...[pic] [pic] Assignment 1 Your observations from tasks 3 and 4 and your reading, will have introduced you to a variety of approaches to curriculum organisation and resource management that may contribute to promoting effective learning. For your assignment response, discuss two examples of approaches that you Believe to be effective in the learning context of your subject. You should analyse and use examples from both relevant literature and your school/college observations in compiling your response. The two approaches: As clearly stated by Cohen L et al, the core function of teachers and schools is to facilitate or provide support to children’s learning. Research alludes that the school uses two approaches to learning which are the structured learning adopting the England National Curriculum and International Baccalaureate so as to address the different and dynamic needs of each pupil. Teachers are catalysts for learning. In promoting learning there is no single blueprint for effectiveness, though there are very many characteristics of effective learning. Cohen L, et al, 2004 p.167. Primary Reception Research has shown that: Chris Watkins et al 2007 p.4: Children learn best... When they take responsibility of their own learning When they are actively engaged in their learning When learning is interactive (as opposed to passive or seat-work) When they see themselves as successful...
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...Miscue Analysis Rhonda Lacefield EDU K-555 Instructor: Sherrie Ashley 12-7-11 Language and Reading Assessments Student Demographics Zavvyona is a 9 year old female who is currently in the fourth grade. She receives instruction in reading, math, science and social studies in a fourth grade classroom daily. Reading instruction is considered Balanced Literacy with provisions such as guided, shared, and independent reading, literacy centers, and writing workshops. Student does not have an Individualized Education Plan, therefore is not in need of special education services. After reviewing current and past marking period grades this student does have a weakness in the area of reading. Most of the student’s weakness is in the area of comprehension. Running Record Assessment Since Zavvyona is a fourth grade student but has trouble with comprehension, I decided to begin at Level A with Running Record Assessment. The results of the assessments are as follows: Level A (32 words – 0 error): 100% accuracy, 100% comprehension Level B (55 words – 0 errors): 100% accuracy, 100% comprehension Level C (79 words) – 1errors): 99% accuracy, 95% comprehension Level D (129 words – 2 errors): 98% accuracy, 95% comprehension Level E (198 words-5 errors): 89% accuracy; 95% comprehension, 100% vocabulary Level F (220 words-4 errors): 90% accuracy, 85% comprehension, 100% vocabulary Miscue Analysis Determining Independent Reading Level Based upon the above results, Zavvyona...
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...As a middle class, white American, literacy is not something one normally thinks about. It is a given that someone in my situation will go to school and learn to read at the appropriate age level that is expected of them. Growing up in Missouri, literacy was not an issue that concerned me. I did not especially like reading, but it was a normal part of school so I just did as I was told. It was not until a school program called “Book It” came to my school that I realized being literate is not only important, but that reading can also be fun and actually exciting. I grew up more concerned with how my recent baseball game went or what I was going to do with my guy friends on the weekend. “Book It” taught me not only to enjoy reading but respect the opportunity to get to read whenever I wanted. My outlook on reading completely changed when I was in elementary school. I was coaxed into reading by being rewarded pizza if I read so many books. Since then I have realized the value of being literate and how important it is to not only myself, but to society as a whole to be able to pick up a book, read, and comprehend what the author has laid out before us. Perhaps you are not familiar with the “Book It” program, so laying some groundwork is important. The basic concept of the program is that reading a designated amount of books (during my years in the program it was ten books) equated into receiving a free personal pizza at Pizza Hut. This may seem trivial to adults,...
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...Discovering through Literacy Literacy has continued to expand my worldview, while allowing me to both express myself and understand my introverted brother more. I found literacy to be the key to an enriched life, full of learning new perspectives that previously I was unaware of. I feel as if reading and writing marked a turning point in my life as I developed the skills to understand myself and others in greater depths. From listening to stories from my parents, to being inspired to express my thoughts through a journal, and my brother being greatly involved with reading, people have continued to encourage my development in reading and writing. When I was younger, my mom read the book The Windigos Return to my brother and I. This book had...
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...everything and the most evident thing is this so- called “alternative literacy” that has taken place. Generations are now typing, texting and tweeting their own unique language. This word abbreviated Morse Code like grammar sweeps from computer to phone on social networking sites such as Facebook, MySpace and Twitter. “Written communication in instant messaging, text messaging, chat and other forms of electronic communication have generated a “new language” of abbreviations, acronyms, word combinations, and punctuation.” (Varnhagen et al., 2009, p. 1) According to media sources participating on social networking sites and instant messaging is having a negative impact on the use of the English language. Most at risk according to these sources are our younger generations. It threatens youth literacy because it creates and compounds undesirable reading and writing habits and because it’s particular lowbrow vernacular damages students’ abilities to employ regular formal literary skills.” (Craig, 2003, p. 118) This study aimed at determining whether networking sites has a positive or negative impact on young people’s English Language Literacy. I. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM With even more technological advances and the growth of Social Networking sites, people are communicating more by Internet using different sites, and also via their mobile phones, which also have Internet access. With people now being able to do banking online, it could be said that letters will cease to exists...
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...questionnaire may get only unusable responses or none at all. This Advice Sheet offers guidance on avoiding the pitfalls, and ensuring a successful result. What do you want to know? 1 Maximise success …. 1 Who to ask …. 1 Clear instructions …. 2 Questions …. 2 Order & layout …. 3 Email vs Print .... 3 Piloting …. 4 Further reading …. 4 What do you want to know? Before you even write the first question, it is important that you have a very clear idea about what you want your questionnaire to achieve. Write down your research goals, and think about what information you need to elicit from respondents to meet those goals. Think also about how you are going to analyse each question to get the results you need. Remember there is a difference between things you need to know, and those it would be nice to know. Eliminate unnecessary lines of questioning at the planning stage. Maximise your chances of success The aim of questionnaire design is to a) get as many responses as you can that are b) usable and accurate. To maximise your response rate: • Give your questionnaire a short and meaningful title • Keep the questionnaire as short and succinct as possible • Offer incentives for responding if appropriate • Be creative – use different colours and images to make it attractive • Make it convenient – enclose a Stamped Address Envelope if appropriate. Who should you ask? It may not be possible to survey every person who could provide a useful response to your questionnaire. In such...
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...Media Literacy Project medialiteracyproject.org Introduction to Media Literacy Media literacy is a set of skills that anyone can learn. Just as literacy is the ability to read and write, media literacy refers to the ability to access, analyze, evaluate and create media messages of all kinds. These are essential skills in today's world. Today, many people get most of their information through complex combinations of text, images and sounds. We need to be able to navigate this complex media environment, to make sense of the media messages that bombard us every day, and to express ourselves using a variety of media tools and technologies. Media literate youth and adults are better able to decipher the complex messages we receive from television, radio, newspapers, magazines, books, billboards, signs, packaging, marketing materials, video games, recorded music, the Internet and other forms of media. They can understand how these media messages are constructed, and discover how they create meaning – usually in ways hidden beneath the surface. People who are media literate can also create their own media, becoming active participants in our media culture. Media literacy skills can help children, youth and adults: • Understand how media messages create meaning • Identify who created a particular media message • Recognize what the media maker wants us to believe or do • Name the "tools of persuasion" used • Recognize bias, spin, misinformation and lies • Discover the part of the story...
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...part of this effort, Starbucks began using environmental purchas-ing guidelines and set out to reduce waste through recycling and energy conservation and ed-ucate partners through the company's "Green Team" initiatives. Concerned stakeholders can now track the company's progress through its Shared Planet website, which clearly outlines Starbucks' environmental goals and how the company is faring in living up to those goals. Growing up poor with a father whose life was nearly ruined by an unsympathetic employer that did not offer health benefits, Howard Schultz has always considered the creation of a good work environment a top priority watched what would happen to the plight of work-ing class families when society and companies turned their back on the worker;' Schultz said. "I wanted to build the kind of company my father never got to work for." The result is one of the best health care programs in the coffee shop...
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...well as our social, technological, artistic and cultural histories… and perhaps one of the keys to the understanding of the evolution of our complex urban society For exams you don’t need to know date but you need centuries/periods etc. Preliterate period (3000-400 BC) Pre writing and reading period – advertising will be very different than is does now Literacy levels were low, people couldn’t read and write – so communicated with symbols 1200 BC: painted on carved messages on rocks and stones leading down paths to harbor (ship was coming in, stuff available to obtain) Fijians o Came up with the alphabet as a consistent form o Centered around biblical ideologies o When societies became literate – usually taught religious stuff only select people were taught literacy (high up people, nobility) (school comes from the word leisure, only rich people had leisure time – thought it was a foolish endeavor to teach poor because they were not smart enough) th 6 century BC: town criers most common form of advertising throughout history is oral advertising or the town crier (bellmen) o What they do is go around and be very loud voices, men always, ringing bell, delivering some kind of message, dressed in a certain way so attention was drawn to them – established their position in society, sometimes carry sign board with a message people could understand Advantages of town crier He can go where the people were – get the message across to a lot of people ...
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...as a springboard for discussion of personal debt, time value of money mathematics, the mechanics of credit cards, personal bankruptcy, moral hazard, ethics, and credit card reform. A follow-up survey in a large class (453 students; 84% response rate) showed that 92% of students seeing the parable alongside the underlying finance principles said that it grabbed their attention more than if the underlying finance principles alone were presented, and 87% of students said it made an impression upon them that will make them more careful in their future credit card spending habits. We provide worked examples of credit card use as well as a spreadsheet that lets readers explore these examples and perform sensitivity analysis. INTRODUCTION The parable of the debt banana is an analogy between the accumulation of excess personal debt and the accumulation of excess body weight. We created and presented our parable in a compulsory Finance 101 course taken by all business majors. Most students had little or no exposure to the world of finance and many had poor mathematical skills. Both their lack of financial sophistication and their natural body consciousness meant that our simple parable was very well received (see survey responses in Appendix 1). In theory, young peoples’ use of credit cards should be part of a plan to gain financial independence and to build a good credit score. The reality, however, is that there are altogether too many stories of young people getting...
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...SELF-CONTROL, FINANCIAL LITERACY, AND THE FINANCIAL BEHAVIORS OF YOUNG ADULTS Dissertation Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Philosophy in the Graduate School of The Ohio State University By Jodi C. Letkiewicz, B.S., M.S. Graduate Program in Human Ecology ******* The Ohio State University 2012 Dissertation Committee: Dr. Jonathan Fox, Advisor Dr. Catherine P. Montalto Dr. Robert Scharff Dr. Caezilia Loibl Copyright by Jodi C. Letkiewicz 2012 ii ABSTRACT The objective of this paper is to determine whether financial literacy can moderate the effects that self-control has on financial outcomes. Financial literacy is an oft cited solution to the myriad financial complexities faced by consumers. If financial literacy is effective it should help consumers overcome issues of self-control to encourage more fiscally responsible behaviors. Both economic and psychological theories of self-control are explored, and a conceptual model using the Big Five personality trait of conscientiousness as a measure of self-control is utilized. Data for this study come from the 1997 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY). Asset data in the study was collected in Rounds 9-13 when the respondents were 25 years old. The measure of conscientiousness was collected in Round 13 as part of the Ten-Item Personality Inventory...
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...communication barriers that hindered the doctors from effectively communicating with Jesica’s family. The language differences may have been a leading obstacle to effective communication between the physicians and the family. The family recently migrated to the United States seeking treatment for Jesica's condition and were not fluent in the English language. Immigrants that lack English skills and familiarity with diagnostic techniques and treatments used in the United States are less likely to receive the care and medical information they need (Freeman, 2013). Health literacy may have also induced the communication barrier between the physicians and the family. Health literacy involves the ability to understand medical terms and health care information—health literacy is a communication barrier for individuals native to the English language (Day, 2019). With the language barrier already in place the health literacy barrier may have additionally contributed to the...
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...FINANCIAL LITERACY AS A TOOL OF FINANCIAL INCLUSION A SUMMER INTERNSHIP REPORT Submitted by KHUSHBOO VERMA Registration No: 11400462 In partial fulfillment of Summer Internship for the award of the degree of MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION School of Business LOVELY PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY Phagwara, Punjab July, 2015 1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: I am very much obliged to Mr. Vikram Jain (Chartered Accountant) for his valuable suggestion to take up the project in Appu International Ludhiana. This project report could not complete without the guidance of Mr. Vikram Jain and their timely help and encouragement helped me to complete this project successfully. I am thankful to Vikram Jain for their suitable guidance at every stage of my training. I thanks to Mrs. Rimpy, Sangeeta jangra. And miss. Pushpa Mehta for giving me opportunity to work at Accounts, Records, purchases and sales items maintained of Appu International as a finance trainee. 2 (INDEX):Chapters Name Page No. 1. Executive Summary 7 2. Industry Introduction 8-9 3. Organization Introduction 10-19 4. Literature Review 20-23 5. Introduction To Financial Literacy As A Tool Of 24-33 Sr. No. Financial Inclusion 6. Hypothesis 33-34 7. Research Methodology 35-39 8. Result And Discussion 40-73 9. Finding 74-77 10. Suggestion 78-79 11. Limitation 80 12. Future Scope 80 13. ...
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...because I learned it helps by looking at people’s foreheads and not directly at their eyes. But, not everyone is able to get this kind of assistance or are able to join scouting at where they attend or attended school and based on the opportunities they were given as a kid. His explanation made this clear, when asked how reading was like for him as kid, he stated, “reading wasn’t something that I was good at. With helping out at the farm with my dad and brothers, and getting out of school earlier than the other kids, I wasn’t able to get the reading skills needed.” My grandpa grew up in Eureka, Kansas on a farm, and at the time, he would get out a month or so early than the other kids to help his father on the farm and help around with what he can. With him doing that he was unable to gain that further knowledge and advancement with reading as other kids. It was until later when he went to high school and attended Kansas State University that he was able to start gaining the knowledge and all that he missed. He is one of many people that weren’t able to get the assistance or even the time to read and advance their...
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...achieve. In this paper, the researcher will conduct information by means of content analysis. Content analysis is the most commonly used methodology because of its ability to measure human behavior, assuming that the verbal behavior is a form of behavior. This study will examine specific media products and define these products by determining smaller elements that complement these products. This document will address a wide view of concerns regarding the African American culture, and will provide assumptions on how this issue can be addressed in the future. The stereotype of African Americans in movies today, is the topic of this research paper. Why do African Americans face stereotypes in the media? Why do black actors and actresses have difficulty obtaining roles that are not stereotypical black roles? Why do African Americans accept stereotypical roles? When will African American roles stop having negative stereotypes attached to its characters? These questions are topics that will be addressed throughout this paper. These issues are critical in determining the future success of African Americans in movies. The researcher will explain the stereotypes that the...
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