Hispanics‚ 23.2% are below the poverty line compared to 11.6% of the White population. The poverty rate across all races is 14.3%‚ still significantly lower than the Hispanic population (Macartney‚ S. 2013). Along with high poverty rates comes low educational attainment. Low levels of formal schooling earned have contributed to the overrepresentation of the Latino population in low-skill occupations that pay less‚ and have higher unemployment rates than other groups keeping them below the poverty line
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CHAPTER NO 1: NATURE OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY MEANING OF PSYCHOLOGY The word “psychology” comes form the Greek word (Psyche mean Soul‚ Logos mean Science)‚ thus the meaning of Psychology is the science of soul. EDUCATION AND PSYCHOLOGY Education in the narrow sense is the modification of behaviour of children in a controlled environment. To shape the behaviour of the subject and bring some positive or negative changes‚ it is necessary to study the science of behaviour. The developmental
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What Is Educational Evaluation? By Shane Hall‚ eHow Contributor I want to do this! What’s This? [pic]Educational evaluation involves the systematic assessment of educational activities. Objects of evaluation include instructional programs‚ school initiatives and education goals. The growth in federal funding for education and policy-makers’ increased calls for school accountability have contributed to the growth of educational evaluation. Many large school districts have personnel responsible
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Educational Problems in Egypt Egypt has the most significant educational system in the (MENA); Middle East and North Africa according to the Human Development Index (HDI). Although the educational system had been developing hastily since the beginning of the 1990s‚ Egypt had been continuously facing serious and accumulated problems in education. An exploding population‚ an increasing poverty‚ low literacy rates‚ drastic injustice in schools qualities; schools in urban areas where the rich can pay
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Introduction The Curtin Teaching‚ Learning and Student Experience Plan 2013-2017 outlines an ambitious vision for reforming teaching and learning‚ enhancing the student experience‚ optimising the education portfolio and the student experience. This vision‚ enabled through a number of strategic projects will position Curtin as leaders in globally innovative education; provide a richly interactive and personalised learning experience and provide opportunity for graduates‚ equipping them with skills
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Chapter 1: Introduction Students move about busy college campuses as they have done for decades‚ some quickly hurrying from one class to another‚ others on benches gaining extra study time moments before an exam‚ and some grabbing a coffee for that extra boost of energy. At a closer look‚ an observer would realize that each student was carrying the same thing. Not a backpack full of books‚ but their mobile phone‚ a device that if asked‚ many would say they never leave home without. A recent
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* Kevin Howell D. Williamson English 1113 Aug. 31‚ 2012 “The Age of Educational Romanticism” In Charles Murray’s article‚ he has taken a searing stance against the “No Child Left Behind Law”. He sees the Left wing stance as focusing on race‚ class‚ and gender. While the Right see public education as an ineffectual monopoly. He sees the goal of the law as being too optimistic and devoid of any contact with reality. He thinks putting
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Helping children with special needs The Educational assistant follows the instructions of the teacher and is responsible for assisting with specific educational objectives planned by teacher. They need to help develop individual program plans for students of special needs‚ under the direction of teacher. Educational assistant understands that needs of student comes first before their own needs. As an educational assistant‚ my goal for helping students is to satisfy their needs in the classroom environment
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What is Educational Technology? References to educational technology‚ learning technologies‚ and instructional technology pervade professional journals and magazines throughout education. Yet no single‚ acceptable definition for these terms serves the field‚ and there is uncertainty even about the origins of the terms (Reiser & Dempsey‚ 2006). Educational technology historian Paul Saettler (1990) says that the earliest reference to educational technology seems to have been made by radio instruction
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This Essay aims to discuss the range of special educational needs in mainstream primary schools‚ analysing appropriate teaching and learning strategies to support learning. Special Educational Needs (SEN) is defined as children with learning difficulties that call for special educational provision to be made for them. Children have a learning difficulty if they have a significantly greater difficulty in learning than the majority of children the same age and/or have a disability that prevents or
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