Introduction Assessments and Diagnosis in counseling are important issues in the professional counseling field. Counselors competence and credentialing plays a major role in making sure counselors are fully prepared for counseling in addictions and preparing the appropriate diagnosis and assessment tools for each client. The objective of this paper is to explore treatment plans, screening and assessment processes. Discuss the need of crisis management, explain the assessment process for…
World: And How They Got That Way, Ripley captures students’ personal stories from different and diverse parts of the world, learning much about their backgrounds and experiences. Even when studying the statistically smartest countries, Ripley strictly focuses on the Program on International Student Assessment Test (PISA). PISA a test that is based more on life skills rather than standardized tests that are based on academic skills. Following the students, Ripley explains the experiences of each…
This essay will be describing the knowledge of literacy learning in terms of how students become literate. It will then be describing and discussing the principle ‘Knowledge of the learner’ and how I would incorporate this into a classroom writing programme. This essay will also be exploring the instructional strategies that I would use to effectively develop the literacy learning of the students in my classroom. Literacy is the ability to comprehend the English language through reading and…
Chapter 9 was lengthy in detailing ways to conduct a successful assessment, and the various evidence-based practice modalities used in the schools. The social worker utilizes skills like assessments, to implement developmentally appropriate and targeted interventions to meet the students needs. Assessments involve synthesizing, and evaluating data collected that is relevant to the person in environment (Jarolmen, 2014). The information collected includes, “social emotional status, academic…
Ms.G uses the curriculum core knowledge and for assessment, she uses the danielson’s framework. According to the Core Knowledge Foundation (2016), core knowledge provides an outline of content to be learned grade by grade so that knowledge, language, and skills can be cumulatively built upon from year to year. The Danielson group (2016) states that the danielson framework has a set of research-based components of instruction, aligned to the INTASC standards, and grounded in a constructivist view…
reflect on myself as an educator. While there were many strengths from this unit, there was also some areas of growth that could have made the unit even more successful. One major strength from this unit was the differentiation of instruction and assessments. An area of growth for this unit would be to create a stronger behavior management system in order to make the time dedicated to math each day more valuable. A goal for improving teaching practice is finding a way to incorporate and utilize…
Attackers of testing believe it can lead to a number of unwanted effects on students mainly when used on aptitude and achievement tests, these include the following criticisms: For some, taking a test can act as a motivator to do better, but for others it can do the exact opposite. Tests can create anxiety and based on the severity can cause a problem with a students test performance. There are a number of ways to help reduce such stress, like preparing for the test using practice exercises or…
that my students become more engaged in their learning as well as meet or exceed grade level expectations. To measure these two goals, I will first inventory my students’ current performance and dispositions towards learning. This will encompass gather assessment data, speaking with previous teachers, surveying my new students, and being a good listener of their daily class interactions during the first weeks of school. Once I have built of repository of information on where my students are…
professional teacher must include effective assessments, communication, critical thinking opportunities, consider diversity among students, teaching ethics, student development, positive learning environment, purposeful planning, and enriched technology experiences. The role of the teacher is to facilitate effective instruction; which includes continually improving their instruction, increasing their knowledge of subject matter, and planning effective lesson for all students in their class. The…
between ongoing assessment and differentiated instruction. • Student knowledge and understanding must be continually monitored through ongoing assessment in order for a teacher to differentiate their lessons properly. Ongoing (or formative) assessment occurs during the learning process to make sure students are retaining the information properly. If these ongoing assessments show that student understanding and performance is not up to par, then differentiation is needed. Ongoing assessments…