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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)...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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;...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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’...
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...
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...
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...
The concept of investment in children is both intuitive and appealing. The relevance of welfare and education of children is applicable to any political and social context and aligns well with the fundamental psychological and social values of humanity. The following paper provides an overview of areas consistent with the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
When people move to foreign countries, they inevitably start facing difficulties with almost everything. Even going to the grocery store may become a problem because everything is new and unfamiliar. The sphere of education is not an exception. Immigrants in the United States have to cope with countless challenges, the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Rationale The lesson on writing arguments is developed for students from Grade 9. Although students develop their skills in writing arguments in different grades, it is important to enhance their knowledge and train practical skills. Therefore, the purpose of this lesson is to improve students’ skills in analyzing speeches, formulating...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Introduction The main purpose of the internship practice was the obtaining of professional experience and learning from communication with competent specialists. Throughout the course of the internship, the students develop professional skills by dealing with multiple challenges and fulfilling daily tasks. The internship facilitates the learning process because it allows...
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...
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...
Introduction Autism is a condition that affects a number of individuals around the globe. In the past scholars downplayed the condition with the thought that was a mental issue. However, the discovery that the condition is treatable and that people suffering from the condition can live normal lives changed the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
Key Issues in the Peer Review Cycle In my opinion, one of the primary points in the peer-reviewed cycle is the research because it is the stage that requires a long and detailed analysis, which gives the possibility to proceed to the subsequent stages of writing a scientific work. Besides,...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Overview of the Profession Programs aimed at preparing individuals to become health teachers started being developed towards the end of 19th century. However, it was not until early 1970s that health education was treated as a profession on its own. The work of health teachers involves interacting with people and...
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,...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
Introduction Education plays a vital role in the lives of people because it determines their future, providing access to particular working places. As a rule, children’s attitudes towards studying and their academic achievements during school and university years depend on those formed in early childhood. That is why the quality...
Introduction This paper seeks to examine three topics about the current issues in education concerning the educators’ perceptions and attitudes towards different teaching approaches, policies, and the training of teachers. The first topic for study is, “Teaching linguistically diverse students: a mixed-methods study of the elementary practitioners’ coursework, attitudes, and...
The issue of self-censorship is a relevant one because, in our rapidly changing world, the literature that is seen as “fitting” into the curricula often does not adequately reflect the processes and events that happened. This happens because of the self-censorship of teachers or whole institutions that believe adolescents need...
In the paper titled Teaching to the test: high crime, misdemeanor, or just good instruction, James Popham talks about teaching targeted at helping students pass exams and contrasts it with teaching aimed at helping students gain knowledge (Popham 1). Popham describes the kind of teaching whose main purpose is the...
Literature Review of References used in the Overrepresentation of African Americans in Special Education Programs. The following literature review looks at peer-reviewed journals whose research topics relate to culturally diverse pedagogy, the teaching of students of color, and the experiences of special education, segregation, equity in educational opportunity, and African...
Reading Fluency on Elementary Level and Technology It is impossible to underestimate the impact of technologies on our daily life. This topic is relevant because the digital revolution has provided us with different tools and activities that can make the problems that we need to solve easier and less challenging....
Designing and developing a course-centered curriculum in the agency The course-centered curriculum requires the support of the professionals involved in requirement and training and experienced workers of each department that will participate in the course (Rothwell & Kazanas, 2003). That way, the curriculum will be designed based on the subjects...
Introduction It has been acknowledged that teaching careers are based on the principle of sharing knowledge and experiences. Educators are passing on certain knowledge and skills to younger generations. There are different ways to improve this process and a proper combination of curriculum, instruction and development can be crucial. Importantly,...
Introduction Kindergarten is one of the basic institutions that are present in any educational system. It serves to cultivate the societal values in children, developing their social integration, and most importantly forming their academic base. The main interaction in these institutions is between teachers and students, with the student-student interaction...
Introduction Children with disabilities are entitled to personalize learning curriculum. These programs are available in public schools and it is free of charge to any family. This rule lies under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act department that oversees the governance of public schools. This federal ensures public schools are...
I watched the following four videos: About oceans-integrating language and literacy activities, Providing phonological awareness instruction, Becoming aware of print and Dialogic reading –an interview with Christopher Lonigan (WETA, 2011). I found the last podcast most interesting. Here the speaker, Dr. Lonigan, briefly details the strategy as a teaching approach...
Introduction The new development discussed in this paper is the recently published list of the QS World University Rankings in the field of nursing. The list of the best institutions has been made public in March of 2016. It covers educational programs and universities all around the globe. This year,...
Abstract Reading, writing, and spelling challenges characterize dyslexia. The condition can be detected and addressed at an early age using the appropriate teaching methods. Dyslexia arises as a result of genetic, environmental, and neurological factors. Tools like Nessy’s Dyslexia Quest screening instrument and Dyslexia+ Profiler can help to assess the...
There are multiple ways to deliver the curriculum to students. Despite the fact that only one Ontario Curriculum is applicable at schools, the teacher can accommodate and modify it so as to respond to the existing diversity of the class and address the needs of every student so that no...
Living in times of blistering development of computer technologies, we should recognize the fact that they have a great influence on traditional things. Every day we observe more and more changes introduced by digital technologies. These technologies help people in their work and study, providing easy access to information. However,...
Introduction Language knowledge develops during the preschool years to prepare students for success in kindergarten and beyond. Preschool and kindergarten education is normally the base that ought to be firm to ensure that a child gets the best in terms of education and that the child is well prepared for...
Impact of Cognitive, Linguistic, and Cultural Differences on Student Learning To a large extent individuals’ cultural and linguistic backgrounds, as well as inherent cognitive abilities, define their personalities, behaviors, and decision making. These factors also affect the process of learning across the lifespan. Therefore, every teacher must consider all possible...
It should be stated that outcome-focused evaluation can be considered a functional approach towards teacher preparation assessment. It provides an opportunity to display the levels of readiness of teachers to furnish educational services right after graduation. It is worth noting that on the one hand, such an approach to the...
Nowadays, many organizations pay much attention to the role of professional standards for teaching (Tuinamuana, 2011) and improve the quality of education from different aspects. NAEYC is a well-known professional organization that promotes the quality of early childhood education employing the standards developed based on teachers’ and learners’ needs, expectations,...
The reinvention of New York State education has lately started from the introduction of the new technology learning model. According to the current reports, 16 school districts of the state launched a new educational program that replicates the Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P TECH) (The Business Council,...
Introduction There is a strong body of arguments proving that experience before turning five years old shapes personality. Because childhood professionals help define and facilitate positive economic, social, and psychological trajectories in life (Leske, Sarmardin, Woods, & Thorpe, 2015), early childhood preparation has increased in significance. This paper aims at...
Abstract The mixed-methods approach is effective to be used to conduct the evaluation of the social or education program. The data analysis stage referred to the research on the role of higher education for African American women consists of such steps as the analysis of the secondary data, the analysis...
The Role of Education Education entails the involvement of a person in the social perception of the contest. This means that education is an extensive process that starts as soon as an individual is born. Throughout the process, an individual’s consciousness is saturated, shaped, trained, and developed whereby the behavior...
Introduction The very identity of further education in finding interventions with students with severe disabilities has been deconstructed from its original inception. The article describes several evidence-based practices that have been used over the years in trying to build more effective educational system for students with cognitive disability. First, the...
The development of students’ skills in reading is a key task for teachers to guarantee that children can perceive and understand the written information. However, students with learning disabilities can experience problems while developing their skills in reading texts. In their research, Decker and Buggey (2014) have studied the approaches...
Introduction The primary goal of the paper is to compare and contrast essays such as Are Colleges Worth the Price of Admission by Andrew Hacker and Dreifus and Blue-Collar Brilliance by Mike Rose. Despite the presence of the value of education in the society due to the improvement in the...
Self-Rating and Effectiveness of Courses for Pre-service Teachers’ Perceptions of Their Skills, Competence, and Ability to Teach Mathematics The research question chosen for analysis is “What are pre-service teachers’ perceptions of their skills, competence, and ability to teach mathematics?” To answer the question, seven preservice teachers were interviewed on themes...
Introduction The learning process can be complicated by the inappropriately chosen learning strategy. People have different learning styles, so it is necessary to consider the peculiarities of each person and apply the correct learning strategy to assure the best effectiveness of the learning process. The Visual (V), Aural / Auditory...
Introduction Over the last two decades, there has been a significant achievement in availing learning to students with disabilities. The progress in availing learning to students with disabilities has originated from an array of research on the subject of inclusive learning. Relevant parties in the education sector are now exploring...
Last week, two students were temporarily arrested by law enforcers for demonstrating unbecoming behavior and damaging property belonging to private citizens after engaging in an off-campus binge drinking. Later in the week, another college student sustained serious injuries after he was run over by a motorist, but after preliminary investigations,...
Background information Bronx Envision Academy is a public school located in Bronx, New York. This public school is a small community located on the 4th floor of the Herman Ridder Campus. The Herman Ridder School Campus is an urban district 12 New York City Department of Education School established on...
Introduction This paper assesses the transition-related strength of students with severe disabilities from the perspective of the educators, parents and the youth. It is based on various ratings for those students with severe disability by their teachers, parents and fellow students (Carter, Sun & Owens, 2009, p.74) The writers have...
My curriculum is organized around an analytical skill. I organized my curriculum in a way that leads to instilling in my students’ analytical skills, this relied on none other element but grammar (Graves, 2000, p.135). In this curriculum, learners received suitable program support to allow them to participate productively in...
Introduction It is imperative to mention that professional preparation is a fascinating topic for discussion. Every individual has an opportunity to focus on aspects that he or she views as the most beneficial, and it could help to address problem areas that need to be improved. Educators have to deal...
Those who cannot do, teach. Those who cannot teach, teach others to teach… or do they? The idea that those people who cannot teach, teach others to teach is rather provocative, and it is based on following the balance between theory and practice, passive discussions, and real actions. This balance...
The debate on whether or not school uniforms should be introduced in public schools has been raging for decades. There is no indication that this debate will come to close any time soon. In Northern America, wearing of school uniforms in public schools is disfavored as uniforms remain to be...
The research question for the study under analysis can be put in the following way: what are the key differences between the delivery methods on the students’ statistical skills acquisition between various courses? The statistical notation for the null hypothesis in the study (the supposition that the face-to-face delivery will...
Intelligence is not a single factor to predict the individual’s academic success in higher education because the factor of personality is also crucial to affect the academic achievement. For instance, conscientiousness is a personality trait that explains “five times as much variance in GPA as does intelligence” (Kappe and Van...
Introduction Education is a vital part of human life and no child should be deprived of this right in the world where attempts to build and sustain justice are being made. Child and family advocacy encompasses a variety of practices, of which early childhood education interests me the most. Thus,...
The Sam Houston State University (SHSU) offers its MBA program as part of courses for its College of Business Administration (College of Business Administration, 2015). The university boasts of small classes that improve the personal education environment for students and help in boosting interaction and overall experience. All courses at...
Abstract The majority of public schools in the United States continue to report achievement gaps that affect students from minority groups disproportionately. On the other hand, students from ethnic minority groups are overrepresented in special education. The principal concern is that the current instructional strategies do not account for the...
Promoting literacy among young students is essential to their further ability to retrieve, analyze and remember information. Therefore, it is crucial that learners should be provided with literacy centers that will help them use their current knowledge to build the next one based on the information provided by a teacher....
Early childhood teaching is a profession that is closely linked to interaction with parents and their involvement in the process of their children’s development. The purpose of this paper is to analyze how important a strong relationship between parents and teaching professionals for early childhood education is. NAEYC Standard Standard...
In one of my education classes, I was required to read a section called Designing an Appropriate IEP in one of the class texts. The text focused on how to plan and evaluate an Individualized Education Program. After reading through the section, I realized that learners with disabilities go through...
The COMTA Teaching Model The COMTA teaching model focuses on the following objectives when it comes to teaching adult learners: To increase the level of perceived interaction between students and teachers to create a more interactive learning environment to increase student motivation in learning To develop an effective method of...
The purpose of this paper is to outline the NAEYC (2010) Standard 2 and prepare a plan for its exploration to improve my skills. A Summary of Standard 2 The NAEYC (2010a) Standards for Early Childhood Professional Preparation Programs include Standard 2 (S2): “building family and community relationships” (p. 1)....
Introduction Bureaucracy is a term that has been defined by a lot of scholars. One of the most famous scholars who influenced the study of bureaucracy is Max Weber. The well-known sociologist defined bureaucracy as a hierarchical authority structure that uses legal order and has its own set rules. Weber...
Environment plays a very vital role in the developmental studies of children. A larger percentage of children’s literacy skills are learned through observing the immediate environment. They then try to imitate the observed phenomenon before finally making it a habit and eventually a learnt skill. A good reading strategy should...
Introduction Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a common brain disorder that can normally be found in children, but people of all ages can suffer from it. ADHD is a neurobehavioral developmental disorder. According to medical practitioners, this disorder usually affects the brain areas that are responsible for planning, thinking,...
Title, author source, and date of the article The newspaper article entitled Colleges Seek New Paths to Diversity after Court Ruling was obtained from the New York Times edition dated 22nd day of April 2014. Tamar Lewin authored the article. Summary of main points in the article The article reports...
Political Frame The political frame perceives organizations as jungles where conflicts, power negotiations, scarce resources and enduring differences exist. The political frame acknowledges that diversity of skills, behaviors, beliefs, interests and values among employees are organizational realities which are unavoidable. Effectively managed divergent views are important in organizations, since they...
Planning and Instructions Learning process functions in a dynamic and systematic process that is greatly influenced by the main objective, sub-objective, and the environment in which learners are interact in the process of knowledge acquisition. In the case of the elementary grade 1 class at Sloane Public School in New...
Balanced literacy is a “teaching methodology whereby the tutor integrates various instructional methods” (Carver 348). The teaching approach uses different strategies to achieve the goals of the learning process. The tutor should use multiple strategies in order to ensure every learner achieves his or her objectives. Balanced literacy is a...
Public schools, unlike private schools, are meant to cater to students of all classes regardless of their social status. Therefore, these schools are considered to offer a standard level of education affordable to all those who are willing to learn. Thus, public schools should stand out and be exemplary even...
Prior to joining the Walden learning community, I used to have a limited view of a learning community as nothing more than a virtue or physical network of friends with similar interests and drivers in life. Although my description was valid to the extent of sharing similar interests and drivers...
Introduction Shooting in schools is a major concern to parents, students, the government, and teachers. In the last three years, over 40 shooting cases were reported in high schools in the US (CDC). The shootings resulted into loss of several lives and unnecessary injuries. The government and school administrators have...
Introduction Every child, regardless of race, ethnicity, social status, and disability, has the right to receive an education. Special education is a term used to describe the set of instructions that have been specially developed to meet the educational needs of children with disabilities. Individualized Education Program (IEP) defines the...
The University of San Francisco (USF) always supports Jesuit education. It makes this education relevant in the present century. The university’s Jesuit mission is to support the religious and personal needs of every human being. The university educates students from all backgrounds and beliefs. The diverse student fraternity inspires every...
Teaching style Cooperative learning and partner work are the two main teaching styles that I observed. Since students were divided into groups of four, they performed learning activities in their groups. I observed the teacher using cooperative learning as a way of administering instructions. Students were gathered in small groups...
Introduction In a teaching career, academicians suggest that experience is the best teacher. Therefore, all candidates aim at gaining primary and secondary experience. Primary experience is gained when the teachers participate in teaching. On the other hand, teachers gain secondary experience through observing other experienced teacher in during lessons. This...
Abstract Math anxiety is supposed to be the feeling of nervousness for Young people when they have to solve mathematical problems. The paper discusses if young people have math anxiety from elementary school or it develops later as they grow. It gradually analyses all aspects related to this problem among...
The lack of parking spaces has been a persistent problem at Florida National University lately. It causes numerous inconveniences to the university staff, students, and guests. It is apparent, though, that this problem is not unique; many other universities and colleges in the United States experience a similar situation (Batabyal...
Introduction The teachers’ decision about their ability to teach is dependent on their will and confidence to execute that particular task. Understanding this concept can go a long way in helping educators boost the teachers’ self-efficacy in mathematics. This concept is commonly known as the ‘I can’ or ‘I cannot’...
Abstract African American women often experience problems and face challenges in the sphere of higher education that has different origins. Therefore, it is possible to speak about the problem of discussing African American women and higher learning barriers. The action research needs to be conducted in this sphere, and it...
There is no use denying the fact that nowadays, the sphere of education is given great attention. Coherent society believes that knowledge obtained in the process of studying can help a person to find a good job and make a good career. That is why education becomes more and more...
