Issues Affecting The Transition Of High School Students

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Individuals experience changes that impact the various stages of and experiences in their lives. Transition from high school to post school activities is one such change experienced by students with disabilities, including higher education and/or employment. The author of this literature presents an overview of the issues affecting the transition of students with disabilities. Specifically, it brings to attention the impact of cultural and linguistic diversity on ...

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Effective Communication Of School Leaders

23 Mar 2015 25 Apr 2017

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The researchers involvement with the school administration and the leadership profession over two decades has encouraged a desire to perform a study of leadership and its use of the communication process. This communication process and skills have been extensively researched as a means of enabling school leaders to lead their school establishment more efficiently. In fact, it is known that successful schools are the natural outcome of ...

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Identifying Your Philosophical Orientation

23 Mar 2015 25 Apr 2017

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Identifying Your Philosophical Orientation The multidimensional nature of education is well accepted. This is reflected in works which explore the nature of beliefs in order to better understand how such systems, both on the level of personal philosophies and culture, interact to impact the way individuals behave. From an adult education perspective, much of the focus has been on the way these systems potentially impact teacher behaviour ...

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Improving English Speaking Skills In English Major Students

23 Mar 2015 25 Apr 2017

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English language has become the global language which dominates in various fields throughout the world (Baker, 2003). Similarly to Diab, 2006 English is not the language that is used by the largest group of people, though it plays influential role in many fields such as in business world, technology, science, communication, and education. High proficiency in English is required for all of these fields (Wiriyachitra, 2002). English, ...

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Chinese Education And Australia Education

23 Mar 2015 25 Apr 2017

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1.0 Introduction Since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, there are many tumultuous changes in every aspects of Chinese society, and the education of Chinese Mainland also got rapid development. China's education development has achieved a high level due to the success of market-oriented socialist economy after 1978. These changes including the expansion of education scale and system, the gradual elimination of education ...

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What goes around comes around

23 Mar 2015 25 Apr 2017

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In the Education world, they usually say "What goes around comes around," which means, something that was taught in the classroom years ago, will disappear and suddenly reappear as a new idea or theory for teachers to use. This use to be the case, but with such a changing population and a huge increase of ELL students this can no longer be the case. As Educators we ...

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Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale Forth Edition

23 Mar 2015 25 Apr 2017

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INTRODUCTION This evaluation summary is written in review of Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Forth Edition (WAIS-IV), an individually administered test of intelligence widely used internationally assessing the cognitive ability of adolescents and adults ages 16 years 0 months through 90 years 11 months. WAIS-IV was released in year 2008 as a revision on its immediate predecessor WAIS-III, which was developed 11 years before WAIS-IV and preceded by 4 ...

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Problems That Students Face In Schools In Cyprus

23 Mar 2015 25 Apr 2017

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Abstract This assignment is an exploration of the problems that students from other ethnicities face in Cypriot schools. It has been for ages that people immigrate for a lot of reasons. In Cyprus there are many foreign students and they face different difficulties. Phenomena of racism, discrimination, isolation, enmity, distrust and alienation occur in schools from native students and teachers against immigrants. Immigrant students have problem with ...

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The Difficulty Of Learning A Second Language

23 Mar 2015 25 Apr 2017

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This topic can be very useful for adult students who are learning a second language. It shows from a scientific prospective, the explanation of why adult s can not keep a fluently conversation in the second language when they are learning it. The technologies presented give rich data that explains this phenomenon. In addition to this, it also gives another explanation from a pedagogical prospective differencing the ...

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Proposal for an Educational game for Primary Students

23 Mar 2015 25 Apr 2017

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This proposal is concerned with the development of a multimedia game through a website named ECUTE. The main purpose of this application will be the education in support of culture throughout technology. The pedagogical domain will be based on cultural understanding and sensitivity through history, cultures and ethics in UK. Contents The definitive brief will be divided in the following different sections. And the Gantt chart In ...

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How effective questioning contributes to learning

23 Mar 2015 25 Apr 2017

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For the purpose of this essay I will look at effective questioning and how the use of effective questioning contributes to the learning process of pupils in a school or classroom setting. The essay will look at the varying Theorists that talk about questioning and how they believe that questioning was a positive part of the schooling day and delve into different methods of questioning and how ...

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The Issues Of Children On The Internet

23 Mar 2015 25 Apr 2017

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Abstract: This paper focuses on current studies on children and the Internet in historical context noting the main themes in various research papers, books and media research by summarizing both the pros and cons surrounding children's use of computer and the internet, and on which factors society should focus when making important decisions about the role of the Internet technology in children's lives. Is access to the ...

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The need for male teachers as role models

23 Mar 2015 25 Apr 2017

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There is an undeniable cry for male teachers in the education system especially at the primary and secondary school level. Over the last two decades with the proliferation of the feminist movement and a paradigm shift in male/female roles, men have appeared to dwindle out of the teaching profession leaving it a female dominated arena. In fact, it appears that more and more men are not inclined ...

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Gender bias in education

23 Mar 2015 25 Apr 2017

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Gender Bias in Education At the heart of the gender bias conundrum are questions of male marginalization, stereotypes and gender identity and female subordination. These concepts will be explored throughout this paper as the basis for gender dialogue. At one of the spectrum is a gendered curricula and at the other end teaching. Studies on gender in the Caribbean has focused largely on issues surrounding "gender differential ...

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Physical Education Differentiation And Progression Principles

23 Mar 2015 25 Apr 2017

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Introduction Reflecting on my teaching experience in gymnastic, it becomes really imperative to give a vivid account of those factors that enabled me prevail over the obvious circumstances surrounding such area of Physical Education (PE). Gymnastics, as an activity, involves the performance of exercises that require physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, balance, and grace. With all these enormous tasks facing me, I still needed to balance training/exercise ...

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What Is Virtual Learning Environment?

23 Mar 2015 25 Apr 2017

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Virtual Learning Environment is a software program equipped with integrated tools that are built to support and enhance teaching as well as learning in an educational context.VLE is an computerized learning environment and it includes e-learning .VLE is normally used over the internet and is a computer program predominately adapted by educational institutions like Universities and Colleges due to the many benefits such a system brings: A ...

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Study On The Community Outreach

23 Mar 2015 25 Apr 2017

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The modern man caught in a world of crashing values has become a part of the madding crowd. He is wholly, ignorant of his power to shape his own destiny and that of society. Only individuals who have developed their own potential can contribute to the welfare of others. History is replete with examples of persons who cultivated their qualities of head and heart to be able ...

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The Reasons Of Using Games For Learning

23 Mar 2015 25 Apr 2017

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In recent years, English language has been paid more and more attention in Vietnam because its significance has been recognized in many aspects of life. The study of English is now obligatory in most schools, usually starting from sixth grade. However, Vietnamese parents, who want to equip their children with adequate knowledge of English as it may contribute to their success in the future, often have their ...

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Review Of The Teaching Of Early Reading

23 Mar 2015 25 Apr 2017

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The Rose Report (2006) identified the elements that can impact children's reading ability and made recommendations as to how existing practice could be improved. This discussion will focus on the processes that should be followed in teaching children to become fluent and critical readers by the end of their primary school years. One of the significant recommendations made by Rose was the reconstructuring of the 'searchlights model'. ...

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Video Assisted Teaching Programme

23 Mar 2015 25 Apr 2017

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Childhood is the most beautiful of all life seasons.An imaginative and creative period , a time of innocence, an exquisite time of beauty and growth, a time where one can see the world through untainted eyes ,a delicate and flexible period in which he can be moulded in to any shape just like clay in the hands of a potter.Play is a natural ,child-directed way for child ...

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Pre Service Teacher Education

23 Mar 2015 24 Apr 2017

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The development of both, Pre-service and In-service teacher education in India is explained, in order to gain a good knowledge of the objectives of the programmes, the developments that have taken place in various teacher education programmes and the current state of affairs in the field of teacher education in India. Pre-service teacher education Teacher education programmes have existed in the country for over a century. In ...

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The academic communication process model

23 Mar 2015 24 Apr 2017

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Introduction This is about academic communication process model and its components; how they would breakdown into three different stages and steps to avoid them. Communication is the most important part of our life. We begin to learn some of the skills of communication before we are born, and most of us will continue to use them until the day we die. We communicate with friends, family, workplace; ...

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Motivation As A Key Factor In Learning

23 Mar 2015 24 Apr 2017

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"Motivation is a key factor in successful learning. A less able student who is highly motivated can achieve greater success than the more intelligent student who is not well motivated" (Reece I and Walker S, Teaching, training and learning - a practical guide, page 78, Fifth edition(2003), Publisher: Business Education Publishers Ltd.) All teachers know that no two students are alike! In a classroom you have students ...

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Bringing Technology To Early Childhood Education

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There have been studies conducted on bringing technology to early childhood education. There has been seen benefits on introducing technology to early education but they were able to see some difficulties and disadvantages in doing so. The researcher is trying to find out the different advantages and disadvantages and see which outweighs, benefits or the shortcomings. The function of technology in early childhood education, birth to age ...

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Equity In Education: A Main Goal In Schools

23 Mar 2015 24 Apr 2017

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Equity in education should be one of the main goals that all schools should be aiming to achieve. It should not be accepted that students from various backgrounds and social groups achieve different outcomes (Ryan, 2000). All children regardless of their background have a variety of skills and talents and it is the role of the school and its' teachers to encourage students to develop these by ...

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Multi-sensory approach to teaching and learning

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Introduction: This assignment will discuss how a multi-sensory approach to teaching and learning can enhance children's acquisition of speaking and listening skills and phonic knowledge and skills. It will be referring to the key findings from the Rose Review and the advantages of using the Letters and Sounds programme as well as one example of phonics teaching undertaken during Autumn attachment. The multisensory learning of phonics was ...

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Cultural Border Crossing And Collateral Learning

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Cultural border crossing is said to occur when a person is moving from one social community to another. A student recently excelled in her GCE 'O' Level June Examination and was transferred to an International School of the country from a science prime school of the country by her parents. This girl for instance will be experiencing cultural border crossing as she is moving from a local ...

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Vehicle tracking methods

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I have investigated the vehicle tracking methods available in our country. I found three methods which are suitable for the requirements of the company.                 Firstly, I would like to explain about the nature of the vehicle tracking devices available in the market. Basically, they can be classified as "Passive" and "Active".                 "Passive" devices store GPS location, speed, heading, vehicle details, direction and sometimes a trigger event such ...

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Performance Prediction and Analysis using Decision Tree Algorithms

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A Literature Review from 2011 to 2014 on Student’s Academic Performance Prediction and Analysis using Decision Tree AlgorithmsAbstract— Success of any educational institute depends upon the success of the students of institute. Student’s performance prediction and its analysis are essential for improvement in various attributes of students like final grades, attendance etc. This prediction helps teachers in identification of weak students and to improve their scores. ...

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Skills Of Self Reflection And Communication

23 Mar 2015 24 Apr 2017

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What did I learn from the meeting with the Project Mentor, including the presentation I gave to my Project Mentor? Writing the research project was interest part of my life. Being the first research of this nature, I encountered a lot of challenges. I was not really sure how and where to start from writing this project. The first meeting I had with my Project Mentor gave ...

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Managerialist model of management and leadership

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Explore to what extent the managerialist model of management and leadership adopted in England and Wales has influenced management culture in one other country and the impact that this may have on your own management and leadership style. Introduction Managerialism has become the predominant ideology in educational management. It has been a stably indispensable ingredient in the policy of government in order to operate public school, in ...

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Counseling skills among trainee teachers

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1.0 Introduction Education is for everyone and the need for education has increases in comparison to the past and according to Kangasharju & Pekkala, (2001) it is view as investment for the future. Education, in general plays the role to educate and produces well-rounded person and useful for the development of the country. Therefore, school is the roots of all the work to educate and be the ...

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Systematic Instructional Planning Procedures

23 Mar 2015 24 Apr 2017

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The article Do Superior teachers employ systematic instructional planning procedures? A descriptive study (1998) which is written by Young, Reiser, and Dick is an explanation of the study that they (the authors) carried out with the aim of determining if systematic planning procedures was being used by teachers. This study especially concentrated on teachers who have been labeled superior and they collected data through surveys and face-to-face ...

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Home Environment and Educational Success

23 Mar 2015 24 Apr 2017

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Education refers to the procedure of acquiring and mastering various and specific skills and other vocational trainings - anywhere like school, home, or any institution (Bahlkani et al 2009). Although, the step of educational process does not only begin from schools with teachers it also occur at home where home environment and parents have influenced children's education (Bahlkani & Sindh, 2009). According to educational psychological field was ...

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Ideal school for international education

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Before to start talking about international education, it seems appropriate to give a definition from experienced researchers in this sector:" The interest in the field of international education has never been more intense... a rapidly increasing number of schools world-wide have been established specifically to meet the demands of those parents who, through their own global professional activities, wish to have their children educated in programmes based ...

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Education Essays | Students Internet School

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Students Internet School Abstract This study investigated the attitude of students towards internet at secondary level. This survey of Internet attitude by 40 secondary school students from ten schools in the Faisalabad district of Punjab province was carried out in order to assess whether the students have developed positive attitude regarding internet or if there is something missing to utilize. Generally, it was found that most children ...

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Unemployment And Underemployment Among College Graduates

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"It is expected that the number of jobs requiring a college education will increase in the next decade, [and] it is also forecast that unemployment and underemployment will increase among college graduates because of a mismatch between their skills and the demands of the workplace" (as cited by Johnston & Packer, 1987, in Brown, 2003, 363). To prevent this, colleges should attempt to meet their students' career ...

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Teacher Absenteeism And Its Impact

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Absenteeism is a major problem confronting organisations worldwide. It causes severe hardships to colleagues, usually resulting in the loss of productive hours for the organisation and hindering it from achieving overall corporate objectives. Absenteeism is very costly since organisations are required to compensate absent workers for services with no corresponding output. Studies within India found that teacher absenteeism vary from 15% in Maharashtra to 42% in Jharkand ...

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Research Culture In Pakistani Universities

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Research plays an important role in the development of nations. Countries which provide the basic and quality education to their citizens are known for their ethical and social values and also excel in the field of science and technology. People living in these countries are habitual of asking questions, making hypothesis and testify them for the sake of better living life. We are living in a nation ...

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The Purpose of Education: Personal Curriculum

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I believe the purpose of education is teaching students how to learn, process, and apply that which is learned. In other words, teach students to think. Students must be given a set of strategies, a thought process, which they will be successful regardless of what their future holds. Future job requirements and challenges may not yet exist. If we as educators do our jobs correctly, our currents ...

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The Disavantages Of Education

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Educational disadvantage refers to situation where some individuals derive less benefit from education system than their peers. The Education Act 1998 defines educational disadvantage as "impediments to education arising from social or economic disadvantage which prevent students from deriving appropriate benefit from education in schools". Educational disadvantage is demonstrated in many ways, most often in poor levels of participation and achievement in formal education system. (Matheson, 2000, ...

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School Of Education And Lifelong Learning

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Active engagement is a certain variety of effective teaching/learning activities. This approach aims at the engagement of students with content in ways that help and develop abilities and build skills rather than emphasize only the acquisition of knowledge. Classes which engage students actively can be known by at least some of these characteristics: *Students are involved in more than just listening and taking notes. *Students are engaged ...

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Primary Education In Malaysia

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Primary education in Malaysia is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education. It is the goverment responsibility to give a formal education towards children. Usualy, in Malaysia the compulsory education begin at the age of seven. To make sure that the student has improve on their education, it is been set that student have to sit for public examination at the end of primary education to ...

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Selecting A Scheme Of Work Sow

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The key to effective teaching is organisation and good planning Hunt Touzel, 2009; Capel and Whitehead; Child, 1986. Although, it can be argued that the teacher should not be too prescriptive in order to provide spontaneity to the lesson which is also an important aspect (Froebel; Montessori, cited in Beck & Earl, 2003). In order to support this, a clear scheme of work (SOW) should be provided ...

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To Determine The Technical Skills

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As an engineer today, many expertise are necessary for them to move forward in their job. It is a common misconception that an engineer will only enhance his or her technical skills and it is all that is needed to actually go into a job. Based on today's job requirements, having technical skills only is not a good idea when applying for a job. When an engineer ...

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The Three Learning Domains Serve

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Many people would highly likely cite a desire to learn as the main reasons for committing many years to attaining an education. However, what do we mean when we use the term learn? Learning is something we all do from the moment we are born, so most of us likely take this very thorny process for granted. Though many of us have a general idea of what ...

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Definition Of Learner Autonomy

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INTRODUCTION In recent time, new ideas on the meaning of an educated person, the changes in the traditional language learning system, and educators' mounting apprehension about their roles in the learning and teaching process have been predominantly significant (Benson & Toogood, 2001). The increase of ideologies on the information age, globalization, and the knowledge-based economy have resulted to educational authorities becoming more open to autonomy-related thoughts than ...

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Prior Teaching Impressions And Classroom Reality

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Teaching profession has a unique standing among the professional fields. Education student do not begin to study their field with a blank mind but from a prior impression about what teaching means. Unlike other fields where student have not come into contact with those practicing, education students has personal experiences with different teachers. Before deciding to become a teacher, the students usually have opportunity to learn about ...

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Identity, Moratorium And Biculturalism

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Abstract:       This essay will seek to look at how Erikson's theory, based on Freud's school of thought, on Identity vs. Identity Diffusion, which is broken down by James Marcia's four identity statuses, is deeply influenced by social stimuli and pressures. Moratorium, a product of Marcia's concentration of Erikson's work, will be specifically targeted in how it is liable to reoccur throughout a life time. Class-room and world ...

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Study Of Education In Rural India

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In this report we study the scenario of education in rural India, how has it changed post independence and what has been the impact of different education schemes on education in rural India. The early days in India allowed education only to the people of upper class societies. It was considered to be primitive form of education. But now, education has become modern everywhere. After industrialization, the ...

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A Technology Aided Learning

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We need technology in every classroom and in every student and teachers hand, because it is the pen and paper of our time, and it is the lens through which we experience much of our world( David Warlick).Technology aided education means employing technology to assist students better understand what is being taught. It is not change itself rather it brings change. Technology is playing a very important ...

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To Understand The Causes Of Early School Leaving

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INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND This study is going to look at a particular issue in the Irish society called 'Early School Leaving', this issue has become an area of interest for the Researcher because when the Researcher did her 2nd year placement, she was able to see problems associated with dropping out of school early. Although there have been several studies done in the area before, the Researcher thinks that ...

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Child Development And Social Learning Psychoanalytic Theory

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The three theories that I want to talk about are social learning theory, psychoanalytic theory, and psychosocial theory these theories are very important they focuse on life experience and cultural backgrounds and how children grow to become adults.. These are three theories that have related to me in so many ways. However, there were also quite a few discussion questions, which related to some of my experiences ...

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Storytelling: Learning And Growth Tool For Young Children

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Storytelling is a universal tradition, as we know, stories are base on various culture backgrounds, social formation and the thinking pattern of the public, and it is an effective channel to people, no matter young or old, to explain or represent phenomenons and activities, emotions and motives. When it comes to young children, storytelling is like a mental journey which needs to be developed in children, it ...

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Disadvantages Of ESL Course Books

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ESL signifies English as a Second Language. ESL Course books are books that teachers use to assist them in the teaching of the English Language in schools and institutions. These books are commonly used as they make teaching English remarkably easy- teacher uses them to prepare for class, they are visually appealing with pictures and illustrations. They also fit well with school timetables. They were designed for ...

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The Challenging Behaviour In Young Children

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Boys A, along with his friends fight inside and outside of school, and are involved in binge drinking and other 'nuisance' behaviour within the community. He migrates between his two separated parents. He is not given adequate boundaries or supervision. The mother has stated to the school and local community support officers that she is unable to control him. His form teacher believes that other agencies should ...

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Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Moral Development

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In this brief exploration Acredolo takes a look into Piaget's new theory. He asserts that Piaget's new theory is difficult to understand but worth the time and effort to learn about and teach to students. He also argues that Piaget's new theory is actually a better theory and that in this day and age it should be taught as his main theory instead of just an add ...

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The Goals and Purpose of Double Shift Schooling

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The ultimate goal of double-shift schooling is to enhance access and reduce unit cost of schooling. However, since some schools only achieve those goals at the expense of educational quality, policy makers are faced with difficult choices when designing double-shift schools. Drawing on experiences in a wide range of countries, this Paper highlights the advantages and problems of double-shift systems. Comparison is made with single-shift systems. The ...

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Human Rights In A Democratic South Africa

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In the South African Constitution, citizens are given many different rights. The right to education is specifically important because it builds and largely determines the future of the next generation. Since I am in a privileged position regarding education, attending a private school, I have decided to research the right to education of all South Africans. My aim is to find whether the right to education which ...

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A Review Of Peer Observation

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Creating an effective learning environment is a challenging proposition for a lecturer. In addition to knowing and delivering the material, the lecturer is required to be knowledgeable in both classroom management, and interpersonal techniques. Willerman (1991) suggests that there is a need for a method that will facilitate improvements in these techniques in a manner that does not threaten self-esteem. The peer observation of teaching methods is ...

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An Bilingual Education Benefits Individuals

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Broadly define, bilingual education is the usage of two language in teaching academic content to students. The terms Bilingual teaching and Bilingual education are often used interchangeably, but in actual they are of different practices. Bilingual education refers to the usage of two language where one is the mother tongue and the other the secondary language in instructions and learning activities in a broader context of family, ...

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Soft Skills And Hard Skills: The Differences

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Overview: As I have stated in the first chapter, hard skills are technical skills that need to carry on your professional work. They are indeed important for the success of the organization's core mission. Where as soft skills are interpersonal skills. Hard skills deal 'lifeless' objects. To excel in hard skills, we need to excel in IQ (use of left brain- your logical center). Hard skills may ...

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Language An Investment That Will Last A Lifetime

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"Language and communication are the heart of the human experience." I believe it is imperative that the teaching of a foreign language should be a requirement in our childs curriculum and implemented starting in primary schools. The United States has a responsibility to provide all students with the skill set to expand and sustain proficiency in English and facilitate the teaching another language. Children who enroll in ...

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Inclusive Education In Malaysia

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Malaysia's move toward inclusion was given impetus by its participation in workshops and conferences set up under the auspices of the United Nations. Inclusive education was introduced in the Education Act (1998) as part of the continuum of services available for children with special needs. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the interpretation of policy pertaining to inclusion, its contradictions and its translation into practice ...

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Contrast Assessments in Education

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Portfolios and standardized testing have different ways of assessing individual student's progress. Both can assess on individual basis, however portfolios type of assessment make it very difficult to compare one learner to another. To make it the same using a large pool of students in a meaningful way would be too subjective. Standardized tests like ACT and SAT are usually better for comparing one learner to another ...

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Ideological Changes: Education In The UK

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In this essay I will be discussing the ideological changes that have affected the United Kingdom's education from 1944 onwards. During this essay I will aim to bring forth the most prominent idea's that sparked debate that would eventually change a variety of different perceptions. These changes would eventually be the roots and origins of what we see now in the system of education. Firstly I plan ...

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The Golgi Apparatus

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Introduction The Golgi apparatus (GA), also called Golgi body or Golgi complex and found universally in both plant and animal cells, is typically comprised of a series of five to eight cup-shaped, membrane-covered sacs called cisternae that look something like a stack of deflated balloons. In some unicellular flagellates, however, as many as 60 cisternae may combine to make up the Golgi apparatus. Similarly, the number of ...

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Equality: The Heart Of Inclusive Teaching

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Equality is at the heart of inclusive teaching practice where barriers to learning are removed, equal opportunity supported and discriminatory behaviour is eliminated. (Learning and Teaching Scotland, 2010, inclusion and equality) Differences in educational opportunities for children depend not only on their individual cultural, economical, health or disability circumstances, but also on where they live and the ways in which educational systems are structured, regulated and supported...Regardless ...

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Direct Subsidy Scheme Effects In Hong Kong

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In 1988, the Education Commission Report No.3 proposed the Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS). The first DSS scheme was set up in 1991. The scheme aimed at developing a strong private school sector by providing high quality schools other than government and aided schools and to give parents a greater choice in looking for suitable schools for their children. So, what is Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS)? It is ...

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Sports Education: Micro Teaching Reflection

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Teachers are responsible for the organisation of learning, activities in the classroom, and the individual lesson remains the basic building block of the curriculum (Gray, Griffin & Nasta, 2000, p. 81). Prior to both micro sessions, I devised lesson plans (LPs) that detailed the teaching methods I would deploy in the classes, their sequence and respective contributions to the teaching and learning objectives (McCulloch & Crook, 2008, ...

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The Code Switching Among Students

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This essay deals about code-switching phenomenon among students in MARA College Seremban and the research question is "Code switching: Why has it become a wide spread phenomenon among students of MARA College Seremban?". The historical background about the establishment of English language in Malaysia has been provided and the term code-switching has been defined. In Malaysia, code-switching is happening between Malay and English language. Several students from ...

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Children With Social Emotional And Behavioural Difficulties

23 Mar 2015 21 Apr 2017

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Introduction: SEBD is determined as an interesting area of enquiry in recent years. The literature covers 'Education', 'Health' and 'Social Disadvantage' as its three major perspectives. This essay centers on primary school children experiencing SEBD and its link to SLCN in raising their achievement level at school, from an education perspective. Social, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties (SEBD): refers to the three potential areas of developmental difficulty of ...

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Piagets Stages Of Cognitive Development

23 Mar 2015 20 Apr 2017

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There were many great ideas that came from the minds of pioneers, theorists and current thinkers that range from, corporal punishment to healthy settings, playing areas and timings. The key concept I will be focusing on will be "Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development". This concept had four different stages to it; the Sensorimotor Stage (0-2 years), Pre-Operational Stage (2-7 years), Concrete Operational Stage (7+ years) and the ...

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Political Awareness And Functional Political Literacy

23 Mar 2015 20 Apr 2017

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Education serves as a way to bring about the desired and deserving change in society, to develop a new generation of admirable individuals and thus contribute to the development of good human beings and active citizens. The fundamental purposes of education are to gain knowledge to inculcate the forms of proper conduct and to acquire practical competency. Therefore, the basic and universal aim of Education is to ...

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The Importance Of A Safe And Healthy School

23 Mar 2015 20 Apr 2017

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For more than twenty years, researchers and educators have indicated the importance of a safe and healthy school environment in fostering academic achievement (Luiselli, Putnam, Handler, & Feinberg, 2005; Hymel, Schonert-Reichl, & Miller, 2006). Schools are the most significant socialization force next to the family and it is in school where children form relationships which influence social and academic outcomes (Wentzel & Looney, 2007). It has been ...

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Vivid Memories Of My Childhood

23 Mar 2015 20 Apr 2017

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INTRODUCTION Vivid memories of my childhood that I still carry with me are both good and bad. The latter ones are having a more profound effect on me. Statements such as: "don't go out at night - the bad guys will abduct you"; "good boys don't cry"; "don't go out in the rain - you'll catch cold" were spoken by my parents and primary care givers all ...

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The Issue Of Behaviour In Schools

23 Mar 2015 20 Apr 2017

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The recent review and subsequent report conducted by Sir Alan Steer on behaviour and learning in schools offers an intriguing insight into the success (or failure) of schools across England, in developing successful behavioural policies to improve student attainment and engagement in the classroom and whole school life in general. The report offers the opportunity to assess not only whole school teaching, but also allows the individual ...

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Teaching English For Specific Purposes

23 Mar 2015 20 Apr 2017

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How is English for Specific Purposes (ESP) different from English as a Second Language (ESL), also known as general English? The most important difference lies in the learners and their purposes for learning English. ESP students are usually adults who already have some acquaintance with English and are learning the language in order to communicate a set of professional skills and to perform particular job-related functions. An ...

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Kinesthetic And Linguistic Learning Styles

23 Mar 2015 20 Apr 2017

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It is an undeniable fact that every person is different in some way. As a result, everyone learns in a slightly different manner. Learning styles describe the ways in which people intake information most effectively. Academia has recognized several categories of learning styles with which most people can relate. Some people primarily learn by using one style of knowledge intake and others use more than one ("Overview ...

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Classroom and Behavioural Management

23 Mar 2015 20 Apr 2017

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The problem of how best to discipline and improve students' behaviour in classroom is of permanent interest. This review is oriented to searching different methodologies concerning students' behaviour in classrooms, teachers' discipline strategies and behavioural management. Different points of view and different examples for appropriate behaviour have been discussed referring to the topic. The sources reviewed present different solutions. This paper examines also the classroom environment and ...

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Human rights education for indian armed forces

23 Mar 2015 20 Apr 2017

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HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION FOR INDIAN ARMED FORCESCHAPTER INTRODUCTION AND METHODOLOGY When asked what should be done about human rights, the French philosopher Voltaire answered:- “Let the people know them!” Over the years there has been considerable deterioration in the internal security environment in various parts of our country. J&K and NE states have been the theatre of ethnic, regional and state sponsored turmoil for decades for various ...

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The Nile Egyptian Schools

23 Mar 2015 20 Apr 2017

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I have accepted a new position in a new school. The school is new in everything; new school campus, new staff and team, new students, and last but not least a new system. The later is what concerns me; it also interests me and is what I find challenging. I believe it is a great idea and deeply hope it works. It is important to remember that ...

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Adolescent risk and protective factors

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Chapter 1 Introduction There is a close connection between problematic behaviour in adolescents with the risk factors and protective factors present in environment the adolescents has contact with. Research in the social science have investigated that the amount of risk factors in the environment harm individuals and also that there is a critical need to stimulate protective factors to buffer those risk factors. (Birmingham, 2004) The problematic ...

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Bilingualism and the effects of third language acquisition

23 Mar 2015 18 Apr 2017

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Since the early 1920s, much research has been done on bilingualism, with the earliest investigations finding mainly negative cognitive effects attributed to bilingualism (Pintner & Keller, 1922; Saer, 1923). However, ever since Peal & Lambert (1962) counter-claimed that bilinguals actually do perform better in certain cognitive tasks (e.g. symbolic manipulation types of non-verbal tasks), more recent studies have solidified the current view that bilingualism enhances ones cognitive ...

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Curriculum Reform In The UAE

23 Mar 2015 18 Apr 2017

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Abstract This paper aims to look closer at the UAE education system and how curriculum in general and English in particular has encountered different changes across the history of education since the announcement of the UAE Union in 1971. A thorough investigation as well as documents trace will be listed and addressed. It was really a risky mission for the writer to tackle such a topic and ...

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Facebook As A Learning Tool

23 Mar 2015 18 Apr 2017

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Many teachers believe that students using laptops during class are not always taking notes or doing research related to their class discussion. If students are wondering then chances are they are using Facebook. Statistics show that students spend most of their time on Facebook. Most of the teachers believe that Facebook is a disturbance in the classroom, but Facebook has the potential to be a learning tool ...

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The Implications For Future Career Or Personal Development

23 Mar 2015 18 Apr 2017

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In this developing self assignment, a literature review of self awareness and self development will be presented. A further explanation the two concepts in helping me to fulfill my future career as a manager will also be demonstrated in part one of the assessment. In addition, I'll be writing on three critical incidents happened on beginning of my postgraduate life that significantly impact my thoughts about myself ...

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Effectiveness of teaching using real-life context

23 Mar 2015 18 Apr 2017

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Effectiveness of teaching mathematics using Real-life context on spatial ability and problem-solving ability at secondary level Abstract In the present study an attempt was made to study the effectiveness of teaching mathematics using Real life context on spatial ability and problem solving ability at secondary level. This area of research has been of considerable interest to teachers who have realize that the ultimate goal of education is ...

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Problem-based learning in teaching writing

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PROBLEM BASED LEARNING IN TEACHING WRITING THROUGH LEARNING CYCLE TECHNIQUEAbstract Learning Indonesian require teachers’ creativity in managing activities in teaching learning process. The creativity of teachers will make the students to be creative. Learning cycle technique can accommodate students in constructing concepts in a fun and interesting way that performed continuously in a planned manner. Formulation of the problem in this study is whether the cycle technique ...

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Becoming a physical education teacher

23 Mar 2015 18 Apr 2017

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Teaching physical education provides a number of challenges that are constantly changing (Goodlad and McMannon, 2004). In the demanding role, an effective teacher of physical education must aim to ensure that all pupils receive equal guidance, regardless of age and ability. In addition, it is often the case, that such guidance must be tailored to the individual needs of pupils in order to see pupils fulfil their ...

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The Role Of Teacher in Written Feedback

23 Mar 2015 18 Apr 2017

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Teacher written feedback plays an essential role in a student's writing process. It helps students "identify their own strengths and weaknesses, which, in case of the latter, will make students know how to go about improving themselves and become effective writers" (Penaflorida, 2002, p. 364). According to Ferris (2002), teacher feedback, if addressed effectively, can also contribute to students' overall second language acquisition. Important as teacher written ...

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The Development Of Strong Sense Of Self Esteem

23 Mar 2015 18 Apr 2017

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Introduction The development of a strong sense of self-esteem during childhood is important since children are to withstand the family stresses, school pressures, and temptations in societies. It is also a general belief of many professionals, including researchers, educations and parents, high self-esteem in children is linked to better academic achievement and more success in life (Leary, Schreindorfer, & Haupt, 1995), conversely, low self-esteem is linked to ...

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Kolbs Experiential Learning Theory

23 Mar 2015 18 Apr 2017

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Experiential learning has its roots in the works of Dewey, Lewis, and Piaget. In fact Kolb (2005) in a recent article quotes Kurt Lewin, "There is nothing so practical as a good theory", and John Dewey "There is a need of forming a theory of experience in order that education may be intelligently conducted upon the basis of experience" (Kolb & Kolb, 2005, p. 193). Experiential learning ...

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Play School And Pre School Education

23 Mar 2015 18 Apr 2017

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The history and structure of Indian education has not been stable and it has been varying from time to time. Indian education system has moulded itself on the pattern of the British education system. After independence the central and the state governments have emphasized on spreading education to all corners of the country. With hundreds of universities and thousands of colleges affiliated to the Indian education system, ...

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Vocabulary Games for Teaching objective

23 Mar 2015 18 Apr 2017

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For many learners studying English as a foreign language, vocabulary learning is considered as boring, as they have to memorize unfamiliar words and spelling (Nguyen & Khuat, 2003) and are typically asked to complete lots of exercises. Learners find it hard to engage in such rote learning of vocabulary activities. In order to alleviate the problem, computer-assisted language learning (CALL) system often use multimedia to engage learners ...

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Definition of quality of life

23 Mar 2015 18 Apr 2017

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CHAPTER 2 THEORETICAL STUDY 2.1 Introduction Chapter two discusses the theoretical aspect in quality of life. In addition, the description of the Orang Asli community will also be given to providing a better understanding of this community. This is because quality of life has become one of government main agenda in developing the countries. This chapter will explain relation with quality of life and Orang Asli community. ...

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Security system for DNS using cryptography

23 Mar 2015 18 Apr 2017

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1. Introduction Scope Of The Project The domain name system has become a serious equipped part of the Internet communications, though it doesn’t contain secured mechanism to guarantee data integration or verification. Extensions to DNS provides services to security awares resolves are applications through the Cryptographic digital signatures which are included as resource records and also provides storage of valid public keys in the DNS which support ...

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The effect of gender in play

23 Mar 2015 18 Apr 2017

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The Effect of Gender in Play on Academic Attitudes Within Year 1 PROJECT DESCRIPTION This project will seek to examine how often traditional gender roles are expressed by children in Year 1 during play, and how these roles may relate to pupils perceptions of and attitudes towards academic subject areas. Data for the project will be gathered by observing a Year 1 class during play periods, and ...

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Learning Styles In Classroom

23 Mar 2015 18 Apr 2017

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English language is really considered as a significant language since it has been used for communicating worldwide. Therefore, learning English is very common in many countries and language learning styles are used by students in globalization. Language learning styles are the main factors that help decide how the students learn a second or foreign language. A foreign language is a language studied in an environment where it ...

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Individuals With Disabilities Education Act

23 Mar 2015 17 Apr 2017

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Before 1975 children with disabilities did not have any civil rights to an education. Public schools excluded children with disabilities from obtaining any education. All that changed when IDEA passed in 1975, it gave children the possibility to a free education. "The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act also known as IDEA was signed into law in 1975. It was designed to protect children with disabilities and their ...

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