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In a paper of four pages, the writer looks at standardized testing. A favorable position is taken towards the use of such tests. P...
are nothing more than a type of achievement test which primarily measures knowledge of standard English and exposure to the cultur...
In order to fully understand how legislation impacts the U.S. educational system, and also to consider the problems that are inher...
In eight pages this paper considers how using computers in elementary school classrooms produce benefits including assisting stude...
overall test scores; enforcement for the requirement comes in the form of threat of loss of federal funds or permission for famili...
wheels and horse shoes" and complying with "public health inoculation programs, as well as compliance with other public health reg...
productivity paradox indicated that there may never be a full return in terms of increased productivity (Lichtenberg, 1995). Tod...
is limited as the results are inconclusive as they cannot be subjected to an hypothesis test. The statistical test chosen needs ...
of employees and looking for the best employees to increase the value created, possible to make up for letting some employees go. ...
a large number of low-income students (Picker, 2002). Because of the very low achievement scores, more than 70 elementary schools ...
70 percent Hispanic and 24 percent limited English speaking (Calderon, 1991). The author does not state if the reader is to under...
reported that between 1975 and 1995, "overage students entering high school [rose by] almost 40 percent since 1975" (Owings and Ma...
In ten pages this research paper examines elementary school grade level portfolios as an assessment alternative approach. Twenty ...
use of voluntary retention is a way to help a failing child succeed (Perry, 1999). The trend is really based on anecdotal evidence...
fact that much more focus needs to be placed upon going back to the basics in order to give students the needed edge. However, th...
In twenty pages this paper examines teaching elementary school students from kindergarten to grade 5 in a consideration of various...
a 2002 paper on improving school attendance in the elementary grades, J.L. Epstein of Johns Hopkins University observed, "Dropping...
do not exceed 3 percent of the school years (Romero and Lee, 2007). Risk Factors for absenteeism Researchers have noted that the...
criminal justice system (Romero and Lee, 2008). This suggests that the proposed study could be delimited still further by focusing...
(and) throwing," in normally developing children are well established, but continue to develop during these years (Davies, 2004, p...
in the education and over all development of their childrens obtaining of academic and social skills is an objective for which bo...
There have also been reports of lack of support for hands-on science teaching. Classroom management is another issue, particularly...
are very different. Can you name some of the ways in which bats are different from birds? 2. Bats are night creatures. How can th...
in one corner of the playground there was a collapsible table covered with pots of paste, construction paper, crayons, chalk, scis...
them ways to solve the problem; and 4. It leaves their dignity intact (Give Poor Parenting a Time-Out, 2002, p. 12). Barbara C...
symbols, such as numbers in more complex ways; however, their thinking is, as yet, not entirely logical. The full development of c...
for the grade level (Epstein, 1995). * Parent conferences are held twice each year at this school. The process will change to req...
text addressing geology encompasses chapters explaining minerals, rocks, plate tectonics, geologic processes and geologic time. Ea...
are numerous obstacles that can interfere with parents attending and understanding parent/teacher conferences. Some parents are im...
he reads words quickly regardless of whether or not he is reading them correctly, never stopping to self-correct. Furthermore, his...