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How Standardized Testing Damages Education

system that divides the student population rather than accurately and fairly evaluates it (Phillips 52). One of the most se...

Standardized Testing In Kindergarten

being used in todays state accountability programs-mandated standardized achievement tests-are causing educational harm, perhaps i...

The Bluest Eye & The Color Purple

that what is white is beautiful, lovable and normal, while black facial features, skin color and everything else associated with b...

Cultural And Gender Influences In Education And Organizations

the grip of failure. Students with limited English speaking skills are routinely challenged to understand the very basics of less...

Adolescent Motivation To Learn And Achieve

this youngster is challenged with massive physiological and emotional changes. This stage is called: Identity vs. Role Confusion (...

Computer-Based Instruction/Effect on Reading Achievement

p. 7 Chapter 2--Review of Related Literature... p. 7 Articles summarizing research ............ p. 8 Studies Students w/langua...

Student Achievement, Self Reflection, and Portfolios

normally part of assessment processes. For example, with portfolio, it becomes possible to track and document longer periods of te...

High School Dropout Prevention

not included in the total dropout rate. The figures used by the Gates Foundation take these individuals into account as well. ...

Detrimental Effects of Coeducational Schools on Females

pressure and intimidation inherent to performing as well as their male counterparts in the coeducational setting speaks to the rea...

Elementary Schools, Mathematics Achievement, and Technology

thing that was certain was the fact that simply having computers in a classroom did not mean they would have any effect on student...

Researching the International Baccalaureate Program

measurement signifies success of the program? * "Does there appear to be a positive correlation in the programs participants and a...

The Influence of the Home Background on the Achievement of Secondary School Students

better attitudes toward school and have higher aspirations" (Othrow and Stout, 1999). Regardless of their economic status, educati...

Report on Genetic Modification of Food

1. Genetically Modified Foods; The Issues In recent years there has been a great deal of attention paid to the concept as well...

Ignatius Loyola and John Calvin

full implications of Calvins transformation it is necessary to recognize that prior to the 1500s most of northern Europe had been ...

Leonardo da Vinci as a Renaissance Man Par Excellence

received by his Florentine father (Craven 83-84). From the earliest age, young Leonardo exhibited what appeared to be an endless ...

Autism: Research-Based Instruction

limited reinforcement repertoire, short attention span, distraction, slower learning, difficulty grasping abstract concepts, poor ...

Plato's Apology/Capital Punishment & Academic Freedom

knew nothing and was far from wise, he sets upon a course of action to find someone wiser than himself to offer to the Oracle as r...

FINDING A SOLUTION TO STRESS MANAGEMENT

to prevent it in the first place. The good news about this particular topic is there is a great deal of information to draw from. ...

Black Achievers

lives of everyone, when black people were not supposed to be seen as anything more than animals. They truly paved the way for many...

Overview of TItle IX

men in regards to receiving a college education, that is, it eliminated limited admissions quotas for female students and offered ...

SIOP and SDAIE for Effectively Teaching LEP and ELL Students

Equally important is allowing for classroom interaction with the lesson content so that collaborate their learning (Echevarria & S...

The Amish Culture

use of or involvement with modern conveniences. Their choice to eschew the intrinsic benefits of contemporary technological advan...

Is The Use Of Racial Categories In Educational Achievement Antiquated?

In todays western world there is equal access to education for all races, and may be argued as outdated and implying that there co...

What is Philosphy?

we have to consider what we mean by "everything," and if is it ever possible to identify everything. Would we have enough time to ...

A Review of Freeware Forensic Tracking Software

their set browser, as an alternative to Internet Explorer. This program lists all the USB devices that were once plugged into the ...

Review of Educational Study

principal has on student reading scores. They identified four purposes for the study: to develop composite scores related to the i...

College Students and Sleep Deprivation

week is a misnomer. On balance, college students do not get the sleep they need for optimal health. Researchers claim that college...

Biography of Jimmy Carter

in the face of his inability to work with Congress and convert "his ideas into legislative realities" ("Jimmy Carter," 2010). In r...

Progressivism and the Arizona State Constitution

Part I Arizona Statehood Prior to the onslaught of people of European origin into Arizona, the region...

Athletic Funding and Academic Crowding Out

ten such programs in the country. By way of contrast, the University of Floridas football coach routinely receives a salary of mor...