Educational psychology

Demotivators of Japanese English-as-a-Foreign-Language Learners ' Oral Fluency The increasing use of English in global business and international communication has led many countries to emphasize English as a foreign language (EFL) in their education systems. In Japan, compulsory English education extends from elementary school to high school. However, oral fluency continues to be a weak point in Japan’s education system when compared to written and reading skills. One possible reason for this…

how to grow students’ mindsets; and increase research and publish research findings in resources such as the Department of Education’s What Works Clearinghouse (p. 723). A list such as this could have been written to propel forward a myriad of educational reform recommendations: formative classroom assessments, cooperative learning, project based learning, mathematics process standards, media literacy, metacognition, digital writing, personalized learning, and content area literacy standards are…

“In their edited Handbook of Motivation at School, Wentzel and Wigfield state that motivation is the energy that students bring to tasks and beliefs, values and goals that determine which tasks they pursue and their persistence in achieving them, and the standards they set to determine when a task has been accomplished” (Hinchman 25). It is important as an educator to motivate struggling readers and ELL’s in to engage in the classroom. In order to help struggling readers and ELL students bridge…

Before the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, children with disabilities were not acknowledged in the educational setting. This act has been revised many times to ensure that exceptional people will be provided with the best possible education along with their average peers. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act allows students to learn in the least restrictive environment (LRE), to ensure that they are comfortable and able to actively learn (Zigmond, 1). This environment…

In particular, Hammond’s stories reveal flawed educational systems that remained indifferent to her needs, and consequently promotes further mindfulness, acceptance and inclusion within schools. Her painful accounts of misunderstandings, depression, abuse and suicidal thoughts due to her vulnerability in…

There are many components of education that technology can enhance when brought into the classroom; as technology seems to be an untapped resource in education. Those components include items such as differentiated instruction, enhanced interaction, increase in quality of student work, and more. With a technologically advancing society, why not bring the iPad into the classroom where students can solve real world problems with technology that they use outside of the school? With that in mind,…

Part 2: Professional Development Reflection The professional development plan that I have made meets the learner-centered principles because it addresses the needs of new teachers based on the survey taken. The new teachers on my campus expressed that they need more help with classroom management skills to keep their classroom flowing smoothly and increase student achievement. My plan allows them to practice existing classroom management techniques, and develop news management ideas with…

Assignment: Professional Goals Statement The effective science teaching will help students foster and develop conceptual understandings as science learners for the rest of their life. It emphasizes engaging in and learning about scientific practice [1]. By understanding these perspectives can help educators providing more meaningful science teaching environment. The goal of this professional goal statement is to enhance the science and pedagogical knowledge of professional science teachers to…

Project summary Intelligent Tutoring System (ITS) is able to provide personalized instructions and feedbacks based on individual needs for facilitating learners’ learning and skill development. The goal of this research is to investigate the effect of implementing the Self-Regulated Learning (SRL) assessment embedded within the ITS in the context of STEM learning on SRL skill development and academic achievement of African American students and to identify factors that can facilitate their…

curriculums with an integrated learning approach (I-I), constitutes an exterior representation of our interior-natural functionality and consequently, a natural way of learning. An overall implementation of an (I-I) methodology in the American educational system will ensure students into seeing a more accurate picture of their interconnected current reality, capitalize new insights through the rigorous academic training of the disciplines, and provide real-world professional practical…