...Class size matters Some people learn better with one on one teaching. Others learn better with a classroom setting. And many don't learn very well in classes with to many students. Teaching a lot of students is also hard on the teachers. Language barriers also make it hard for teachers when there are a lot of students. School systems have to handle over crowding because due to budget cuts they can't hire new teachers. Over crowding is a big problem at many schools across the country. Because of over crowding schools can’t make their classrooms smaller. A school in New York, Forrest Hills, is a school built for 1400 is housing nearly 4000 students! A National Center for Education statistics study shows that about 14% of schools are...
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...Imagine being in a class that has 10-15 kids in a classroom. Great, right? Always having the teacher when someone needs him or her, and being able to pay attention easier and the class is never too loud. Now imagine being in a class with 40-60 people in it. It’s always loud and hard to pay attention. Now think, do class sizes really matter? Do smaller classes really work better and achieve more? Are they more efficient? Class sizes are becoming more of a problem but what are we going to do? Limiting class sizes is one way to solve this problem but it’s not he only way. For example in “Classes Are Growing”, the author states “Researches compared the achievements of pupils in kindergarten through grade 3 who were randomly assigned to small classes, of 13 to 17 children, or to regular classes, of 22 to 25 with either a teacher or a teacher with a full time aid.” After preforming this analysis in Tennessee the results conclude that by lowering the class size their performance level was increased by a tenth of a standard, but when this research was repeated in California and Wisconsin didn’t have the same conclusion. The author of “Everyone knows students learn more in smaller classes, or do they” has the palpable reason why this happened. The author explains how there are to many variables to know if the size of the class really matters. “Well, what other reasons are there?” Cutting back on class sizes can lead to budget problems. Splitting 60 kids into 5 classrooms is causing more...
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...Class size is an issue that appears to be straightforward when looking at it from a teacher’s point of view; however, there is a great deal of debate over the effectiveness. The main issue, as I see it, is this: What matters more, the class size or the teacher? Before researching articles concerning class size, I believe smaller classes do indeed result in better test scores. At the same time though I consider myself an effective teacher, so with smaller class sizes I feel that I can be even more effective in getting my point across to the students. Through the articles that I am going to research, I hope to find opinions that support my thoughts, find differing opinions from my own, and I hope to be able to see a “trend” that I can predict based on economic, social, and political issues. So far in my educational career I have experienced many different class sizes, from thirty in one class to nine in a class. I have taught classes ranging from Pre-Algebra with enrichment students to Algebraic Thinking where I am teaching “disadvantaged” and “at-risk” students. This has allowed me to not only see a wide range of different types and sizes of classes, but it has also allowed me time to form my opinion. It is my belief that an effective teacher is what matters the most in a classroom, but class does certainly helps. As McKenzie writes, “It probably is best to have both small classes and effective teachers,” but he agrees that he would “rather have a really good teacher...
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...losing ground in North Carolina. There are single teachers who have to live with their parents because they do not make enough to support themselves. The state legislature passed sweeping changes to public education in order to give more control to local school districts. Many of which affected teachers directly. The General Assembly, which is controlled by Republicans, ended teacher tenure, halted a salary increase to those with a master’s degree, and eliminated a cap on class size. No state has seen a more drastic decrease in teacher salary ranking in the past 10 years. Teacher tenure has been replaced by a merit-based system that rewards long-term contracts to the top 25% of teachers and shorter contracts to the rest. Because of this, teacher morale is down. At this point, teachers are questioning whether they want to teach, especially in North Carolina. They are having a hard time taking care of their families. Right now, there are educators who qualify for government assistance. It used to be that teachers with a master’s degree would get an increase in pay, but not anymore. There has been a halt on these increases. This goes back to merit pay; they have to prove themselves. Teachers are no longer limited to a particular class size. Now there is no cap. So a teacher may have to teach an unlimited number of students in a classroom; it no longer matters the size. Because North Carolina is a right-to-work state, teachers are prohibited from collective bargaining or...
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...we usually keep all our matters whether personal or school-related to ourselves. This is because; we believe that others won’t understand what we go through everyday due to their lack of understanding or maturity. It is asked whether or not the principals of schools should beware of all matters affecting students, which doesn’t necessarily mean all matters but all matters pertaining to school such as, bullying, classroom sizes, transportation and teacher’s teaching methods. Ever gotten a mean/ rude text on social media? Bullying comes in all forms but, because many students are mostly engaged on using their technology for social media, it is easier for them to be target for bullies via social media. In other words, students can be bullied by others by receiving mean texts and so on. A term used to describe such an action is known as Cyber bullying which many students face. On the television, there are many advertisements based on a scenario where, students are cyber bullied reports such a matter to their teacher or principal, whom finds the “bully” and suspend them for their actions. This is to encourage students that they should report to their principals for; they will assure students that they will make up a solution to the problem and dramatic actions will therefore be taken. Do you get individual attention in class? Many students face all sorts of difficulties concerning their classroom sizes. Classroom sizes doesn’t only pertain to the size of the classroom itself...
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...students when it comes to chose whether they will attend a large university or a small college. A large university and a small college have the same goals which are to educate, train, and develop students in their different fields, but they are also different in terms of class size, quality of teachers and tuition cost. It is important to have a good look at these different factors in order to chose between a large university and a small college when deciding what is the best for a student. According to a recent study, the average number of students per class in some large universities is around 400 to 500 students per class. Students always argue that the atmosphere inside the classroom is very good. They have the opportunity to exchange ideas with a large number of others students who are taking the same course. The inconvenient part is that students most of the time do not really interact with their teacher. Also students do not have to attend class or to participate and the teacher would not even notice. The number of students in small college is around 15 to 40 students per class. Most of the time, students know each other. They build a personal relation with their teacher. The disadvantage of small class is that, there is less competition compare to a big classroom. Some students would not see the challenge and that sometime will impact the quality of teaching. There are more professors with more experience that teach at large universities than in small colleges. This...
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...Not only did they differentiate me from my classmates, but they also made shopping for shoes difficult. Few stores keep size 5 shoes in stock, and the younger me desperately wanted to grow up and shop in the women's department instead of the children's. As a result, I would convince my mom that size 6 shoes fit just fine and buy them instead. At best I would stuff tissues in the toes of my boots to make the too-large size fit better; at worst I would walk carefully as my heels slipped out of my shoes with every step. There came a moment, however, in tenth grade, when I was shopping for a pair of white Converse. I realized that not only did the child-sized pair look identical to the adult pair, but it was also significantly cheaper. I could buy two pairs of children's shoes for the price of one, or even half of one pair of women's shoes. Surely it would have been foolish of me to buy the women's shoes when I could instead purchase two pairs of Converse in different colors for the same price. I quickly learned...
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...Are Indians Less Quality Conscious????? Are Indians Less Quality Conscious who knows at least not Me , i do not want to say that but as much we will take this quickly that we need to get off it. The very fact of being quality conscious depends upon ones financial status. Means no person will buy a product of inferior quality intentionally.I think every one wants to wear Armani as suite , Rolex as watch , Ferrari as car but what matters is money. India is a country where Vertu even sales with Nokia 1100 , origanals have same market size that of duplicates by revenue. Those who can afford goes for quality else pocket size matters Some one had rightly said “Money is not God but For God sake its not less than God” If someone is buying a product of poor quality, then it may be because of that individual’s lack of knowledge, or may be that person is obsessed by some particular brand or it may that his financial condition is weak. When it comes to financial condition, even though the person is poor he will try to get best deal within his budget. So one can’t say that he is compromising with quality, because that is the best he can afford! The best example of quality consciousness we get to see in our daily life is the scene in a vegetable market. There we can see people fetching and arguing with vendors for good quality in least possible price. Indians are not having less quality consciousness. India is a fastest developing country in the world. In India, there 3 kinds...
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...for but I knew I wanted to go. So I had some thinking to do as in where I wanted to attend. Ocean County College became the number one choice for three deciding factors: location, class size and flexibility. I am a native of Toms River and I am very familiar with the area so when I decided to go back to school location was a major deciding factor. First being from the area I am well aware of all traffic patterns within the surrounding area, which is a plus, and I don’t have to adjust to new traffic patterns in unfamiliar territory. Second parking at OCC’s main campus is not the best but it is not bad either. They have ample areas to park and there is not a shortage in parking spots which would usually be a problem if I was attending a University or State College in a heavy populated city for example Seton Hall or NYU just to name a few. Lastly I only live 10 minutes from campus a very short drive, which make it very convenient if I’m rushing around town and have a study group or class within a certain time while I am out trying to accomplish any chores or tasks I had for the day. I’m not to far from the main campus to make it there on time. My Second reason of why I chose to attend OCC was the class sizes. I am a big fan of smaller class sizes because I feel it’s more personal. I can ask the Professor questions if I’m not understanding or getting something right away. Trying to do that with 100 people or in one class would definitely...
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...The main difference however, is that a community college grants 2 year degrees and a university grants 4 year degrees. Many people think that community college is only for those who can’t get into a university, but that is not true. Community college is a much more affordable way to start an education. In fact, the current price of a state four-year university is nearly triple that of a community college. Not only do students who attend universities have to pay for classes, they also have housing and food to worry about. Students who attend community college can simply live at home and not have to fear the extra expenses. If a student does decide they want a four year degree, starting off at a community college and then transferring to a university is much cheaper than entering a university right out of high school. It is much easier to get into a community college right after high school versus having to wait to be accepted by a university. There are also many things universities look at that community colleges do not, such as standardized test scores, class rank, and academic GPA. Community college is also more convenient than a university. These schools are accustomed to catering to students who are juggling professional and family responsibilities along with their studies. Community colleges typically offer evening, weekend, and online options to help these students work their academics around their hectic life schedules. Community colleges also have an open door policy...
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...THE EFFECTS OF CLASS SIZE ON STUDENT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN A RURAL STATE A Dissertation Presented by Michael Kornfeld to The Faculty of the Graduate College of The University of Vermont In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Education Specializing in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies February, 2010 Accepted by the Faculty of the Graduate College, The University of Vermont, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Education specializing in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies. Dissertation Examination Committee: Advisor Sean M. Hurley, Ph.D. ~'W 11 Uo,~~, Patricia A. Stokowski, Ph.D. Chairperson Patricia A. Stokowski, Ph.D. Associate Dean, Graduate College Date: November 30, 2009 ABSTRACT The thesis addresses the relationship of class size to student performance in a rural state. It presents findings from a longitudinal study of a cohort of students who were tested with state assessments at grade 4 in 2000, again at grade 8 in 2004 and, finally at grade 10 in 2006. Graduation rates for five large-class sized schools and five small-class sized school populations were established in 2008. All scores (n=1137) were matched across time enabling students from similar socioeconomic backgrounds from schools that were considered small (average class size, n=11) to schools that were large (average, n= 20). The paper’s focus is on the extent that students from schools that...
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...1. Use class Sort.java provided in class, the dual-pivot Quicksort of Java 8 (Arrays.sort), and RadixSort.java provided in class. 2. Do the following for Mergesort, Quicksort, Heapsort and dual-pivot Quicksort: a. Create 100,000 random keys (of type long) and sort them. Repeat this 100 times. b. Compute the average CPU time taken to sort the keys for the four methods. c. Comment on the results and compare them to the average-case complexities discussed in class. As we discussed in the class, all these sorting algorithms I used for testing have the same average-case complexities with O (n log n). But the data I got which shows in the upper diagram illustrate that Quick sort is the most fast sorting method especially when you need to sort a large amount of data. Dual-pivot quicksort is also fast than merge sort and Heap sort. Heap sort can be used when the pending data between 1000-1000, 000, and for Merge sort is the first choice when there are more than 1M data. 3. Do the following for the four sorting methods of #2, and for Radix sort: a. Create 100,000 random strings of length 4 and sort them using the five sorting methods. b. Repeat (a) 10 times Compute the average CPU time taken to sort the keys for the five methods. c. Repeat (a) and (b) with strings of length 6, 8, 10. d. Create a table with the results and compare the times with the average-case and worstcase complexities as studied in class. The length of string is 4: The length of string...
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...Programming Java Graphical User Interface (GUI) and Design Document Joseph Mirabal 11/12/2012 Table of Contents Project Outline 3 Class Diagrams 5 Use Case Diagrams 8 Java Fundamentals 10 Java Application Planning Worksheet 10 Final value 10 Java classes used: 11 Java Control Structures 12 Java Application Worksheet 12 Explain what this piece of code is doing: 13 Error Handling and File Input/Output 15 Final Application Design & Screenshots 37 Project Outline The company I am going to hypothetically create will be a sports store dedicated to selling different types of sporting equipment for all types of sports. I will mainly start my store by just selling sports balls. I will call my store Joey’s Sporting Balls and Equipment. I know the name sounds funny, but I am doing that on purpose to catch the attention of my potential customers. I want the name of my store to stick in their minds, and what better way to o than a pun or play on words. I will start off with two types of balls, a football and a basketball. The football will be brown in color, will have white laces, and will come in different sizes according to the level of the athlete and also to have a range in prices. It will range in size from miniature footballs for fun, small for beginners and as gift items, medium or college level, and to a large size for professional athletes, or just people who like to imitate professional athletes for fun or for souvenirs, like the NFL. It will...
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...choice. This paper will compare and contrast five areas that should be considered will make a choice should as cost, curriculum, class size, teachers and transportation that relate to public and private schools. One of the differences between private and public schools is cost. Public schools are free to the parent. Public schools are funded by the state through tax money. (Great Schools Staff, n.d.). Private schools will charge tuition. Private schools do not receive tax money and are funded through the tuition money along with donations from alumni (Great Schools Staff, n.d.). Many families will choose public school because it does not cost, and another family will choose private school no matter how much the cost. Another difference between public and private schools is the curriculum. Public schools must follow the curriculum that is mandated by the state. The state has set outlines for each grade level. (Great Schools Staff, n.d.). Private schools can set their own curriculum. Furthermore, public schools have to take standardized testing and private schools determine their own testing. Some public schools are crowded with students. The mean class size for students is around 25-40 students. Private schools are normally much smaller, in which the average class size is between 12-25 students. The advantage for a student in a smaller class is the ability to be more involved. When it comes to teachers in the public and private school system, each one will have to...
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...population size and sample size, I = N/n. – (2) Arrange all elements in the population in an order. – (3) Select a case in the first interval randomly. – (4) Select every ith case from this point. 2. Systematic Sampling (continued) I I 1st element, randomly chosen I I I I – Systematic Sampling is easier and simpler than SRS – The text warns of a danger to this method. What is it? 3. Stratified Sampling • Stratified sampling is more complicated than SRS. The advantage is the guaranteed representativeness in some important characteristics. • For example, say that we want to select a sample of 100 individuals. Sex ratio in the sample is up to chance if we do SRS. We can guarantee the 50-50 split if we do stratified sampling: Stratified Sampling, Graphic Representation Population SRS SRS Sample • Stratified sampling is often used to reduce the variability of a sample. Oversampling, Graphic Representation Population SRS SRS Sample • Increasing the representation of a group in a sample. This is often done when groups are very different in size – e.g., race 4. Cluster Sampling • Cluster sampling is desirable from an economic point of view: • It saves money, at the expense of lowering the quality of data. • e.g.: we are interested in studying students' experiences at the University of Wisconsin, the unit of analysis is the student. An economic way is to sample classes. Once a class is selected, everyone in the class is...
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