Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills

INTRODUCTION Teachers need to help students boost their thinking skills. The traditional teaching strategy is no longer effective as it does not motivate students to become higher-level thinkers. In traditional group learning, students work in groups with no attention paid to group functioning. In contrast, group work in cooperative learning is systematically prepared, structured, and monitored. Research shows that cooperative learning has numerous positive outcomes. At the academic level, it…

In the United States alone, one in eight live births occur prematurely, or before the baby reaches a gestational age of 40 weeks. The average hospital stay for these premature infants lasts an average of 35.6 days with the typical cost of their care exceeding $100,000 dollars (Center for Healthcare Researcch and Transformation, 2010). While advances in medicine have increased the survivability of these infants dramatically, they still face many challenges. One challenge in particular is that…

enhance human development, cultural heritage, and societal competency, among many of personal maturities (Bryant, n.d.). This definition of what art educations means and stands for, given by the Fine Arts Department of a School District located in Katy, Texas, may first of all, be interpreted differently around the world, and may, second of all, take on an incredibly modern context as compared to a defining statement about art education in the 1800s. One may venture into the past and find…

Tracing the origin of standardized testing led to the discovery that educational pioneer Horace Mann had the idea of implementing a system of testing measured achievement and provided equal opportunities for all children. Previously an assessment of accomplishment, these tests morphed into a standard of ability. Intelligence tests grew in popularity in the twentieth century. The Army Alpha and Beta Tests identified and separated the slower learners from the highest achievers. The Scholastic…

their love of country. In my section alone, we have personnel from the Ukraine, Japan, and South America. Additionally, those that are born in the United States, joining the military and hailing from the suburbs to Philadelphia and the plains of Texas, and from the beaches in California to the back hills of Tennessee and West Virginia. The point is, we each wake up every day to put on a uniform that all have one thing in common. Every one of them, in some way, says U.S. Air…

However, most are unaware that a positive personality contains different factors that must be considered separately in order to fully grasp the concept, the two factors that help make up a positive personality are; personality adjustments and personality growth. Each playing a distinct role in shaping who we become, as seen in a study conducted at Jacobs Center for the Study of Lifelong Learning, International University Bremen, Germany ”Why do we think that the distinction between personality…

2 Burkburnett Independent School District takes pride in being a leader in public education, it has taken on the mission to provide a quality and equitable education to ensure that every child becomes a responsible and productive citizen. Within the district is the one middle school servicing grades 6-8. Burkburnett Middle School (BMS) has a vision; It is to transform learning to inspire all students in an ever-changing world. At BMS, all students will receive an exemplary education…

pedagogists have explored not only the act of teaching but also the act of learning. Today, those in the field of education take a variety of approaches. Some explore individual differences and developmental stages; others explore problem solving and assessments. While there are also those who explore the nature of the subject being taught, and the transfer of learning. Herbert Kohl’s stance on such matters is somewhat outside of the box. Kohl is an expert in the field of education; teaching for…

systematically addresses leadership behaviors and spiritual gifts. This plan will also use self-assessments to guide me in understanding who I am as a Christian leader while performing a close examination of how I incorporate Biblical principles in my leadership practice. An assessment of my personal…

The also support the need for community assessment in addressing population health to gather data and identify gaps in health services. Lastly, National CLAS Standards sets out to explore ways in which health care providers and professionals can provide culturally competent care in healthcare service…