Teachers too often assume that student performance levels are based solely on the student's intelligence, effort, and motivation. This book takes a unique perspective, arguing that the difference in students' performance may be nothing more than differences in intellectual styles of learning or thinking. Intellectual styles simply refer to individualized ways of processing information. This stimulating and provocative text integrates the most recent theories and research on intellectual styles.
Beyond Star Trek: Physics From Alien Invasions To The End Of Time
The Physics of Star Trek was a genuine publishing phenomenon and, for a science text, elicited an enormous and unprecedented positive response from mainstream poplar culture. Now the author of that bestselling book takes readers on another intergalactic voyage, this time to examine whether today's science fiction might be tomorrow's science fact.
Each of the 18 easy-to-follow, technique-led projects in this book shows how items such as bags, purses, gift boxes, picture frames, cushions and scarves can be made or transformed by beading, whether it is by means of loom-weaving, fringing and tassels or other combinations.
Speakers, in their everyday conversations, use language to talk about language. They may wonder about what words mean, to whom a name refers, whether a sentence is true. They may worry whether they have been clear, or correctly expressed what they meant to say.
From the concert stage to the dressing room, from the recording studio to the digital realm, SPIN surveys the modern musical landscape with authoritative reporting, provocative interviews, and a discerning critical ear. Whether covering what's new or what's next, SPIN is your monthly VIP pass to all that rocks. related internet activity and retail updates.
