Students' union

less than 95% of students participated in State assessments (Illinois General Assembly). This came up during the discussion of Bill HB-0306, also known as the opting out bill. From what I have gathered throughout my twelve years in school, standardized tests were made to narrow achievement gaps and help boosts test scores in the U.S. They are supposed to measure your intelligence and show teachers where your strongest and weakest areas are. This year, I was one of the few students who took the…

procrastination before in their lives. Procrastination is one of the things that I hate because I procrastinate with many things in my life. One of the main things I personally procrastinate most frequently on is school work. I know just about every college student can relate. There are many different reasons why people procrastinate, maybe they do not enjoy the task at hand, maybe they are afraid of failure, or maybe they are just lazy. There are a million different reasons why people…

One day I had briefly mentioned my interest in the New Student Orientation (NSO) Summer Leader position. Kay immediately began providing tips and prepping me through a mock interview. Thanks to her help, I was able to obtain the position which became an integral part of my college experience. For NSO, I was selected with ten other students to create a presentation on how incoming student scan get involved on campus. I chose to present about the career center since I…

teaching methods. Our class has helped to develop a strong curriculum, but also, to understand the needs and reality of every student. Also, the lectures, reading, guest professors and our visits to DCP have helped to understand why I want to be a teacher. I have learned and realized that as a future teacher, I am not going to be able to take care or help every single student, but I will do my best to assist them as much as I can. For instance, Professor Julia Gonzalez mentioned that in the…

was enhanced and I began to develop competence. Author Chickering developed a theory of Identity Development in 1969 that identified the developmental and environmental issues college students face on a daily basis that influenced development (Evans et al., 2010, p.65). Chickering theory has seven vectors that students can deal with simultaneously. The first vector in Chickering’s theory is developing competence. I took courses that forced me to use my mind, forced me to think, and ultimately,…

bolt-on solution, specifically tailored to support learning that is hands-on, collaborative, problem-based and engaging. Thinkscape is composed of 4 products designed to work with an existing LMS: · APP is a web and mobile platform which gives students a hands-on experience and facilitates meaningful independent learning. At their fingertips, they have instruction, just-in-time support, inline assessment, and tools to generate reports. · Ink is the authoring system. Existing…

by William Zinsser, he talks about college students and all the pressure they face that not only affect their education, but their personal life as well. In the text Zinsser identifies four kinds of pressure: Economic pressure, Parental pressure, Peer-pressure, and Self induced pressure. Zinsser’s claims about the college pressures students face are very accurate and relatable, not to just one student or an abundance of students… but all college students. College puts pressures on anyone. Some…

Unnecessary Present Many students have complained about if they had a laptop, they could study more easily, and their grades would go upper. Because of this, some people advocated that University of Oregon should give new students laptops to help students’ studies. However, many statistics show that grades and academic qualities have no correlation with having a laptop, which means there are many excellent-performance students study without owning a laptop; there are also many students, who have…

compared to these countries, many schools and the parents of students agree there is a much needed reform. Thankfully, tests such as the Programme for International Student Assessment allows countries to test their students to determine where their country lacks most in their education. This tests has made it possible for the U.S. to realize its educational standpoint to make changes to the system accordingly. The Programme for International Student Assessment, also known as PISA, tests the…

teach with various instructional strategies. Now, this university is progressively moving towards student centred teaching and lecturers need to be re-trained to focus further on students’ learning. Hence, Lecturer e-Training Programme (LeP) was designed and implemented. The results show that Stage 3: Face-to-Face Action Learning, has the highest significant impact on the lecturers’ preparation for student centred teaching. On this stage, lecturers had face-to-face discussions with the trainer…