The students were asked to examine a case study and determine a treatment method for recovery. Each student was to present the situation based on their specific area of interest. The varied responses by the different students assisted all the participants by providing a much more comprehensive approach to the healing of the patient.

Another example of the effectiveness of the student-centered educational process is when the student is asked to examine the relevant goals and objectives of a specific course of study. This can be especially essential in gaining a perspective in nursing or nursing theories.

Most individuals understand, and desire, the benefits that can be derived from an education.

This is true in almost every setting or scenario; the more knowledge or understanding of a situation that can be attained, the more likely a positive outcome will be experienced from that situation. This is certainly true in the medical industry where…...

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References

Cordero, V. & Kottke, K.; (2007) Mediating the relationship between diversity climate and workforce, American Psychological Association, Topic 35/Industrial Organizational

Nolbert, M.; Wells, P.; Hussein, G.; (2002) Impact of Leuprolide Acetate disease management programs on patient outcomes, Clinical Research and Regulatory Affairs, Vol. 19, Issue 1, pp. 33 -- 42

Accountability Student Learning
Accountability Plan K-12 Learning

Staff esponsibility for Enhancing Student Learning

In a K-12 educational setting, staff are tasked with the responsibility of enhancing student learning to the best of their ability. There are many factors that impact student learning, including curriculum, student evaluation, teacher training and classroom environment (Webb & Norton, 2002). Each of these factors is a measurable component of the K-12 learning environment.

It is important when assessing the classroom environment that teachers and administrators consider all of these functions, in order to create the environment that is most conducive to student achievement. An adequate accountability program will necessitate collaboration between educators and administrators to consistently monitor the progress of student achievement over a designated period of time.

The primary focus of this accountability plan will be discussing the relevance of teacher and student evaluation and training on student achievement.

Accountability Program

For an accountability plan to be successful it must focus…...

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References

Webb, L.D. & Norton, M.S. (2002). "Human Resources Administration: Personnel

Issues and Needs in Education., 4th ed." Prentice Hall

Student Learning:
As the society has focused on relegating learning to one percentage score or letter grade for sorting and ranking students, learning is a complex process. Nonetheless, evaluating or assessing student learning has become more complicated because of the increase in the dealing with the purpose behind evaluating student learning. In the past few years, several types of assessments have been developed as part of evaluating student learning in a district, school, and classroom. These assessments types have formed the basis of curriculum evaluation practices that are adopted within the district, school, and classroom. While some of the assessments have been poorly developed, they have a significant impact on the perception of a student about the learning process. The increased focus placed on the various types of assessments has overshadowed the details involved in actual documentation and understanding of the student's learning process.

Curriculum Assessment Practices in San Diego, CA:

The…...

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References:

Gomez, E.L. (n.d.). Creating Large-Scale Assessment Portfolios The Include English Language

Learners. Retrieved from Northeast and Islands Regional Educational Laboratory at Brown University website:  http://www.alliance.brown.edu/pubs/PolPerELL.pdf 

"How Should We Measure Student Learning? The Many Forms of Assessment." (2008, March

16). Edutopia. Retrieved July 27, 2012, from  http://www.edutopia.org/comprehensive-assessment-introduction

This is evident in the introverted, shy young man's progress to "owning" the role of Word War I expert in the class. If evaluated only on quantitative metrics, the students' potential would not have been observed and nurtured.
Based on these insights the following proposed Balanced Learning Assessment Framework has been created.

Balanced Learning Assessment Framework

This framework takes into account both the need on the part of educators to balance the quantitative and qualitative aspects of assessments while continually striving to be worthy of students' trust. It also shows the reciprocal nature of how effective an instructor is at their teaching duties, as reflected in how well students learn by combining quantitative and qualitative measures to define educational goal attainment. Those who are mathematically included could produce an equation or algorithm that could, with a fairly high degree of accuracy, define an aggregate education goal attainment score based on the combination…...

com).
A devoted practitioner of Peer eview myself, I have found that students grow into the process. The more intelligent appear to latch onto it almost immediately, provided they are matched with students of similar intellectual prowess. As obert Bly predicted in his book of the same name, we do live in a Sibling Society (p. ix).

"Holistic Grading" involves looking at the paper as an entire document instead of distinguishing content from form. For peer review, the students are given a Evaluating Assessment on Student Learning 4

rubric based on the numbers 1 through 8, with the higher numbers indicating greater strengths and the lower numbers indicating lack of strengths -- number 4 represents the "average" grade (C+). The grid looks something like this:

Peer graders are encouraged to make comments and to stress at least one or two specific strengths in the paper, as well as any area(s) of weakness. Peer Evaluating…...

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References

Bly, Robert. The Sibling Society.(1996) New York: Addison-Wesley Publishing

Company.

Dempsey, Dave. O'Sullivan, Kathleen. Concept Mapping Consolidation.

Retrieved March 18, 2011 from http://www.serc.Carleton.edu.

Because they are not formal and have more of the quality of brainstorming, however it would be rare for a class to only require journals as a method of assessment.
hile essays, portfolios, and journals are useful methods of assessment to grade the writing process and product and all develop the student's ability in the English language, for other subjects more interactive presentations may be useful to enhance the learning process as a whole. In science classes, science fair projects are often one of the most popular methods of teaching the scientific method. The students must formulate a hypothesis, and test and prove and disprove that hypothesis by creating an experimental design in a hands-on fashion. This gives them a sense of how science can be applied to 'real life,' and how 'real' scientists operate in the world. Science projects teach skills that writing and examinations cannot convey.

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Works Cited

Chapter 4: Specific student assessment techniques" (1991). From Student Evaluation:

Teacher Handbook. SaskEd e-book. Retrieved 20 Sept 2007 at http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/policy/studeval/chap4001.html

Mind maps. (2007, Jan). Creativity Web. Retrieved 20 Sept 2007 at http://members.optusnet.com.au/~charles57/Creative/Mindmap/Portfolios

What the research says about student assessment." (1996, Spring).

33). Investigations conducted by Wheelok, Bebell, and Haney (2000) provide overwhelming proof that students derive very little, if any, benefit from high-stakes testing.
Indeed, examining the self-portraits of students engaged in high-stakes testing show them to experience their environment in a way that makes them "anxious, angry, bored, pessimistic, and withdrawn" from the processes of learning and testing. Although almost nothing was positive in these assessments, older students were more pessimistic than younger students about the testing process as a tool for learning.

The main interpretation from this could be that cognitive development is smothered by high-stakes testing, resulting in the negative emotions associated with the experience, as mentioned above. Younger students are less aware of the infringement of their cognitive development, while older students are more likely to require cognitively stimulating activities to thrive in the classroom situation.

Question 2

Attribution Theory (Weiner, 1992) has several implications for academic motivation. Behavior modification…...

Much of the NCLB focus is based on the view that American students are falling behind in educational basis when scored are compared globally. The Act does not establish a national achievement standard; each State must confirm its own set of standards, but in order to receive funding, the States must meet basic criteria of performance (Abernathy, 2007).
The Case -- Maureen Hulbert faced a daunting task when she assumed her role as principal for one of the worst schools in her area. The demography shows a clear economic decline, collage of incohesive ethnic neighborhoods, and an unemployment rate exceeding 200% of the national average. The District serves almost 7,000 students, but has a dropout rate of almost 30%. Nearly 70 of the students qualify for free lunch, most being either African-American or Hispanic. Principal Hulbert's school has an enrollment just shy of 400 students, with 90% children of color.…...

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In the history of American education there have been several seminal legal issues that have defined both the contemporary educational systems as well as dramatically changed the rubric of U.S. Education Law and Policy. One of these, the so-called "No Child Left Behind" mandate, remains both controversial and impactful in contemporary education. The "No Child Left Behind Act" (Public Law 107-110, 115), is a Congressional Act signed into law by George W. Bush in January 2002. The Bill was a bi-partisan initiative, supported by Senator Edward Kennedy, and authorized a number of federal programs designed to improve standards for educational accountability across all States, districts, and increase the focus on reading. Much of the NCLB focus is based on the view that American students are falling behind in educational basis when scored are compared globally. The Act does not establish a national achievement standard; each State must confirm its own set of standards, but in order to receive funding, the States must meet basic criteria of performance (Abernathy, 2007).

The Case -- Maureen Hulbert faced a daunting task when she assumed her role as principal for one of the worst schools in her area. The demography shows a clear economic decline, collage of incohesive ethnic neighborhoods, and an unemployment rate exceeding 200% of the national average. The District serves almost 7,000 students, but has a dropout rate of almost 30%. Nearly 70 of the students qualify for free lunch, most being either African-American or Hispanic. Principal Hulbert's school has an enrollment just shy of 400 students, with 90% children of color. These students, 82% who qualify for free lunches, have the highest percentage of failing scores in the state proficiency achievement tests. The faculty is older (average of 53), set in their ways (over 2/3 have only taught at this school), and a clear and open debate faced Hulbert from both parents and faculty regarding performance expectations (Kowalski, 2007, 14-15).

Evaluation and Recommendations -- There are three blatant problems at Buchannan Elementary: teacher experience and morale, cogent and relevant student-centered curriculum, and, unrealistic standards from NCLB for this type of school at present. Two of these issues can be solved relatively quickly; one is a bit more challenging. As instructors and administrators we all have but one chance to reach students -- during class hours. We can neither control nor mandate what happens before or after school, but we can

Student Learning Nationwide discussion within the last ten years on the subject of education has given considerable attention to the ideal means of evaluating pupil learning. Ever more intense deliberations are being carried out regarding how to determine the aspects undergraduate learners learn in the course of their degree program. The engineering program has emerged at the learning curve’s head (Breslow, Lienhard, Masi, Seering, & Ulm, 2008).
Pupils have feelings which may positively or negatively impact their learning, to the same extent as skill, efforts or knowledge. Motivated pupils show much greater likelihood to learn; further, motivation may be impacted greatly by how learners feel. Maslow’s 1943 need hierarchy theory cleverly explains this idea. While self- actualization is situated at the peak of this model, the theorist contends that the requisite drive to achieve self- actualization will surface only after the fulfilment of the prior four more essential and elementary needs, which…...

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Breslow, L., Lienhard, J., Masi, B., Seering, W., & Ulm, F. (2008). How Do We Know if Students are Learning? Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Cross, K. P. (2012). WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT STUDENTS\\\\' LEARNING AND HOW DO WE KNOW IT? In C. Conrad, & J. Johnson, College andUniversity Curriculum: Placing learning at the epicenter of courses, programs and institutions (pp. 700–708). Boston: Pearson Custom Publishing.

Rust, C. (2013). What do we think we know about student learning, and what are the implications for improving that learning? Oxford Brookes University.

 

Information Systems on Policies and Student Learning
Technology has pervaded the twenty-first century classroom. Textbooks are replaced by tablets, and students can now research virtually anything they desire on their smartphones. Technology use has utterly transformed the lives of students; social media is the ideal example of how technology now rules the way people lead their life. Educators have also seen technology's benefits in classrooms firsthand. A research by CompTIA -- the information technology trade association -- found that roughly three-quarters of educators believe that technology has positively influenced the process of teaching/learning (Alex, 2007). Further, educators acknowledge the significance of inculcating technological skills within today's students, in order to prepare them to join the modern, tech-intensive workplace after completing their education.

How technology does or will impact you in your current or future classroom

Technology has had a rather significant impact on present-day schools. Widespread technology adoption has completely transformed the…...

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Alex, J. (2007). Does Using Technology Help Students Retain Information They Learn? CompTIA.

Cox, J. (2016). Benefits of Technology in the Classroom. Retrieved March 15, 2016, from Teach Hub:  http://www.teachhub.com/benefits-technology-classroom 

Deubel, P. (2008, June 26). Students with Disabilities: Software and Learning Support for Math (Part 2). Retrieved from The Journal:  https://thejournal.com/Articles/2008/06/26/Students-with-Disabilities-Software-and-Learning-Support-for-Math-Part-2.aspx?Page=2 

Say, M. (2012, December 11). 5 Ways Technology Will Impact Higher Ed in 2013. Retrieved from Forbes:  http://www.forbes.com/sites/groupthink/2012/12/11/5-ways-technology-will-impact-higher-ed-in-2013/#6bba9c536fba

culture affects the way students learn mathematics, and how different cultures learn differently. Students in Korea and Japan learn differently than students in the United States for a number of reasons. Statistically, Asian students seem to do better at mathematics than American children do, and they way they learn their mathematics at an early age may be on reason this is so.
Identification and Investigation

US students often show lower test scores in understanding mathematics, while Asian students consistently score higher. There are many reasons for this, from different cultures to different methods of instruction. For example, one researcher found that Japanese children think of numbers differently, and see their relationships in depth. She writes, "She discovered part of the reason was the way they named their numbers. Following ten, they say, "ten 1, ten 2, ten 3" for 11, 12, 13, and say "2-ten, 2-ten 1, 2-ten 2" for 20,…...

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Bharucha, J. (2008). America can teach Asia a lot about science, technology, and math.

Chronicle of Higher Education; Vol. 54 Issue 20, pA33-A34.

Cotter, J. (2009). Right start mathematics. Retrieved 13 Nov. 2009 from the Abacus.com Web site:   1-5.http://www.alabacus.com/Downloads/RightStart%20Mathematics.pdf .

Editors. (2000). How Japanese students learn math. Christian Science Monitor; Vol. 92 Issue 127, p17.

A child can learn that pressing a button on remote changes a channel on a television set. The experiment used two set of participants where one set learnt from a machine while the others learnt from a human participant. It was evident that the use of a ghost machine yielded better results compared to the use of a participant (Nairne, 2011).
Methodology

The method used to learn how observational learning influences children will be the use of questionnaires. Short questionnaires will be sent to twenty baby care centers to evaluate the observational learning skills possessed by the caregivers. The questionnaires will be filled by the participants using three main methods. Centers that are a long distance from researcher's location will be provided with the questionnaires through emails. Centers where the care giver is busy will be called when convenient and the questionnaire filled through a telephone conversation. Centers that are near…...

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Mishra, B.K. (2008). Psychology; the study of human behavior. New Delhi: PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.

Nairne, J.S. (2011). Psychology. Australia: Thompson/Wadsworth.

Learning
According to the University of Canberra's Academic Skills Centre (2008), learning is a highly complex process that "takes place at different levels of consciousness, and in different ways, in everything we do. Moreover, individual people learn in different ways and have their preferred learning styles." One of the keys to improving student learning is to understand the different types of learning styles and apply that knowledge to study habits and practices. Study skills are themselves behaviors that need to be learned like any other. Using a combination of disciplinary techniques and cognitive shifts, students can improve their capacity for learning. This will, in turn, help boost grades and test scores. However, learning in an academic context is about more than earning grades. Learning should ultimately enhance one's view of the world and increase tolerance of diversity.

The theory of multiple intelligences has formed the theoretical foundation for the study of diverse…...

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Armstrong, T. (2010). Multiple intelligences. Retrieved online:  http://www.thomasarmstrong.com/multiple_intelligences.php 

Dartmouth College Academic Skills Center (2011). Managing your time. Retrieved online:  http://www.dartmouth.edu/~acskills/success/time.html 

Gardner, H. (2006). Multiple Intelligences: New Horizons. Perseus.

Langer, J.A. (1986). Learning through writing: Study skills in the content areas. Journal of Reading. Feb 1986.

Teachers of fourth and fifth graders must re-insert a nurturing component into their classrooms, creative lessons that allow for student self-expression should be incorporated into the curriculum, and fostering a love of learning in students should be one of the goals established by fourth and fifth grade teachers. First, the snuggle up and read program's success made it clear that nurturing is an important component in any classroom. Coming to this issue with a constructivist approach, teachers should understand that the home life and school are deeply connected when it comes to nurturing, as well as academics. Thus, it is important that teacher-parent conferences take place in which the adults can decide on the most appropriate method of nurturing the students in the classroom. Second, the implementation of creative lessons in the fourth and fifth grade classroom is necessary, in that these lessons allow students to make choices that…...

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Learning Philosophy
The ability to learn is one of man's most important talents, and, in order for one to improve this capacity, the respective person needs to focus on enriching his personal experience through any means available. Similarly, the respective person has to acknowledge that learning should be something that one longs for, regardless of the fact that many individuals tend to end their education after they finish high school. Learning should not be considered as being something exclusively connected to education, as people can gain important information from a series of environments other than educational institutes. Teachers are mainly responsible for the way that learners amass information, thus meaning that they have to develop methods of having students learn individually and on account of their personal values. Moreover, students need to be influenced in seeing learning as something positive and as something that they should gladly take on. In order…...

When formulating a thesis statement for a paper on difficulties in hands-on or practical subjects, it is important to clearly identify the main challenges faced by students in these subjects and provide a roadmap for investigating or addressing these challenges. Here are some tips for crafting a strong thesis statement:

1. Start by clearly defining the scope of your paper and identifying the specific hands-on or practical subjects you will be focusing on. This will help you narrow down your research and ensure that your thesis statement is concise and focused.

2. Identify the key difficulties or challenges faced by students in....

Of course! Here are some potential essay topics that cover WGU:

1. The impact of competency-based education on student success at WGU
2. The effectiveness of WGU's personalized learning approach in comparison to traditional higher education models
3. The role of technology in supporting student learning at WGU
4. A critical analysis of WGU's accreditation and its implications for students and the institution
5. The benefits and challenges of online learning at WGU
6. The role of mentorship in student success at WGU
7. An analysis of WGU's unique tuition model and its affordability compared to traditional universities
8. The diversity and inclusivity initiatives at WGU and their....

1. The Role of Technology in Transforming Education: A Study of Western Governors University (WGU)

Discuss the significant ways in which technology has influenced the teaching and learning process at WGU.
Examine the impact of online learning platforms and tools on student engagement, collaboration, and overall educational experiences.
Evaluate the effectiveness of WGU's competency-based education model in promoting self-paced learning and personalized learning pathways.
Investigate the challenges and opportunities associated with delivering education solely through online means, considering factors such as accessibility, affordability, and equity.

2. The Effectiveness of WGU's Competency-Based Education Model: A Comparative Analysis

Compare and contrast WGU's competency-based....

Yes, schools definitely need more funding. Adequate funding is essential for providing quality education, supporting teachers, maintaining facilities, and offering resources and programs to enhance student learning. Insufficient funding can lead to overcrowded classrooms, outdated materials, limited extracurricular activities, and difficulty attracting and retaining qualified educators. Investing in education is vital for the future success of our students and society as a whole.
In addition to the immediate benefits for students and teachers, increased funding for schools can also have a positive impact on the overall economy. Research has shown that a well-educated workforce is crucial for economic growth and prosperity.....