Most states measure student growth with standardized test. ... Therefore, the same scale cannot be used to measure the effectiveness of teachers from advantaged and disadvantaged neighborhoods (Layton, 2012). ... How do you fairly measure a teacher who has more challenging student in his/her class against a teacher who has less challenging students in his/her class? ... Personal Position Name of First Personal Position: Student achievement- student growth is not an accurate measure of teacher effectiveness. ...

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Browns mill Elementary met the AYP and several preventive measures are being taken to make sure the school continue to improve. Some of the preventive measures that I discussed with my administrator are: EIP math and reading classes, tutoring, extended care tutorials, reduced class sizes, pullouts for those who are in critical need. ...

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For the educational system standardized testing is appealing but it measures students by a common yardstick, which should not exist. ... It does not measure anything. There are abounding aspects that this kind of tests cannot measure. ...

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The three-point Likert scale was used for the questions based on the measures of performance and the quality of the written objectives in the IEP's, with 0 equaling not at all, 1 somewhat and 2 yes/evident. ... After the research the findings were that using the IEP tool can effectively measure the quality of IEP's for students with autism. ...

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Based on my own experiences throughout high school there were many problems that I saw in my school and others. One problem that I think had the most impact on my educational career was the amount of standardized tests given. It seemed to me that all the schools, teachers, and students were all fo...

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Violence in schools around the nation is a serious problem. It includes gang activity, theft, bullying and the use of guns and other weapons. The total number of crimes committed in public schools has risen to close three million each year. About 9 percent of all students are victimized at least ...

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Problem Identification: Classrooms that are overcrowded and the lack of attention from teachers instigate class disruption among students. Causes of the Problem: The best way to get children's attention is a problem for new and inexperienced teachers. However, teachers often have trouble getti...

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This sudden burst of lethargy that led to the nine-day truancy overcame the activation barrier that had prevented may parents from taking retaliatory measures in response to all of the smaller things that I had done. ...

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An assessment may lack reliability whenever assessments are inconsistent to measure student's achievements, secondly when a variety of assessment tasks are not used to gather information on student's competence and when teachers ignore to work in a learning team in order to bring collective insights that will enhance children's achievements stated Manitoba Education, Citizenship and Youth (2006 p. 9). ... Manitoba Education, Citizenship and Youth states that assessment promotes validity if they do not overlooked the following: the intended learning targets, outcomes including co...

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March again The clock sticks four in the morning. The whole dorm is quiet, and everyone is in bed except me. Under the strong light, my friend Brian looks gloomily at a huge pile of books because there is an unwelcome guest called "exam" saying good morning to him. Certainly, everyone must hav...

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In the article "The High-Stakes Testing..." Gary Orfield and Johanna Wald, both researchers at Harvard Graduate School, state that the policy of high-stakes testing was first conceived to help raise the educational standards but has only discriminated against high poverty and minority students. Pub...

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While there is no way to guarantee that any child will never be bullied (or be a bully), some measures have proven very effective in reducing bullying: changing the way parents interact with their children, early intervention, effective discipline and communication. ...

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"Urban graduation scam needs to be addressed" Standardized testing is a very controversial topic among education administrators. Some feel that these tests are a good way to compare students city, state, and nation wide. While others feel that these tests are created unfairly and that they place...

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School Violence Violence among youth, especially in schools, is one of American society's most pressing concerns. Youth, like adults, are now more frequently using guns instead of fists to settle disputes. Also, whereas youth violence had once been thought to be an urban public school problem, sta...

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A large portion of sociological theories comes from statistics collected from the societies or the society that is being studied. This helps make conclusions about changes or patterns so we can get a better idea of how society functions the way it does, what we should change, and how to go about ch...

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THE PYGMALION EFFECT IN SCHOOLS It is obvious in schools today that all students are not successful. Some teachers believe it to be the fault of genetics, some believe students are lazy, and even others believe students just don't learn the way that that certain teacher teaches. The Pygmalion e...

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Education is the tool for man to guide his destiny, shape his future and promote tolerance and harmony in the society. Education is defined as the process of imparting knowledge, skills and awareness. The knowledge and skills lead the nation to new heights of prosperity and dignity. Study of history...

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Equality of opportunity is the chance for every individual to have the kind and amount of education that best fits his/her educations according to his/her wish and ability. People having ambitious and abilities, should have the chance to develop them, move up, have social mobility and take positions...

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Kids spend too much time in school learning about history, they learn how to do algebra, measure a circle, they learn about galaxies and how to create explosions,but is that what's really going to get them far in life? ...

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Mortimer Adler was a philosopher and writer, as well as a critic and an editor. With his philosophical background formed by such individuals as Homer, Plato, Saint Augustine, David Hume, and Sigmund Freud, he felt his views were a direct contrast to John Dewey. His most popular books were: How To...

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"School is Bad for Children" In this essay John Holt makes the point clear that the current system of schooling for our children is bad for them. He thinks that the school systems across the country are limiting the creative learning power of the minds of the children by teaching them ways to fak...

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America is faced with a challenge detrimental to the future success of the nation: education reform. This challenge was brought about by the idea that America's public school system is failing as a whole. There are many opinions as to why the system is not performing as it once had. These differing ...

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Imagine if your house starts to fall apart and have you've tried everything to prevent like re-patching holes, install new molding. You've tried almost everything, but the house just continue to fall apart. You end up spending thousands of dollars trying to fix the house, but nothing seems to work. ...

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Youth heftiness has multiplied in youngsters and quadrupled in teenagers in the previous 30 years. The rate of youngsters matured 6–11 years in the United States who were hefty expanded from 7% in 1980 to about 18% in 2012. Additionally, the rate of young people matured 12–19 years who were expa...

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Notably, there were the same provisions in relation to this in Gaeltacht areas of the country and "very harsh measures were often taken to prevent its use in school by children whose natural and home language was Irish" (Coimisiún Na Gaeltachta, 1925 pg. 12). ...

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