Educational assessment and evaluation

the public school system in my city. Throughout my years in the Head Start Program I have worked with many students. The Response to Intervention framework has made me wonder how academics would be differentiated for these children, when our educational system is being scrutinized for students lagging behind with academic test scores. There have been many initiatives put in place to close the academic gap. One initiative that I am very passionate about is Response to Intervention. As a…

Executive Summary Colby-Sawyer College is a private, independent, undergraduate college offering educational programs based in the liberal arts and sciences and designed to prepare students for their professions and lives of ongoing learning. It has been engaged in higher education since 1928 and is committed to excellence, interconnectedness, respect, integrity, and stewardship (Appendix 5, 2014). And while these values continue to hold true today, there has been a continual decrease in…

PRIOLEAU’S CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM THE FACILITATORS AND PARTICIPANT GUIDE Contents Pages Users Guide Page 2 Program Rules Overview of Program Part 1 - The Classroom Part 2 – The Mentorship / Leadership Program Part 3 – After School Program Part 4 – Summer Program Part 5 - The Right of Passage Unit & Ceremony Program Parent Resources Extended Resources FACILITATORS GUIDE Facilitator’s Guide This guide is designed to be used with the handout a activities from hand book in…

insurance companies will no longer reimburse hospitals to treat them. For all of the aforementioned reasons, it is essential for hospitals to follow evidence-based practices in order to be able to prevent pressure ulcers among their patients. RISK ASSESSMENT Since pressure ulcers are seen so commonly seen in acute care settings it is necessary to have a framework ready to evaluate patient’s risk for developing a decubitus ulcer. Patients at a higher risk for developing pressure ulcers include:…

The first assessment has been scored by a peer of mine from the previous organization. The second assessment is from my supervisor from my previous experience. The third assessment has been completed by a team member of my Uconn project group. I have chosen these as the assessors of my behavior as I wanted to identify the trends in my behavior through different years and through different positions of responsibilities. The self-assessment scores on my task and relationship…

Personal Philosophy Statement Education reform has been tasked with reducing the gap in student achievement. One of the strongest influencer of student achievement is connected to the level of family engagement between the student-family and the school experience. In a society that is relying more on technology, there has been less of an effort to connect with parents at home. But, ease of information does not mean that all families are able to easily connect to the information, or that the…

Description The Wicomico County Health Department Salisbury Maryland cares for the health of citizens by providing access to opportunities that promote physical, behavioral, and environmental health through precautionary, educational, assessment, clinical, monitoring and regulatory programs. Formal Structure The Wicomico County Health Department is departmentalized by programs. The structure was selected because the agency has four programs which includes the following; Psychiatric…

Minnie presented for the evaluation session wearing age appropriate, casual clothing. Minnie’s grooming appeared adequate. She was assessed during four sessions of approximately 90 minutes each. She used her right hand during the examination. Minnie did not appear to have any visual or auditory difficulties. Although a positive behavior incentive system was used during testing, Minnie was observed to have a great deal of difficulty. During administration of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for…

(with two non-applicable items removed-no family conference or patient rounds in anesthesia) and organizational slack all scored a mean of “4” on the Likert Scale, indicative of agreement or occurring frequently. The context dimensions of feedback/evaluation, informal interactions, connections among people/social capital and structural and electronic resources had mean scores between “3” and “4” on the Likert scale which fell in the range of neutrality and agreement or occurring occasionally to…

school psychologist to support the learning and mental health of all children and youth (NASP: Standards for the Credentialing of School Psychologists, 2010, p.1). NASP was founded in 1969 to promote the work of school psychologists as they promote educational and psychologically healthy environments for all children and students. It provides standards for ethics and practice, and it is in charge of approving postgraduate programs that adhere…