Although teaching and learning history does not grab a headline as frequently as many other social issues do, it is by no means less serious. It is the goal of this essay to outline some reasons for ineffective History teaching as well as suggest certain appropriate ways to address it. ... In addition, the method of teaching history is considered archaic and does not stimulate the students. ... Many students grow up being told to focus on "major subjects" such as Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, English and literature in order to secure a place in a high-ranked university and get a ...

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Throughout the last century, the Theory of Multiple Intelligences (MI), has become an innovation in teaching and learning English language. ... Another of the eight intelligences would be Logical Mathematical which consists of the capacity to analyze problems logically, carry out mathematical operations, and investigate issues scientifically. This intelligence is often associated with scientific and mathematical thinking. ... Schools often favor verbal-linguistic and logical-mathematical intelligences. ... Teachers can incorporate an MI method into their lessons by show educational videos a...

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The purpose of this paper is to design a plan for implementing an individualized instruction program in mathematics education. The plan will focus on mathematics content in 4th to 5th grade. ... Geometry is one of the five content areas outlined by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. ... A pre-assessment process will be used to determine student needs in mathematics. ... In these observations, use geometric constructivists activities such as learning centers and mathematics games and manipulatives to reveal the students' van Heile level. ...

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This project will be used in all my math classes that I end up teaching, especially in my Geometry classes, and will also be used in my profession portfolio for teaching position interviews. ... Both the mathematical and the social satirical parts of Flatland encourage the reader to look at things from different points of view. ... An Equity Pedagogy: An equity pedagogy exists when teachers modify their teaching in ways that will facilitate the academic achievement of students from diverse racial, cultural, and social-class groups. This includes using a variety of teaching styles that are cons...

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In elementary school, the "banking" concept is a commonly used means of teaching students the basics, such as the alphabet, numbers, colors, and ways of completing simple mathematics. ... Unfortunately, the type of conscious stimulation necessary to follow the "problem-posing" method is not always possible because certain teachers simply avoid it and take the "easy way out" when teaching; that is when the students should feel obliged to introduce it into their class. ... With teaching, as with any other profession or activity, there are right and wrong ways of completing the job at hand. ...

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It will focus more on how Drake views Galileo, his work and times and how events and the Church played a role in Galileo's science and the developments of the scientific method. ... Galileo's science was not so much a collection of conclusions as it was method according to Drake. ... He shows Galileo's work to be preoccupied by mainly measurements rather than theoretical investigation and it is here according to Drake that Galileo solidifies the scientific method. ... Drake proclaims, "what concerned Galileo was the relationship between mathematics and physics not what was insid...

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Coupled with this interest in mathematics, Selten also had an extreme regard for economics due to his concern with politics and governmental affairs. When Selten left high school, he matriculated to the Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-University of Frankfurt to study mathematics. ... After this brief stint, Selten moved on to teaching at the university level. ... By combining economics with political science, Selten worked with Amos Perlmutter to develop the "scenario bundle method" of turning specific international barriers into simplistic game models. ... It's hard to believe that all of ...

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Using English and mathematics marks and high-school scholastic average, she produced a multiple R of .746. ... b) Undergraduate programs of business teacher education place greater emphasis upon preparation for teaching skill subjects than upon preparation for teaching basic business subjects. c) Business teachers who teach or have taught basic business subjects have a more favorable attitude toward teaching basic business subjects than teachers who do not teach or have not taught basic business subject. ... He reported substantial recent interest in surveys, methods, and procedures of ...

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It seems that there are a lot of advantages of using technology in teaching and learning. ... Computers appear to be more useful only in improving mathematics and science skills (Woolfolk, Winne, & Perry, 2012). ... He found out that the use of computers in teaching low order thinking skills has a negative relation on academic achievement. ... Therefore, teachers should plan out an appropriate method and classroom environment in teaching using educational technology in order to let students learn through computers and other educational technologies so that they are better at achieving higher a...

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The obvious strength of the method of management is that it is an understandable method that can be applied practically. ... The intelligences that Gardner based his theory on include: verbal-linguistic, mathematical, musical, visual-spatial, bodily kinesthetic, as well as interpersonal, intrapersonal, naturalist, and existential. ... By accepting various approaches to teaching, the educator will undoubtedly reach more students. ... I appreciate the method that Harry Wong has developed because of its practicalities. ... It is impossible to assume that one method is a cure-all for manage...

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During this time of Puritan sovereignty, subjects such as art, music, and literature were all highly limited by religious creed, and mathematics and sciences were often times neglected. ... (Outline, 1) Enlightenment thinkers viewed the universe as if a science experiment, relating questions with the scientific method formulated by previous men such as Newton. ... Empiricist traditions stemmed off into other forms of Enlightenment thought, such as epistemological rationalism, the philosophy that focuses upon the methods and truths of knowledge. ... Works such as John Edwards" Sinners in the Ha...

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Though the Egyptians may have been well endowed with mathematical brilliance, engineering, and vast resources. ... In 332 BCE Aristotle founded Lyceum, a School in Athens, which was known as the peripatetic school because instructors would walk around the neighborhood while teaching. ... He did so through syllogism, which was a method to prove relationships and therefore prove as reliable knowledge. ... This was a solid method to create demonstrative knowledge. ...

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Black and White Test Score Comparison African Americans currently score lower than European Americans on vocabulary, reading, and mathematics test, as well as on tests that claim to measure scholastic aptitude and intelligence. ... Standardized test assess peoples skills and knowledge using methods that some test takers find poorly, frustrating, anxiety-provoking, or silly. ... Casserly, the executive director of the Washington-based advocacy group for urban school systems, characterized the findings of the report, "Beating the Odds II," as encouraging, pointing to significant improvements ...

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In effect, Descartes uses the first meditation as a sort of learning exercise teaching his readers to learn to doubt everything they believe in order to come to basic truths. ... This allows the reader to feel more in control of the argument since he is more likely to accept as true that which he feels that he discovers by his own methods. ... At times Descartes" argument is very mathematical in the formulation of his arguments, using logic as in the recurrent example "I think therefore I am." ...

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It is easier to distinguish what is 'pure' and 'applied' in older disciplines: everybody can separate physics and mathematics from engineering, or anatomy and physiology from medicine. ... Experimenting with animals and people, it tries to understand how they learn, and to devise better ways of teaching. ...

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Other scores increased after hearing the story, indicating a trend that storytelling is an effective method of increasing expressions of empathy. ... Both programs were highly effective in teaching empathy; the children in the test groups showed significant increases in empathy and prosociability after the 4-month program relative to children in the control group. ... These results indicate that empathy can be consciously taught, and that utilizing drama and stories, where children can take on and see and hear the role of another, is a very effective method of teaching empathic behavior. There...

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Classroom of America 2 Classroom of America: Inequality in the Educational System The United States of America has long been referred to as the "land of the free,"" a place where "all men are created equal."" But how united is America in the classroom? Within America...

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The bilingual program presented the student a scholastic curriculum that simultaneously instructed students all the required classes while teaching them the English language. For such method, bilingual teachers were the focal point for the success of individual students of any class level. ... The proposition introduces a new way of teaching the English language to immigrant children. ... The further argued that such "one-size-fits-all" program that treats all children the same, may rise more problems simply because the method may work in Los Angeles but not in Fresno. ...

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Data for this longitudinal mixed method study was gathered through three years of parental involvement data in student-led conferences which includes the percentage of parents/guardians who participated in their student-led conference each year. ... Table of Contents List of Tables iv Table 1 A Sample Table Showing Correct Formatting 52 iv List of Figures v Section 1: Introduction to the Study 1 Introduction 1 Problem Statement 4 Purpose of the Study 8 Definition of Terms 10 Assumption, Limitations, Delimitations and Scope of the Study 13 Significance of the Study 14 Summary 16 Section 2: Li...

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An innovative and brilliant publicist, he used modern methods to publicise his new art movement - chiefly in the form of a flood of manifestos which promised much but were often difficult to produce in real terms. ...

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