THE PROBLEM RATIONALE High performance in every test is one of the major goals of every teacher and every learning institution. ... The researcher had encountered many students who obtained low scores in periodical test. Specifically in grade 7 class of SY 2015-2016, during the first periodical test, out of 89 students 39 got a score of 20 and below from 50-item test. ... Using the mastery exercises, Grade 7 teachers can explore other supplementary exercises in Mathematics for the improvement of test results. ...

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From the data of 128 college men and women enrolled in the first quarter of principles of accounting, Larsen (40) developed four multiple-regression equations, using the following as predictive factors: age; sex; veteran status; size of high school attended; rank in high school class; size of senior class; cumulative high school average; previous study of bookkeeping; grade point average during first quarter in college; grades in college freshmen composition, business mathematics, and introduction to business; and college entrance test scores. ... The analysis of variance was used as a test ...

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In the experiment reported in chapter 6, sensitive testing revealed a considerable increase in E's vocabulary knowledge after she encountered target words that occurred two, three or four times in a German novella. The experiments with R and W, which were carefully designed to isolate the effect of each reading encounter, used the sensitive testing technique to trace growth over the course of many encounters with hundreds of target words. ... Thirdly, modeling both participants' growth as matrices revealed that word knowledge was not stable; with repeated contextual encounters, the l...

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Diagnosing student strengths and weaknesses can be a stressful process for students because it often involves diagnostic testing. ... One popular form of pre-assessment is a diagnostic test. The diagnostic test will reveal what students already know and what their strengths and weaknesses are. ... In addition to diagnostic testing, observations of student behavior can reveal student needs. ... See appendix for an example a diagnostic test, observation checklist, and interest inventory. ...

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Northern Caribbean University College of Education and Religion Department of Education MTED 201: Primary Mathematics Methods Factors that influence how children learn Psychological influences Professional influences Technological influences Language influences Societal influences Research influences Psychological influences: The essence of this theory is students construct their own understanding of math ideas (by interacting with physical models of these ideas). Professional influences: Its emphasis is back to the basics, the 3 R's were emphasized (reading, wr...

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Well, one example that the authors give is that of tests. ... One of these strategies is that of pre-testing. ... Pre-testing material comes in the form of practice quizzes, tests, surveys and unit tests (Miller et. all 141). The practice test can be comprised of different features such as graphing, charts and questions. ... For example, were I to create a pre-quiz that tested students over the characteristics, I would need to be organized and clear. ...

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In the process of my late educational endeavor here at Ashford University as well as my ongoing and life-long job of first and fore-most being a mother, I've had the pleasure of raising and still raising three wonderful children. My oldest child is 22 years old at this time, athletic, a hands-on learner, struggled in his academic education in high school and his first year of college, however, learned the most important things in life through his own ways. My next son, academically smart and loved sports, though didn't have the motivation to give it his all; he chose the bare minim...

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Introduction This report is written to discuss about the continuous professional development courses for teachers. The discussion includes the advantages and disadvantages comes from it, the cost,benefits involved and also the targeted audiences. Continuing Professional Development (CPD) involves i...

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EARLY YEARS CURRICULUM In this assignment, I plan to achieve a number of things. I shall discuss, evaluate, and define Early Years Education'. Initially I will be defining Audrey Curtis` statement, following that I will aim to deliver a clear concise meaning of the term Curriculum'. My next step will be to discuss the early educationalists work and how it has had an influence on today's education. Other areas for discussion will include High-Scope, National Curriculum, Desirable Outcomes, and Baseline Assessment, as they all play an important role in this assignment I...

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Introduction In this world of plurality and polivocality, it has become a challenge for both educators and learners to negotiate their voices and opinions on a number of things the way that they should move forward and hence give the pedagogy a go, keeping the tunnel open for any sort of heightened understanding between parties concerned. I, like others, in the same boat, feel the exigency of this orchestration, as I encounter the problems of differences in opinions between my students and me both inside and outside the classroom. Negotiating these differences between students and their teache...

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