Can Inclusion Strategies Result in Learned Helplessness in Students? Kim Lacey ED 557 Dr. Sara Lawrence May 4‚ 2011 Abstract As a result of my coursework through the Alternate Teacher Certification Program and my current position as an instructional aide at a rural middle school in Texas‚ I became concerned that strategies utilized with achieving the goals of the Individualized Education Plan for certain special education students were leading to instances of learned helplessness. I
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Standardized testing is something you’re bound to come across in public schools as soon as first grade. I remember taking test after test as a public school student‚ and I can’t really say I ever got anything out of it. These tests are putting so much pressure on teachers and students a like. A bunch of old men sitting around a table who’ve never even stepped foot in my school can make a test and say that it evaluates what students have learned as a whole. The problem with standardized testing‚ its
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Should the Standardized Test be the only Measurement for Students’ Ability in Learning? Part of our future is determined by how good we are in a test. Over the past decade‚ schools use standardized test for several purposes. For example‚ to pass students from the schools‚ to know their learning progress in schools‚ to place them in a class suited their abilities‚ or to measure their worthiness to enroll to a university. “A standardized test is a test that is administered and scored in a consistent
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How to Improve Physical Fitness There are many different ways to improve physical fitness‚ but there are a lot people that don’t have the chance or don’t feel like they’re capable of progressing their health. In result they are obese and give up trying to live a better life style. What most people don’t know is that improving your physical fitness can be a fun experience. Being active every day is healthy and it can change your life. There are simple and easy steps to improving your physical fitness
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VI. Results and Discussion In this exercise‚ the goal was to produce acetylsalicylic acid through the organic synthesis from the reaction of salicylic acid to acetic anhydride‚ the starting materials. Instead of using acetic acid‚ acetic anhydride was used as solvent since the anhydride reacting with water to form acetic acid tends to drive the reaction to the right. It results from the elimination of a molecule of water from two molecules of acetic acid (see Fig. 11.2). Figure 11.3 below
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educational research is determined by the researcher’s knowledge of the problem‚ what type of data he or she has to collect‚ what information can be inferred from the data coupled with how the data should be analysed in an endeavour to make a meaningful interpretation. This write up seeks to make a critical analysis or examination of how Educational research can improve the quality of teaching and learning. Cohen‚ (1998) see research as a systematic and objective experimentation which allow feedback and
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part. To better improve the skill of reading comprehension‚ here is a technique that may be useful. When reading something that is interesting to you‚ it may seem easier to follow along. Your brain responds to things that you like quicker than to things that you are unfamiliar with. While reading a book that you are not particularly fond of‚ try to make connections to things that relate to your life. These connections could include personal experiences‚ your hobbies‚ people you know‚ or places you’ve
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You have decided to give several hours of your time each month to improve the community where you live. What is one thing you will do to improve your community? Why? Use specific reasons and details to explain your your choice. Getting involved in community services is a very self-fulfilling job and a privilege that every has. There are numerous things that people can do to help improve and ease the comfort of their community. The one thing that I will not forget to do is to get others involved
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Becca Papineau Amanda Hararch English 102 Research Paper 15 April 2013 Standardized Testing: False Interpretation Do you hate staring at a computer/ piece of paper for more than two hours and answering questions? I am sure most people would answer “no”‚ and that is why standardized testing puts more harm than good in today’s world. Standardized testing causes a lot more problems than usual. It used to be a part of life‚ but now it’s causing kids not to go to college‚ and it’s causing kids
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THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION IN THE ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS CLASSROOM A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE GRADUATE SCHOOL IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE DOCTOR OF EDUCATION BY BRIAN E. SCOTT APPROVED BY: _______________________________________________ Dr. Patricia Clark‚ Committee Chairperson ____________ Date _______________________________________________ Dr. Nancy Melser‚ Committee Member ____________ Date _______________________________________________
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