How Classroom Assessments Improve Learning Thomas R. Guskey Teachers who develop useful assessments‚ provide corrective instruction‚ and give students second chances to demonstrate success can improve their instruction and help students learn. Large-scale assessments‚ like all assessments‚ are designed for a specific purpose. Those used in most states today are designed to rank-order schools and students for the purposes of accountability—and some do so fairly well. But assessments designed for
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Critical Leadership Skills Due: February 6th‚ 2014 Case Study #1 Right Away and All at Once: How We Saved Continental In this article‚ Greg Brenneman recounts his experience with Continental airlines and how he was able to successfully turn the company around. Continental had achieved the ’luxurious’ place of tenth out of the top ten airlines in the US based on customer service areas‚ and this was due to a number of problems. Brenneman explains that the method to reviving the crippled company
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preschool years‚ the brain is the most fascinating and quick to grow organ at this time. In fact‚ it is also develops to three fourths of the size and weight of an adult brain. This clearly shows how important learning is at this age and how fast children develop the knowledge from their experiences. There are many biological reasons why the brain grows so vast at this period. During this time‚ there is a drastic increase in the connections between cells. This is to allows a more developed communication
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psychoanalysis. When he was young‚ Sigmund Freud’s family moved from Frieberg‚ Moravia to Vienna where he would spend most of his life. His parents taught him at home after entering him in Spurling Gymnasium‚ where he was first in his class and graduated Summa cum Laude. After studying medicine at University of Vienna‚ Freud worked and gained respect as a physician. Through his work with respected French neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot‚ Freud became fascinated with the emotional disorder known as hysteria
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How lungs Work Your lungs are part of a group of organs and tissues that all work together to help you breathe. This system is called the respiratory system. The main job of the respiratory system is to move fresh air into and get waste gases out of the body. Lungs are very important because Oxygen‚ a basic gas‚ is needed by every cell in your body in order to live. The air that comes into the body through the lungs contains oxygen and other gases. In the lungs‚ the
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Adolescence: Physical and Cognitive Development Adolescence is considered the developmental state between childhood and adulthood. It generally refers to the period from ages 12 through 18. (Sprinthall & Collins‚ 1987). This period of an individual’s life is often starts with puberty. It can also be characterized and associated with psychological‚ social‚ and biological changes. Psychologists focus on physiological change‚ cognitive development‚ and identity formation when dealing with adolescence
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Despite an unhappy family setting and the deafness that struck soon after‚ the man appeared to rise from his misfortunes and follow his passion. Mr. Beethoven created some of the most wonderful music and is considered one of the greatest musicians of all time. Ludwig‚ at a very young age‚ began his career as a marvelous piano player and composer of piano music. Beethoven continued his work expanding to string quartets and other kinds of chamber music‚ songs‚ two masses‚ an opera‚ and nine symphonies
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One of the most observable signs of cognitive development in preschools is their continuous asking of questions. When an answer leads to more questions‚ this stage can often times be taxing on the child’s caregiver. However‚ this stage is a valuable time for learning and these questions should never be discouraged. Caregivers need to know that it’s alright not to know the answer to every question. When this is the case‚ they should direct the child towards a resource where they can discover the
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they resounded‚“‘What’s next? Microwave abuse and Chapstick addiction’” (Dokoupil). Truthfully‚ people find the evidence impossible to fathom. The Internet allows us to instantly access the business world‚ keep in touch with our friends‚ and make our work easier. It would seem that the benefits would far outweigh any problems. Serious problems‚ however‚ can occur to Internet users when they use the Internet far too much. Evidence shows that excessive Internet use can damage people’s intelligence‚ hinder
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Erikson versus Piaget: Active and Passive Learning Billy Jenkins Grand Canyon University: PSY 650 January 27‚ 2012 Abstract In this paper‚ the idea of active versus passive learning is discussed‚ as well as the major learning theories of Piaget and Erikson. Furthermore‚ their major learning theories are compared to each other and applied to the principles of active and passive learning. Because of my teaching and classroom experience‚ the application of active and passive learning
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