Life cycle assessment

Motivation is the driving force according to Dornyei (2001) states that motivation stimulates the learners to learn. It is the “state of morale; extent of readiness or willingness”. Motivation has been shown to positively influence study strategy, academic performance, adjustment and well-being in students in domains of education (Vansteenkiste et al. 2005). Studying motivation particularly in science education is important because science education is different from general education in several…

Intelligence, according to British psychologist Charles Spearman, is general cognitive ability that could be measured and numerically expressed. There has been a presentable amount of research done to prove the relationship between one’s intelligence and how it affects their workplace achievements as well as academic achievements. Similarly, students’ achievements in their classrooms are also thought to be in direct relation to their intelligence. So, what of students who face various learning…

(Eggen & Kauchak, 1997). Furthermore, they can be the names of groups of events, thoughts or humans as well (Kaptan, 1999). These concepts not only help us think (Senemoğlu, 2013) but they also direct our knowledge, beliefs and actions in every part of life (Elliot,…

Teaching and Assessment Strategies Manning and Bucher (2012) describe ‘withitness’ as a descriptor indicating that a teacher is aware of what is occurring within his/her classroom at all times and is able to multitask with competence and confidence (p. 270). In all types of teaching it is important to possess ‘withitness,’ however, it is especially important when utilizing individualized instruction (p. 167). Individualized instruction allows teachers to provide students with personal attention…

is important to run a smooth and effective classroom. I will use goals and assessments to create meaningful curriculum when teaching young children. I know about and use observation, documentation and other appropriate assessment tools and approaches to collect data. I understand and practice responsible assessment to promote possible outcomes for each and every child in my classroom. I know the importance of using assessment partnership with families and professional colleagues to build…

While PDHPE is yet to have it curriculum updated to a national curriculum it’s important that teachers are preparing for these changes as numeracy is an essential skill for students for school and life beyond school (MCEETYA 2008). The recent changes have seen Literacy and numeracy become important parts of all schools and teachers (Carter, Klenowski, and Chalmer, 2015) as well as addressing the Quality Teaching Elements. The issue that some schools…

an intervention program that can be followed by others reinforcing phonemic awareness in the classroom. This teacher acknowledged that the student does have an attention distraction problem but has found no reason for further recommendation for assessments. She also acknowledges that the student has reached the grade level benchmark according to the Reading First program (administered by the New york City Department of Education). What should be made mentioned is the recommendations of “Thomas…

Although I had heard about career assessments, I never had the opportunity to take one myself. Therefore, I took great joy in experiencing these activities for the first time. Different career assessments such as the MYERS BRIGGS, True Colors, Values Game, Eureka as well as Strength Quest revealed unique qualities that I often times overlook in my persona. These different assessments contributed to a deeper understanding of my skills and personality. In what follows, I discuss my reactions to…

Introduction Assessment is the topic of domain four. It is significance that teachers should include an assessment criteria in their lesson plans. It is so because it reflects a real picture about students’ understanding and, in addition to that, it gives the teachers an authentic result which measures their teaching methods aptitudes inside classrooms. Thus, I am inquisitively wondering: what is assessment? Why is it important? How to do assessment? I find that assessment is defined by…

“selective hearing” behavior in regards to certain conversation topics. The behavioral funnel will be used to assess Dr. Harvey’s behavior and the appropriate responses. According to Hawkins (1979), the behavioral assessment is similar to the shape of a funnel. The beginning of the assessment should be broad and consider all possibilities while having a narrow scope of the behavior. There are 5 stages that form the behavioral funnel and to better understand Dr. Harvey’s “selective hearing”…