4 editorial "The Damage of Don't Ask, Don't Tell," citing a scholarly Department of Defense-approved essay by Col. Om Prakash, is irrefutable in terms of logic, science, civil rights or concern with combat readiness.
There have been three so-called New York Times readiness tests, in which the science team interpreted fake data on the fly, under time constraints, and produced press releases meant to be headline-worthy.
Extensive research in other fields such as social sciences and business has determined that Organizational Readiness for Change (ORC) is a critical precursor for successful implementation of change initiatives [ 11, 13, 35, 36].
The ACT, a competitor to the SAT, measures college readiness on four benchmarks: English, reading, science and mathematics.
As Cacciatore and Sevian have suggested, this type of involvement of scientists in K 12 education can reinforce their own excitement about science as they contribute to improving K 12 students' readiness for college (Cacciatore and Sevian, 2011).
