Demographics Arlington is a district which includes students from more than 114 countries‚ and 99 different languages are spoken in homes. English Language Learners [ELLs] comprise 19% of Arlington Public School [APS] students (APS‚ ELL Students‚ 2014). These students enter APS with ranges of knowledge. Their language proficiency levels range from WIDA Level 1 “Entering” to Level 6 “Reaching" (Fig. 1). About one-fourth of the students are at WIDA Level 1‚ and about three-fourths of the ESOL/HILT/HILTEX
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Managing Time as an Adult Learner College 100 American Public University Shannon Voyles Managing Time as an Adult Learner Proper management of our time can be described as using skills and techniques to manage time in order to complete a designated task or goal. Time is a valuable thing‚ it should not be wasted. One needs to be very careful how they use their time. Adult learners have unique difficulties with time management due to other important aspects of their lives‚ which
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Ethical framework focus Criteria 1.1.1 and 1.1.2 Considering a way to ethically monitor what I do with clients is a really interesting area for me. I said to my supervisor very early on in our working relationship that there was no way for her to know if any work was actually taking place in the room‚ because there was no practical way to observe my practice. Although this was part in jest‚ I am genuinely intrigued that there is so much work going on around individuals’ welfare‚ with no real way
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When determining the intervention that would be used‚ many questions needed to be answer. Is the approach appropriate for addressing the problem? Is the approach relevant and appropriate to Selena? Many interventions were reviewed and studied . The invention that I felt would work best with Selena would be solution-focused therapy. Solution-focused therapy emerged in the last 20 years as a strategy for working with adults‚ families‚ and minors and has been successful. Hepworth et al. (2013) stated
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therefore is primarily to educate and improve student performance‚ not merely audit it. Assessment will ensure that learners are fairly‚ accurately and regularly assessed in a consistent manner‚ provide diagnostic information that assists both staff and learners/ candidates to provide‚ appropriate support to enable achievement of the learning outcomes (initial assessment)‚ allow learners/ candidates to monitor their own progress‚ enable tutors to review and develop their learning programmes to achieve
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first language is not English. Today‚ the majority of students are English Language Learners‚ and they may speak several languages and come from many different cultural backgrounds. These are students who have significant challenges in English which include: reading‚ writing‚ and responding to the subject-matter demands of school. Assessment strategies have influence over the education of English Language Learners since assessments impact the classification‚ identification‚ placements‚ and ongoing
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Knowledgeable: Lawyers and Teachers : Lawyers are knowledgeable because they have to work really hard and study their case to win. They also have to go to law school for a certain amount of years. So they are very knowledgeable. Other ways to say knowledgeable: Understanding‚ Intelligent‚ Well-informed‚ Discerning‚ Perceptive. If everyone in the world was knowledgeable then the world would be a better place because people wouldn’t do stupid things. But then again if everyone was as knowledgeable
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114 Learner Autonomy: Concept and Considerations Madhu Neupane Abstract “Give me a fish and I eat for a day. Teach me to fish and I eat for a lifetime.”This proverb taken from Chinese culture is associated with learner autonomy. Once learning used to be the matter of receiving the body of knowledge which could then be used for the rest of life. But such view has been nonsense in this fast-paced world. Therefore‚ the learners should be provided with the skills necessary for the lifelong pursuit
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The Importance of Time Management for the Adult Learner COLL 100 Foundations of Online Learning American Military University The Importance of Time Management for the Adult Learner Time management is a critical skill that is needed in many different aspects of life. We need to manage our time while caring for our family at home‚ while at work and also for any other hobbies or interests‚ such as college. The typical college student is no longer the teenager who just graduated high school. A large
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Learner Guide for Cambridge AS and A Level Economics Learner Guide for Cambridge AS and A Level Economics How to use this guide The guide describes what you need to know about your Economics examination. It will help you to plan your revision programme and will explain what Cambridge International Examinations is looking for. The guide contains the following sections: Section 1: How will you be tested? This section will give you information about the different examination papers you will take.
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