Redefining Plagiarism: Learning and Creativity in Writing

The topic of plagiarism becomes one of the most critical issues in writing. In the context of the modern technology-driven world, the concept of plagiarism acquires new perceptions and definitions. In their articles, Neims (2015) and Goldsmith (2011) consider plagiarism in writing as the idea of repurposing and learning opportunity....

Plagiarism and Proposed Strategy for Improvement

Introduction Plagiarism can be defined as the act of representing another person’s intellectual property as belonging to oneself (Walden University, n.d.a). Avoiding plagiarism is mandatory for academic integrity (Laureate Education, 2012), but it may be difficult because plagiarism is not always done on purpose. The present paper will consider the...

Modern Motherhood and Toddlers

Introduction Human history reveals that mothers play a significant role in every society. This fact explains why existing social frameworks allow them to take good care of their babies, breastfeed them, and ensure that they grow to become productive members of society. However, numerous transformations have been recorded in the...

Inclusion Training for Teachers: MOOC (Online Course) Outcomes

The Identified Problem/ Challenge Inclusion teachers without specialized education training or experience do not know how to deal with students who have disabilities. The Outcomes 50% reduced anxiety and stress from the absence of inclusion training in 6 months; 20% improved learners’ outcomes in students with disabilities in 6 months;...

David Williams on Outdated Music Education Model

Introduction The number of students who enroll in school music offerings, traditional band, chorus, and orchestra, dropped drastically in recent decades, and this tendency has been developing apace since then. The situation reached the stage when concerns about the future of American musical education at schools have arisen. The most...

Teaching Multiplication in Hybrid Learning Environment

Target Outcomes The hybrid learning environment described in the present paper aims at teaching multiplication using base ten blocks. These blocks are mathematical manipulatives that are divided into three groups Represented in Figure 1: single blocks, rows of ten blocks, and ten rows of blocks. While these blocks are often...

Addressing Cheating: Reporting and Consequences in Education

When students see their peers cheating, they need to take immediate action. In the studied scenario, two students saw another student use his phone during an exam. Assuming that they did not misunderstand or misjudge the event, they witnessed a common type of classroom cheating, which consists of obtaining answers...

Online Courses by Traditional Universities

Abstract Online learning is one of the fastest-growing subsectors of education. It refers to the use of information communication technology (ICT) tools in the provision of education services. Its use in higher learning has revolutionized how students access educational materials and created the need to rethink how traditional universities provide...

Note-Taking Styles of College Students

There is a variety of note-taking styles, out of which every learner can pick the most suitable one. The overall aim of the note-taking process is to grasp the main ideas of what one hears so that one could restore the information later. Structuring one’s writing may be enhanced via...

Personal Future Career Goal: Aspiring Human Resources Manager

I would like to work as a human resources manager in a medium-to-large-sized organization (one with 100 to 1000 employees). The position would enable me to leverage my leadership and communication competencies as well as my abilities to plan and allocate resources, all of which are necessary for the job...

Non-English Speakers’ Obstacles in College

Feeling comfortable at higher education facilities represents a key to successful completion. The challenges that some groups of students may face are extensive and should be understood in greater detail to be resolved in the most effective way possible. For non-native English speakers, studying in a language that is not...

Post-Secondary Education vs Job Requirements: Comparative Analysis

Introduction: Post-Secondary Education and Job Expectations Starting a post-secondary education (PSE), be it in a college or university, students typically seek to expand the range of knowledge and skills acquired at high school to create the platform for the professional growth. However, when entering a job market, college and university...

Gender in the Saudi Arabian Educational Setting

Introduction Addressing gender concerns is always a complicated task since addressing it from a perspective other than the one of the gender of a speaker is genuinely difficult, although not entirely impossible. Being a combination of biological characteristics and societal constructs, the phenomenon of gender is difficult to embrace also...

High Stakes Testing Definition

High-stakes testing is a phenomenon widely discussed in the literature. According to Natriello (2009), high-stakes tests (HSTs) are standardized student achievement tests used to assess the academic performance of students, teachers, and schools. These tests were designed to help the government decide the form of punishment, reward, and compensation it...

Strategies for Writing Essay Drafts and Sentence Variety

Prompt #1 A search for strategies regarding the writing of essay drafts leads to relatively a similar set of strategies. It is suggested that drafts should be written quickly and without significant organization at first in order to “brainstorm” all ideas that one may have about the topic. It is...

Kinesthetic Learning Style: Strategies & Benefits

According to the VARK questionnaire, my learning style is mild kinesthetic. In general, this style relies on practical information and real-world phenomena. Here, every theoretical idea should have a physical representation to show how and why everything works. For example, individuals with a kinesthetic preference would make a chair with...

Academic Achievement and College Admission

Making a decision in terms of college admissions has never been easy for the admissions committee – it is a complex process with many variables to consider. Universities and colleges pay attention to many aspects of future student applications in order to determine who will be admitted. The top decision...

Neoliberalism’s Impact on U.S. Higher Education Quality

Neoliberalism, which plays a significant role in modern education, eliminates the personal value of man. This leads to a situation when the quality of higher education in the U.S. is depreciated, as the vector of main priorities of rectors shifts from quality to quantity. This article discusses the impact of...

Challenges and Growth in Ireland’s Post-Primary Education

The teaching experience and the post-primary education system in Ireland is both positively growing but also facing several concrete challenges. There is an overall satisfaction with the efforts, social respect, and salary dedicated to teachers and future educators. The educational system can be described as currently undergoing some updates and...

“How American Universities Turned Into Corporations” the Article by Andrew Rossi

The current situation concerning student debt is of extreme importance for US citizens and authorities. The problem is well described in the article “How American Universities Turned into Corporations” by Andrew Rossi published in Time journal. Rossi explains that the core problem behind the increasing debt of US students is...

The Symbolic Representation of the Marks in Education

Marks are crucial both for teachers and learners since they provide feedback about students’ achievements and help educators to evaluate the progress of learning. Even though teachers are not free to choose the symbolic representation of the mark, they can utilize different methods of comparison to focus on the most...

Analysis of the Mastering Mathematics Approach’s Implementation Into Practice

The Mathematics Mastery program is defined as a specific whole-school approach to this subject’s teaching that was designed to raise the pupils’ attainment. It was primarily elaborated in Asian countries based on their education policies (Merttens, 2015). The understanding of mathematics may be regarded by a substantial number of people...

Student’s Progress: Aa’s Case

The task of teaching young learners word recognition is crucial to their further cognitive development and, therefore, it puts significant responsibility on a teacher. This report addresses the case of Aa, a young learner who began his transition from the stage of word recognition to the required stage of text...

Ontario Kindergarten Program: Principles and Pedagogical Aspects

The kindergarten program sets out and details the basic principles of elementary education in Ontario. It is aimed at teachers, parents, and officials who are expected to implement this program, in reality, to provide high-quality learning to children. In this paper, the key propositions and pedagogical aspects of the document...

Saudi Female Student Attitudes Towards Target Language Use in King Abdulaziz University

Nowadays, English is believed to become a language of opportunities because it provides people from all over the world with a chance to share information. Thus, numerous individuals start learning English as a foreign language (EFL). Hall and Cook (2012) emphasize that this process turns out to be extremely complex...

Stress Tolerance: New Challenges for Millennial College Students

Introduction College with its numerous assignments, hectic schedule, and exams requiring total commitment and concentration is more or less stressful for everyone who enters tertiary education. However, the ways humans react to stress and cope with mentally and emotionally challenging situations may vary considerably. In their article “Stress tolerance: New...

Healthcare Competencies: Leadership & Ethics in Practice

Introduction Healthcare professionals should engage in continuous learning in order to develop superior competencies that can make them successful. The completed course activities have empowered me to pursue my personal and career aims. This discussion identifies and analyzes the major ideas learned from various class materials and exercises and how...

Definition of VARK Questionnaire Analysis

Introduction The selection of learning strategies is a significant step in the process of education because it is decisive for the success of the learning process as well as students’ performance. People have diverse learning preferences and demonstrate different performance with the use of preferred strategies. Some individuals need to...

Educational and Social Effects of Computer-Assisted Instruction in a School Located in an Informal Urban Settlement of Nairobi

Introduction Integration of information and technology in the educational process is generally considered to enhance educational methods in general and the learning process in particular. Computer-aided instruction or computer-assisted instruction (CAI) is an interactive educational technique that involves presenting instructional material by means of a computer. The main advantages of...

Indian Boarding Schools’ Impact on Native Americans

Introduction In the US and Canada, education was used as a tool to address the so-called Indian question by outing children from their families and placing them in boarding schools. Namely, children aged five and older were forcibly removed from their families, while only the English language was used during...

Patient & Family Education on Myocardial Infarction Care

Patient Education Instructional goals To raise patients’ awareness of the compliance with prescribed treatment for patients with myocardial infarction; To raise patients’ awareness of the benefits of healthy lifestyles. Behavioral Objectives Bloom’s taxonomy includes six levels: remembering, understanding, applying, analyzing, evaluating, and creating (Bastable, 2017). Remembering: Patients will be able...

Should Academic Achievement Be a Primary Concern for College Admission?

Introduction One of the most hotly debated issues in the academic world is whether academic achievement should be a primary concern for college admission. Every year, hundreds of thousands of high school graduates join colleges to pursue their careers. The admission process has been faulted because it is primarily based...

Balancing Empathy and Objectivity in Academic Writing

Introduction Academic writing is considered to be dry, formulaic, and lacking empathy. It differs from regular writing on several levels, ranging from rhetorical knowledge and conventions and ending with the compositional process as well as critical reading and writing (Singh-Corcoran 28). At the same time, the purpose of writing does...

Plagiarism, Its Reasons and Solutions

Introduction Plagiarism is one of the most frequent problems in academic writing. According to Hosny and Fatima (2014), it is deemed as “a common phenomenon among students of all ages and specialties.” However, the background of each case is unique, which adds to the complexity of the picture. The factors...

Indian Boarding Schools and Their Effects

Introduction During the 20th century, boarding schools for Native Americans on the territory of the United States were a common phenomenon. They became a significant part of American Indian history and determined the modern Indian identity. In this essay, the history of Indian boarding schools, in general, and the history...

“Letter L: Phonemic Awareness” Lesson Plan

TeacherReady® Weekly Lesson Plan Template Name Subject/ Grade Level Language Arts / K-1 Title of Lesson Letter L: Phonemic Awareness State Standard CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.1. Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print (Common Core State Standards Initiative, 2019). 30 Day Learning Goal Learn that words are represented in written...

VARK Questionnaire Analysis

The VARK questionnaire helps analyze the personal learning style and contributes factors to enhancing the educational process. It can be both helpful for the student and the instructor to have an understanding of their learning preferences to optimize the educational process. This report will seek to analyze personal VARK questionnaire...

Math and Science Opportunities in a Preschool Program

Introduction Mathematics and science may seem like difficult subjects for young children to understand, but with the selection of right approaches, an educator can reach considerable success in increasing preschoolers’ learning opportunities in these spheres. To make young learners eager to study some mathematical and scientific concepts, a teacher has...

Using Quotations in Writing: Cain’s Critique & Techniques

Introduction The ultimate goal of writing is to introduce new ideas and information into the discussion, not to produce derivative content. Nevertheless, using statements and suggestions proposed by others is an essential strategy to enhance the credibility of a paper. Quotations are a particularly useful tool to that end, as...

Mastering Essay Writing: 6 Key Steps for Students

In elementary school, high school, and tertiary institutions, students are often required to write an essay. However, many do not like writing because they regard it as boring and time-consuming. Some students argue that they encounter challenges in identifying intriguing topics. One must appreciate that composing an essay can be...

Leadership in Nursing: Essential Skills and Theories

To successfully carry out managerial functions, a nurse leader must be able to guide subordinates successfully. Leadership in modern management prevails in all areas of the professional activity of a manager of any rank (Western 25). The labor process takes place in certain social groups, and in each such group,...

Math Steps: Level 4 Textbook Review and Evaluation

Introduction A well-selected textbook in mathematics can become a foundation for positive educational outcomes. Even though students in higher grades and college may use various sources for learning a subject, in elementary school, young learners use textbooks as their primary reference. Therefore, the choice of books for teaching children in...

The Case for Free Two-Year College Programs in the U.S.

Introduction Despite the growing body of opposing views regarding the necessity of college education for advancing in life as professionals, community colleges remain one of the most critical parts of the nation’s system of education. However, it is notable that many college students enrolled in 4-year education are unprepared or...

The Estee Lauder Summer Internship Program

Introduction This first week we got introduced to the Estee Lauder Summer Internship program and went through their internship orientation. We got introduced to the Estee Lauder companies as the leading prestige beauty company in the world and had the chance to learn about the company’s history. According to Tim...

Evaluating VDoE and NCTE Standards for English Curriculum

Introduction Any curriculum is to adhere to appropriate standards published by authorities in the spheres. Sometimes, curricula are based on several standard documents published by national, state, or county agencies. The synthesis of two or more guidelines to academic program elaboration may improve educational outcomes if done efficiently. The effectiveness...

English Composition II: Course Overview

Main Objectives and Benefits for Students English Composition II represents a middle step between Composition I and students’ professional writing. In this course, students are to “develop rhetorical skills for informed inquiry” (”English Composition I and II”). That is why English Composition II involves several aspects, such as writing, critical...

Policy Violation in a Learner’s Academic Career

Introduction Educational institutions develop and implement appropriate policies that all students, parents, and educators should follow. Such regulations are aimed at promoting the wellbeing of learners and ensuring that they develop the intended skills and knowledge. This paper gives a detailed analysis of some examples of policy violations and how...

Senior-Year Students Exploring Career Options

The senior year of high school is an overwhelming time for many students. They have to prepare for going to college, which usually involves leaving their friends and family, as well as for deciding on what they want to study. In addition to that, they still need to attend classes...

Curriculum Decision for 4th-Grade English Classes

Introduction Adequate curriculum selection is an important task that ensures the positive outcomes of learner-centered education. The criteria for curriculum selection and elaboration are often obscure, causing confusion among school authorities. The present paper offers three central principles for curriculum selection for 4th grade English classes. The proposed criteria are...

Navigating Medical Education: Strategies for College and Training Success

Introduction The paper addresses the most widespread issue of education accessibility and affordability for students who are pursuing specialized careers. The fundamental basis for the preparation of a qualified and competitive graduate of a medical university is the formation of a harmoniously developed personality. This process is ensured by the...

Media’s Influence on Information and Public Reaction

Information is one of the most desired treasures of our world. One who possesses credible data can generate a significant advantage and win the rivalry. At the same time, corrupted data might also precondition serious alterations in people’s views and make them act in less effective ways. For this reason,...

Early Childhood Art Education: Personal Position

Introduction Art is an indispensable part of human existence as people explore their creativity through different forms of art. Chen-Hafteck (2007) points at the role music play in people’s lives since their early days. Colbert (2006) mentions children’s storytelling as a type of artmaking and simultaneously a peculiarity of developmental...

Personal Educational Philosophy and Its Elements

In a contemporary society characterized by the extreme sophistication of relations and the constant emergence of new data portions that should be processed to function effectively, education plays a critical role. It provides individuals with the background, knowledge, and experiences that are needed to succeed in the future and build...

Childhood Crime at School in the State of Texas

The critical policy problem that is the focus of the proposal is the increasing number of school emergencies associated with childhood crime in the state of Texas. The three-step framework developed to address this issue targets crime prevention policies and the overall increase in students’ safety at schools and surrounding...

Criterion- and Norm-Reference Scores in Testing

Different evaluation systems allow one to get a more comprehensive understanding of the knowledge that a person acquired. Therefore, it is essential to consider the specific features of both systems and a group in which the results are evaluated to interpret the outcomes correctly. The criterion-referenced scores and norm-reference scores...

University of the Virgin Islands: Changing Misconduct Policies

The culture of any university is heavily dependent on the values and rules that are promoted among its students. Even those who are hard-working and well-motivated to study sometimes break the rules. Therefore, it is important for any school or university to create a system that will help individuals who...

Early Childhood with Special Education Pre-Service Teachers

Abstract A mixed methods research study was conducted to explore the impact of mathematics methods courses and content pedagogy courses on pre-service Early Childhood and Special Educators’ self-efficacy and beliefs. The purpose was to examine the possible factors responsible for the pre-service teachers’ beliefs, and to determine the levels of...

General Education: Essential for Well-Rounded, Competent Nurses

For centuries, the distinguishing feature of higher education has been nurturing in students the capacity to develop, evaluate, and communicate their comprehension of the world in which they live. Thus, a good nurse should be well-rounded, culturally competent, and critically thoughtful. The General Education course is a necessary step for...

Ableism in Schools of Georgia State

In 2015, the state of Georgia was found to segregate children with behavioral problems and disabilities from their school peers. The state had a separate educational program for such children; approximately 5,000 were involved in it (RBS NewsHour, 2015). Within this program, children were excluded from their mainstream classes and...

Amanda Ripley’s “The Smartest Kids in the World”

Amanda Ripley’s book is an exciting journey to the world of education in several different countries, along with a general overview of the academic achievements of schoolchildren all over the world. When reading the book, one cannot but wonder about the statistics and data offered by the author. There are...

Collaborative Partnerships in Early Learning

Introduction For young children, early learning is a prerequisite of success in future academic life. Appropriate educational strategies can help young children to develop basic skills and abilities that are necessary to progress to school-level education. While developing teaching plans and delivering instruction to young learners, educators must consider a...

Situated Learning vs. Networked Learning Approach

The educational system is constantly evolving in order to address the changing challenges societies have to face. The contemporary educational contexts are now characterized by the focus on such aspects as diversity, collaboration, knowledge construction, and the development of skills necessary for the successful integration in the society (Gee, 2008;...

Situated and Networked Learning Approaches

Introduction Critics have over the years debated on the benefits and limitations of both situated and networked learning approaches. Some have gone further to argue that the two approaches can complement each other for the benefit of the learner and the educator. This essay seeks to analyze the two approaches...

Collaborative Partnerships with Young Children

Introduction The days when formal education was regarded as the process of knowledge transfer from older to younger generations characterized by teachers’ instruction and learners’ passiveness have passed. Moreover, the number of actors involved in this process has been extended considerably. The relationships between the teacher and the student gave...

Diabetes Conference as a Scholarly Activity

Students who take part in the RN to BSN program are required to participate in academic activities such as conferences, seminars, morbidity and mortality meetings, or various committees. I chose to attend a conference on diabetes held by Baptist Health South Florida, a non-profit medical organization. It was held on...

Field Trips: Enhancing Theoretical Knowledge with Practical Experience

Learning from lectures and literature in class is a vital part of education, as the activity allows students to acquire a large amount of detailed and precise information in a relatively short amount of time. However, field trips offer different opportunities that are as valuable and help to solidify the...

Meritocracy in Education: Shaping the New Elite

Meritocratic tendencies in contemporary society are influencing diverse spheres, including education. Meritocracy presupposes the acquisition of statuses and rewards not due to higher social position and wealth but because of personal achievements. This tendency moves to private schools and alters the formation of an adolescent elite. Thus, according to Khan,...

Personal Leadership Development, Goals and Actions

Introduction Employees with the ambition to become better leaders should focus on self-development. One of the ways to become a high achiever is through training and learning new techniques and acquiring novel ideas. This aspect instills competitiveness and teamwork spirit, and thus someone can work under different environments and deliver...

Teaching Strategies in a Classroom and Virtual Setting

In order to meet educational goals and enhance students’ performance, educators tend to use various teaching strategies. The development of technology has led to the creation of several settings. For example, virtual and classroom settings are now available to both instructors and learners. It may seem that these settings are...

Google Scholar: A Tool for Online Education Research

Conducting extensive research lays a foundation for a good writing piece where every claim is backed up by recent, relevant data. When searching for information on the Internet, one should have a clear agenda as to how to evaluate each source they encounter and what criteria it should meet to...

Dealing With Procrastination Among Students

Abstract Procrastination is an important problem among university students, for it wastes their time, decreases their effectiveness, lowers their academic achievements, leads to stress, and might even cause mental and/or psychological problems. The current study used a survey to find out how often students of a university procrastinate, whether they...

Oregon Trail: Brave People in a Newspaper Article

Introduction Grade Level: Grade 4 Theme: The Oregon Trail Student-Friendly Title for Theme: Brave People Who Used the Oregon Trail Rationale Statement: Students will learn about such peculiarities of the Oregon Trail as reasons for using it, people who used it, the travelers’ hardships, their hopes, and achievements. Students will...

“Every Child, Every Day” by Allington and Gabriel

Although the article was written by Allington and Gabriel (2012) focuses on elementary students, the same rules can perfectly apply to secondary education. I would not state, however, that all of these strategies are implemented in it. Due to the complexity of the provided texts, not every student has the...

Curriculum Guide: Reading, Writing, Spelling, and Mathematics

Subject: Reading Title of Strategy: Comprehension: A short poem. Goal or Objective: The achievement of understanding of the meaning of the selected poem and the mood of the lyric among students with intellectual disability (ID). Teacher Task Analysis To introduce the poem to the class, a teacher will briefly present...

Teacher Beliefs and Views on Educational System

My Ideal Educational System Based on Classical Thinking To me, the ideal education system would involve both teachers and students in the learning process equally. This is one of the core concepts of Plato’s writings on education, which are explained by Shim (2008) in detail. Specifically, Shim (2008) explains that...

Moral Education and John Locke’s Philosophy

Introduction Social problems, such as poverty and abuse, are effectively overcome through education (Addams, 1910). However, the aforementioned problems are still experienced by society regardless of increasing access to education opportunities. Locke (1693) argued that social problems would be overcome if schools focus more on moral education than just the...

Education: “Hooking Struggling Readers” by Rog & Kropp

The problem most of the struggling readers experience is the avoidance of books due to their inability to read fluently and be engaged in the book. Some of them, like Charles, the boy mentioned in the article, have a limited experience with printed texts, which results in decreased fluency and...

School Bullying and Legal Responsibility

Introduction Nowadays, a plethora of American schools face the issue of bullying, and the students who offend their peers and classmates are not controlled by any governmental organization. The harm that they cause to their teachers, students, and other school attendants is tremendous. Therefore, the following paper will discuss and...

Corporal Punishment in Schools

Introduction Corporal punishment is widely used in Florida schools, and many educators view it as an efficient method of children’s behavior management. Florida state laws allow schools to use corporate punishment at the principal’s discretion, even if the parents are against such practice. Nevertheless, psychologists argue that the practice can...

APA Citation Style in Academic Medical Writing

The APA Citation Style APA has a considerable learning value as it shows students how papers must be structured, what vocabulary is preferable for each type of work, and how grammar can help express ideas in the most effective way. Furthermore, it teaches an objective language, making it possible to...

Mastering APA Style for Accurate Citation of Medical Research Articles

The APA Style APA is used mostly for quantitative results and allows describing experiments with accuracy and precision. The first reason to use it is uniformity of style that helps researchers select the key findings of articles dispensing minor points. This happens due to the fact that APA gives clear...

Student-Centered Close Reading in Education

The suggestion that “close reading is something we should teach students to do, rather than something we just do to them” (p. 17), contained at the very beginning of the 2013 book Falling in love with close reading by Christopher Lehman and Kate Roberts, appears highly reflective of the main...

Personal Teaching Philosophy and Its Development

Revised Personal Teaching Philosophy After the Principles of Teaching and Learning Course When I developed my teaching philosophy for the first time, I paid much attention to the explanation of the learning process because it is critical for education. Initially, I focused only on the necessity to develop a positive...

Aural Learning Style: Strategies for Success

Introduction The success of learning depends in part on the appropriate selection of learning strategies. In order to maximize their effectiveness, these strategies need to align with the individual’s learning style. The following paper is an analysis of a tool used to determine preferred learning styles and strategies. Learning Style...

Modern Society’s Knowledge Demands and Education’s Role

Modern society introduces numerous requirements to a person for him/her to become successful and build a career. It comes from the increased sophistication of processes and multiple sources of data available for individuals. In this regard, knowledge becomes the central resource of the modern world. It also means the increased...

Peer-Reviewed Journals: Importance & Verification

Peer-reviewed journals are central channels of information for any research project. It is explained by the fact that all pieces of data presented in this type of sources can be used in diverse studies to create a theoretical background for the investigation. It is archived due to a complex peer...

Education: Doctor of Nursing Practice

Introduction The American Association of Colleges of Nursing [AACN] (2006) offers a set of competencies for the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) education. In particular, Essential VIII, which describes the advanced nursing practice, suggests paying attention to the DNP’s ability to perform culturally-sensitive assessments, develop evidence-based interventions, and establish relationships...

Information Literacy: Credibility and Peer Review

Credibility is one of the central aspects of any research project. For this reason, there is a specific peer review cycle needed to determine the nature of a study. Among all points of this process, I differentiate the evaluation of methods used for the research and recommendation for publishing as...

Elements of Peer Review: Double-Blind and Plagiarism Checks

I think that the most important aspects of any peer review cycle are double-blind review and plagiarism check. The first point guarantees the objectivity of the papers evaluation and relevance of its findings (“What is peer review?” n.d.). At the same time, the second element is fundamental for any research...

The Peer Review Cycle in Scientific Publishing

Peer reviewing is an essential part of the scientific publishing process. It is necessary in order to ensure the accuracy and quality of information presented in the peer-reviewed article. The peer-review cycle is comprised of four points, which are as follows (Fernandez, 2012): Writing and submitting an article for review...

Peer Review Process: Key Points and Finding Reviewed Sources

Important points in the peer review cycle Every scientific journal or publishing company typically has its own guidelines for the peer-reviewing process. Wiley’s peer-reviewing cycle is comprised of ten steps (“The peer review process,” n.d.): Submission of the paper, editorial office assessment, appraisal by editor-in-chief, associate editor assignment, reviewer invitation,...

Visual, Aural, Read & Write, Kinesthetic Analysis

VARK is a comprehensive approach and guide meant to analyze an individual’s learning styles. It includes visual, aural, read or write, and kinesthetic types of learning. Understanding unique methods of learning helps to improve how one goes about receiving and giving information that has tremendous applications in academic and professional...

Standards for Accreditation of Graduate Nursing Programs: A Comprehensive Guide

What responsibility do faculty have in program assessment? How about students? Alumni? Departments of nursing have assessment plans for evaluating their academic programs. Faculty members of an institution rely on both formal and informal assessment methods in the classroom to improve the quality of instruction (CSU, 2016). In order to...

Careers in Healthcare and Music Engineering: Goals and Insights

Music Engineering (Career Exploration) To explore the development of a career in the field of music engineering, it is necessary to plan to visit the Music Department of the college in October and November to collect the required information. It is important to contact an audio engineer practicing there and...

Academic Integrity in a Nursing Program

Introduction I think there is academic integrity in my nursing program. Academic integrity is a requirement that all students should observe in the course of their studies. The broad definition of academic integrity is the dedication to honesty and morally upright behavior in academic endeavors (Wong, Lim,& Quinlan, 2016).). This...

Assessing Nursing Course Effectiveness: Essentials & Assignments

Effectiveness at Meeting the Program Essential This course made me realize what it means to be a professional in multiple aspects of this notion. Firstly, I gained theoretical knowledge that set the framework, through which I could view certain aspects of my work more clearly and distinctly. For instance, I...

African American Women’s Education and Barriers

Site Selected According to the official statistics, the lack of African Americans receiving higher education contributes greatly to the overall increase in their unemployment rates throughout the U.S. (African American employment, 2014). The issue is especially topical for African American women since, without proper education, they have extremely restricted employment...

Building a Career in the Language Sphere

Introduction The modern world poses numerous challenges to any individual who wants to survive and become successful. The great paces of the rise of technologies combined with the significant reconsideration of the existing priorities result in the appearance of new demands to young specialists. One should accept the fact that...

Developing a Nursing Course on High-Dose Cytarabine Effects

Student Population, Topic, and Modalities The audience for the course includes the oncology unit nurses who will be tasked with taking care of patients with Cytarabine. The audience for this lesson is synchronous since learners will be expected to attend lessons and meet face to face with their teacher producing...

Assessment Plan for ADN to MSN Nursing Program

Introduction Being a nurse educator, I would like to focus on a program that is created for those nursing students who have already received their associate degree and are just going to obtain their master’s degree in the nearest future. I am highly interested in this option because it suits...

Impact of Scenario Testing & Partnerships in Nursing Education

Literature Review A recent article by Carter and Dickieson (2010) explores the relationships between an assessment tool called scenario testing and students’ satisfaction with the educational process as well as their grades. The researchers used feedback forms with semi-structured questions and students’ final grades as their main data collection tools....

Social and Emotional Competence for Teachers

Case study- An interrupted Lesson It was on a Friday, November 6 2015 at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. I had visited the university for a Conference on introduction to statistics. I wanted to learn something about statistics because it would enable me to compute simple data with ease....

Reflecting on Teaching a First-Grade Sunflower Lesson

Introduction The teaching exercise targeted three first grade learners. The lesson aimed to describe the major features of a sunflower. The learners were informed about the nature of the sunflower plant, its growth factors, petals, and colors. I empowered and encouraged the students to stay focused throughout the learning process...

Pre-Teaching Conceptualization and Teaching Practice: Simile

Concept: Decide what it is you want your students to know two years from now about what you’re teaching them. Identify at least two levels where this falls on Bloom’s cognitive taxonomy with examples. It must be at the Application level In this pre-teaching conceptualization, the students will be learning...

Identifying Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Students

A school environment provided an ideal environment to use my knowledge on health impairments caused by chronic health problems such as asthma, diabetes, rheumatic fever, and epilepsy that limits student’s abilities to perform different learning activities leading to a loss of alertness and vitality to identify students with Attention Deficit...

Natural & Social Science Grade 3 Classroom Library

Reflection and Library Vision One of the foremost professional tasks, on the part of a teacher, is to compile a methodologically adequate list of literature-references, which can be organically incorporated into the learning process (Tompkins, 2005). Because this process never ceases to be affected by what happened to be the...

Student Assessment System and Teaching Strategies

The differences between formative and summative assessment According to Gorlewski, formative assessment differs from summative assessment in many ways. For instance, the former emphasizes theory and practice while the latter emphasizes knowledge and skills. In this regard, formative assessment provides results about policy while summative assessment provides results about knowledge....

Autist Students Identification: Distinctive Features of Autism

Autism is a developmental disorder that is characterized by deficits in communication, both verbal and nonverbal, deficits in social interaction, and deficits in educational performance. The peak age for diagnosing Autism is at 3years. Children with autism usually like repetitive behavior and resist change. A case in point is they...

Math and Data Management Lesson Plan Analysis

Date of lesson 26th July 2013 The time frame of the lesson 30 minutes Number of students and age range or grade level 24 students in grade 3 Subject Math; Data Management Pre-assessment The students can be able to do simple mathematical activities. Examples of such activities include collecting and...

“Mathematics Dynamic Assessment” Article by Allsop

Research-Supported Assessment Practices for Struggling Students The four research-supported assessment practices for struggling students highlighted in the article include (1) assessment of students’ interests and experiences, (2) concrete-representational-abstract assessment within authentic contexts, (3) error pattern analyses, and (4) flexible interviews. Assessment of students’ interests and experiences is basically done to...

Income and Education Levels in Adult Hawaiians: A Comprehensive Study

Background Different researchers have used education, income, and occupational class to predict social welfare outcomes and to demonstrate the effects of socioeconomic determinants of health on social mobility (Gates, 2014; Friis, 2009). Most of such studies are concentrated in the areas of health inequality. Scholars have often referred to one...

Emotional Attachment Theory in Childcare Settings

Abstract Emotional attachment is more than a normal feeling in young children. It is vital for the healthy development of children. Robbins and Zacks (2007) define attachment as “a reciprocal relationship formed between a child and a care giver” (p.457). It constitutes the bond that exists between a primary care...

Collaborative Learning in Saudi Arabia

Introduction Collaborative learning is a general term used among education stakeholders. It describes the process of learners and their teachers joining hands in looking for solutions or making efforts to understand concepts and create new ideas. Learners may work in small groups constituting classes, faculties, interfaculty and even inter-schools. The...

Assessing and Supporting Special Needs Students: A Case Study

Introduction The US educational system is based on the principles of fairness and equal opportunities for all. No Child Left Behind enacted in 2001 ensures that all students receive proper instruction and assessment aligned with the existing standards (Kritikos, 2010). This policy is specifically beneficial for students with special needs...

Educational Psychology: Theory and Practice

Abstract The work of a teacher is multifaceted and involves a set of very different duties, obligations, and tasks. A teacher is to promote and deliver knowledge, know how to assess and improve the learning process of the students, evaluate their own performance, and that of the children. Also, a...

Children’s Early Literacy Achievement and Parents’ Role

Purpose and/or Hypothesis The purpose of this research is aimed at exploring the relationship between parents’ interaction with their children while sharing storybook reading and achieving children’s literacy. The main hypothesis is confined to the idea that interaction between parents and children should be studied to define and challenge theories...

Teaching Plan Summary: STD Prevention for High School Students

Summary of the Teaching Plan The teaching plan involved a primary prevention health promotion on a group of high school students. To conduct the exercise, I had to make a formal presentation on sexually transmitted diseases and outline their impacts on the lives of high school students. Some of the...

Teaching Practice and Professional Activities

Reflection Reflection on professional activities and their impact on teaching practice During the lecturers’ meeting, I have discovered particularities about the new University course (BUSS 1000) introduction. Questions about the course implementation and possible improvements were discussed. To introduce a new course, it is important to pay attention to learners’...

Teachers’ Collaboration with Libraries for Testing

Assignment One It should be noted that, at present, standardized testing has become one of the ways to control the knowledge and skills exhibited by students at various stages of the learning process. The results of education also depend on the way tests are organized and conducted. Current educational standards...

Reviewing Dostaler’s The Great Divide: Business Research vs. Practice

Article “The Great Divide Between Business Research and Business Practice” by Dostaler and Tomberlin focused on exploring a unique problem: there is a significant gap between what is taught in business schools and what occurs in practice. While the vast majority of business school graduates possess a lot of knowledge...

Research and Evaluation in Business Schools

Article “The Value of Research and Its Evaluation in Business Schools” by Hitt and Greer aimed to explore the value of research and its evaluation in business schools with regards to helping develop knowledge in various fields of practice. Because assessing the value of research can be a challenge, there...

Nursing Degree Expectations of a Future College Student

Going to college is always a brand new feeling. I believe that receiving a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing is tough, but hard work always pays off. The path to nursing mastery is not and should not be easy. As a person who loves to learn new things and strives to...

Impact of Math Vocabulary on Student Understanding

How have you been? I have been very busy conducting a research on mathematics vocabulary effects on student’s performance in schools. I realized that mathematics being a new language, we need to first introduce its vocabulary then introduce the concept later to the students. Why is that important? Introducing a...

Math Vocabulary and Performance: Research Design

Research question The author investigates the relationship between the learners’ vocabulary comprehension and students’ performance. The main research question that has been applied in this research is: What is the impact of applying mathematical vocabulary on students’ achievements? Other questions that have been provided in the study are: Is there...

College Degree and Its Effects on Career

The cause and effect chain described below begins with earning a college degree. It serves as a primary cause for the subsequent effects, which are interconnected and create a causal chain. Due to the college degree, there are multiple possibilities to explore, both in my professional and personal life. The...

Visual Learning Strategies in a Student’s Personal Experience

According to the test results, I am a visual learner. I knew about it before this self-assessment, but I was surprised to know that my tactile scores were unexpectedly high, 25%. I often relied on my sight and did not notice that my kinesthetic sense was quite important. Since I...

Auditory Learning Style, Its Features and Application

The learning style test scores were the following: auditory: 45%, visual: 25%, tactile: 30%. According to the test, I am an auditory learner. This information implies that it is easier for me to learn when I hear the information presented. Although it is partially true, I would not say that...

Understanding Visual, Aural, Read/Write, and Kinesthetic Learners

Learning style can be defined as a set of unique and specific approaches employed by individuals during the process of studying. According to education theory scholars, there is a correlation between using a particular learning style and school performance (Samarakoon, Fernando, Rodrigo, & Rajapakse, 2013). Based on individual preferences for...

Visual Learning and Ways to Apply It

The test What is Your Learning Style? gave me the following scores: Auditory: 25%; Visual: 40%; Tactile: 35%. It means that I am predominantly a visual learner. I have known before that I remember things better when I visualize them. I can memorize the position of a text fragment in...

Motivational Theories in Curriculum Development

All of the separate motivational theories focus on deciphering the best methods of motivating individuals, and are most commonly applied to employee motivation. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs states that people are motivated by their needs which can be organized in a hierarchical order, where every next category of needs only...

Arab Spring in Syria: Research Process

Conducting researches is an inseparable part of life both academic and every day because the primary objective of any research is to gather necessary information, process it, and find responses to questions under investigation. Even though the topic of each study is differing, the process is always the same or...

Strategies to Improve Student Writing Skills

The need for writing skill in accounting firms The article titled The need for writing skill in accounting firms by M. Northey is an assessment of the need for proficiency in writing in large accounting enterprises which base their operations in an ever challenging environment coupled with demands for proper...

No Child Left Behind: Analysis of Quality Education Legislation

Introduction Amidst many criticisms and negative comments from the various stakeholders, NCLB, enacted during the Bush administration, is now being implemented by the Obama administration which had increased federal funding for NCLB functions to states and their districts. This act has been considered by Congress and the U.S. Department of...

Self-Determination of Students with Disabilities

Introduction This essay paper provides a summary of four different articles, each article with a separate heading. Each article answers pre-assigned questions in a given order. Depending on each of the articles, this essay revolves around the concept of self-determination and key players such as special educators or teachers and...

Edutopia Website Evaluation Using Bloom’s Taxonomy

Introduction The twenty-first century has become a challenging time for most educators. The technological process has influenced all areas of human activity, and the sphere of education has not been omitted too. Even more, the usage of technology and Internet-aided education in the classroom demonstrate remarkable outcomes. Most students are...

Education: Common Core Policy and Its Inefficiency

Introduction The Common Core Policy has lost support from educators as well as parents and students soon after its implementation. The standards developed to turn out to be rather complicated, outdated, and too straightforward. The Common Core policy has far too many downsides that affect students, educators, and parents. Background...

Common Core State Standards: Issues and Alternatives

The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) is a policy that enumerates the academic benchmarks that high school graduates require in order to attain success in college and professional careers (Strauss, 2013). The policy is applicable to states that agree to adhere by its rules and regulations. Its rejection by educators...

English Language Fellow Program Experience

One can assume the fact that globalization is one of the most fast-developing aspects of the modern world. Due to the evolution of the various means of transport and communication technologies, the world seems to have become much smaller. Nowadays, people are able to visit any country and learn about...

Co-Teaching Best Practices: 50 Strategies for Effective Classroom Collaboration

This article identifies and discusses 50 strategies that can be used to retain co-teachers. It is based on the idea that co-teachers do not stick around for long periods because they leave due to disagreements with their colleagues. This article presents 50 strategies explored in different literature sources regarding effective...

Evaluation of Student A: Attitude and Motivation

Evaluation of Student A Attitude and Motivation The student is not particularly interested in the language but appears to regard it as a useful thing to learn. Apart from that, the student finds it difficult to discover the motivation to cope with and overcome the difficulties of the learning process....

Assessing Learning Outcomes and Instructional Design in Educational Settings

Introduction Training based on competency equips learners with the skills, knowledge and understanding to display competence based on laid down standards and performance criteria that is carried out in a predetermined context (Hoogveld et al, 2005, p. 287). Competency based assessments therefore can be defined as the process through which...

Quality of Education: Graduation Requirements

Introduction Education is one of the essential parts of the success of the person living in the modern world (Gebel and Heyne 2014). Throughout history, education has played a crucial role in a person’s ability to become a respected member of society and attain a valuable profession. Therefore, education has...

Facilitation Skill and Style Self-Assessment

Current Facilitation Skill Set Currently, I am able to design and implement interventions for processes in responding to complex organizational, academic, and organizational issues. These include designing effective programs, utilizing instructional design techniques, program-planning techniques, executing needs assessment, and evaluating adult learning programs. In this regard, I have the aptitude...

Backward Design Phases and Misunderstanding

Introduction This is an educational design method of curriculum, whereby, goals are set first before choosing the method of instruction, and forms of assessment. According to Doug (2000), the advantage of backward assessment is that the end is known way before the lesson is taught so that instruction will lead...

The Role of Education in Globalization Processes

Tools of Learning described by Kalantzis and Cope The learning tools that Kalantzis and Cope describe center on the role of information and communication technology. One of the most popular ICT tools is the digital learning media loom which is large and acts as both a communications technology and a...

Student Learning Assessment Plan

Assessment Plan Table Learning Goals Assessments Format of assessment Adaptations Learning goal 1:Recognize and read plural words Pre-assessment Reading exercises on plural and singular words From these lessons, the student will understand the concept of one and more than one. They will be able to demonstrate the use of plural...

The Role of External Funding in Academic Projects

The article, A genre system view of the funding of academic research, by Christine M. Tardy, identifies grant funding as one of the fundamental requirements for the success of academic research. Tardy proposes that the genre of a researcher’s body of work is instrumental in determining the kind of funding...

Topical Curriculum Design for Improved WKCE Exam Performance

Introduction Elementary students at the Racine Unified School district are required to sit for the Wisconsin knowledge and concept exam (WKCE). Most students actually fail to complete or take the constructed section of the reading and math exam. The constructed sections weigh up to 20 percent of the exam in...

Colleges vs. Businesses: Differences in Management

The introduction: the principal difference between the colleges/universities and business organizations First of all, I would like to point out that such educational organizations as universities and colleges are recognized to be seemingly absurd or self-contradictory. I would like to disclose several viewpoints concerning the question. Thus, these educational organizations...

Observation on the Teacher and Students

The class starts when the teacher greets students and asks them to place their books on the desks. It is an English classroom where students learn how to concentrate and respond to comprehension. One of the teaching methods that the teacher applies is reading the comprehension loudly for the whole...