Analyzing the Relationship Between Race and Education Levels in the U.S.

Research proposal Over the last years an increased attention has been paid to the race problem in the USA. In spite of the fact that the racial equality is enshrined in the law, the problem still exists. Apart from differences in standards of living, there is an inequality in obtaining...

Enhancing Vocabulary with Mind Mapping in Saudi Arabia

Abstract Saudi Arabian educators are considering employing the mind mapping technique in teaching vocabulary in all secondary schools. To determine the viability of the mind mapping technique, it is necessary to carry out a quantitative research that will determine the technique’s ability to influence the level of acquiring vocabulary. The...

Cultural Heritage Course: Insights into Arts, Literature, Music, and Society

Lessons Learned from the Cultural Heritage Course In this course, I have learned quite a several interesting topics. First, I have learned several core lessons in music and enjoyed listening to the performances of the symphony and orchestra. Some of the interesting performances include the music and orchestration of Leonard...

Boosting Academic Performance: Effective Strategies, Tips, and Techniques

How to Stay Friends with Your Roommate Nothing makes a living arrangement more unbearable than animosity between roommates. Though common, roommate wars are easily avoided when both of you agree to follow a few simple rules. The following ideas will help you and your roommate stay friends and maintain a...

Disabled Students’ Skills and General Education

Using Self-Monitoring to Increase Following-Direction Skills of Students with Moderate to Severe Disabilities in General Education This article explores the modalities of enhancing the adaptability skills for students with disabilities in a collective learning environment. One of the main problems in attaining collective learning environments revolves around the establishment of...

ASAP Program Evaluation: Enhancing Veteran Student Skills

Introduction In this memo, the main goal is to choose a non-profit program that can be applied to veteran student performance and propose a program evaluation regarding an appropriate program theory and a design that includes a “theory of change” diagram. The decision to choose the Armed Services Arts Partnership...

Jumping Rope 30-Minutes Activity in Lesson Plan

Physical Education Lesson Setting: outdoors Objectives: The main objective of the activity is to teach children to jump rope using different techniques, both feet 15 times, left foot for 10 times, and right foot for 10 times. Introduction/Warm-Up Time Activity Purpose/reasons 5 min First children should be encouraged to fitness...

Driving Force for Changes in Special Education

Abstract The field of special education continues to attract research due to the nature of diversities that are involved in the discharge of activities in special education. The aim of this paper is to investigate the factors that press for changes in the field of special education. The paper explores...

Resources and Strategies for Student Success

Best Scholarship Options for Students The price of post secondary education can be steep, yet as an investment in yourself and your future it becomes a necessary expense. Numerous full or partial scholarship options are available to students in the United States. The best scholarship options for students are those...

Helpful Tips for Students: Writing, Health and Relaxation

Boost Your Writing Despite the fact that there are quite a number of educational establishments, courses, and disciplines directed at improving writing skills of students of all ages, there seems to be a common mythological perception of writing proficiency as some gift or blessing. Students claim that there is a...

Employment Trends and Career Opportunities in the Beautician Industry

Introduction Career choice- What entails choosing a certain profession or career. Factors affecting Career choices- Possible issues of concern that hinder career choice. The beautician profession- What this profession entails, how it is viewed, and the current trend(Benac, 2010, p.1). International differences of the beautician profession The high demand for...

Affirmative Action in University Admissions

Affirmative action is the application of knowledge and capability to measure the applicant’s prerequisites, carry out interviews, and make objective hiring resolutions. Achieving good hiring procedures is essential in making people employ the best applicants and prevent discrimination of any kind, according to Kennedy’s order of 1961. It is, therefore,...

Inclusive Education for Students With Autism Spectrum Disorder

Introduction Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has become widely spread in the United States today, resulting in developing the debates on the appropriateness of inclusive education for students with ASD. In 2014, the prevalence of ASD was one in 59 children, and this figure allows for speaking about the necessity of...

Storytelling with Children: the Art of Imagination

Introduction Story telling is one of the mechanisms through which teachers can interact and impart knowledge to children. For my story telling session, I selected “The hare and the Hyena”. The story is about the relationship between the hare and the Hyena and how they lived in the jungle. I...

Learning Communities as Interdisciplinary Teams: Yungbluth’s Study

Introduction This paper presents a review and critique of the article that utilized a quasi-experimental research design. The selected study investigated the benefits of learning communities and presents three hypothesis, which stated that students might have higher average grades and retention rates, as well as completed more credits while involved...

Literature Term Paper Ideas: Explored and Applied

The concept of a literature term paper is so varied and multi-faceted that one can hardly identify the topic and form and structure of the term paper as soon as they are assigned to writing this type of academic work. There are thousands of types of literature term paper ideas,...

Essential Guide to Successful Dissertation Discussions and Best Practices

Writing a dissertation is a complex process in itself; however, there may be particular complexities for individual writers with individual parts of the dissertation. When a writer feels hardships with providing a sound literature synthesis in a literature review or is challenged by defining a good and detailed methodology, it...

Maximizing Educational Outcomes Through Co-Teaching Models

Introduction The sphere of education is one of the most important nowadays, and at the moment, the efficiency of explored approaches is one of the major concerns of the society. The fact is that the enhanced demands for the quality of education and its specific character introduce the need for...

Choosing Topics for Accounting Research Papers

Accounting research papers may become a pleasure to compose, but for some writers, they may turn into a complete nightmare. The main reason for this is the complexity of accounting terms that are not always comprehensible for nonprofessionals. Therefore, before starting to write an accounting research paper, one has to...

Chinese Education History and Recent Reforms

Introduction One of the most notable discursive aspects of the 21st century’s living is that, as time goes on, China continues to grow ever more powerful in both economic and geopolitical senses of this word. It now became commonplace among political scientists/politicians in the West to suggest that it is...

Veterans’ Education Challenges: Financial & Emotional Issues

In the contemporary political context, the issues affecting American veterans are especially prominent. After defending the country’s interests abroad, veterans come back to the United States to face concerns regarding their future and the future of their families. In particular, retirement from the military usually means that people need to...

Crafting a Unique Art Thesis: Tips and Key Features

The student who starts writing an art thesis may at first think that it is a regular task and does not differ from any other thesis writing. This supposition may be partly right since theses in art contain the same structural elements that any other thesis does. Nonetheless, there are...

How to Become a Straight-A Student by Cal Newport

Reading the book, How to become a straight-A student: the unconventional strategies real college students use to score high while studying less by Cal Newport has made me surmount my poor study habits. Before reading the book, I found my studies overwhelming since I often complained that I never had...

Debate on Common Core Standards: Pros, Cons, and Perspectives

Introduction The Common Core Standards had evoked an enormous wave of debates and discussions when they were presented and implemented. Opinions differed, and the standards themselves were seen either as a challenging, but eventually needed change or as a completely unnecessary edition. Here, I would like to discuss three quotes...

Kinesthetic Learning Preferences: Comparative Analysis with Other Styles

Introduction Understanding one’s preferred learning style is essential for every student because this knowledge gives individuals the idea of the model they should follow during their courses. Not only this technique lets a person evaluate his or her results regarding the best methodology of studying, but it also makes one...

Special Education Cases: Mills, PARC, Tatro, Cedar Rapids

Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Columbia (1972) This case was a civil action that was brought in the United States district court of Columbia representing seven special needs children who wanted to be granted their rights to free public education which was being denied to them...

Restorative Circles in Universal Design for Learning

The drive of the Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) system is to make available a crisis deterrence and intercession model for residential teen care establishments that will be of great assistance in many cases such as averting crises from happening, de-intensifying possible crises, efficiently handling critical crises, minimizing potential and genuine...

Educational Institutions and Their Rankings

In the contemporary conditions of globalization, the rankings of educational institutions such as colleges and universities have become particularly significant for their status and reputation. The major ranking systems are usually financially supported by magazines and other media (Altbach 27). Rankings influence the choices of their possible consumers, such as...

Self-Perceptions of Pre-Service Mathematics Teachers: Insights and Implications

Results of the study, and the Impact of Different Courses on Self-Efficacy The qualitative analysis supported the quantitative data, demonstrating, that pre-service teachers felt their ability to teach mathematics improved after the mathematics methods courses. Interviews conducted with six pre-service teachers gave the following data on teachers’ self-perception: three teachers...

Learning Style and Read/Write Study Strategies

There are many types of learning which aid in a specific information retention. Some people learn best visually, while the others need to listen to the information presented. The preferred learning style is determined to be mostly in the area of reading and writing. Points and determinants are related to...

An Experimental Cooperative Education Program’s Benefits for Career

Introduction The co-operative education program is mandatory and that is why it automatically occurs that I will have to participate in it. It is experiential learning that will integrate my academic and career studies. In this case, it will provide me with relevant and productive work experience. This is aimed...

Effective Research: Finding Articles and Organizing Workshops

“Finding Article” Workshop The workshop under the name “Finding Article” set its prior goal to teach the students to search for the sources, such as articles in periodicals. Since looking for the necessary information is the prior concern of the students, and at times it can be hard to make...

Performance and Activities of Veteran Students in Higher Education

The goal of this memo is to introduce an evaluation design plan to be applied to the Armed Services Arts Partnership (ASAP) program and the analysis of the effects of its co-curricular activities on student veterans. First, the discussion of the main veteran concepts, the program, and program theory will...

Effective Curriculum Organization Addressing Disability Perceptions

What feelings did you have about the people with disabilities featured in this module? Blindness is a disability that has no equal. ‘The eyes are the windows to the soul’ is a popular analogy that is used to capture the importance that eyes play in our lives. While some people...

Essential Competencies for Diversity and Inclusion Professionals

The Critical Competencies for a Practitioner in the Field of Diversity and Inclusion My area of specialization, as well as my profession, is related to Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace. Just like in any other profession and area of specialization, the field of Diversity and Inclusion has a set...

Kindliness in Schools: Cultivating Compassionate and Tolerant Kids

I am writing to share my thoughts about the importance of kindliness and why I reckon it will help you solve the problem that you have faced in your school environment. I believe that kindliness is the core of compassion and caring attitude towards people, which is especially crucial in...

School Library Management and Organization Plan

Introduction Creating an environment in which a student feels comfortable and inclined to study is essential for the efficiency of the academic process and the further performance of a learner. Of all elements that an academic environment must include, instructions and information resources should be regarded as the most important...

“Pedagogy of the Oppressed” by Paulo Freire

Introduction The “Pedagogy of the Oppressed” presents concepts that guide the oppressed away from oppression. This essay presents the main concepts outlined in Freire’s book. It explains the teacher student relationship championed by Freire. In addition, it expands on the main principles of freedom, unity, and cooperation that guide the...

Improving Math Fluency Skills to Enhance Math Score

Introduction The need for teaching math skills is an integral part of any training program, and if it is school education, the initial attention is paid to mathematical score. (Hodges, McIntosh, & Gentry, 2017). One of the possible and affordable ways to increase the ability of students to perform both...

High or Low Self-Efficacy Students Characteristics

Characteristics of Students with High or Low Self-Efficacy The students mainly assessed their self-efficacy as rather high; most respondents assessed it as 8 or 9 on the scale from 1 to 10. In particular, students #1, #2 and #3 gave themselves the mark of 8 on a 10-point scale, student...

Health Literacy: Diverse Needs and Learning Styles

Individual Learning Styles and Unique Learning Needs of Diverse Learners There is a variety of ways to determine the specific learning styles of students. For instance, a teacher may focus on the type of data that the learners accept in the fastest and most efficient way. Alternatively, the way in...

Reading Workshops Strategy for Primary School Students

Introduction For students at elementary schools, reading is a complex process that requires the application of numerous skills ranging from question-asking to decoding. Good readers understand the meaning behind written words, know how to pronounce them, use clues from the context to understand unfamiliar words, as well as use the...

Diversity and Inclusivity as Teaching Philosophy

Being an educator is an important task, as it provides an exciting opportunity to influence others and share valuable knowledge. I believe that a good teacher should become a role model and a mentor for the students, thus impacting their future life, beliefs, and values positively. As an educator, I...

Gifted Development: Social and Psychological Factors

The issue of child giftedness is a controversial one. There are many perspectives on the phenomenon in the contemporary literature. For instance, Hollingworth emphasizes the significance of the hereditary factor in the emergence of giftedness and considers that talented children are likely to be born if their parents are to...

Higher Education for African American Women – Research Paper

Literature Review This chapter reviews the existing literature in support of the research study. The literature reviewed presented a discussion on the barriers and success strategies for African American Women to obtain higher education. Besides, a discussion of the Critical Race, Social Learning, and Feminist theories were included that formed...

Supporting African American Women in Higher Education: Strategies and Impact

Phenomenological Research The goal of this phenomenological qualitative study is to examine the lived experiences of African American women participants seeking higher education. The study examines, identifies, and analyzes specific barriers and challenges faced by African American women when they plan to obtain a higher education. The secondary objective of...

Blended Learning and Flipped Classrooms

The different publications in the current learning and teaching practices involve the use of blending courses and flipped classrooms. The two teaching practices facilitate effective and active participation in the teaching and learning practices. Blended learning involves the use of traditional face to face teaching and instructional technique and the...

Education in High School Versus College

Introduction Education is one of the most important issues in life. As soon as a person is born, parents start thinking about their future education options. In America, approximately 51 million students attend schools, and 21 million students visit colleges, meaning that about 22% of the US population is involved...

Transition Planning for Students with Disabilities: Effective Strategies

The purpose of the article is to show the significance of the self-determination transition planning procedure for intellectually and physically challenged students. The authors have reviewed previous relevant studies that support their perspective and have learned that self-determination was a very important forecaster during the whole planning process. A further...

Multimodal Learning Preferences: Strategies for Effective Teaching and Learning

Learning Style Summary Learning is a continuous process known to take place every single day. Humans should embrace the practice to gain new ideas and concepts that can be replicated in their professional philosophies. The results of the completed VARK Questionnaire have indicated that the user has a multimodal learning...

Speech Disorders in English Language Learners

The development and acquisition of language skills and speech by children have always been of particular interest for linguists. The way children learn and produce language differs drastically among various age groups. Although there are possible violations of the norm, there are cases when children face difficulty in receiving and...

Inclusive Education: School’s Tech Solutions for Disabled Students

Over the years, the school has admitted a considerable number of disabled children with various challenges. The leaders in the schools uphold the belief that having the regular students and the disabled children learning together helps the disabled children attain confidence in competing. The core value of the school is...

Teaching Students With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Introduction Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is a psychiatric disorder characterized by impulsive actions that are not related proportionally to the age of the affected person (Wender, 2000). It affects children at the age of 6-12 years where the disorder causes a lack of attention and leads to poor performance in...

Top Real Estate Institutes: A Global Comparison

Introduction The real estate industry is one of the major investment points in most developed countries as well as developing countries. Globally, the real estate investment is a unique and a complex institution. This then calls for in-depth understanding of the industry and the inclusion of well trained professionals to...

Global University Rankings: Shanghai, THES, and U.S. News Systems

Introduction Almost 30 years after the launch of the world’s first system for ranking international universities, the world has seen several international university ranking systems come to the fore. Each employs its methodologies to identify the best universities around the world. Global university ranking has today been transformed into an...

General Curriculum for Students with Severe Disabilities

Introduction Children with disabilities especially mental disability have continuingly been discriminated by world curriculum. Inclusive education is a curriculum that accommodates both disabled children and the non disabled in the same school environment. They are exposed to the same learning facilities. The curriculum is made to fit the needs and...

Developing Mathematics Self-Efficacy in Pre-Service Teachers

Introduction Teacher education studies have focused on teaching efficacy beliefs. This is because teaching efficacy beliefs influence a teacher’s effectiveness, attitude and behavior. The self-efficacy concept describes the process whereby people develop the ability to organize and accomplish important tasks first. In this model, people are supposed to develop their...

Effective Education: Meeting Learners’ Needs for Success

Assessment Evaluating students’ performance, as well as defining their overall progress and identifying the stage at which their current level of proficiency in the designated area is, is essential to the further location of the strategies for enhancing their learning process. It is also crucial for identifying the instructions that...

ELL Student Placement and Classroom Integration Tips

Entering a new learning environment is a challenging procedure for an ELL student. For this reason, schools offer a range of activities intended to make the process more seamless. The following brochure outlines the main steps in the placement process and identifies additional resources available to ELL student families. Welcoming...

Differentiated Instruction for ELLs and Literacy Success

Differentiation and How It Supports ELLs Every student must be provided with an opportunity to fulfill their potential and have an opportunity to learn. For this purpose, it is essential to realize that every learner is unique (Ontario Ministry of Education). Students from different backgrounds, learning styles, multiple intelligences, and...

Standard 2: Building Family and Community Relationships

Early childhood education is guided by a variety of standards. In 2010, the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) formulated the initial standards to regulate professional preparation in the context of early childhood education. The purpose of this paper is to discuss Standard Two as one of...

Scholarly Articles: Credibility and Impact in Research

Walden University Library Addressing the needs of students from diverse backgrounds is a rather complicated task for a teacher due to the necessity to use different strategies for appealing to the learner’s enthusiasm and motivating them to excel in their studies. The research by Schachner, Noack, Van de Vijver, and...

Free Tuition Debate: Recent Findings and Recommendations

Methods In order to address the issue, a review of recent information concerning the debate on free tuition was implemented. News and such governmental sources as budget estimations were analyzed. The most recent information was used. In order to come up with practical recommendations, it is essential to take into...

The Burden of Student Loans in Modern Society

The student loan burden is a persistent problem in contemporary society. Despite significant efforts of the government, it continues to impact the economic and social life of the individuals. The following paper argues that the government should do more to relieve the student loan burden, which, in turn, would contribute...

Enhancing Reading Lessons with Cultural Responsiveness

Reading lesson plans can be discussed as effective when they are oriented to different students’ interests, needs, skills, and learning styles. From this point, it is possible to speak about diversity in the class that is related to the students’ language capacity, their cultural backgrounds, abilities, special needs, and learning...

Response-to-Intervention Tiers and Their Features

The response to intervention (RTI) plays a significant role in the school that I attended. This process is essential for helping learners who may underperform due to some reason. Overall, teachers take the three-tiered approach to this task. At the first level, the educators ensure that every child can receive...

Developmentally Effective Approaches in Early Education

Introduction The study provides a review of using the standard on early education, which was developed in the framework of the 2010 NAEYC Initial & Advanced Standards for Early Childhood Professional Preparation Programs. Specifically, the statement relates to the employment of developmentally effective approaches as the prerequisite of beneficial child...

Teachers’ Professionalism: Evaluation and Analysis

Educators have always been a fundamental part of any education system. Being responsible for the delivery of the most important knowledge to pupils and their outcomes, these specialists play a critical role in the development of society. Today, teachers are also given great attention because of their impact on academic...

Promoting Early Child Development and Learning

Introduction The Standards for Initial Early Childhood Professional Preparation provides a framework for the activities of early childhood educators. In this work, I summarize one chosen standard, explain its importance, and mention the means to learn more about this standard. Summary and Rationale for the Chosen Standard: Promoting Child Development...

Schopenhauer’s Critique of the Public Education System

Introduction Schopenhauer’s article focused the spotlight on some of the critical weaknesses of the conventional learning paradigm. His assertions were not only scathing, but they were also accurate, especially when viewed from the perspective of the public education system (Letizia 119). Paulo Freire’s “Banking Concept of Education” framework strengthened certain...

Text Complexity in Secondary Schools: Key Voices

The introduction of the Common Core across the schools in the U.S was aimed at providing students with clear and consistent goals that are expected to prepare the students for their future college, career, and general life. The Common Core standards are inclusive as they stipulate what students are supposed...

Lev Vygotsky and Jean Piaget: Approaches to Instruction

ZPD and Learning as per Vygotsky The “Zone of Proximal Development” (ZPD) is the variety of tasks that a learner can perform under the educators’ (or peers’) guidance but not independently (Slavin, 2014). Vygotsky’s concept is specifically applicable in the context of children’s learning and development. From this concept, the...

Instructional Models of Teaching and Assessment Techniques

Approach to Editing the Lesson Plan The most significant adjustment to my unit plan is the integration of diversity concepts in all four lessons. The lesson plans were edited to align with different social or cultural themes. Lesson Plan A, for example, was modified to allow the teacher to relate...

Conference Types and Performance

Students participate in conferences to facilitate the knowledge acquisition process and identify themselves in the educational environment. Information transfer is a key component, with formative conferences analyzing student performance and summative conferences collecting and reporting information (Chappuis & Stiggins, 2020). Along with different purposes of conferences, several types of performances...

Performance-Based vs. Personal Communication: Impacts on Work Dynamics

It is challenging to imagine the modern world without communication. It is so because information sharing is essential in every life sphere, and teaching is not an exception. Various communication types differ according to the goals and situations when they occur. Performance-based and personal communication approaches are essential elements in...

Types of Portfolios and Models of Teaching

Special Challenges Associated With Effective Communication Using Grades Educators encounter unique challenges with standardized grading systems in practice. Notably, teachers often find it difficult to understand and apply current guidelines for using standardized grading systems effectively. They have to provide an accurate and fair reflection of the learner’s current level...

Mastering Paraphrasing vs. Summarizing

Introduction As opposed to direct citation, summarizing or paraphrasing a writer’s thoughts requires that one must have the capacity to present their understanding of writer’s views and coordinate them all the more consummately into the structure of their composition. Paraphrasing With the concrete end goal to react to others’ writings,...

Key Skills in Education and Employment

Introduction Today’s workplace is in dire need of proficient workers who possess the necessary skills for the accomplishment of competitive tasks in industrial processes. Matching key skills acquired from middle-level colleges and the world’s universities with the workforce has become the leitmotif of the 21st century. Business organisations require skilful...

Addressing Underachievement in Ethnic Minority Education

The Issues of Diversity Modern society is getting increasingly diverse by the day. A recent census report indicated that two in eight students trace his or her origin to the ethnic background of a minority. Their proportion is expected to increase with the gradual onset of globalization and their achievements...

Good Observation in Teacher’s Career and Policies

As of today, classroom observation continues to remain the main methodological instrument of assessing the professional adequacy of teachers and evaluating the effectiveness of the learning process as a whole. After all, the assessment technique’s theoretical premise draws from the assumption that, when it comes to evaluating teachers’ performance, one...

Business Information Systems in Preschool Setting

The Week’s Learning and the Final Project: Summary Pre-school education is an important issue with which several parents are concerned nowadays. With a steep increase in the number and level of demands in the contemporary global economy, it is crucial to building the foundation for academic success for younger children....

Integrating Gifted Education into Overall Educational Programs and Its Benefits

Introduction Education of talented students in any school should be considered as a right not privilege. Education is considered as fundamental human right as per Act 445 of 1983 which is Quality of Education Act. According to the school’s mission, programs for gifted should be prescribed, sequential and made permanent...

Handling Multicultural Issues in University Hiring Decisions

The fellow staff debriefed the Head of Academic Dean about the progress of the interview done to applicants who vied for the job vacancy in the University. The Dean became astonished at certain remarks made about Feather Sharon Eagle. The staff reported that Sharon never used eye contact, seemed evasive,...

Teaching Social Studies for Younger Students

Introduction There are fifty strategies for creating meaningful guidance and experience in teaching social studies in elementary and pre-service schools. The fifty strategies provide models and examples that teachers can utilize when teaching social studies. This essay describes the most engaging instructional strategies. It also looks at how they can...

Evaluation of ESL Textbook Effectiveness: Analysis and Critique of Azadeh Nemati’s Study

Summary “Evaluation of an ESL English Course Book: A Step towards Systematic Vocabulary Evaluation”, an article by Azadeh Nemati was a study meant to evaluate an English textbook used to teach pre-university students in the state of Karnataka, India. The study included 26 pre-university instructors that were recruited randomly from...

Talent Development Programs and Levels of Service

The Executive Summary Mike has designed a graphic that will aid in illustrating the level of services approach. According to Mike, different levels of service should be used to address individual needs of students in grades k-12. The levels of service are designed in such as way the individual needs...

Drama for Students with Asperger’s Syndrome

Aims and Purpose of the Proposed Research Drama remains applicable to the improvement of social skills. It is possible to develop a drama in a distinctive style. These might enable participants to acquire skills in specific areas of social interactions. Through drama, individuals can develop skills such as timing and...

Educational Culture, Curriculum, and Assessments

Culture The traditional concept of culture Belonging to a traditional cultural concept, artifacts, and symbols such as music, clothing, and food are expressive elements of a given culture. For instance, culture is defined as a system of values, behaviors, social arrangements, and ideologies that help human beings interpret their world...

Improving Reading Fluency with Dynamic Assessment

Introduction The implementation of a curriculum-based dynamic assessment requires additional attention when dealing with students who have special needs. The student is experiencing issues with reading. To assist him, dynamic assessment should be utilized. It would include pre-testing, mediation in the form of teaching, and post-testing. This paper will present...

Ashford University Library: Your Key to Reliable Academic Data

While conducting research or looking for some information, undergraduates can turn to various sources such as the Internet, databases, books, and so on. However, not all the sources should be considered trustworthy or relevant and can be used in academic research. To ensure that students have access to reliable data,...

Teaching Visual Literacy with Picture Books

Synopsis of the first article This article by O’Neil (2011) is a guide for teachers to enable them to assist their students in attaining visual literacy skills. The article has placed attention on picture books that make use of both pictures and text to convey information. It shows that the...

Students Studying Abroad: Impact of the 1999 Bologna Treaty

Introduction The Bologna treaty was characterized by a series of reforms undertaken by 45 European countries. The reforms aimed at creating an integrated higher education era in Europe. The 1999 Bologna treaty presented and emphasized on six objectives which were directed towards the establishment of a European Higher Education era...

Parental Engagement in Special Education

The teaching process is often hard and complex. It should ensure students receive the information in the best possible way. Usually, teaching is viewed as being universal and having a similar structure throughout all institutions. However, every student is different, and it is crucial to use a unique approach with...

Classroom Tools and Materials Management

The unit plan in question contains several helpful strategies to employ in the classroom. Notably, students write in their journals and they have an opportunity to contemplate their progress or problems. The teacher can also learn more about issues students may have through reading the journals. It is an interesting...

College Sports vs. Quality Education in American Universities

Today, more than ever before, it is increasingly becoming clear that big-time college sports are adversely affecting the quality of education provided by American universities. Many of the students enrolling into these institutions seem motivated by other concerns outside the scope of achieving quality education. This trend is not new,...

Early Literacy and Academic Performance in ELLs: Key Insights and Strategies

Introduction The United States is one of the most culturally diverse countries in the world. The rising number of immigrants in the country has resulted in increased population over the years. One of the distinguishing characteristics of the increasingly heterogeneous society is the multiplicity of the languages spoken by different...

Early Childhood Education: Conversations with Theorists

Introduction There is no doubt that early childhood education remains an extremely important branch of science as studying the mechanisms responsible for perception and processing of the information in children involves significant scientific discoveries capable of improving the modern approaches to education. As for the latter, they may be regarded...

Online Teaching and Asynchronous Learning

Asynchronous E-learning Asynchronous E-learning involves learning through the internet facilitated and initiated by media, such as e mails, discussion groups, virtual libraries, Internet radio as well as visual band. Challenges faced when creating an active asynchronous discussions Asynchronous learning involves learning at one’s convenient time. Some learners might find it...

Parents’ Incomes and Children’s Camp Expenses

Introduction Nowadays, education remains one of the most important things for children and adults. Therefore, parents from Canada cover the expenses of summer camps with various developing programs for their sons and daughters. The following paper will present a literature review of works that describe the conditions and financial means...

Should Canada Provide Free Tuition for University Students?

Introduction If it is a question of finding universities, many choose Canada as a country to study at the college, where the level of education is high enough, and the diplomas received here are appreciated all over the world. The issue that interests both international and local students relates to...

Field Experience: Science Lesson

The goal of the chosen science lesson is clearly identified. Students have to share their knowledge about availability of water changes habitats and explain how the existing water availability in the environment could affect the living organisms. The lesson is effective when students and teachers use the same materials to...

I Don’t Want to Work at Walmart: DeParle’s Article on College for Poor

“I don’t want to work at Walmart” (DeParle). Insightful as it is, this phrase can be perceived as a motto of all three girls told about in the article under consideration. Even though only one of them mentioned Walmart, it is the abstract idea, which is related to all three...

Understanding the Peer-Review Process and Identifying Articles

The peer-review cycle is a time-consuming process that requires a considerable amount of effort. Some essential steps of a peer review include ideas, grants, and research. The first step- finding an interesting idea or a fresh, relevant perspective can be hard due to the abundance of research. Secondly, research can...

Time Management for Students in Bahrain’s Banking

Abstract Time management has been a very important skill since the dawn of time. Many students and employees need to learn time management skills in order to effectively balance their studies, work, social life, and various day-to-day activities. Studies show that in most cases, both understand the importance of time...

Pedagogical Content Knowledge and Self-Efficacy

Classroom teaching is a very complex, challenging, demanding, frightening, and nuanced activity (Shulman, 2004). Notably, teachers receive and teacher education in learning institutions in a specific field, general knowledge, and pedagogical formation (Abell, 2008). As such, pedagogical content knowledge is based on both pedagogical and content knowledge. It incorporates pedagogical...

Ratio and Proportional Reasoning

Introduction The ratio or proportional reasoning is one of the key concepts presented to students during mathematics classes. However, it is not easy to transform mathematical definitions and concepts into a task that will be perceived equally by all students. To understand what problems might arise during this class, an...

Reading and Writing Instructional Goals: Developing Effective Curriculum Strategies

Cultures and Literacies The concept of literacy has been significantly changing during the last several decades due to the digital revolution and invention of new information storage media. The common types of literacies during my study in high school were books relevant to the subject (if one could find them)...

Participation of Students with Severe Disabilities

Introduction Following the studies showing that there is isolation and discrimination of students with intellectual disabilities, this article attempts to evaluate and assess the effect of new instructional model, with the aim of enhancing the performance of these students. The discrimination and isolation of the students with intellectual disabilities is...

Pedagogical Content Knowledge in Mathematics

Pedagogical content knowledge has become increasingly important for science teacher education. The delivery of rich educational content to learners in the modern classroom environment demands a profound understanding of the subject matter in question. The history of educations shows that teacher-training courses have been focusing on the teacher’s content knowledge....

Gifted Students’ Attitude to Sciences: Caleon’s Article Analysis

This piece of work is based on Imelda S. Caleon’s journal article, “Attitudes Towards Science of Intellectually Gifted and Mainstream Upper Primary Students in Singapore” which was published on 11 October 2007. The target audience of the article is the teaching staff. The article expounds on the response or attitudes...

Educational (NAEYC) Standard 1: Promoting Child Development & Learning

Introduction The further evolution of any society is conditioned by several concerns resulting in the creation of a certain environment. These are moral, ethical norms, appreciated values, education. technological progress, etc. For this reason, the sphere of children’s education becomes crucial as it impacts the knowledge transfer and promotes the...

Special Education for Exceptional Children

“Emotionally disturbed” & “behaviorally disordered” The terms, ‘emotionally disturbed’ and ‘behaviorally disordered’ are associated with emotional impairment, conduct disorder, and behavioral challenges (handicap). Behaviorally handicapped children exhibit adverse behaviors making them considered handicapped. These children thus need special education for personal adjustment. Teachers perceive children who are behaviorally disordered to...

Why Vocabulary Lessons Should Be Taught?

Learning vocabulary is a very important aspect in our growth and development of both our written and spoken language. It helps the students to understand the meaning of words and be able to use them in an appropriate way in development of factors such as oral/written use of the language;...

Writing a Grant Proposal: Key Factors to Consider

Writing a grant proposal is a challenging task. To win, the applicant should consider multiple factors. Establishment of a budget for the project and provision of an eloquent rationale supporting it are among the most important things one must take into account. In her post, Tylisha says that these areas...

Behavioral Intervention Program for Students with Learning Disorders

Problem description The student exhibits a learning disorder, which involves social withdrawal and adverse educational performance. In this regard, the student does not relate well with other students and does not complete schoolwork assignments as expected. Behavioral program The behavioral intervention program determines behavioral symptoms of a student. In this...

APA Style in Academic Studies: Guidelines and Best Practices for Researchers

APA Style and Its Usage in Academic Writing The choice of APA style in academic writing is preconditioned by the fact that it allows a reader to quickly locate and identify the resources used for in-text citations. The presence of such indicators as an author’s name and the year of...

Importance and Impact of Diversity Training Programs for Student Leaders

It is worth noting that with a highly globalized world all sectors including institutions of learning are highly characterized with diversity. People from different cultural backgrounds have found themselves studying together. It is important for institutions of learning to put in place a mechanism that will address the discontent as...

Navigating Career Choices and Overcoming Diploma Despair

Do you know how much time you are likely to spend at work? One-third is not exactly correct since you do not work all your life. Most definitely, though, the number of hours you will have spent working by the time you retire equals 80 000. It is an impressive...

The DREAM Act and Criteria for Meeting the Status

Introduction DREAM (Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors) was a legislation that was developed to provide the opportunity for undocumented students to attend university or even at least college. This legislation stipulated that states would be allowed to offer in-state tuition rates to those foreign students who had lived...

Academic Performance and Literacy in English Language Learners

Relationship between Bilingual Education and Literacy Bilingual education is the delivery of academic content in more than one language. The main purpose of multilingual schooling is to enhance understanding of the contents of academic programs amongst learners who are not proficient in the native language (Escamilla et al., 2014). It...

Elements and Methods of Inquiry-Based Science Classrooms: Enhancing Student Engagement

Introduction Education is one of the major building blocks of our modern society. One subject in the educational system that has made significant contributions to the advancement of human civilization is science. In recognition of the importance of science, researchers have dedicated many resources to search for the most effective...

Analyzing Textbook Costs at Florida National University: Challenges and Solutions

College Textbooks Rising costs of college textbooks is a significant problem for students of Florida National University that has to be addressed to reduce the financial pressures that can damage academic performance. The question of ever-increasing costs of tuition has been discussed ad nauseam in media over the last decade;...

Enhancing Student-Teacher Interactions in Inclusive Education

People with disabilities have all the same rights and freedoms, yet sometimes, the system is not properly aligned to meet the needs of those who require different conditions to live and study. Inclusion is an important concept that provides a proper environment for children and adults to learn in a...

Understanding Co-Teaching: Models, Benefits, and Challenges in Collaborative Education

What is Co-teaching? Co-teaching is described as an act of teaching performed by two or more educators who deliver the instructions and learning activities at the same time working in one physical space with one class (The Benefits of Co-Teaching for Students with Special Needs, 2013). Besides, co-teaching is also...

Impact of Mathematics Methodology Courses on Teacher Effectiveness and Classroom Practices

The present study examined the influence of mathematics methodology courses on pre-service early childhood education teachers’ sense of self-efficacy. Seven specific areas were targeted to develop an adequate understanding of how courses in mathematics methods affect the development of self-efficacy among pre-service early childhood teachers. The first two areas aimed...

The Outlining Importance in Research Paper Writing

Abstract Outlining is an important preliminary activity that is necessary for improving the structure of the research paper and its readability. Additionally, this step is critical for categorizing or grouping the collected data. Apart from that, an outline can show how a student can elaborate on the thesis statement or...

Examples of APA Style Guidelines: Enhancing Academic Writing and Presentation Skills

APA citation style allows including different articles, researches, publications, and various materials belonging to other authors in the written text. It enables providing the correct bibliographic description of the resources used in accordance with uniform rules and methods that will meet contemporary academic standards. It should be noted that APA...

Piaget’s & Kohlberg’s Moral Development in the US Classroom

Moral development is a gradual process by which children build up appropriate mind-set toward other people within a particular society. Kohlberg proceeded further to modify the work of Piaget within the concept of psychology and moral development. He explains that children can only form their ways of thinking capability by...

Educational Challenges and the Leadership Role: Strategies for Improvement

Introduction In the recent past, managing college affairs through college leaders has become an uphill task. Leaders are facing challenges that range from one field to another. They have been long considered as the voice of the entire student group. Their main function is to make the wants or needs...

Nonverbal Intelligence Assessment of Diverse and Special Learners

A range of situations can cause an evaluator to use tests of nonverbal intelligence as primary instruments to assess children at different stages of their development. The first reason to choose this test in order to evaluate children’s cognitive abilities in contrast to verbal tests is the children’s age (Overton,...

The Impact of Library Media on Student Performance: Strategies for Enhanced Learning

Introduction Standardized testing is one of the main forms of student assessment today. Indeed, the current educational system is aimed at providing learners with the essential knowledge required for the successful completion of standardized tests. However, this form of control and evaluation implies the presence of specific skills in students...

Addressing Domestic Violence: Key Patterns and Strategies

The rationale for Topic Selection Despite numerous endeavors to address the instances of domestic violence, the current situation with abusive relationships remains drastic. According to global statistical data, in 2017, approximately 35% of women have experienced abuse at some point in their lives (World Health Organization, 2017). Since the problem...

Using a Content Knowledge to Build Meaningful Curriculum

NAEYC Professional Preparation Standards provide a vision of excellent professional performance in early childhood education. The document is comprised of seven standards that can be efficiently used by the specialists in practice for the improvement of self-efficiency and provision of a high-quality service. The aim of the paper is the...

Children Education on Gender: Baker’s and Kehler’s Insights

Children’s education is one of the most important social institutions that guarantee existence and the further development of our society. For this reason, the level of interest devoted to the issue has always remained high. Thus, today we can observe numerous attempts to improve the outcomes of the academic activity...

Multimodal Learning Preferences: Understanding Different Learning Styles

Introduction The choice of learning strategies is important since it predetermines the success of the learning process. People have diverse learning preferences. Some learn better through visual strategies, and some are more successful with reading or writing strategies. There are tests and questionnaires which help to determine learning preferences and...

Education and Innovation in the UAE

As concluded in the literature review, the education in the United Arab Emirates requires modernization and changes at every level. The proposed research will attempt to gather information concerning the modernization in the educational institutions of the UAE that has already been going on for some time and review its...

Inclusion and Disability in Education

The purpose of inclusive education. The difference between inclusion and “mainstreaming” School population becomes increasingly diverse, and inclusive education is meant to address such rapid demographic change and adjust and develop teachers’ professional skills to stimulate the academic achievements of diverse students. While mainstream education implies the absence of a...

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Addressing Challenges in School Settings

Introduction The following are observations of Jacob, a child with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), which was made at Cornell Junior Public School. The school is a community-based learning institution whose functions are grounded on the cultural strengths of the surrounding community. The school was started in 1959 and has...

Understanding Key Terminology in the Education Testing Process: A Comprehensive Guide

Introduction In any education setting, testing forms an integral part of any learning process, it is one of the primary methods of ascertaining whether learners have mastered all the content learned in class. Because of the dynamic nature of the learning process, which results due to the differences in learners’...

Fire and Life Safety Education Program for K-12

Introduction: A General Concept of Fire Safety Although the concept of fire safety might seem self-explanatory to an adult, young students need to be taught essential rules on the subject so that they should not expose themselves to the related dangers. Furthermore, maintaining fire safety is a challenging task that...

Special Education and Child Development

Towards the end of the 20th century, educational theorists presented meaningful insights that continue to support the needs of more learners with special needs. Such changes emerged after the passage of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in 1975 (Belkin, 42). This Act echoed the ideas of the civil...

Individualized Education Program for Student Needs

Introduction All preschool and school-age children have the right to free education in a non-restrictive environment. This right extends to disabled students within the age bracket of three to twenty-one years. Various acts have been enacted in the United States to cater to exceptional children including the Education of All...

Evaluation Process Approaches in Education

Introduction According to Neuman and Cunningham (2009), an effective curriculum must provide an ample knowledge base that mirrors an understanding of students’ development as well as the skills, knowledge and dispositions required to shape suitable learning experiences for students (p.533). There are various aspects that determine the successful development as...

Reactions to Campus Promotions: Student and Faculty Perspectives

Introduction Promotions on campus range from consumable products such as foods and drinks to non-consumable products; which may include services and raw materials. People tend to react uniquely to different occasions and the promotions on campus are not an exception (Eagly, 2013). This is for the reason that both females...

Primary School Demographics and Students’ Needs

The school under analysis is Bane Elementary that is located in Houston, Texas. The primary purpose of the paper is to provide concrete data regarding the demographics of the school and highlight how teachers address the needs of the diverse population in the classroom. According to the reports provided by...

Concepts and Terms: Analyzing Different Connotations in Language and Communication

Children are inclined to associate new concepts with ideas that they have regarding certain objects and phenomena. Therefore, they can experience difficulties while working with concepts and terms that have different connotations in various situations. For instance, it is often difficult for children to distinguish between objects and materials that...

How State-Level Standards Address Key Educational Challenges in Schools

What the US has done There has been a remarkable improvement in my state based on the education excellence for all children act of 1999. The US government has played a pivotal role in uplifting the standards of education especially in the elementary and secondary education. For instance, my District...

Building Effective Arguments: Identifying and Avoiding Logical Fallacies

Introduction The purpose of this paper is to examine various logical fallacies to avoid when developing an introduction. First, an introduction with fallacious arguments will be presented. In the next section, those fallacious arguments will be identified and discussed using margin comments. Finally, a revised version of the introduction will...

Gifted Education Programs: Early Start, Family Impact, and Load

Introduction The school district has a program of gifted education which is quite comprehensive and effective. Nonetheless, it has a number of drawbacks. Shaklee (2001) stress that it is important to have an efficient program or it is better not to have any program at all. Therefore, the school district...