Essays on Classroom

Anecdotal Reports Anecdotal reports provide as complete a description as possible of a student’s behavior in a particular setting or during an instructional period. They are useful for analysis rather than evaluation when a target behavior has not yet been identified. When the reason for a lack of academic progress or the cause of some…

This paper was written to express and support my philosophy of classroom management. In this paper, my belief about managing the behavior of children/youth in the classroom environment given and support by details showing the child is not totally responsible of their behavior in the classroom and also by showing the importance of establishing and…

Some educators would argue that students should be placed in grade levels based on their age. Others believe age is not as important a factor as a student’s academic ability. Placing students in grade levels based on their academic ability can be both beneficial and harmful to a child’s educational development. When students with similar…

a.Site description, including number of children observed             The preschool classroom I visited provides an educational environment for children from twelve months to about two years of age,  The curriculum is designed for the growth and development of these 50 children by applying developmentally appropriate activities. The learning through play, exploration and discovery are vey…

Online vs. Traditional Classroom Learning             The latest trend in the twenty first century in education is the online degree program.  According to elearners.com, “Nearly 3.2 million students were taking at least one online course during the fall 2005 term, a substantial increase over the 2.3 million reported the previous year.”  Pioneers such as University…

Some class’s harbored students vivo comprehended the material better, were ethnically diverse, special education, motivated and lazy students. Each time observed, there were particular occasions that had anticipated to occur and other instances that I was astounded. I found it intriguing to see how the teacher responded when something in the classroom did not go…

The American heritage dictionary describes monitoring as scrutinizing or checking systematically with a view to collecting certain specified categories of data (Cotton, 1988). Another definition for monitoring that is more closely related to the field of education is, “activities pursued by the teacher to keep track of student learning for purposes of making instructional decisions…

My research focused on living situations. I wanted to compare the living situations of living alone versus living with one or more people, and find the advantages and disadvantages to both. I started by creating by survey with questions based on different aspects of everyday living that may differ from one living alone to one…

Observation of a Head Start Classroom In June, 2010, I had the opportunity to observe a partial-day of instructor-student interaction in a Head Start classroom, Delaware County, PA. In this facility, the teacher (a female with over 4 years of teaching experience), created and provided multiple environments in which her students could flourish. Primarily, she…

Context of the Study Behavioral problems within the classroom are an ongoing concern for teachers and administrators alike. Nationwide, administrators and classroom teachers are seeking ways to successfully address the overlapping challenges of discipline and instruction (Baer, 1998). Schools do not adopt a single policy of behavior modification because the same, single method will not…