The Importance Of Educational Psychology

Sometimes the only way a person can better know herself is through the recognition of herself in others. My typical day illustrates who I am and my values, which I perceive in the attributes of a typical day at Northwestern University in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences. Further insight into the school bridges a connection between Northwestern and myself, leading to a realization not possible from reflecting upon either one alone: the person behind Northwestern, the student body, whom I…

1.0 Introduction Inclusive education is both understanding and practice giving all children the same rights to an education in any Australian school. All children have the right to learn alongside same age peers within a mainstream education no matter their background or needs they may face. Inclusive schooling supports all children with disabilities and learning disorders and allows children to bring their individual experiences and strengths to the classroom. Inclusive education requires…

Step into a classroom in America today, and one of the first things anyone will notice is the differences in the people. Ordinarily, it is, racial diversity, physical difference or a variety of student engagement that people notice first, but it is obvious that each student is unique in their own way. Irrevocably due to differences each student has different needs and dreams that the face every day. Furthermore, as an educator, it is essential to hone these individual differences to foster an…

1. Background: Jxx is a 3-year-old male who was referred to the NIU Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic by his preschool teacher due to language concerns and obvious differences in his speech and language from his peers. Per his mother, he has many thoughts and ideas to share, but he does not have all necessary grammatical parts of a sentence when he is speaking. Per parent report, Jxx spoke his first words at around 21 months. He began speaking in sentences at 2 years and 6 months. Language…

University decided to do some research on time use of grade school aged children with sub-groups of household income, and parental education level. Gershenson wrote the article Do Summer Time-Use Gaps vary by Socioeconomic Status in the American Educational Research Journal in 2013 outlining the prior research on similar subjects, his research and methods, and his conclusions and results of his findings. Gershenson did a lot of research himself prior to beginning his own studies. He wanted to…

When Alexie returns to the reservation school as a visiting teacher to show the children the importance of reading and education, but also to show them that he is educated, successful, and still an Indian. Alexie’s hope is that Indian kids will see they are not defined by their culture, they can succeed which he sees in a few children that have “…written…

Literature has been around for centuries, but it depends on whether or not the current generation of people will take it up; therefore, literature has the potential to expand the knowledge of whole generations who then develop ideas of their own. In the article, “Reading Literature Makes Us Smarter and Nicer” written by Annie Murphy Paul(2013), she supports her main argument that reading is enriching and beneficial by using various scientific and psychologic resources. Similarly to Annie M. Paul…

The selected teaching and learning approach of differentiation has the potential to enhance student participation, engagement and achievement through the use of two effective frameworks. The differentiation framework of Bloom and SOLO Taxonomy. Firstly looking at the framework of Bloom´s thinking skills, it has the differentiating ability to challenge the levels of learning and cognitive process, as well as the breadth and depth of content, with the embodiment of motivating a wider range of…

Thinking in Numbers: On Life, Love, Meaning and Math is a book written by Daniel Tammet. Throughout the book Tammet allows us to share his unique insights and delight in the way of numbers, fractions, and equations underpin all our lives. In a way, he portrays the message that nobody is born to hate math, but that it’s about our experience with integers, fractions, and numbers that enhances the ability of one another to dislike math. Thinking in Numbers, a series of essays that discuss this…

Absence Reflection Paper ISIS Wheel Physical I found it frustrating while reading these books and our discussions in class that the world is so focused on what we refer to as ‘intercourse’. The more I learn and read the better understanding I get that the world and society we leave in today is so under educated. In the physical quadrant of the ISIS wheel so much more than penetration is going on. It involves your whole body from head to toe. This is something I believe we often overlook. I loved…