discrimination, assessment and some of the related consequences. The first question asks what the general definition of item discrimination is. The second question asks how topic of item discrimination can be assessed. The problem then asks what the 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...
Large Scale Assessments are tests that are administered to large numbers of students, at the city, state, or district level. They are designed not so much to render individual measurement for the instructor (although this is not true for college bo Continue Reading...
To do this, the teacher needs to adopt a diverse, personalized teaching style and curriculum. To accomplish this, a teacher's learning style must show respect for the students' individual and different learning styles, be responsive to students' di Continue Reading...
"Schools will not be able to attract high-quality teachers to a system that stifles richness and creativity and emphasizes a narrow band of knowledge and a very restricted set of tests to measure it." Consequently, struggling schools will get worse Continue Reading...
Accountability and Testing Effective educational practice in terms of accountability is instilling in the student, or developing it if it is already possessed, the desire to learn. Accountability should not be the student being accountable to the te Continue Reading...
Cultural Fairness of the Stanford-Binet-5 (SB5) Intelligence Scale This paper reviews the literature to determine whether the Standford-Binet-5 (SB5) Intelligence Scale can be regarded as being culturally fair. A discussion concerning how creativit Continue Reading...
For instance, if I notice that two children enjoy playing house, I will encourage them to test their math skills by counting the apples that they will serve for lunch or the dishes in their sink. In addition, I will encourage them to expand their pl Continue Reading...
This has had the unintended consequence of increasing the dropout rate, as students who fail to perform and to be promoted leave the schools altogether. Many good, creative teachers also drop out, frustrated with the stringent controls placed upon t Continue Reading...
However, homogeneous-grouped classes of high-achieving sophomores and seniors in advanced classes exhibited greater achievement in both mathematics and English. No significant differences were found beyond these results. Regarding the effects of abi Continue Reading...
Are more encouraged by praise that is delivered physically rather than verbally -- such as by a handshake or a pat on the back rather than by a verbal "good job." Kinesthetic learners also tend to absorb information when given a great deal of tact Continue Reading...
These are the students who are suffering from sort of problem; it may be a cognitive disorder, a memory problem, a writing problem, or some sort of physical problem that does not allow him to cope with the burden of the educational system without sp Continue Reading...
Intellectual Disability and Speech Impairment Resources in Duval County, Florida Today, the State of Florida is tasked with providing high quality educational services to a broad range of students with differing abilities and disabilities. To determ Continue Reading...
Some states have their own guidelines for psychological testing administration. Regardless of the different roles set by the different private organizations selling tests to professional counselors, the core objective is the same: to ensure the ethi Continue Reading...
The teachers were given professional development instruction solely to deal with students with special (remedial) needs. Teachers were told to identify the gifted and talented if they felt a student showed a unique aptitude but were not given specif Continue Reading...
However although the authors say that "the first section provides a brief overview of research on learning difficulties in the middle-school years" (p. 222), the discussion of the research itself could have been more in-depth, beyond only mentioning Continue Reading...
Gardner, like Emerson, Russell, and Einstein, also criticizes the substantive choice of subject matter and the ineficiency with which traditional educational methods inspire genuine understanding or long-term retention of what is learned that way. Continue Reading...
(Rosow, 1994, p. 797) From this review there is a clear sense that success with regard to community college students is determined by their ability to successfully complete the first term of study, as well as by their ability to receive financial a Continue Reading...
In addition to core studies, optional programs are available throughout Alberta, including art, drama, music, career and technology studies, Aboriginal studies, and 16 different languages. Provincial tests tell authorities how well students have pro Continue Reading...
Cognitive Ability Testing Psychological testing or psychological assessment is the strategy that psychologists use to determine the core component of individual personality, cognitive ability and IQ (intelligence quotient). It is the process of iden Continue Reading...
Intellectual Functioning Your IQ Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale Stanford -- Binet Intelligence Scales Analysis of Wechsler Adult Intelligence and Stanford -- Binet Intelligence Present use of Stanford -- Binet Intelligence and Wechsler Adult Continue Reading...
No Child Left Behind The law which is known as No Child Left Behind, or NCLB, was created to help students in the United States. When the law was written, it was intended that schools would be held to a high standard. Students would each have specif Continue Reading...
Picture connects to a few words Picture supports topic Clear, detailed picture enhances topic Beginning Writer's Rubric -- Organization 0 1 2 3 Page is blank or illegible No beginning or ending Two out of three: beginning, middle and end Continue Reading...
For example, with respect to the leadership support area developed by Bryk, Korkmaz (2006) reports that in some cases, collecting primary data are required to make informed decisions, particularly with respect to human resource decisions. In his st Continue Reading...
Fifth, the NCLB is devoid of any meaningful consequences for failing to achieve federal objectives other than the publication of such failures in conjunction with the rights of parents to request transfers of their children to better-performing aca Continue Reading...
g., using prior knowledge, self-monitoring for breaks in comprehension, and analyzing new vocabulary);growth in conceptual knowledge (e.g., reading tradebooks to supplement textbook information) (Alvermann, D, 2001). However a very important thing I Continue Reading...
Educational Standards There are a number of common criticisms of educational standards. The first is the concern that predetermined set standards for education creates a 'teach to the test' mentality vs. truly educating students to be creative probl Continue Reading...
Indeed, Castagnero according to Fultz (2006) "believes that the FCAT is destroying children." She could be right after all. The stress children are exposed to as they prepare for this particular test is also an issue that should raise serious concer Continue Reading...
and, some teachers focus mainly on staff development issues related to changes in curriculum, measures and/or desired outcomes. Of these various roles, I am most interested in how to change instruction so that it can meet desired standards and meas Continue Reading...
It can be used to establish language dominance, to determine whether a student is performing at grade level in academic subjects in his native language, and to distinguish whether or not a student's weaknesses are due to limited English proficiency Continue Reading...
utopian school district: An overview Individualization is the key to effective special education. That is why every child in a special education setting has an individualized education plan (IEP). The needs of, for example, a child with autism who Continue Reading...
High School Dual Programs Current social, political, and cultural concerns have hastened the call for high school reform and have intensified an interest in producing high school graduates that are college ready (Kuo, 2010). Competition from up-and- 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...
(Brown, nd) Brown lists 'labor intensive' strategies for differentiation to include those as follows: Assessment, data analysis, and diagnosis; Flexible grouping; Tiered tasks; Anchor activities; Differentiated learning encounters; Learning c Continue Reading...
Secondly, the student must meet the requirements for a home education program, which include the same curriculum as listed in Florida Statutes, 232.246(1) (Florida Statute 232.0201, 1993). During the time of participation, the student must show evid Continue Reading...
Through these tests there has been an overall improvement in the quality of education as it requires schools to improve their performance, and if they fail to meet the AYP for two or more years it has to offer its eligible students a chance to tran Continue Reading...
The third step is creating which is doing. It is taking action on what you find, what you suspect, what you think will make a difference. The last step is confirming. In this stage, you are evaluating your efforts, learning from feedback, and starti Continue Reading...
SAT The educational system in the United States, with time, has undergone several upheavals. There are over 1000 colleges and Universities in the United States. These institutions of learning range from conventional degree colleges that offer Bachel Continue Reading...
Language and Phonetics Teaching Methods to Determine Which Is the Most Effective for Teaching Reading to Elementary Students Participants Method that will be used Across the nation Americans are demanding new and better methods for the education 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...
