Through this, condition games can be manifested in the correct way to maximise enjoyment as well as developing pupils at the correct degree which allows themselves, as well as teachers, to witness the progression being achieved. ... However, factors such as gender or body compositional issues act as constraints, whereby pupils are less willing to partake due to self-esteem issues or feeling inferior to other peers. ... Through this devised curriculum by QCA (2007) opportunity should be provided for pupils to follow pathways into other sporting activities in and beyond school, as well as perfor...

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The development of various pieces of legislation such as the Education Reform Act and Education Acts, as well as the development of Ofsted, education has become much more competitive. ... The Education Act 1988 meant that there was 'a surge of educational change, reform, legislation and government intervention' (Ward & Eden, 2009) which meant that changes were made to all aspects of education including curriculum, assessment and evaluating the effectiveness of the setting. ... However, Gunter (2011) argues that the idea that a private sponsor could do what the local authorities coul...

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They do their curriculum development and revision in phases. ... When deciding if a curriculum needs to be revised, they look at student assessments (ACT, SAT, state tests, etc.). ... " Both of these answers compare very well with the research conducted. ... When asked what types of assessments Dr. ... After comparing the PECAT with my interview answers, I was surprised with how well my interviewee stacked up. ...

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Keeping Ryan and Cooper's definition of education in mind, when dealing with education reform we must consider other aspects, such as assessment, technology and character education to name a few, as well as curriculum. ... In 1994, President Clinton made these goals law with the Goals 2000: Educate America Act. ... Implemented in the 70s and 80s, these multiple-choice tests are used to determine how well a student is learning and how well teachers are teaching. ... Authentic assessment is "a student evaluation that attempts to measure real student performance on significant tasks: t...

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The Act requires states to develop assessments in basic skills to be given to all students in certain grades, if those states are to receive federal funding for schools. The Act does not assert a national achievement standard; standards are set by each individual state [OBr13]. ... One student proclaimed, "I just do not understand how I can be learning about the American Revolution one day and then the Great Depression the next" [Bla14]. ... Although elected officials had the right idea about the act when it first came into law, they should take into consideration that as time goes...

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The personalization concept is useful in making the professional staff act as instructors instead of basic educators. ... The answers to Survey Area Number Two (The extent that faculty members are free to give their views and are involved in school decision making) was designed to rate how effectively the principal led the school. ... The administration did indicate that the school board does not include the school leaders in the decision making process. ... Gap Parents and faculty perceive that the principal is not using adequate capacity building strategies but administrators believe that th...

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The Education for All Handicapped Children Act, in 1997, was reinstated as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (Dock, and Peters, 1997). ... Still, another issue that is important to recognize when considering inclusion is how to fairly grade students with disabilities. ... Another way is to pass the students if they do the best that they can by using a pass/fail grading system. ... What exceptions the Delaware Department of Education have made in terms of the State tests are allowing an alternate assessment called the Delaware Alternate Portfolio Assessment (DAPA), and also...

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The case study of Great Meadows mentioned that teachers were overwhelmingly positive regarding the new approach, but did not address aptitude as well as attitude. ... They also need to take professional development time to understand how their discipline can connect to other disciplines and develop knowledge they may not have, change assessment strategies and somehow prepare students for high stakes testing at the same time (Loepp, 1999). ... Great Meadows' plan for restructuring does not seem to address the issue of how teachers will ensure the material they share with students will be...

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The problems and their outcomes as well as the solution are the result of thorough research on these tests. ... The 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act helped to fund these efforts. ... The thinking is that students and teachers will work and learn more if there are serious rewards or punishments; teachers get financial rewards and schools are lauded by the media if they do well, but teachers face termination, schools face closures, and students are retained or not allowed to graduate if they do poorly (Nichols, Glass, & Berliner, 2012). ... So their students are less likely to score...

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I think that this is a decent amount to pay for all the necessities in life as well as those additional extras. ... I find that this would allow for relaxation and act as a preparation for the new term or year. ... As teachers also have to do look after students during breaks in the school day which are often outside, teachers also have the opportunity to be in the outdoor environment as well as the indoors. ... She says that teaching is a very rewarding job, especially when she sees how students have improved over the year. ... In the fourth year at university, there are usually practical ass...

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Self-Assessment and Reflection When I think back on my learning experiences from elementary school through College, I can see my learning style. ... Most upsetting was how I could find the words to describe what I read! ... Tobler how I felt about this book, about this terrible act the animal endured. ... This was how the material in the book made me feel, and what I imagined. ... Doing something active with it, seeing what it does and how it works. ...

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Schools that receive Title I Grants are supposed to involve parents in deciding how funds are spent. ... Then the Department develops guidelines that determine exactly how the program must be operated. ... A big factor that many people do not think of when it comes to education is lobbying, a type of legal bribery. ... One would think that with such a dramatic increase, test scores of students would have increased as well, but that is not the case. ... In 2002, the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) was signed into law by President George W. ...

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Many students are placed in remedial education because they failed to study for the assessment test. ... If students have a better understanding of how basic skills affect their education, students will work harder to place in college-ready courses. ... Students also fail to complete basic skills since they do not know how to use the resources made available to them. Students do not know how to use student services like the writing center or the computer lab. ... Twenty percent of African-Americans were also required to re-learn basic skills as well as sixteen percent of Hispanics. ...

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Two-thirds of African-American and Hispanic students achieve well below grade level" (Chubb 1). ... An educational system which accommodates primarily to wealthier individuals is a broken system at best and is in need of proper assessment. ... "costing taxpayers an average of $292,000 over a lifetime due to the price tag associated with incarceration and other factors such as how much less they pay in taxes" (chubb 22). A student who does not get a diploma will pay less taxes, this is the correlation of education to economy that drains the U.S. finance. ... The No Child Left Be...

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Do repeated high failure rates send a red flag up to an administrator that the teacher's form of assessment is not viable? ... Now known as the Praxis, it continues to be a national professional assessment for teachers and administrators. ... "Iron clad tenure as well as aggressive union tactics allow a teacher to remain deeply embedded in the establishment as recertification takes place every five to seven years regardless if they do any actual teaching. ... Research reveals more about how the brain works, the importance of effective communication skills, and how learning is achieved. ....

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On the other side of the debate though, there are opponents of mandatory dress codes as well. ... Through all of the debate and statistics, it seems that one question still remains: Do school uniforms help reduce violence and improve discipline? ... We'd probably have totally different friends because we'd pick friends based on how they act, not on how they look." ... Without a careful assessment of the received statistics over a longer period of time, there is no one sure cause of the reduction in violence. ... Uniform implementation will be based most...

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It will discuss how as a Pacific teacher would attempt to accommodate all children. ... The best way to vocalise and act out diversity of students around the globe is inclusive education (Kugelmass, 2004; Rix & Simmons, 2005). ... It gives them a sense of belonging and understanding on how the world operates and boosts social contact with peers. ... According to the research done by Daveta ( p. 60, 2009) in Fiji schools, most teachers who have graduated admits that teacher training did not prepare them well to facilitate inclusive education. ... This is due to the fact that the course content...

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This essay aims to describe some main aspects of the Code of Practice and its consequences for teaching as well as some considerations for my own teaching on the basis of a case study (attached to the essay). ... The Code of Practice suggests a fourfold process of assessment of pupils with SEN. ... Two main elements of SEN have to be considered according to the Education Act of 1993. ... Therefore, it is vital to set a 'can-do-approach' rather than an approach of lack and failure when working with those pupils. ... I realized how many different aspects there are with respect to ...

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Many students around the world today focus mainly one thing while they are in school; Career and income, but how do you achieve that? How does one get the career they want and the income they yearn? ... According to Pew Research Center, among all surveyed parents only 15% of all parents place pressure on their kids to do exceptionally well in school. ... An online China blog stated that an 11 year old girl had to commit suicide because of excessive parental and peer pressure to do well in school. ... An online media website shows how Georgia Hope Scholarship fund really pressurizes students to...

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As the United States immigration population has increased over many years, the number of immigrants who are becoming citizens is increasing as well. ... Our country's reaction to newcomers in history is well known for being swift and often vicious, creating an anxiety in the newcomers. ... Most importantly, a teacher should know how to check for understanding in a variety of ways. ... The No Child Left Behind Act has created some funding, which will benefit states that have seen a sudden increase in the number of English language learners in their schools. The NCLB requires states to deve...

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For example, the establishment of the No Child Left Behind Act" (NCLB) enables the assessment of public schools through standardized testing. ... These students are then penalized by more budget cuts when they don't perform well enough on their tests. ... Consequently, it is the low-income and minority students that are unlikely to do well, because of low expectations and the irrelevance of the curriculum to their experience. ... Dewey came to the conclusion that the purpose of school is to teach students how to think critically, so they would have the ability to eliminate oppression. ......

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This just shows how Filipinos value the importance of education. ... PHILIPPINE EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES A) Objectives The objectives of the Philippine educational system may be gathered from the Educational Act of 1982 , the Philippine Constitution and the Philippine Development Plan. ... Similarly, the very high average figure for private elementary schooling would be accounted for by just a small number of well-to-do families who choose not to send their children to public elementary schools. ... Even with these stipulations, table 9 does show how even public education is...

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Diversity is not only the way people think about others, but also how it effects the interaction among individuals. ... Advocacy Advocacy can be defined as "the act of pleading for, supporting, or recommending" (Definition of Advocacy, n.d.). ... Advocacy will occur as an attempt is made to enhance the well-being of the children. ... An educator has extensive knowledge which directs how they choose to serve faculty members and students within the school. ... To understand a policy, many question must be answered: does the policy support my beliefs of what I consider good teaching and...

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Diversity is not only the way people think about others, but also how it effects the interaction among individuals. ... Advocacy Advocacy can be defined as "the act of pleading for, supporting, or recommending" (Definition of Advocacy, n.d.). ... Advocacy will occur as an attempt is made to enhance the well-being of the children. ... An educator has extensive knowledge which directs how they choose to serve faculty members and students within the school. ... To understand a policy, many question must be answered: does the policy support my beliefs of what I consider good teaching and...

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The third pattern set a new trend in immigration that was set following the United States enactment of the Naturalization Act. ... How Immigration Patterns Impact Educational Patterns And Trends The above immigration patterns have impacted education patterns and trends through religion and business. Religion amongst the first two patterns of immigration is relevant to education in that religion does serve to educate. ... Italian food remains a staple within my family as well as the community of which I reside. ... The French migrated to Canada as well as the southern areas of the new world, i....

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