Teachers should feel the pressure when their students do not succeed while opponents argue that placing such pressure on teachers just adds to the problem and makes success just that more difficult and unlikely. Even the most ardent opponents to st Continue Reading...
Recent reviews of research on summer school show that high quality programs can make a difference in student learning (Harrington-Lueker, 2000). Results of the research point to programs that focus on corrective or accelerated learning have a positi Continue Reading...
Direct instruction has shown most effective in the early K-3 years, where significant IQ gains have been found and the program has shown to be effective among students with a "higher probability of failure in school over the long-term" (Becker & Continue Reading...
Annual Assessment BBAIntroductionThe 2022 BBA Comparative Assessment outlines the performance and challenges of the BBA program with respect to specific Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs) and General Education Outcomes (GEOs). It highlighted issues wit Continue Reading...
Revised Introduction: Challenges and Strategies in Assisting Children with DisabilitiesHandling the needs of children with disabilities is a complex task for both families and professionals, whether at home or within educational environments. To effe Continue Reading...
The public school system is the common form of schooling that people like to use as the standard. However, there are other school types that exist. Two of those other types would include the Montessori and Waldorf method. For these two methods, there Continue Reading...
Because of this, students who had disabilities, low language proficiency, and who come from various ethnic backgrounds are viewed as such during the grading process. In addition, these kinds of assessments allow professors to not only assess whether Continue Reading...
But high schools have been reporting rising grade point averages. Regardless of whether grade inflation is to blame, or an ineffectuality on the part of standardized testing to adequately measure student achievement, this points to another difficult Continue Reading...
Popular Culture in the Classroom From the wide range of materials teachers can use in the classroom, popular culture is one of the best sources. They appear to public attention as the indication of the rapid growth of the society. Many of the pop c Continue Reading...
Abstract This paper provides an extensive review of literature on deaf students and deafness. The purpose of the literature review is to obtain an understanding of what deafness is, what causes deafness, how it occurs, and what deaf culture is like f Continue Reading...
Instructions: Read the following sentence and then answer the questions in a word processing document.The faloopious scaringas tringled quaransically to the barton.1. What did the faloopious scaringas do? They tringled.2. How did they tringle? Quaran Continue Reading...
They must teach specific content areas but their methods, although somewhat limited, still give them some choice in conveying the material. Collaborative Method One of the more effective methods for supervisors and teachers to work together is a c Continue Reading...
This involves "changing the role of school personnel in such a way that the resulting organization is capable of adapting the program of a given school to meet the needs of the child" (Conte, 1972) (finally, someone remembers that schools are about Continue Reading...
Brown (1987) points out that learning disabled children lacking social skills may grow into adults that lack the "vital skills of social interaction" thus their lives may be filled with unnecessary struggles and unemployment. Factors that can help Continue Reading...
dealt explicitly with motivating students to learn, the concept of self-motivation presents an altogether different quandary to teachers. According to Jere Brophy, much research has been done into maintaining motivation in situations where there is Continue Reading...
Article AnalysisThe topic of the article by Heise (2006), The Political Economy of Education Federalism, published in the Cornell Law Faculty Publications, looks at the relationship between two forces: federalism and educational funding. In his artic Continue Reading...
Part A: The Context of the Classroom SettingIntroductionAs a reflective and scholarly practitioner in the field of high school biology education, my primary aim is to build an environment that supports the growth of curiosity and that can also help t Continue Reading...
Warning Signs of Resistance to Change in a SchoolLack of engagement in professional development is a big flashing red indicator that teachers and administrators might resist change when it comes along. In fact, in my experience as well as what I have Continue Reading...
Learning Games for the Future The impact of technology on the education system has not been fully explored in many ways. Teachers and students alike are discovering new ways in which technology may be incorporated within the day and find approaches Continue Reading...
No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) was signed into law by President Bush in 2002 as a reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) that was enacted in 1965 and re-enacted in 1994. The Elementary and Secondary Act also encompasses Continue Reading...
Mamikon even takes this simple observation about curves to establish a new relationship between the tractrix and exponential curves (Apostol & Mamikon 2002). Mamikon's visual understanding and explanation of calculus is not limited to two-diemn Continue Reading...
Mentoring, Coaching and CollaborationMy experiences with the different coaching and mentoring models, along with practical involvement in coaching conferences, have really solidified my understanding of their essential role in modern education. It ha Continue Reading...
Personal Statement for AdmissionAs a future teacher in the University of Redlands School of Education (SOE), an equity-centered pedagogy will be fundamental to my practice. This approach aligns with my commitment to fostering an inclusive, fair, and Continue Reading...
Educational Philosophy An educational philosophy guides a teacher’s practice in the classroom since it is used for decision making. Creating an educational philosophy is an important part of becoming a teacher or educator. This is primarily bec Continue Reading...
Studies here included in this set are evaluations of large multisite and single site after school programs; evaluations of school- and community-based models; evaluations assessing a narrow to a broad range of outcomes; key developmental research st Continue Reading...
(Accordino et al, 103) The Accordino et al article goes on to detail the findings which suggest this to be an accurate array of valuable activities for those who as a result of the autism condition are extremely limited elsewhere in terms of the abi Continue Reading...
Balacheff (1987) described four levels of justification, which are those as follows: (1) Native empiricism; 2) Crucial experiment; 3) Generic example; and 4) Thought experiment. (Taflin, nd) Naive empiricism is stated to be "an assertion based o Continue Reading...
California's Educational Funding: Tragedy or Equity? When attempting to determine whether the method and amount of public fund distribution is equitable within any school system, several factors are always considered. In the case of California, whi Continue Reading...
Introduction Experiential learning is a type of education in which the learner stops being a passive recipient of information and becomes an active participant by doing. It is not a new theory of education but rather one that has been in existence fo Continue Reading...
Introduction Two of the most influential theorists of education, Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotsky, continue to influence educational policy and pedagogical practice. Both of these theorists focus on developmental psychology to underscore their respective Continue Reading...
Calgary Public School Board Models of Consultation and Collaboration What model of consultation and collaboration am I going to use -- and why? I am employing a combination of approaches to the issues confronting teachers when it comes to William P Continue Reading...
Educational Inequality Along Racial Lines The role of education in the American society cannot be overemphasized. Education plays an important role in equipping students with knowledge and skills for transforming their life and the society at large Continue Reading...
benefit analysis of whether the state of Alabama should fully fund an expanded preschool program. Various arguments for and against this idea are discussed. Arguments for increased funding of the state's prekindergarten program include: improved edu Continue Reading...
data collection and analysis legitimize the goals and strategies educators create for change and improvement? Given today's emphasis on standardized testing in the era of No Child Left Behind (NCLB), using data-driven analysis to legitimize various Continue Reading...
At the same time, however, they gathered views of educators through focus groups and learned many teachers believe tests provide a roadmap for instruction and yield useful data. Buck et al. also concluded that test prep did not necessarily squelch t Continue Reading...
, 2005, 2)." The article asserts that students benefit greatly from the use of calculators at the elementary school level. The research also explains that calculator use should be used in addition to traditional techniques from problem solving. Mc Continue Reading...
They are somewhat vague about how the contrasting learning needs of younger and older groups can effectively be met in a single classroom setting, but nonetheless note that there is a great need for community research to clarify this issue. The conc Continue Reading...
Teachers Program Area of Study Teachers in their first few years in the classroom face a number of challenges - so many that often they are overwhelmed and find that they enthusiasm that originally drew them to the arena of teaching quickly begins Continue Reading...
