Group Activities as Formative Assessment in Mathematics Classroom The modern educational system is characterized by an increase demand for accountability and high-stakes testing. The demand for such accountability and testing is demonstrated in the Continue Reading...
It would not only be time consuming and expensive for each classroom teacher to develop an effective basic reading skills curriculum but such a curriculum is also fraught with a high degree of error. There is compelling evidence that supports the us Continue Reading...
The Bracken Basic Concept Scale This scale assesses 258 concepts in 11 categorical areas (color, letter identification, numbers/counting, comparison, shapes, direction/position, social-emotional, size, textural/material, quantity, and time/sequenc Continue Reading...
" T. he following illustration provides the characteristics of 'fully differentiated' and 'not differentiated' instruction in programs and classrooms. Differences in Programs and Classrooms that are Differentiated and those which are not Differentia Continue Reading...
School Choice Program This study aimed to determine the impact of school choice through a comparative study of two private schools, which serve primarily, or exclusively African-American students, and a public school. Data in student achievement in Continue Reading...
Roanoke County School System Faculty and Staff's Perceptions Regarding the Use of Web-Based Professional Development Educational Thesis Implications for Improvement of Practice Introduction (could be longer. Include mandatory teacher ongoing cert Continue Reading...
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...
program READ 180 is designed for children in elementary school through high school whose achievement of reading is not above the level of proficiency. The main objective of this program is to address the gap in the skills of the students by using di Continue Reading...
Metacognition and Academic Achievement in College Students THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN METACOGNITION AND ACADEMI Constituent Elements of Metacognition Metacognitive Awareness Inventory Gender differences in metacognitive skills Relationship to Oth Continue Reading...
special programs developed for gifted students intended to enhance, expand and diversify their learning experiences in the educational curriculum. In order to meet the demands of the gifted students, teachers distinguish between content standards an Continue Reading...
Maps to increase comprehension for ESL's English as a Second Language Learner The academic achievement gap between linguistic minority groups and other students is a persistent problem for the American public school system (Thernstrom and Thernstr Continue Reading...
What works for one child is not necessarily going to work for the next. So how can one promote the use of standardized tests as the only way to measure educational learning and success? The premise of the No Child Left Behind Act is very honorable. Continue Reading...
Students in these kinds of schools do not attend school longer, but they do not have a summer break that is longer than any of the other breaks that they take during the school year. Research done by McMillen (2001) indicated that there were 106 sc Continue Reading...
Bonuses could also be earned by taking advanced courses in improving classroom techniques and by improving the scores their students achieved on state tests. These salary additions can add up to as much as $9,800 per year. In addition, teachers' pa Continue Reading...
Plus most teachers saw the pay for performance system as inevitable, and therefore wanted to be involved from the start of the plan (Gratz, 2005). The pilot faced many challenges. Not the least, the district was faced with the logistical challenge Continue Reading...
Helplessness in College Background significant and notable problem within higher education is the conditioned state of mind associated with learned helplessness. Challenges to educators are often played out through the compounded years of this lear Continue Reading...
Homeschooling Quality of Education The Need for and the Purpose of the Project The Subproblems Definitions and Abbreviations of Terms Books Methodology for investigating problems identified as subproblems Note on the Anti-Homeschooling Debate Continue Reading...
Education The Affects of Block Scheduling on Student Academic Achievement The overall strategy of utilizing block scheduling is to organize the day into fewer, but longer, class periods to allow flexibility for instructional activities. Block sched Continue Reading...
Driven Instruction Definition and Meaning Data-driven instruction is a type of instruction where the teacher uses student performance as the benchmark for planning their instruction. Student performance in this case is defined in terms of their re Continue Reading...
individual child help you to better understand some problems of the struggling reader? A major part of the classrooms in the nation's public schools consist of struggling readers. It has been suggested by researchers that subject teachers can enhan Continue Reading...
performance assessments. There will be a determination concerning how it assists in attaining educational goals. Educational assessment background will be presented and information on the way performance assessments are made use of in achieving goal Continue Reading...
There is also the question of what approach should be used in a given setting. For instance, Lewis-Moreno points out that, "A great deal of energy is expended selecting and defending the model used: Should it be late- or early-exit bilingual, dual l 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...
Discipline with Dignity Cardsmax The goal of the current research is not to conduct a thorough examination or make any inferences about the quality of research in the area of behavioral interventions and classroom management plans for students, bu Continue Reading...
No Child Left Behind When it was first initiated, the No Child Left Behind Act was intended to make schools accountable for the education of their students. This federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act was supposed to improve the quality of e Continue Reading...
Computers Are an Underutilized Resource for High School Physical Education Teachers Computers have become an integral part of the high school learning environment, beginning in the early 1990s. They provide a vast variety of resources to help enhanc Continue Reading...
Early Childhood Special Education and English Second Language Capstone Proposal As Tomlinson (2010) points out in "Notes from an Accidental Teacher," a "zeal for learning" is one of the five elements and practices that make up effective teaching (p. Continue Reading...
No Child Left Behind Act Analysis of articles that focus on the impact of "No Child Left Behind Act" on key stakeholders of education in the United States. January 8, 2002 was the date the No Child Left Behind Act was signed into law by President Continue Reading...
Educational Leadership The Masters of Education (M.Ed.) in Educational leadership is designed to assist aspiring school administrators in synthesizing and utilizing current research trends to practical real world environments. The purpose of this e Continue Reading...
p.). For the classroom teacher, an instrument with validity will satisfy these parameters. Content-Based Assessments 1) What evidence should be provided that learners have mastered content? When teachers give content-based assessments, they are me Continue Reading...
Standardized tests do not do well in measuring the emerging content standards, and over use of this type of assessment often leads to instruction that stresses only basic knowledge and skills. Although basic skills may be important goals in educatio Continue Reading...
Because they are not formal and have more of the quality of brainstorming, however it would be rare for a class to only require journals as a method of assessment. While essays, portfolios, and journals are useful methods of assessment to grade the Continue Reading...
This qualitative research uses a Delphi study to explore the perceptions of special education teachers regarding retention. This Delphi study includes twenty-five to thirty special education teachers of K-12 in two California districts of less than Continue Reading...
cal.org). One negative impact of ELL laws on curriculum development is presented in Education Week (Zehr, 2009). In schools with a small number of ELLs, "…first generation immigrant students do better academically if they aren't placed in an E Continue Reading...
Several assessment tools are available, often using data collection sheets that include items such as direct observation and interviews with adults who closely interact with the student. In Justin's case, this group could include Carrie, the parapro Continue Reading...
The author offers some concrete suggestions for creating a literacy-friendly household. The first step offered is to make reading a central household activity. This can be achieved by holding daily reading sessions in which collective reading takes Continue Reading...
One counterargument to the practice of teaching vocabulary is that children learn the meanings of many words by experiencing those words in the actual world and in text without explicit instruction. Unfortunately, such incidental learning is filled Continue Reading...
In order to accomplish this task, the net cost per student will be calculated and compared to the desired outcomes of the program. In order to be beneficial and worthwhile, the benefits of the program must not dramatically outweigh the costs of the Continue Reading...
