mixed research solution to help explain just why there are so many black males in special education. The researcher supported the research questions by utilizing article, journals, observational researches, and statistical data to greatly assisted i Continue Reading...
In other, more charter-friendly states, there are multiple authorizers -- universities, state boards, even specially created bodies with expertise in charter school creation. The new bill before the state House and Senate will give the Board of Educ Continue Reading...
Unfortunately, the traditional textbook-based skills approach focuses on memorizing by rote measurement facts (e.g., equivalent measures such as 12 inches = 1 foot) and measurement procedures (e.g., how to use a ruler)" (1998, p. 15-9). Absent Continue Reading...
Hernando County and NCLB: Mandate for Drastic Change The Hon. Ginny Brown-Waite North Main Street Sincerely, Hernando County's Current NCLB Situation The Hernando County Situation in a Larger Context National Commentary on NCLB 2004 Adequate Y Continue Reading...
Black-White Achievement Gap As recently as 1998, the press was reporting that African-Americans score lower than European-Americans on vocabulary, reading, and math skills tests in general, as well as on standardized tests claiming to measure schola Continue Reading...
Self-Efficacy: A Definition Social Cognitive Theory Triangulation Data analysis Teacher Self-Efficacy Problems for the researcher Data Analysis and Related Literature review. Baseline Group Gender Deviation Age Deviation Comparison of data w Continue Reading...
No Child Left Behind your purchase.' No Child Left Behind The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act was officially passed in 2001 and was introduced into education shortly after. This act worked to introduce standards-based educational reform of elementa Continue Reading...
Schools and Education Over the last several years, the field of education has been facing tremendous challenges. This is because of shifts in how they address a host of issues and there are changing demographics of students. These are all signs of b Continue Reading...
RTI Response to Intervention Response to Intervention (RTI) Over the past decade, rapid changes have occurred in general educational practice to increase the focus on early identification of and intervention for students considered at risk. The ap Continue Reading...
Bush administration's crowning contribution to the American educational system was to be the program known as "No Child Left Behind," however, from its beginning the program has been the subject of acrimonious debate with many educators arguing that Continue Reading...
This was usually the case with the proliferation of British rule at the time; trade was the predecessor to British Colonialism. For administrative purposes, Singapore became a part of Penang and Malacca which were two other settlements in the region Continue Reading...
The exam though it's validity as a barometer for academic preparedness for higher learning is contested, is a means of examining the factors which have been shown to be directly related to the outcomes seen with this strategy. Block scheduling has b Continue Reading...
Gokhale, a. (1995). Collaborative Learning Enhancing Critical Thinking. Journal of Technology Education, 7, 22 -- 31. In the article titled, Collaborative Learning Enhances Critical Thinking, the authors are seeking to understand the true effect t Continue Reading...
Class Assessment Techniques Classroom Assessment Techniques are decisive methods of evaluation that are useful in two major areas. The level of which the student has understood the content of the course can be assessed and provides information reg Continue Reading...
S. Bibliography Abdal-Haqq, I. (1995, June). Professional standards development: Teacher involvement. Retrieved July 28, 2009, from ERIC Digests - ED383693: http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICDocs/data/ericdocs2sql/content_storage_01/0000019b/80/13/fd/a6.p Continue Reading...
1997: School Technology and Readiness Report: From Pillars to Progress The CEO Forum on Education and Technology 9. 1999: School Technology and Readiness Report. Professional Development: A Link to Better Learning The CEO Forum on Education and Tec Continue Reading...
3.8-3.85 Spend time teaching and coaching. 2.4-3.2 Make clear what one can expect to receive when performance goals are achieved. Show that I am a firm believer in "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." Go beyond self-interest for the good of the gr Continue Reading...
My horizons significantly expanded while on this job and with the aid of gas chromatography and mass spectrometry experience, my areas of research and development base work increased exponentially. Finally, the jobs took me to the Northrop Grumman, Continue Reading...
CONTROLLING OUR EMOTIONS? EMOTIONAL LITERACY: MECHANISM FOR SOCIAL CONTROL? At the core of becoming an activist educator Is identifying the regimes of truth that govern us the ideas that govern how we think, act and feel as educators because it 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...
Improving Health for Children With Asthma Childhood Asthma Improving Health Outcomes for Inner-City Children with Asthma Improving Health Outcomes for Inner-City Children with Asthma Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) engages in act Continue Reading...
Still, Mason indicates that the opposite is often true in public education settings, where educators, parents and institutions collectively overlook the implications of research and demands imposed by law. Indeed, "despite the IDEA requirements, res Continue Reading...
Some of those are as follows: 1) Affect the environment; 2) Either save or expend energy; 3) Economically feasible or expensive to maintain, heat and cool. 4) Affect student learning; 5) Affect the health of students and teachers alike and 6) A 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...
While in high school, she worked as a waitress at a local diner. Most of the population was black, therefore there was little contact with white customers or employees. Margaret feels that she was socially isolated until the 1950s. She was not expos Continue Reading...
(p. 55-56) The educational system up to this point, very likely to continue in the future, has swung back and forth between these two philosophies (individualist and essentialist) in a pendulum effect, as educators seek to engender interest for kno Continue Reading...
In other words Emotional Intelligence means that the individual is capable of: (1) Accurately perceiving emotions in oneself and others; (2) Uses emotions to facilitate thinking; (3) Understands emotional meanings; and (4) Manages emotions well. Thi Continue Reading...
Aristoxenos, two centuries after Pythagoras released his model, sought to discredit the standing theories held by Pythagorean devotees. In his works, he established that numbers are not relevant to music, and that music is based on perception of wh Continue Reading...
Activities to Reduce Inappropriate Behaviors Displayed by Children With Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities The purpose of this dissertation study is to test the effectiveness of an everyday activities-based protocol (Holm, Santangelo, From Continue Reading...
These factors develop a child's level of ability that is measurable and it will pay huge dividends in the child's educational future. Chapter 3 Methodology Introduction The research focused on assessing kindergarten level reading skills and provi Continue Reading...
The Effectiveness of the Current Entrepreneurship Training Programs in the Gulf Cooperation Council Educational Institutions ABSTRACT Today, the six member-states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Continue Reading...
Interaction between SES and College Performance Zwick, R. & Himelfarb, I. (2011). The effect of high school socioeconomic status on the predictive validity of SAT scores and high school grade-point average. Journal of Educational Measurement, 48 Continue Reading...
Vocational Assessments Critiques Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales, Fifth Edition (SB5) The Stanford-Binet is an individually administered test of intelligence and cognitive abilities for people between the ages of two to 85 years. The SB5 is norm Continue Reading...
Change This study analyzes outsourcing trends in the next decade. The study assesses this by focusing on the past and current trends, problems and issues in outsourcing via semi-structured interviews. Major trends and processes will be revealed and 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...
Moreover, I would have expected a review of the past ten years of Adult Education Quarterly to reveal a dramatic increase in submissions related directly to the impact of technology on distance adult learning. As Taylor brings up the importance of i Continue Reading...
scientific investigation includes both independent and dependent variables. The independent variable is the cause (antecedent) of the dependent variable, the presumed effect (consequence). For the present study there are two independent variables: i Continue Reading...
21-32; Lyster et al., 1999, pg. 457-467). Chaudron (1986, pg. 64-84) explained that the error correction exercise might not have statistical backup on its constrictive impact but nonetheless has proven to have a beneficial impact on the overall comm Continue Reading...
Causative Analysis There are several causes to why the students did not pass the state standardized test in mathematics and in language arts. It is strongly believe that the students were not adequately prepared for the test because they had not b Continue Reading...
