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...

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...

Impact of School Restrictions on Teenagers’ Transition to Adulthood

Article Overview The article that will be analyzed in the paper at hand is devoted to the problem of the infantilization of teenagers as a result of the artificial prolongation of school studies. The author claims that over the past century, the number of restrictions for school students has become...

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...

An Ethical Dilemma in Education

Introduction The incidence of academic dishonesty has been on the rise for the last decade (Orosz, Farkas, and Roland-Lévy 1). Unethical behavior is often pursued to obtain passing grades that are regarded as real indicators of success by some students. In an attempt to receive a passing grade on assignments...

The Learning of Medical Students

Summary Assignments created to assess the learning of medical students are targeted at identifying whether the students demonstrate the expected behaviors, developed new abilities or values, acquired new knowledge with regards to the medical practice and were overall successful after completing an educational program. To assess the student learning at...

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...

Concept Map in Educational Research Organization

Research Organization: Concept Map The concept maps are the software tools that may be effectively used for the systematization of information and its storage (Martelo, 2011). The developed concept maps include the main ideas introduced in the reviewed articles. The tool allows the readers to arrange the information in a...

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...

Characteristics of Being a Student

Abstract Being a student is a dynamic and interesting stage of development, especially at the college level. At this stage of live, there several development phases, challenges, and achievements that come into play. At the same time, many negative influencers might distract or even make a student drop out of...

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...

Analyzing College Affordability in the United States: Trends and Solutions

As the cost of education in the United States grows, more and more young people find themselves unable to pay for the degree. Hall mentions the fact that the cost of attending institutions doubled during 1980-1990 and experienced the same changes during 1990-2000 (par. 2). This fact helps to understand...

Teacher Effectiveness and Performance Assessment

Introduction Abstract Increasingly, efforts aimed at understanding why some teacher’s impact on students more than others, is on the rise. Determining what is effective teaching and how it can be evaluated is now a concern for educational policy makers. On the whole, proper teaching is directly related to performance of...

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...

Positive Learning Environment for Student Nurses

Introduction The creation of a positive learning setting allows students to feel well-cared-for, engaged, and comfortable, which makes them motivated to strive for success (Henderson, Cooke, Creedy, & Walker, 2012). In an environment where ideas and tasks stay constant, and focus is set on the positive attributes of learning, learners...

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...

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...

Why College Graduates Fare Well?

Introduction Unemployment is a grave concern for college students. Earning a college degree is an expensive proposition; students often accumulate large debts in finishing their education and require employment to sustain themselves. During periods of economic instability, finding a job is an issue for most people. However, statistics indicate that...

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...

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...

Educational Psychology: Bloom’s Taxonomy

A Revision of Bloom’s Taxonomy The article “A Revision of Bloom’s Taxonomy: An Overview” by David Krathwohl (2002) provides an overview of the revised structure of Bloom’s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives. The original Taxonomy consisted of six main categories: knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation (Krathwohl, 2002). Almost all...

The VARK Questionnaire and Learning Styles

The VARK questionnaire allows students to understand which learning styles are more suitable for them. In this test, four strategies are presented: visual, aural, read/write, and kinesthetic strategies. Learning Style The learning style most suitable for me is the multimodal one, i.e. it includes strategies from two different learning styles....

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...

NAYEC Standard 3 for Early Education: Summary and Explanation

Introduction To be able to advocate the rights of young children and their families, it is important to be aware of the context of early childhood development. There are different standards within this area of expertise, but knowing the standard of observing, documenting and assessing to support young children and...

Curriculum Development for Quality Early Childhood Programs

Introduction An early childhood program entails appropriate development practices for decision and policy makers in program centers. The main reason for the creation of such programs is for the care and education of young children. The program aims at establishing quality standards in the process of delivering the needs of...

Curriculum Development in Language Teaching

Evaluation procedures In education, there are several methods of evaluating a learner. These methods are known as procedures. These procedures assume different approaches and have different objectives. One of the common evaluation procedures used in the evaluation of an individual in a learning setting is the diagnostic procedure. This method...

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...

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...

Education and Motivation for At-Risk Students

Abstract The paper is focused on examining the programs for at-risk students, the benefits of such programs, and the role of education in modern life. Moreover, the paper provides some insights regarding the importance of motivation and the phenomenon of learned helplessness. The process of education receives priority in the...

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’...

Culture in Early Childhood Education: Incorporating Diversity and Inclusion

In order to understand the importance of incorporating culture in early childhood education, it is important to start by defining culture. The term culture has varied definitions but basically, it entails the things that people develop together, what is shared amongst themselves and generally how they live together. Being more...

Traditional vs. Virtual Learning Environment

Defining the Problem Situation With the development of the ICT system, the traditional learning environments are in the process of developing new virtual spaces designed for learning. Participants have to adjust to new methods of communication and learning with teachers and peers through a differently organized learning environment. The emergence...

PECS and AAC for ASD: Communication Skills

Introduction The Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) and other methods of argumentative and alternative communication (AAC) have gained popularity in their usage to improve the communication capabilities of people with extreme communication impairments. An example of communication disorders is Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Individuals with ASD have challenges with speech...

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...

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...

Setting Objectives for Future Career Preparation: Strategies for Success

The first objective to prepare for a future career is to gain sufficient proficiency in communicating with employers. The performance aspect of this objective can be defined as the ability to engage in meaningful communication with the representative of a company or organization in the field of my interest. The...

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...

Effective Communication Strategies for Parents of Children with Special Needs

Step one is to communicate with parents frequently. It is important to keep the parents of children who are consistently experiencing difficulties informed. If parents are unaware of how their child is performing at school, a proposition of involving the child in special education may be shocking to them, and...

Is College Essential? The True Value of Higher Education

Introduction College is a costly endeavor that is considered almost mandatory in the modern society. However, is it necessary for every person to attend college? Isabel Sawhill and Stephanie Owen argue that college is not the best option for everyone. They provide both qualitative and quantitative arguments to support their...

Reviewer and Editor Roles within the Peer Review Process

Peer review process Two points of the peer review process seem especially important to me. First, it is important that the peer reviewers are working separately and do not share their findings before arriving at a definitive conclusion. I think it is important because it eliminates the cognitive bias of...

The Role of Athletics in Higher Education: Impact on Student Development and Community

Athletics Athletics is a collective term used to refer to competition in different sporting events like walking, throwing, jumping and running. Competitions involved in athletics include race walking, road running, track field and cross-country. Athletic competitions are simple because they do not involve the use of expensive equipments. Athletics is...

Standard 2 in Early Childhood Professional Prep: Requirements and Practices

Introduction The key purpose of the relevant paper resides in analyzing and evaluating Standard 2 ”Building Family and Community Relationships” retrieved from the list of Standards for Initial Early Childhood Professional Preparation (National Association for the Education of Young Children, 2010). It is considered critical to examine this standard from...

Language Use in Assessing ESL Students: Techniques and Assessment Criteria

How the language is used for assessing ESL for students Understanding of English language has the capacity of going a long way in helping students improve their accent skills. The key to accepting the language is engraved in understanding which words are strained and which ones are not. In the...

Inclusion and Individual Differences in Classroom

Introduction The trickiest question for educationists and trainers in the field of education concerns the approaches and mechanisms to foster the learning abilities of students with mental disabilities. It is quite difficult to enhance collective learning for students with mental disabilities, especially when these students are incorporated in collective learning...

Adjustments for Students with Language Impairments

Abstract A classroom should be the place where all children regardless of disabilities receive the most appropriate education. Children with speech and language impairments have the right to receive efficient education. Thus, the task of the professional school staff is to adapt a classroom environment and educational curriculum in such...

Gamification: Learning and Motivational Theories

Learning and Motivational Theories Gamification is used in the learning and training environments to make the process of obtaining new knowledge and developing new skills more interesting and attractive for learners (Bozarth, 2010). Thus, trainers prefer to use games to incorporate learning when they are inclined to refer to the...

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Students

Introduction Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is an immensely significant problem for the suffering children in the domain of education. This psychiatric disorder hurdles the learning of an adolescent by negatively impacting on the capacity to concentrate or focus during the process of learning. Children with ADHD find it difficult...

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

Introduction It is the role of the state and the society, in general, to provide quality education and other social services to children; however, children with disabilities have continued to suffer from lack of inclusion in public social institutions. The lack of inclusion has hampered them from reaching their full...

Young Adult Fiction and Social Issues: Beyond Sweet Narratives

Introduction Sherman Alexie’s quote is quite harsh, but true: young adult fiction should not become milder or sweeter just because some of the critics see is as too daunting. Instead, YA literature’s aims should focus on addressing all children and being relevant to all social classes, without including or excluding...

Teacher Contracts and Their Legal Aspects

Teacher Contracts General Matters Overview Teacher contracts are lawfully mandating arrangements among the school quarter and the educator. Teacher contracts characteristically identify an educator’s annual wage (Salifu, 2013). The contract can refer to other benefits such as duration of the vacation, payment, rewards, etc. In addition, contracts specify the responsibilities...

American Psychological Association (APA) Citations

Why is APA Style Used to Document Ideas in Writing? APA citation style is used to document ideas in writing because it demonstrates that a person who works on a particular text refers to other authors’ opinions, statements, and conclusions. It is essential to outline a certain idea of another...

Standard 2 in Early Childhood Education

The primary purpose of the paper is to summarize the selected standard while providing a rationale for the choice in terms of professional, advocate, and personal development. In turn, the questions are designed for the professional of early childhood education to clarify the primary intentions of the standard and offering...

American Psychological Association (APA) Citation vs. Direct Quoting

APA Style In order to document ideas in writing, a variety of styles may be employed. However, one of the most effective methods to do so is the APA style. With its help, the author makes it easy for readers to find the sources that were employed while writing the...

Enhancing Student Commitment: Outdoor Orientation at Florida National University

Introduction Like many schools in the United States, Florida National University offers an orientation program to its first-year students. It is held before the beginning of actual studies. Orientation includes a greeting ceremony and instructions. New students are instructed on the university’s policies and procedures, schedule, student services, and the...

Self-Determined Learning: Implementing Effective Instructional Models

In this article, Participation of Students with Moderate to Severe Disabilities in the General Curriculum: The Effects of the Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction, the main aim of the study was to find out how Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction (SDLMI) affects the performance of the children with varying degrees...

Understanding Early Childhood Professional Standards

Introduction Purpose of the Paper There exist numerous requirements for early childhood professionals (ECPs) related to their personal and professional qualities (Colker, 2008; NAEYC, 2010a; NAEYC, 2010b). The purpose of this paper is to study the standards related to ECP activity and provide questions that could be asked for an...

Fad Diets Research and Lessons Learnt

I decided to choose the controversial topic (fad diets) due to the direct effect of such diets on the daily lives of thousands of Americans. As fad diets can be dangerous and cause dehydration, I believe people should understand their side effects and be aware of how such diets work....

Individual Learning Styles for Training Programs

Introduction Different people tend to use different learning styles and techniques, and coaches should take into account these peculiarities when developing planned training programs. The learning style is an individual’s preferred method of achieving the goals in the context of learning. The quality of the learning styles used by individuals...

Essential Math Methodology for Elementary Teachers: Techniques for Effective Teaching

There are two theoretical frameworks that are pertinent in instructing elementary teachers on teaching mathematics: the developmental approach and the constructivist approach (Van de Walle et al., 2010). This discourse shall be delving deep into this viewpoint in the quest to establish their suitability and whether one is more preferable...

Students’ Misconceptions About Science

It is important to start the students’ education regarding the principles of science by identifying possible misconceptions and preconceptions that they can have. The reason is that children begin to develop their visions of the world around them while referring to individual experiences and certain notions (Driver, Rushworth, Squires, &...

Interventions and Skill Teaching for Disabled Children: Approaches and Techniques

Motor delays are experienced when children fail to attain a certain stage of development within a given time. Causes of motor delays can either be genetic or environmental. There are many signs which indicate that a child is experiencing motor delays. These signs are behavioral, vision, gross motor, and hearing....

Teacher Efficacy Among Pre-Service Elementary Teachers: Importance for Educational Success

The current study examines the effects of a mathematics methodology course on the efficacy beliefs of pre-service elementary teachers, with a focus on identifying (1) how the teaching efficacy of these teachers is affected by the course, (2) teachers’ perceptions of their skills, competence, and ability to teach mathematics, and...

Bolivian Secondary Education and Final Exams

At the moment, the Bolivian education system is far from ideal as numerous obstacles prevent individuals from acquiring knowledge. There are four years devoted to secondary education which is a non-compulsory. It means that numerous people might refuse to study and improve their understanding of basic concepts needed for enhanced...

Insufficient Research Funding at Florida National University: Challenges and Potential Solutions

Introduction One of the functions of universities is to generate knowledge through research (Brennan, King, and Lebeau 11). While this function is typically assumed by research universities, other educational facilities must recognize the role of research in students’ education and teachers’ development. The lack of sufficient research funding at Florida...

Multimedia Vocabulary Instruction for Adolescents

Multimedia technologies are discussed by educators as effective instruments to enhance instructions and contribute to learning different concepts. Researchers often propose using multimedia technologies to improve the results of students with learning disabilities. In their article, Kennedy, Deshler, and Lloyd (2015) discussed the effects of multimedia on teaching and learning...

Poor Social Development in Children with Autism: Peer Network Interventions

Poor social development ranks as a common problem for children who suffer from conditions such as autism. This paper considers one study on the use of peer networks to improve social interactions among students with special needs. The studied literature (Debra et al., 1997) presents suggestions on how early childhood...

Differentiated Instruction in Curriculum

Curriculum refers to the content of what is learned and is being taught, resources used in teaching-learning processes and how assessment is done. It happens that teachers in their classrooms use curriculum designed by authorities. But major question is: do these curriculums ensure that all students get to learn effectively?...

Educational Approaches in Special Education

Educational approaches entail the methods that are used for teaching. The curriculum developed for various students depends on the different needs of each category of students. The curriculum to be developed for students with disabilities must meet certain three conditions. Therefore, it should answer the following questions to ensure effective...

Educational Seduction: Insights from the Doctor Fox Lecture and Its Implications

Introduction The article under analysis deals with the effects the educator’s presentation style and charisma can have on the learning process. The study described in the article is based on the assumption that learners can be seduced quite easily by the personality of the educator and appreciate the learning experience...

The Tangent-Taker: Training and Development

The tangent-taker in a training process is an individual who has exemplary skills in connecting the subject matter in training with other topics that are not related to the program. This individual is likely to have a high level of charisma, and he or she can be very funny, which...

HIV/AIDS Education and Teaching Plan

There is a lot of evidence that even adolescent students can be involved in risky behavior, and many students are already infected with HIV. The prevention of HIV transmission on the base of schools is considered a tactical step of the health care and educational systems. The formation of skills...

Improving Education for African American Women: Breaking Barriers Program

Abstract A significant dropout rate among African American female students and the subsequent reduction in the quality of their life has recently grown out of proportions. Therefore, the specified demographics requires an impressive boost in order to reevaluate their opinion regarding academic progress and the significance of building a career,...

Lenses for Close Reading Narrative Texts: Techniques for Critical Analysis

The variety of lenses provided by Lehman and Roberts (2013) in their book about close reading is expected to be a powerful tool in teaching students about close reading and its impact on text comprehension. The authors discuss different lenses for narrative and informational texts and include them into six...

Modernization of the UAE Education System

It is observed that economic and social development inevitably invokes the necessity for the change of the public educational systems to meet the needs and interests of the transformed society. The purpose of the paper is the evaluation of multiple aspects of modernization of approach to education that recently took...

Knowledge Management Development Programs for Enhanced Organizational Learning

Abstract Knowledge sharing is seen as one of the important elements of talent development and retaining. This paper includes a brief description of the development program aimed at training employees to share knowledge effectively to contribute to the development of the organization. The program lasts for 10 weeks and involves...

The Peer Reviewing Cycle in Research Publishing: Importance and Challenges

Peer-Reviewed Journals The process of reviewing is an important part of publishing new research. The peer-review cycle encompasses many steps that ensure high quality of articles and studies in scientific journals. The most important parts of this cycle include assessing the quality of research and determining its significance to the...

Plagiarism in Academic Writing and Scholarly World

It is very important for students to write using their own words because this makes a positive contribution to the scholarly world. It would be very difficult to make any advances in the society if no scholars wrote any original work. Whenever someone writes something using new words, this approach...

Dyslexia’s Impact on Education and Society

Introduction Dyslexia has been qualified as a learning disability, which means that this condition can significantly decrease the effectiveness of learning without having an impact on the development of a person in every other aspect (Tunmer and Greaney 232). Still, in the modern world, where reading is almost a must,...

Jesuit Tradition in Education

If you ask a student what primary mission a university has, he/she is likely to say that it is the transmission of knowledge that one can use for achieving professional goals in the future. This is certainly true to a great extent, but it is crucial to remember that higher...

A Comprehensive Guide to APA Style: Key Guidelines for Effective Academic Writing

APA and Its Significance Why Is APA Style Used to Document Ideas in Writing? The importance of the APA referencing and formatting guide is rather self-explanatory. The APA framework provides a set of rules that allow for a homogenous format to be applied to all studies. Therefore, the process of...

Effective Learning When Your Strategy is Kinesthetic

According to the VARK testing, my leading learning strategy is kinesthetic. As per scores, they were visual – 2, aural – 3, read/write – 7, and kinesthetic – 14 points. Kinesthetic perception is a way of obtaining information through the establishment of direct physical contact through any type of feeling...

The Role of the National Education Association in Recent Teacher Strikes

Human capital is the most valuable resource in an organization, therefore, it is a critical resource as it determines the quality of services offered. It takes years to develop skilled employees, as such they must get superior salaries. According to Lussier and Kimball (2009) “a key driver of business success...

Education System and Poverty: Bill Clinton’s Perspective

Bill Clinton was quoted saying that the key to ending poverty is education (paraphrased). However, many critics have refuted this claim and insisted that education contributes to poverty, at least from the conflict theory perspective. In this regard, education shows inequalities as noted in race, class, and gender relations. Thus,...

Educational Pathways to India: Opportunities and Challenges

Visit India Please kindly consider the educational route to India aimed at educating the students on cross-cultural influences in global cultures. India is a country of diverse cultures, religions, languages, and races. The identity of Indian people and the social structure of this country are nourished by the rich cultural...

College Students and Weight Issues Relations

The one-sentence summary The article provides a study of the concordance of self-assessment of college students regarding their height and weight to their actual body weight and height; it is concluded that such self-assessments are usually rather precise. The one-paragraph summary The authors research the precision of college students’ self-reports...

Related Services for Students with Disabilities

In general, the concept of related services presupposes those approaches that are used to meet the needs of students with disabilities. Their purpose is to improve educational outcomes and help learners to achieve those goals set by their individualized education program (IEP). Related services help to participate in the general...

Creative Thinking in Education: Fostering Innovation and Problem Solving

Presenting your original ideas in any given academic work brings a sense of satisfaction. Moreover, evaluation of the academic progress of any student by the professors and tutors is done based on the ability of the student to think, analyze and present ideas independently without copying the work of other...

Royal Caribbean Limited Company’s Research Process

Research Methods & Processes Justification of the selection of the research methods and processes The systematic processes applied in the planning of actions and the subsequent analysis of data play an important role in any research process. They form the basis for understanding how the project was carried and the...

Multiple Intelligences Theory in Education

Introduction The paper provides a model of the innovative school development, which is based on the multiple intelligences concept. The approach was elaborated by the professor from Harvard University, Howard Gadner. In contrast to the traditional understanding of human mentality, Gadner’s methodology claims that intelligence should be viewed as a...

Impact of Single Parent Culture on Students’ Behavior

Introduction One of the major responsibilities of a teacher in a teaching environment is to manage students’ behaviors. Many scholars in education agree that a student’s performance is not dependent on intellectual ability alone but also in other factors such as behavior. A student’s behavior not only affects his or...

Education and Innovation in the Middle East

Literature Review The last decade has brought multiple opportunities and benefits for the UAE. The main factor contributing to the growth of the state’s economy was the oil price that has facilitated some rapid increase in assets available for the development of the country. At the same time, the strong...

Response to Intervention (RTI) and Learning Disabilities

Synopsis of Denny’s article Deeney, T. A. (2010). One-Minute Fluency Measures: Mixed Messages in Assessment and Instruction. The Reading Teacher, 63(6), 440–450. This article explores the issues of the response to intervention (RTI) and Learning Disabilities in quite a systematic manner. The author, Deeney, intended to examine the effectiveness of...

Effective Classroom Management: Rules, Climate, and Student Engagement

The completed session is important to provide a teacher with a lot of information regarding the classroom management and collection of data to demonstrate the students’ understanding. First, it is necessary to discuss a general approach to organizing classroom practices and creating the working and positive environment during lessons. In...

Dyslexia, Academic Achievements and Self-Esteem

Abstract This paper provides a review of the literature on the problem of dyslexia and its relationship to children’s and adolescents’ academic achievements and self-esteem. The purpose of this literature review is to analyze, compare, and contrast the recent studies on the topic and identify possible interventions to cope with...

Enhancing Communication Skills Among Autistic Students Through Peer Tutoring

Introduction A trend that has developed in recent years is the inclusion of children with special needs in settings where they can interact with their peers (that are exhibiting signs of normal development). Such a direction has resulted in the inclusion of children with autism disorders in elementary schools. As...

VARK Testing Method: Evaluating Its Value in Learning and Development

Learning remains one of the most important and significant things in life of any person. It is necessary to remember that studying is not connected only to visiting classes at school or at university. Instead, people have to learn throughout their entire lives. In this connection, there is an extremely...

Future Legal Issues in Education

Introduction Education is one of the core foundations for the development of any society. The educational initiatives in the United States including No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and the Individuals with Disability Act aim at ensuring the inclusion of all students in the accessing education. The educational policies and acts...

Assessment Tools in a Language Arts Classroom

Introduction Performance assessment is gaining popularity among educators throughout the world. Therefore, teachers ought to be updated on the most recent and most effective assessment tools. They must learn how to utilize the tools efficiently in assessing student understanding and performance on certain objectives. This paper compares some of the...

Group Work, Discussions, and Research Work: Enhancing Mathematics Education

Educational strategies are the instructional methods and the learning activities used in imparting knowledge and skills to the learners. Mathematics is an abstract and empirical subject requires exciting ways to drive home the concepts and facts. To achieve this, mathematics teachers use several strategies that are not limited to gaming,...

Cross-Cultural Communication in Early Childhood Education

Early Childhood Education: Introduction Standard Summary: Building Family and Community Relationships Promoting diversity and improving the process of cross-cultural communication In the environment of the 21st century, where diversity is one of the foundational principles of intercultural communication, it is essential to teach learners to be perceptive of other people’s...

UK Government-Student-Institutional Interactions After Economic Crisis

Introduction The demand for higher education has been on the increase in Europe for the recent past. The United Kingdom, in particular, has had a doubling number of student enrollments for undergraduate to doctorate level courses in its institutions both by in-statee students and international students. This has been attributed...

Developmentally Effective Approaches in Education: Best Practices and Standards

Early childhood education (ECE) is focused on the teaching and development of children younger than five years of age. The inclusion of families is crucial to the learners of this age. That way, the ECE teachers who work in a wide range of versatile settings (kindergartens, preschools, community-based classes, homes,...

General Education Curriculum for Children with Disabilities

Introduction The purpose of this paper is to give a summary on the article “Access, participation, and progress in the general education curriculum in the least Restrictive environment for students with significant cognitive disabilities” written by Ann Smith. The article addresses the right of education to children irrespective of their...