For the educational system standardized testing is appealing but it measures students by a common yardstick, which should not exist. ... It does not make sense to test everyone the same and to expect everyone to do the same. ... There are abounding aspects that this kind of tests cannot measure. ... This is when the individual's senses are operating at their peak, this is when someone is doing something they love and they feel their blood racing through their body, when they are fully alive. ... Physiologists made an experiment testing kindergartens, their results showed the children to b...

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Theorist Albert Bandura states that, "If parental love is truly present that caring attitude will translate into concrete expressions of love at home, and will have a positive effect on the child's learning" (p. 752). ... There were five successful approaches and they included: (1) a program explicitly designed to teach comprehension skill, (2) teaching strategies that enable students to learn how to learn, (3) step-by-step instructions for teachers, (4) field tested and revised to suit school/district issues, and (5) motivates success for future learning. The idea was that suc...

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My ultimate goal is to provide a comfortable, welcoming and respectful classroom in which students, their families and I share a passionate love of learning together and from one another. ... Informal assessment provides a clear picture of the child since they are engaged at a level not seen in formal situations, such as test taking or when asked to do something specific. ...

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It is, understandably, a much-loved and thoroughly researched teaching strategy, but it is not without its disadvantages. ... For example, increased pressure to meet academic standards using individualized tests might detract from the group-oriented procedures that characterize cooperative learning. ...

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Students are not the only ones that crave technology; teachers love it, too. ... According to the National School Boards Association, "Students who are exposed to a high volume of technology perform as well as expected on standardized test, however, technology can potentially do students a disservice if used inappropriately" (Klaus). ...

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Imagine being able to communicate instantly with voice, picture, and text with a business colleague or a loved one thousands of miles away. ... Last, both the training and the testing are objectively and efficiently measured and tracked. ...

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Technology Enhancements in Distance Education: The Digital Revolution and Communication Academia in Western culture is seemingly somewhat resistant to change (Jukes and McCain, 2000). An example given by Jukes and McCain pertaining to the rate of change in the United States due to advancements...

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I believe that praise, encouragement and love for your students will give them the self-worth and motivation that they need in order to succeed. ... Alex certainly continued behaving negatively, testing my cooperating teacher on her threat. ...

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Inclusive education has entered the shores of the Pacific region. It is defined as the "full inclusion of children with diverse abilities in all aspects of schooling, regardless of their ability or disabilities" (Loreman, Deppeler & Harvey, 2005; Rogers, 1993; Salamanca Statement & Framework of Acti...

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For many decades, the primary setting of traditional academic education consisted of the teacher standing at the front of the class, giving a lecture on the topic at hand while the students actively listen and take notes on that topic which they would probably see again in the form of a test or even a class discussion. ...

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