Essays on Education Page 193

After the mid-year scrutiny consequences were announced. Judy was both surprised and pleased to happen that she was among the top three students in her category. She glowed with pride as both instructors and friends congratulated her on her accomplishment. After the half-term vacations. we returned to school to happen a different Judy. The one…

Compare and contrast the roles of the teacher and the learning support practitioner in assessment of learners’ achievements. Within the classroom my teacher is always monitoring and assessing the children’s progress and achievements. This helps them to report back to other staff members and parents. The teacher marks their work using green and red pens…

The title of this message is “The Gap Between Knowledge and Action”. Have you ever wondered why obstacles often appear in your life, even though you know how to succeed? It seems that there is a disparity between what you know and what you actually do. Many people who feel frustrated and stuck in their…

            In our quest for quality education, a teacher who is considered as the key factor in any teaching-learning situation needs to be competent to effectively transmit knowledge, skills and values they gained.  But in so doing, what should really characterize or constitute a competent teacher to be able to accomplish these tasks?  What should…

High school, the best times of our lives. But in every situation others don’t experience it as the time of their lives. In specific, the so called, “Loser, Nerds, Outcasts. ” Sometimes the perception that most high school movies convey for this certain group are the reality. In this article “High school confidential: Notes on…

The Denver Youth Survey, Pittsburgh Youth Study and The Rochester Youth Development Study was a longitudinal project conducted to research and conclude such findings as, steady change of delinquency, drug use, damage produced to youths records due to reoccuring arrest and victimization derived from the isolation of these youths. The Denver Youth Survey, •randomly sampled…

The life of the Greek mathematician Diophantus is not well-documented, but his contributions are significant. One of his achievements led to Fermat’s last theorem. Diophantus was born in Alexandria, between 200 and 214 BC, a major center of Greek culture and knowledge. He belonged to the ‘Silver Age’ of Alexandria. Despite limited information about his…

    Theories of learning have been formulated to account for the ways in which learningtakes place.  A brief description of the key theories of learning is presented here.  These theories have been designated by the terms punishment, two process, one process, reinforcement, drive reduction, relative value, response deprivation, avoidance, conditioning, vicarious learning, generalization and discrimination.  …

Possible groups include students, teachers, IT department, administration, counselors, and high-level admit (Principals, Vice Principals). Of course, within the teachers/educators group, would be all teachers in the classroom. Within the IT department group would be the IT department and any other employees involved in managing and configuring any IT systems. Within the administrators group would…

During my graduate studies at the State University of New York at Albany, I have acquired extensive teaching experience. I have served as both a teaching assistant and an independent instructor for several courses, including Principles of Microeconomics and Tools of Economics. In addition, I have served Principles of Macroeconomics for four semesters as an…