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...
These authors note that the obstacles for ELL students are particularly challenging, given that they include both educational and technical issues. These challenges include the following: Historically low ELL performance and very slow improvement. Continue Reading...
Policy Initiative/No Child Left Behind (NCLB) This paper will examine the NCLB (No Child Left Behind) policy initiative. The Policy On 8th May, 2002, George W. Bush signed the NCLB Act into law. The Act represents the 1965 ESEA's (Elementary and S 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...
Visone (2010) cited results from the 2007 Trends in International Science Study (TIMSS) showing that American students lag behind students from many other countries, with no significant progress since the mid 1990s. Visone questioned whether TIMSS a Continue Reading...
Responsibly," by Richard J. Shavel and Leta Huang, I find that I very much agree with the theme of this article. The primary point that the authors are conveying is that testing has become not so much about reflecting an accurate picture of what stu Continue Reading...
Public School vs. Home Schooling The modern debate about the issues surrounding the validity of both public education and home school programs are as diverse as those students served by both systems. For the most part in the United States more peopl Continue Reading...
Today, that teacher might be warned to stick to what will be on the test. f. How will these changes impact you personally? These two factors -- the ever-increasing presence of technology and the increased dominance of standardized testing on curri Continue Reading...
Constraints in School Advisory Programs In an era of high stakes testing and increasing calls for educator accountability for academic outcomes, identifying opportunities to use existing resources to their maximum advantage has assumed new importan Continue Reading...
Solution to Problems Associated With Teaching to Test Learning Approach Teaching to the test which is an educational practice in which the curriculum is focused heavily on preparing the students for standardized testing has several weaknesses. In t 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...
Letter to the Editor The Washington Post 1150 15th Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20071 Dear Editor, Enhancing the American education system to increase the higher order thinking ability of learners for a better opportunity to achieve future succes Continue Reading...
Iaquinta (2006) explains "Guided reading is a teaching approach used with all readers, struggling or independent, that has three fundamental purposes: to meet the varying instructional needs of all students in the classroom, enabling them to greatly Continue Reading...
The strategy must also include making sure curriculum material is not identical between students but allows the student certain creative license to demonstrate interests in and outside of the test materials. The difficulty I see in the field with re Continue Reading...
State education agencies and local school districts needs to work to incorporate the major provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act (U.S. Department of Education, 2004a). The evaluator feels it is imperative that as teacher preparation programs, a Continue Reading...
" May (2003) emphasizes the need exists for greater technological sense and knowledge for all current and future students. Consequently, this need has led to incorporation of technology in classrooms settings, as technologies aim to increase students Continue Reading...
Educational Law Summary: No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and the Individuals with Disabilities Educational Act (IDEA) One of the most recent and controversial works of educational legislation passed by Congress has been that of No Child Left Behind (NC Continue Reading...
Administrator and Teacher Interview I elected to interview a vice-principal, a fifth grade teacher, and a third grade teacher. I selected these interview subjects because vice-principals are often intimately involved in the day-to-day oversight of t Continue Reading...
Service Providers on Special student Achievement Students all over the world face the problem of getting low grades in their educational career. There are various factors which play a significant role in student achievement. Certain entities which Continue Reading...
Annotated Bibliography OutlineIntroductionFunding for resources that support curriculum development is influenced politically and socially. Those in power can control the amount of funding given to schools and districts, which directly impacts the cu Continue Reading...
197). There have also been a number of software applications developed specifically for use in the classroom that can provide at-risk students with the opportunity to catch up with their peers, but here again it is important to recognize that at-ris Continue Reading...
Structural Theory What is the chain of command in your organization? In every school system, the primary individual who interacts with students is the teacher. Teachers can monitor student behavior such as withdrawal from peers, failing to complete Continue Reading...
History Teaching to Modern Students The way teaching history and social sciences to students of the modern era has to undergo a change. There is no place for the old style of books and hundreds of pages of history cramped into one to two text books. Continue Reading...
American school Counseling Association (ASCA) holds various positions when it comes to professional school counselors and their conduct with students. The paper will look at three of these positions carefully and compare with my own view, opinion an Continue Reading...
Time to develop and use assessments effectively must be built into the teachers' work week. They are time-consuming, but worthwhile, and should not be administered as an afterthought. The results tell us a great deal about students and ourselves. It 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...
"Co-enrolled classrooms," they advise, "represent a promising additional possibility for increasing student social access to peers, as well as increasing achievement. A co-enrolled classroom typically consists of an approximately 2:1 ratio of hearin Continue Reading...
He also says that it is common to exaggerate information in anything from house ads to resumes. Why do Drug Dealers Still Live With Their Moms? This chapter deals with conventional wisdom and when to question it, such as the idea that all drug dea Continue Reading...
Policy-Making Process Stages diagram for the legalization of marijuana is to identify a problem with this issue, mainly that this is a medicinal plant that helps people and could help more were it legalized. In the agenda setting step, it is necessa Continue Reading...
Classroom-based reading assessment is the measurement of children's progress in learning reading by using both formal and informal measurement tools. Classroom Assessments Classroom assessment collects useful information about what students do and Continue Reading...
Seeking support before a program is put into place is crucial, as it is this network of support that will serve to assist in solving the problems that will 6 inevitably arise. The second common roadblock is inadequate planning and scheduling for Continue Reading...
For example, superintendents used to be given some leeway in hiring and firing of relevant personnel. Now, if the "relevant school staff when schools fail to make annual yearly progress for four consecutive years" they must be fired (Peterson & Continue Reading...
Essay Topic Examples 1. The Influence of Social Media on Adolescent Depression This essay topic would explore the correlation between the time spent by teenagers on social platforms and the incidence of depressive symptoms among them. It would examin Continue Reading...
Teacher burnout is a significant concern within the educational profession, marked by emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and a diminished sense of accomplishment. This phenomenon leads to decreased efficacy in educators and can have profound i Continue Reading...
A town with 3,000 residents simply cannot afford the expense of hiring full-time career firefighters" ("Heat on Volunteer Firefighters," 2007, p. A15). In case of an out of control fire, smaller towns and communities traditionally rely on volunteer Continue Reading...
Essay Topic Examples 1. The Impact of Deep and Surface Learning on Academic Success: This essay would explore how deep and surface learning approaches influence student outcomes in educational settings. It would compare and contrast the long-term ac Continue Reading...
Health Status Health promotion among diverse populations Health status of a minority group: African-Americans As is the case with all precious commodities, good health is not distributed equally throughout the population. Profound disparities exis Continue Reading...
Teaching Strategies Problems Long Division Area Perimeter and Volume Ratio Proportion Percentages Strategic teaching describes an instructional process that focus on student's thinking capabilities and goes well beyond that. Strategic learning is Continue Reading...
