standardized tests are too simplistic for children to fully demonstrate reading comprehension‚ critical thinking‚ and problem solving ‚ Especially in the case of reading selections‚ there may not be a single right answer to a question‚ and learning why children pick the answers that they do might help educators to provide better support. Critics who feel that standardized tests are too simplistic believe that knowing information by rote does not always mean that information has been digested. For
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Common Core and the effects on America’s English Language Learners Since being introduced in 2010‚ forty-four States have now adopted the Common Core State Standards Initiative. This initiative provides standards in English‚ Language Arts and Math. Every child in a public school will be expected to meet each standard for their grade level in these areas. These standards are designed to guarantee that every child in America will be on par with each other. They use the example in their 3 minute video
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Yana 400110053 How the English Composition class will help me in the future? Why we take ‘English Composition’ class? Actually‚ English Composition is a class that is needed for all aspects of our lives‚ especially for students from Foreign Languages department. It would be an absolutely necessity for students who learn English and for those who wants to be compatible in business sphere in the future. But talking about students who is learning English- this class will teach them to express
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think that using drugs is all right for him as well. Similarly‚ if the athlete is not severely punished then the child will think he can get off easy too. However if a child sees that the sport wants to remediate any and all situations involving professional athletes taking drugs‚ he will be helped to understand that taking drugs is socially unacceptable. If all our sports stars start to use drugs then what type of example would this set or youth? High schools would start to use drugs & if everyone started
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In Improving English Communicative Skill Name: Syafiqah binti Hasram In an article in The Times on 12th April 2012‚ Malaysia is classified as one of the countries that are rapidly developing in technology. Along with our neighbor country Singapore‚ Malaysia is improving in technological industry that has been approved as an effective device in improving education‚ communicative skill and creative thinking besides serving as nation’s improviser. Ministry of Education proposed the use technology as
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America is known to be a melting pot which indicates that citizens here are all creative and different. “Nearly everyone is the product of immigration. With the exception of those who can claim Native American ancestry‚ everyone else in America is the Product of foreigners” as said by Natally Kelly‚ a veteran translator. Possessing an official language in a large diversify country would affect everybody living in it. America is a country well-known for its multicultural population. Having a variety
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2012 H I G H E R S C H O O L C E R T I F I C AT E E X A M I N AT I O N English (Standard) and English (Advanced) Paper 1 — Area of Study Total marks – 45 Section I General Instructions • Reading time – 10 minutes • Working time – 2 hours • Write using black or blue pen Black pen is preferred Pages 3–9 15 marks • Attempt Question 1 • Allow about 40 minutes for this section Section II Page 10 15 marks • Attempt Question 2 • Allow about 40 minutes for this section Section
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ARTICLE REVIEW- WHY USE EBAY? | | Tutor’s name : Tutorial Group : Submission date : Review of Article Entitled: Why Use eBay? Introduction Brew‚ Simon. (2011). The Independent Guide to eBay 2011: How to Make Serious Money on eBay (Chapter 1: ‘Why Use eBay?’). MagBook: China. This article is all about eBay’s specialties‚ eBay in business‚ and also advantages and disadvantages of eBay. This article also presents some detailed information about eBay. Summary
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An aqueduct is an artificial channel for conveying water‚ typically in the form of a bridge. Aqueducts transported water from natural sources into cities and towns. Romans proved to be ahead of their time with the formation of aqueducts. Roman techniques to collect‚ store‚ and channel water over huge distances remained unmatched and some of their ideas are still used today. Romans used the water obtained from aqueducts for drinking water and as a water supply for public baths. Although the most
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Reasons Why You Should Learn English “If you talk to a man in a language he understands‚ that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his own language‚ that goes to his heart.”- Nelson Mandela. There are numerous benefits to learn English as a foreign language but in this article I will try to explain only three reasons that why you should learn English as a second language. As we know languages are most important part of communications and especially these days communication
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