Educational assessment and evaluation

Educational philosophies are essentially the opinion of a teacher that describe how they will teach students information in their classes and it also explains the ideologies and scenarios where this learning will occur. Educational philosophies describe how the ideal principles of how education is and should be in schools in the eyes of a single teacher. Having been exposed to teachers for a majority of my life, I have been around teachers who have had all sorts of different ideologies in which…

medical/surgical unit preferred), and a maximum of 3 nursing professional development educators. The responsibilities of this group are to coordinate the revision of nursing house-wide policies, procedures, and protocols on a three year rotating schedule, evaluation of house-wide policies and procedures based on evidence based practice, confirm publication of the nursing house-wide policies and procedures to the document management system, communicate changes to the direct patient care staff…

stations around the room to fill out a worksheet the students worked with haste in almost a competition way so as to finish before the other. Although Levine, Kelly, Karakoc, & Haidet (2007) worked with medical students, they pointed out that “peer evaluation is a core component of team-based learning and is seen as essential for holding students accountable and preventing the phenomenon of “social loafing”.” The students never got lazy because everyone else was working hard enough and the…

Assessment has been used as a tool for assessing learning in our schools for many years. It is an approach that has been used as a means of reporting students’ progress to parents. It must be noted that only certain things can be professionally assessed in schools. The expectation of many people regarding school assessment is an examination that tests a student’s ability to recall information(P. Barnes, Wright, & Brandom, 2008). The ability to recall information in this situation does not always…

Eligibility for special education services determined by a comprehensive initial evaluation which includes all existing data gathered about the student through the referral process as well as any additional assessments which may be needed. Special Factors and Issues Involved in Identifying if a Problem stems from Normal Language Acquisition or is a Special Education Issue In order to determine if a problem stems from normal language acquisition or is a special education issue, the ELL teacher as…

areas; money management, food management, personal appearance, housekeeping, transportation, educational planning, job seeking skills, emergency/safety skills, knowledge of community resources, parenting and child care, and interpersonal skills. Jason excelled in all areas except for job seeking skills, transportation, and educational planning. Jason’s skill level for job seeking skills and educational planning was intermediate. However, Jason’s level of precision for acquiring transportation…

(2015) is an assessment of how well the program is being implemented and to describe the experience of participants. Formative evaluation is especially important for health IT products where the overall goal is improvement. This usually involves the needs assessments and feasibility analyses for evaluating the program. The formative evaluation usually take place no less than every six months and routinely every two to four years…

They are being asked to respect and adjust to student learning differences while at the same time, being held accountable for teaching all students the same set of standards. They are mandated to implement a range of educational practices to support all of the student’s differences. (Voltz, Sims, & Nelson, 2010) In looking at one standard for diversity from the Public Schools of North Carolina Website, it reads: “Teachers must demonstrate their knowledge of the history…

formal and informal assessment strategies to evaluate and ensure the continuous intellectual, social and physical development of the learner (Henson, 2009).” As a teacher it is important to use a variety of assessments to evaluate and ensure that students understand and are learning the content presented in the classroom. In addition to giving traditional assessments such as a quiz, exam or paper, alternatives that will be provided include group assessments, self-assessment, portfolios,…

I evaluated myself using the inventory tool and discovered the competency of my skills. However, I found out the weaknesses and strengths in career planning, personal journey disciplines, and professional accountability. Significantly, the self-evaluation process assists in creating professional development. Furthermore, nurses’ managers should make an optimal contribution concerning coaching, motivating and guiding the professional team to deliver quality health care. For that reason, I…