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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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 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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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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Also Eric Midwinter said, No matter how much you do inside the school, it makes virtually no impact at all without the informed support of the home. ... Grammar schools still existed as well as comprehensives. ... The higher the set a pupil is placed in means that the pupil will be motivated to do well and achieve their abilities. ... This would result in the pupil being less likely to do well. ... This was a system of testing and assessment for pupils. ...

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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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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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