According to Borland and Wright, in the past individuals labeled as gifted, are 400 times as likely to be found among children of upper-class parents as among the children of laborers (Heller, et. al 587). By 1925 children of Italian, Portugese, Spanish, and Mexican decendants were under represented, and nearly total absence of African American children was even worth mentioning (Heller, et. al 587). ... Unfortunately, according to Borland and Wright, current data under-representation of economically disadvantaged and minority students in gifted programs had not disappeared (Heller, et. al 58...

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According to Borland and Wright, in the past individuals labeled as gifted, are 400 times as likely to be found among children of upper-class parents as among the children of laborers (Heller, et. al 587). By 1925 children of Italian, Portugese, Spanish, and Mexican decendants were under represented, and nearly total absence of African American children was even worth mentioning (Heller, et. al 587). ... Unfortunately, according to Borland and Wright, current data under-representation of economically disadvantaged and minority students in gifted programs had not disappeared (Heller, et. al 58...

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Capel et al (2003: p 113) lists a number of means by which pupils may be motivated and providing quick feedback by marking work promptly is a good example. ... Capel et al, (2003: p 116) suggests that the key to achieving this rests in the quality of my classroom management skills. ... In that regard Kennewell et al, (2003) emphasises the need to identify: What is the focal point of the room? ... It is important to lay the ground rules at the outset to prevent misbehaviour (Capel, et al, 2003: p 119). ... Hence, the teacher is often inclined to nagging the bottom set instead of motivati...

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Parents, as a group, engage in a broad range of homework involvement behaviors (Hoover-Dempsey, et al., 2001). ... Not doing homework or doing it poorly is likely to have an adverse effect on academic achievement (Bryan, et al., 2001). ... Their ability to keep up with classmates is a central issue in the success of mainstreaming (Bryan, et al., 2002). ... Students' homework problems are likely to increase as they get older (Bryan, et al., 2001). Teachers in middle and high school cover more material and assign more homework (Bryan, et al., 2001). ...

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Knowles et al found that when adults undertake to learn something on their own, they will invest considerable energy in probing into the benefits they will gain from learning it (1998). ... Engaging adults as collaborative partners for learning satisfies their "need to know " as well as appeals to their self-concept as independent learners (Knowles et al, 1998). This is further reinforced by Wong et al that there must be collaboration between the educator and patient, and the adult patient needs to be involved as a partner and active agent of care (2005). ... The next assumption suggests that...

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HAZELWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT ET AL. v. KUHLMEIER ET AL. ... Kuhlmeier et al. was a case in which educators exercised editorial control over the contents of a school newspaper that was produced as part of the school's journalism curriculum. ... Reference: Hazelwood School District et al. v. Kuhlmeier et al. ...

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Lastly, I would instruct the learners to carry out further studies to enhance their thinking as well as have firm grasp of the concept (Van-de-Walle et al. 2013). ... I have aligned my mathematics instruction with these standards through micro managing the methodology to the learning activities implored in teaching mathematics by improve the thinking ability of the learners through the use of teaching aids and subject content (Van-de-Walle et al. 2013). ... As a teacher, effective delivery of content starts right at preparation (Van-de-Walle et al. 2013). ... In addition, I would incorporat...

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If it is the responsibility of the mathematics teacher to encourage students to talk in the classroom (Steele, 1998) then it is more so the responsibility to ensure that that discussion does not damage students" mathematical learning (Sfard et al, 1998). ... (Booker et al, 1997). ... They found poorer mathematical performers most vulnerable to lexical ambiguities and cite Mason et al (1979) who found more error patterns in younger children. ... Sfard et al (1998), however, ask for the research to support this to be conducted first. ... Citing Andrew Wiles" attempt to prove Fermat's las...

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Cutting class is also called "skipping"" or "ditching" class, which is selective class attendance that occurs when a student comes to be present, present a paper or report or take an exam but fails to attend particular classes without a legitimate excuse"" (Fallis et al, 2003, p. 102). ... "While it is tempting to view students who cut class as deficient in their academic capability, intelligence, motivation or values, teachers dispute the stereotype and describe students who cut class as intellectually and academically similar to their regularly-attending peers"(Fallis, et al, 2003, p. 103). ...

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Summary The purpose of the experimental research design conducted by Kimberly McDuffie, Margo Mastropieri, and Thomas Scruggs was to examine several factors; the effects of a peer-tutoring intervention on the academic achievement amongst students with and without disabilities, differences in students' academic achievement between co-taught and non-co-taught settings, and what is the added value of peer tutoring is implemented in the context of a co-taught setting (McDuffie et al., 2009). The authors hypothesized that students in peer tutoring would do better than those without the peer tu...

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"The value question will fall into two broad groups, questions about your own personal and professional values and questions about the values of the local community" (Rallis et al., 2008, p. 14). ... Your professional wisdom is the touchstone in your reasoning process and lays the foundation for the exploration and moral reasoning that come next" (Rallis et al., 2008, p. 17). ...

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"The value question will fall into two broad groups, questions about your own personal and professional values and questions about the values of the local community" (Rallis et al., 2008, p. 14). ... Your professional wisdom is the touchstone in your reasoning process and lays the foundation for the exploration and moral reasoning that come next" (Rallis et al., 2008, p. 17). ...

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For the past decade Australian Government policy has expressed an urgent need for school and community members to support the successful transition of young people into further schooling or employment pathways (Rainey et al. 2008; Alford and James 2007). ... The role of education structures, families, local businesses and external agencies in mentoring young people embarking on successful career pathways, is well-documented (Teese and Lamb 2010; Lamb and Vickers 2006; Broadbent et al. 2012). ... Over the past two decades, local and federal governments have attempted to bridge the gaps for...

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For the past decade Australian Government policy has expressed an urgent need for school and community members to support the successful transition of young people into further schooling or employment pathways (Rainey et al. 2008; Alford and James 2007). ... The role of education structures, families, local businesses and external agencies in mentoring young people embarking on successful career pathways, is well-documented (Teese and Lamb 2010; Lamb and Vickers 2006; Broadbent et al. 2012). ... Over the past two decades, local and federal governments have attempted to bridge the gaps for...

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Independent learning is self-directed learning (Mayer at al., 2008b). ... Also a good way of helping is not giving unclear advices as it may confuse students.The literature provides a variety of suggestions relating to how teachers can promote this kind of learning by using strategies such as scaffolding, providing students with opportunities to self-monitor, by offering models of behavior and developing a language for learning (Meyer et al., 2008a). ... Finally, as Christie et al. (2013) imply there are two main factors to be considered in the transition period from college to university, th...

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These finding coincide with school-focused technology studies conducted by Lagrange et al. (2003) and Laborde (2008). ... The development of our framework is based on the Lagrange et al. (2003) framework, which we knew would need to be revised in order to fit our purposes. ... The design of the framework was achieved by adapting parts of the framework developed by Lagrange et al. (2003) to review technology-related publications toward the end of the 1990s. ... The analysis of the education research papers according to Lagrange et al.'... An exception occurs in one paper where the authors...

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"As fashion and trends change, students become more concerned with how they look and how they are perceived than they do with their academic success and achievement" (Duvall et al. 2004). ... "Students have also lost the professionalism involved with education; students do not feel that school is a place of work but rather a place to hang out with friends and socialize" (Duvall et al. 2004). ... "In recent years, schools across the country have experienced violence, gang activity, and thefts of clothing and accessories" (Duvall et al. 2004). ...

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The third article entitled "Critical thinking in Distance Education and Traditional Education" written by Visser et al looks at the development of critical thinking amongst traditional and distance education students. ... Visser et al study bring attention external factors that contribute to lack of critical thinking skills amongst students. Visser et al also shows the opportunities and inadequacies of both distance and traditional education. ...

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The school authorities had placed the breached of duty of care on the teacher, Miss Morgan, who was in care of the child, though Judge Lord Reid had stated that "the teacher was not negligent but that the authority was liable on the footing that it was in breach of duty to the child and to the plaintiff" (Lord Reid 1955 et al.p563). ... The causes for child abuse are complex in which there is no defined reason however, there are factors in which can contribute to the causes, such as families that are under pressure with poverty, violence within and out of the household, lack of educa...

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Constitution, the Bill of Rights, states in the first amendment, "Congress shall make no law representing an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances" (Karolides et al.). ... Even though To Kill a Mockingbird won the Pulitzer Prize Award, the Alabama Library Association Book Award, and the Brotherhood Award of the National Conference of Christians and Jews, the novel still receives shouts of criti...

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In addition, peer tutoring (Lou et al., 1996) and mentoring to help balance sporting and academic commitments (Rogers, 2002) are further examples of G&T endorsements received. ... Being identified as 'gifted' or 'elitist' can have a negative effect (Bailey et al., 2004) due to the pressures and expectations appointed via peers, i.e. parents and teachers (Moulton et al., 1998). ... Within physical education pupils with SEN have a duty to be included, however it is frequently argued whether this inclusion proves detrimental to fellow pupil development (BAALPE, 1996) or all...

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The article states, "Children begin in preschool years to develop sophisticated understandings (whether accurate or not) of the phenomenon around them (Bransford et al., 2000, p. 15). ... (Bransford et al., 2000, p. 19). ...

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The long-term viability of any organization is dependent on the skill and experience of all employees (Jackson, et al 204) and managers are often tempted to rely on a chosen few to get results. ... Strategic planning helps a person to create a vision into the future, anticipate possibilities and be prepared for them (Carter, et al. 42) and critical thinking entails questioning established ideas, creating new ideas, and turning information into problem solving and decision-making tools (45). ...

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When a student sets goals for his/herself and then is successful in reaching those goals, they feel better about themselves and about their capabilities, and thus continue to set and accomplish goals throughout their academic career (Morisano et. al. 2010). ... These goals make it easier to like doing your assignments and can help to develop skills that encourage an understanding of the big picture (harackiewcz, et. al, 2000). ...

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The Potential Benefits and Negative Aspects of the Practice of Looping The Practice of Looping Looping, also known as multi-year grouping or teacher-student progression is a process whereby a single teacher stays with the same group of students for two or more consecutive years. Looping is n...

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