American public education system has endured many changes in the last few decades. It has gone from back to basics, to whole language learning, and then back to basics again. The system is constantly being scrutinized by the parents who send their c Continue Reading...
Topic: Teacher Effectiveness and Behavior: Their Relationship and Impact on Student LearningThe purpose of this dissertation topic is to review the efficacy of teacher learning and how it correlates to student performance. Research has shown a large Continue Reading...
Special Education Influence of Parental Awareness on Individualized Education Plan (IEP) In the period preceding 1975, the students with disabilities did not have sufficient access to education and often received education that was inappropriate fo Continue Reading...
Advisory Programs Can Help Middle School Students in Poverty-Ridden Urban Areas The focus of this research is implementing advisory programs in poverty urban area middle schools to help students cope with their environment. Economic and social barr Continue Reading...
advances are made in technology, an increasing number of different forms of technologies, new uses and changes are being made in integrating new technologies into special education so as to benefit learners with disabilities. Research has made treme Continue Reading...
Cyber Bullying One definition of Cyber bullying is that it is the employment of technology by a person to intimidate, upset, harass, demean and humiliate another person. Targets chosen by cyber bullies are no different from those picked by face-to-f Continue Reading...
Gun violence in America has always been a great concern to communities, families and law enforcement officials. But in recent years gun violence has received a great deal more publicity and public concern because of the mass shootings -- particularly Continue Reading...
Ethics in Early Childhood Development What is your stance on testing and social promotion? I am in the group that is vigorously opposed to the overuse of and reliance on standardized testing in schools. The No Child Left Behind guidelines, for exam Continue Reading...
Instructional Improvement Target Data Support Current Intervention Improved student learning as measured by student performance and achievement. -NYS assessments -summative curriculum assessments -analyzing stage To improve student learning, t Continue Reading...
Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates Critical Book Review The objective of this study is to conduct a critical book review of the book entitled "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" written by Wes Moore (2011) and published by Random House LLC. Wil Continue Reading...
ADHD (what it is this disease) and what are the symptoms and result of this disease. The paper also discusses the affects of ADHD on patients. In this paper the treatment of ADHD is also discussed and explained. All the details relating to this con Continue Reading...
Current Event On December 14, 2012 a mass shooting occurred in Newton, Connecticut at Sandy Hook Elementary School resulting in the deaths of twenty children and six adults. The gun used at the elementary school was an AR-15 which was registered to Continue Reading...
Inclusion The ABC News Turning Point series called "Sean's Story" features the issue of educational inclusion. Federal law assures a "least restrictive environment" and full access to mainstream education for students who would have once automatical Continue Reading...
Many cultural, familial, and social pressures create a child's food culture. The largest study, of 1,704 students over three years in the 1990's of schools that had reformed their cafeterias showed no change in the body-mass index in the students, a Continue Reading...
It is now recognized that individuals learn in different ways -- they perceive and process information in various ways. The learning styles theory suggests that the way that children acquire information has more to do with whether the educational ex Continue Reading...
Generally, it works by either giving a reward for an encouraged behavior, or taking something away for an undesirable behavior. By doing this, the patient often increases the good behaviors and uses the bad behaviors less often, although this condit Continue Reading...
The language of instruction in schools and universities is Romanian, but Hungarian and German are also used for the benefit of the country's two largest ethnic minorities. The Pre-University Level ("nv? mantul Preuniversitar) is structured in 4 cyc Continue Reading...
While he supported me in my endeavors, he raised many questions, >Why do you want to enter social work? How do you think you are going to provide for your family and the lifestyle you are accustomed to?" Deferring to socialization pressures that sti Continue Reading...
Mathematics Instruction in English on ELL Second Grade Students J. Elizabeth Estevez Educ2205I-Content Research Seminar Mathematics is a powerful tool for interpreting the world. Research has shown that for children to learn how to use mathematic Continue Reading...
Drug Education The DARE program, whose short form is derived from "Drug Abuse Resistance Education," has developed so quickly, from the time since its commencement 18 years ago, that it is at the present being educated in 75% of school districts all Continue Reading...
Implementation, Evaluation and Control Wellness and Fitness Company will be established as a non-profit organization in the city of Portland, which has a relatively high population of adolescents with obesity. The overall objective/goal of this non-p Continue Reading...
Today, the 30,600 residents of the Englewood community in eastern Chicago are faced with some daunting challenges in providing their children with the high-quality educational services they need to succeed in the 21st century (Tu, 2016). The vast maj Continue Reading...
Part I: Background Introduction A personal career case study combines a personal reflection with scholarly research on career development and motivational theories. During the process of compiling information for the case study, I will present my pas Continue Reading...
Miguel is a full-time online student, a full-time employee, and a father. He finds that he is constantly struggling with balancing all of his responsibilities and is trying to figure out a way to manage his time wisely. He is only in his third class Continue Reading...
drug addiction and related behavioral problems evident in young children at public schools. An organizational behavior perspective can shed light on the causes and solutions to this problem. David Wood Elementary School can use some of the tools ava Continue Reading...
articles regarding pedagogy to bridge the gap between practice and theory in education. We will see how new teachers can apply their freshly absorbed knowledge in order to benefit them in their fresh classroom environments in the area of ESOL teachi Continue Reading...
Experimentation Critique In viewing the field of education, the issue of students' lacking retention of material has long been associated with a teacher's inability to enforce learning materials in such a manner that every student within a class -- Continue Reading...
about.com. 2011. Some facts about the actual costs of recycling vs. traditional disposal expenses is presented by this article, and is certainly worthy of examination: a) a well-run curbside recycling program costs between $50 and $150 per ton; b) t Continue Reading...
Impressions Every time a person makes a transition into a new environment there is nervousness. I remember how anxious I was when I was going to middle school for the first time. I was leaving a small elementary school and moving into a school that Continue Reading...
Lisa finds it hard to meet other kids her age who are like her. Most of her peers "do not care about school" and don't understand anything about the issues she cares about such as environmentalism and Tibet. Lisa worries excessively about external, Continue Reading...
It also confirms idea that general standardized tests of academic performance are a good means of assessing student's English language ability. The dependent variable of the study was students' performance on language assessment tests geared toward Continue Reading...
The main concentration of this study was on the various approaches that were adopted in numerous educational institutes and universities and how their incorporation of cooperative learning strategies proved constructive. The demographics or spectrum Continue Reading...
Literature Review 1. The dilemma of Obesity Mokdad et al., (1999) in his study found that the issue of unhealthy weight, overweight and obesity are perhaps one of the rising concerns for the Americans in the 21st century as more and more U.S. cit Continue Reading...
For example, to assess arithmetic, number and operations concepts, the measurable objectives used include the pupil being able to demonstrate an understanding of the relative magnitude of numbers, being able to accurately solve problems involving pr Continue Reading...
Many women discover that raising a family is the most rewarding career they can ever have, regardless of their training and career aspirations. This may be because of a "culture of romance" that surrounds women and education, but it also may be beca Continue Reading...
It also appeals to conservatives who are interested in charity-based social supports, and wish to see individuals and communities, rather than the state, providing solutions to persistent problems such as poverty or social exclusion. It also holds a Continue Reading...
" (Eugenia Costa-Giomi 2004, 141) Among the academic benefits associated with three years of piano lessons, the children tended to have higher math computation scores, higher language scores, and higher self-esteem than children not involved in music Continue Reading...
