African-American Academics African-American Students and Success and Failure in the School Setting Do African-American students use different strategies to achieve academic success than other groups? The strategies suggested by African-American st Continue Reading...
This is yet another reason we cannot assume that data is 'objective' because it is quantitative in nature. For example, when constructing an experiment "an extreme groups design (e.g., assigning participants to high or low conditions) maximizes the Continue Reading...
Academic Honesty Sociologist William Bowers interviewed students on nearly one hundred college campuses while doing his dissertation in the 1960s. He learned that half admitted to cheating (Hamilton, 2003). Davis (1993) found forty to seventy perce Continue Reading...
(Cole, 2001, p. 75) The qualitative scientific theoretical model (Shank, 2006, pp. 97-101) best exemplifies the demands of this theory-based research as qualitative inquiry, i.e. subjective data might not explain the issue, with regard to anything Continue Reading...
6). Pi is, therefore, on the level of philosophical discourse because many other mathematical problems elucidated by the ancients have since been solved. Arndt et al. claim that pi is "possibly the one topic within mathematics that has survived the Continue Reading...
Choosing the most effective style that relates to one's individual personality is very useful in terms of increasing one's learning strengths. I have personally found that in reality most people combine a number of learning styles in developing the Continue Reading...
We are no longer content with merely providing quality instruction. We will judge ourselves henceforth on the quality of student learning we produce" (O'Banion, 2007). Professional development and personal enrichment thus now go hand-in-hand, in ter Continue Reading...
, & Pivec, M. (2003). A Multimedia Knowledge Module Virtual Tutor Fosters Interactive Learning. Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 14(2), 231. This work demonstrates an example of how software can and has been developed to be interactive Continue Reading...
Coursework in solid state electronics proved so stimulating that I am planning on specifically pursuing solid state electronics engineering in graduate school. In graduate school I will be better able to hone my talents and focus more intently on s Continue Reading...
Sine, Cosine, And Tangent When using trigonometric functions, the three sides of a right triangle (opposite, adjacent and hypotenuse) are identified in relation to a chosen angle. The trigonometric functions (sine, cosine, and tangent) are then defi Continue Reading...
The narrative research study area aims at engaging with the system that helps people to make sense of experiences and meaning in the greater social context and the social patterns in it (Golsteijn & Wright, 2013). Collaborating with the research Continue Reading...
Preschool Preparation Preschool Planning The mission of the preschool will be to provide services in a fun, safe, and educational environment. Each child will be guaranteed individualized attention and a quality learning experience, including group Continue Reading...
In addition, Boggs (1998) suggests that family relationships and background issues should be discussed. Even though Sophia's family is supportive and encouraging her to go to college, they are also focusing on their own unfulfilled dreams. Sophia sh Continue Reading...
More so, were entries to incorporate theoretical ideas on multi-disciplinary fields too -- the entire better. 5. The math book: written for students conveying a broad-based general overview of finite and infinite math in an accessible and practical Continue Reading...
In other, more charter-friendly states, there are multiple authorizers -- universities, state boards, even specially created bodies with expertise in charter school creation. The new bill before the state House and Senate will give the Board of Educ Continue Reading...
Gokhale, a. (1995). Collaborative Learning Enhancing Critical Thinking. Journal of Technology Education, 7, 22 -- 31. In the article titled, Collaborative Learning Enhances Critical Thinking, the authors are seeking to understand the true effect t Continue Reading...
Recognition of quality and lack there of should be a basic goal of the education system, as it strives to direct resources and change situations that are not meeting the demands of accountability, yet it is clear that High Stakes testing does a poo Continue Reading...
".. If you can dream it, you can become it," that reminds me of what I dream of becoming is an overall "humanist" in the sense of studying and coming to understand more thoroughly and critically the humanities fields like philosophy; history, and lit Continue Reading...
America, having the perfect schools has long been thought to be the panacea of all our nation's social troubles. If only we could teach our children to master America's social values while still in school, we could produce a population of perfect en Continue Reading...
Allington's Strategies of Designing Research-Based Programs applied to a math classroom Why can't Johnny -- or Jane, to be politically correct -- read at a grade-appropriate level? Educators have attempted to answer and remedy this question for yea Continue Reading...
Cognitive Approach to Teaching with Technology Throughout the history of the study of education and educational philosophies, many different approaches have been employed. The educational theories developed by John Dewy, Lev Vygotsky, Jerome Bruner Continue Reading...
An article in the Journal of Sex Research brings attention to operant conditioning by juxtaposing - comparing and contrasting - it with the social learning theory that Julian P. Rotter developed. Social learning in fact embraces aspects of operant Continue Reading...
Post Communism and Social Policies -- an Introduction Communism and Capitalism are the two terms that have been defining the societies of the world. Needless to say, the understanding of the aforementioned terms is important before we go on to discu Continue Reading...
Conclusion The adoption of national legislation (NCLB), as well as many other education based and popular pressures to utilize the miracle of American ingenuity, i.e. technology in the classroom to help students better achieve learning goals very Continue Reading...
Although these students are very active learners, they also enjoy reading silently and time for their own thinking. The students enjoy participating in sports, dancing, and singing. Luis Luis (not his real name) is a bright, outgoing 3rd grade boy Continue Reading...
Moseley, chair of the Coalition advisory board and president and CEO of the Academy for Educational Development. "It is not a luxury that can be addressed at some point in the future, but rather it provides people with the tools to survive and impro Continue Reading...
..Educational psychologists have made rather extensive investigations of semantic (declarative) and procedural memory with respect to studying and theorizing about classroom learning and teaching....very little theoretical or empirical work has been Continue Reading...
In many ways, the concepts of separating out individuals that are different has been fostered by the construction of the educational format. Tomlinson notes the fallacy of such an arrangement and provides some excellent advice with regard to classro Continue Reading...
Justin Abercrombie Tell use about your career goals. How do you envision an MBA from Auburn University will help you achieve these goals? Are there other reasons you are interested in pursuing an MBA at Auburn? After earning an MBA from Auburn, I i Continue Reading...
Educational Philosophy Comparison: John Dewey vs. William Bagley There have always been philosophical battles between progressive thinkers and conservative thinkers when it comes to the education of America's children. Those wars were waged in the 1 Continue Reading...
How School Social Workers Help ChildrenIntroductionThe problem of interest to the proposed study concerns the various reasons students need assistance from social workers, which typically include a lack of financial or academic resources and/or lack Continue Reading...
The Positive and Negative Effects of Freedom of Expression within the Social Media in the U.K. Introduction In essence, social media in the UK provides an amazing platform for people to freely express their views, share information, and interact. I Continue Reading...
VIDEO GAMES AND STUDENTS' LEARNING Whether video games should be introduced into schools and used to help educate students Introduction of Video Games into Schools to Help Educate Students In the contemporary field of learning, several scientific Continue Reading...
Radiology and Cyberspace The creation of 'cyberspace,' or the sharing of information through email, on the Internet and on websites, has had a profound impact on nearly every field of human endeavor. Medical science, and particularly Radiology, has Continue Reading...
Although the research tools provided by the ISO 14001 framework are both qualitative and quantitative, this approach is consistent with the guidance provided by Neuman (2003) who points out that, "Both qualitative and quantitative research use sever Continue Reading...
To protect themselves, many Americans chose to avoid working with or becoming friends with those who immigrated. A lack of trust permeated everything that the Americans did in regards to the immigrants, at least with the men. This was not always tr Continue Reading...
Other neuroscientists instead stress processes: like macros for the brain. Neuroscience, in elucidating specific brain structures for different thought processes and types of intelligence, can help scientists develop more sophisticated systems of a Continue Reading...
Criminal Investigations: Fires and ExplosivesThe forensic sciences have benefited greatly from innovations in computer technologies and even decades-old cold case crimes are now being routinely solved as a result. In particular, computer fire models Continue Reading...
Eveland's research design is quasi-experimental. The sample populations for the experiment are not randomly selected. There is structure to the experiment with more than one form of measurement during the research process. Quasi-experimental design Continue Reading...
Program Evaluation Integrate data collection methods into the program evaluation plan. The data collection method is seeking to integrate qualitative and quantitative research together. It is developing a program that is effective in helping to sup Continue Reading...
