...some researchers have suggested that students learn and perform better when they are allowed to use their own individual learning style(s) in school. After all, according to a survey done by California Polytechnic State University, “60.7% of students believe that ‘the format of an exam influences how well [they] do on it’ and 50.6% of students agree that ‘certain exam formats do not allow [them] to show their knowledge of the material’.” Also, the same study reports, “when students get to choose their own exam format, their learning styles become more highly correlated with their performance.” Even though such a high percentage of students claim that the format of a test influences how well they do on it, most educators aren’t talking...
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...Strengths and Well-Being Analysis As children, we rely on our parents and those closest to us to teach us how to live. They are the ones that directly influence our morals, values, character, etc. Once we get older, outside influences like school, media, and our peers start to affect us as well. The character strengths we possess are also included in this. These types of strengths are taught to us through practice over time as we grow up. Jane Gillham discusses how we are influenced by our families, community, media, etc. in her study on whether or not one’s character strengths affect our subjective well-being. She defines this type of well-being as “the cognitive and emotional evaluations of our lives”. (Gillham) Her studies have shown that character strengths have been previously found to relate inversely with behavior issues like depression and suicide. In her most recent study, she focuses on whether or not character strengths like honesty and happiness and whether or not our strengths say anything about our overall well-being. However, in this particular study, I think there are far too many factors to actually correlate information between the two as anything more than coincidence. One’s character strengths could potentially correlate with overall well-being, as long as one knows how to use these character strengths and embraces them. “The strengths that are most connected to well-being are well factored by mood.” -(Gillham) Some of the key strengths tested all have to do...
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...English language learners. There are supports of English-only instruction in the classroom, asking students to give up their native language in order to learn English more effectively. On the other side of the issue are the supporters of bilingual education programs. In this program students learn the content in their native language and through this gain competence in English. Both of these approaches have valid arguments behind them and can find statistics to prove that their approach is better in a certain area. It is left up to every state to decide which method is going to be best for their particular state. The demographic changes with every state and for this reason, it is crucial that a side of the debate is chosen. Some states have a much higher population of students that speak a certain language and that may be the determining factor when looking at the English-only issue. Most people agree that the main goal in the classroom is to educate ELL students in the mastery of English in academic areas. However, it has been a long debate on what is the best way to go about this. In Pennsylvania, they passed a law called “Pennsylvania regulation of English as a Second Language and bilingual instruction” (COP). This law ensures that every school district provides programs for students that have a dominant language other than English. These programs must help the student achieve proficiency in English and meet the academic standards that Pennsylvania has in place. The...
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...This short article is written from Richard C. Atkinson. He is a well-known American professor of psychology and academic administrator. His time in office was marked by innovative approaches to admissions and outreach, research initiatives to accelerate the University’s contributions to the state’s economy. He also had a challenge to the country’s most widely used admissions examination, the SAT. It paved the way to major changes in the way millions of America’s students now are tested for college admissions. Atkinson’s main purpose was to eliminate SAT I and require only standardized test that access the mastery of specific subject areas. He didn’t want students getting tests and being tested on aptitude or intelligence. In this case, aptitude...
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...University Educating the Exceptional Learner SPE- 226 Sharon Diffenderfer December 21, 2012 Lifelong learning Individual with special needs are required to receive the assistance that they deserve to help them succeed in their education. These students are required to receive certain services that are outlined in the students IEP. Their IEP lists goals that the students are suppose to reach whether they are in an inclusion environment or a specific classroom that can better serve them. Developmental disabilities are a mental or physical disability, such as cerebral palsy, mental retardation, arising before adulthood and usually lasting throughout life. (thefreedictionary.com, 2012) Diagnosing a developmental disability usually is noticeable during the first year of an infant’s life. The parent may start noticing that the child is not doing what their same age peers are doing when it includes physical or cognitive development. (ehow.com, 2012) The concerns that parents have about their child’s developmental delays can be discussed with their child’s pediatrician. Usually the pediatrician will ask questions about the child’s development at regular checkups. (ehow.com, 2012) Developmental disabilities can be tested can be tested in areas of adaptive, motor, communication, personal-social and cognitive ability. These tests can be given either by a pediatrician or a intervention specialist. There are many treatments for children with developmental disabilities are therapies such...
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...The Achievement Gap is the difference on standardized tests between groups of people. Hartford is currently scoring much, much lower on standardized tests and other important aspects of school compared to the rest of CT. In 2011, the average SAT score for the Hartford District was 1,193.9 while CT’s average was 1,513.5( Education Unit Statistics Packet). That's a difference of almost 300 points on the test that is the gateway to college. In the same year on a state math standardized test 21% of Hartford students were below basic while the rest of CT only 7.7% were(Education Unit Statistics Packet). If the Achievement Gap is not fixed then racism will forever be institutionalized. Common Core is a system of education implement by NCLB. It...
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...Currently in the state of Georgia, students are required to pass tests at the end of each year from grades three through twelve called the Georgia Milestone Assessments. Elementary and middle school students are tested on their English Language Arts Skills and their math skills, while the fifth and eighth graders are also tested in science and socials students. In high school, students must pass evaluations at the end of every course, for the ten courses mandated by Georgia’s Board of Education: Ninth Grade Literature & Composition, American Literature & Composition, Algebra I, Coordinate Algebra, Analytic Geometry, Geometry, Biology, Physical Science, United States History, and Economics. These assessments are meant to inform students of their overall learning of the required material as well as their level of “college and career readiness.” At Classic City High School, our group has observed many incidents leading us to believe that the Georgia Milestone tests are not helping the students at all, but instead hindering their ability to learn in the classroom. For example, the students are only interested in...
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...grounds, 9% of middle school students (more than 1 million) see illegal drugs used, sold, students high and/or students drunk. At least weekly, 17% of all high and middle school students (4.4 million) personally see classmates high on drugs at school” (...America’s Schools Are Infested With Drugs). These are just a few examples of problems that would be solved with middle school drug testing. “Mandatory drug testing in public middle schools is a relatively new issue for the law. Introduced during the late 1980s and expanding over the decade, the practice of analyzing student urine...
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...ABSTRACT The study investigated the common study habits among students in the tertiary level using school like St. Nicolas College as a case study. Thirty (30) students were given a questionnaire from different department and year level in the area. The instrument utilized for the study was a questionnaire named “Common Study Habits among Students in the Tertiary Level”. A hypotheses were tested and the result showed that some students like to get up early in the morning and study; most will say that late night studying is most productive, the preparations of students for their upcoming examinations. Data was analyzed using percentage. Based on the findings, students perform well in school simply because they have a good study habits. In some cases, students do not know where to begin, do not fully understand the material, are not motivated by it, or feel that there was too much work given to them with too little time to complete or study it. INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Research on the correlation between study habit and students in tertiary level has studied to find out the other possible effective study habits of a student. What are study habits? Study habits are the ways that you study - the habits that you have formed during your school years. Study habits can be good ones, or bad ones. Good study habits include being organized, keeping good notes, reading your textbook, listening in class, and working every day. Bad study habits include skipping class...
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...Study Habits Among Students in the Tertiary Level In: People Common Study Habits Among Students in the Tertiary Level ABSTRACT The study investigated the common study habits among students in the tertiary level using school like St. Nicolas College as a case study. Thirty (30) students were given a questionnaire from different department and year level in the area. The instrument utilized for the study was a questionnaire named “Common Study Habits among Students in the Tertiary Level”. A hypotheses were tested and the result showed that some students like to get up early in the morning and study; most will say that late night studying is most productive, the preparations of students for their upcoming examinations. Data was analyzed using percentage. Based on the findings, students perform well in school simply because they have a good study habits. In some cases, students do not know where to begin, do not fully understand the material, are not motivated by it, or feel that there was too much work given to them with too little time to complete or study it. INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Research on the correlation between study habit and students in tertiary level has studied to find out the other possible effective study habits of a student. What are study habits? Study habits are the ways that you study - the habits that you have formed during your school years. Study habits can be good ones, or bad ones. Good study habits include being organized, keeping...
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...influence occurring from all components. I find other theories to be a bit flawed since they tend to focus primarily on one part as a causal agent. Bandura also believed that people were in control over their behavior. Cloninger points out that Bandura believed people controlled what they did, but vary in how they exert this control (251). To me the clearest of example of this is the difference between passive and assertive individuals. I recognize that I am more of a passive individual. Seeing how my behavior can impact this personal characteristic, I can work to be more assertive. Of course I can not completely change who I am, but I can influence it to some degree. As an educator, I can also be more mindful of such tendencies in students and...
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...First of all, research shows that taking a nap in the middle of the day will improve your mood and your well being therefore schools should allow time into the school day for napping. Imagine being able and recommended to take a nap in the middle or your school day and getting to relax and refocus. For example, University of Michigan doctoral student Jennifer Goldschmied and colleagues conducted a study on how a midday nap affected students. The authors discovered that “After waking from a 60-minute midday nap, people were less impulsive and had greater tolerance for frustration” (Weir). It appears that students were able to collaborate better after a midday nap due to less frustration and better focus. Also, students want naps so that...
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...of norm-referenced tests; Too much testing and too little assessment; A lack of teacher involvement in the assessment process. Although I feel all are in some way prevalent in Georgia, the one I feel is most prevalent is “Too much testing and too little assessment.” If you were to ask me this question five years ago, I would have answered differently. The I.T.B.S. (Iowa Test of Basic Skills) was the focal point of all testing in Chatham County. Today we do a combination of the Stanford, the GCRCT (Georgia Criterion-Referenced Test), and the Georgia Writing Test. The Stanford is a norm-referenced test whereas the GCRCT is a criterion-referenced test. The norm –referenced test compares the students taking the test to a norm group of students and is used by the county to see how we, Chatham County, and/or the State of Georgia, did compared to the rest of the testing population. The GCRCT , being criterion-referenced, shows us, the teachers, what standards each individual students have mastered (Gunning, p. 24-26). Today I feel we do a much better job of balancing the norm-referenced and the criterion-referenced tests. As far as teacher involvement, I feel that there are many opportunities for teachers to become involved in the assessment process. I actually went to Atlanta for 2 weeks to develop test questions for the 4th grade Science GCRCT. Teachers may need to help themselves to become more involved in the assessment process. My students are given the 5th Grade Writing...
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...computers Yes Student machines Yes Draft Statement: Scope: A database will be used to monitor the use of the software installed in the building. This database will allow seeing where it’s being used, the location, the users, and the version currently installed on the machines. Objectives: • Track faculty and staff computers and software • Track all software, versions, and license agreements • Track software requests from users to determine if a copy of the software is available and if is it is something that should be purchased. Preliminary Timeline: 1. Gathering Data – This task will consist of gathering all the information needed to complete the task. Time allotted: 3 weeks Deliverable: A list of the locations of the computers needing to have the software installed to track the software. 2. Analyzing Data – The data gathered will be used to analyze to determine the business rules and needs. Time allotted: 2 weeks Deliverable: List of business rules 3. Normalization – The data model will be completed with computers that need the software. Time allotted: 1 week Deliverable: Entity relation diagram for review 4. Building the physical database – The data model will be translated. Tables containing columns with the computers and machines that need the tracking software. Time allotted: 3 days Deliverable: The schema of the database for review. 5. Testing and Security – Do a sample data and each of the computers and machines will be tested. General database...
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...consistent from school to school, state to state, and region to region is an amiable one. However, it is much easier said than done. When it comes to the aspect of student development both cognitively and psychologically, things far more important than uniformity are at stake. Summative exams like the aforementioned shrink a holistic thinker to the size of a test score. They are unforgiving in the sense that they assume all test takers are on an equal playing field. Because of this, standardized tests greatly impact the way a student learns throughout the rest of the year. By examining...
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