Category: Education

  • Cooperative Learning Intervention and Implementation

    Cooperative learning intervention is based on the idea of creating a learning community. The principles of cooperative learning intervention are often compared to the principles of the group contingency intervention. The focus is on providing learners with the opportunity to cooperate at several levels (Wang, 2012). Thus, students not only interact with each other while…

  • Adult Learning Environment

    Adult learning is of great interest to many researchers because continuous education is essential for people’s employment and social status. So, one should discuss the methods that help them acquire new knowledge. In particular, it is necessary to examine the environment in which learning can take place. Adult learners can be viewed as a diverse…

  • Just-in-Time Learning Approach

    Just-in-time learning is learning that occurs when it is needed by the learner. JIT learning is an important conception in the field of business and it is used mainly by students in honing individual expertise that they require so as to be competitive in the digital age (Harun, 2002). With the superfluity in technology E-learning…

  • Standardized Testing vs. Authentic Assessment

    Standardized tests are not ideal for evaluating children’s achievements. Also, the students’ scores received after completing tests cannot demonstrate successes of not only students but also teachers. Therefore, the standardized test scores cannot be discussed as effective tools to evaluate the teacher performance. It is important to note that the active use of tests is…

  • Education in Saudi Arabia: Research Methodology

    Table of Contents Methodology Data collection and analysis Reliability and validity Limitations Bibliography Methodology Philosophy and approach This study focuses on the views of educators and students’ parents concerning effective teaching strategies, school experiences, administrative support, as well as educational policies established in Saudi Arabia. The research deals with various interactions that shape people’s behaviour…

  • Chapters 7-12 of “Science Stories” by Janice Koch

    Table of Contents Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 10 Chapter 12 Works Cited Chapter 7 Extended investigations have been carried out on living things. It is advisable to allow young learners to experiment with tiny living organisms and seeds. The latter is a critical practical part of the study of science at the lower level.…

  • “Formative Assessment/Evaluation” Video by Tim Xeriland

    Table of Contents Introduction What the research on formative assessment found Compare and contrast formative and summative assessment Conclusion Works Cited Introduction The video by Tim Xeriland talks about some of the best methods of providing effective classroom assessment. In particular, the author encourages teachers to apply formative assessment in learning processes. This paper will…

  • Testing in “Can One Size Fit All?” by L. Huempfner

    Table of Contents Introduction Summary Critique Conclusion References Introduction The need for a diversity-friendly type of assessment is prompted by law and supported by theory and practice of teaching, but the process of developing the required tools and policies is not an easy one (Gottlieb, 2009, p. 58). The article “Can One Size Fit All?”…

  • You Can’t Say, You Can’t Play Rule

    Children learn so many things inside their homes. They will learn about love, about sharing, and about the giving of gifts without strings attached. Yet even if you a child grew up in a warm and caring home there is still the possibility that he or she will have to deal with rejection and other…

  • The Case of Bernice Demovski: Educational Administration

    Who is responsible for the evaluation of Bernice Demovsky’s performance? The Case of Bernice Demovski (Merseth, 1997, pp.256-265) tells us about a controversial situation that a local Museum in Denver and a range of local schools became involved in. Having been performing as a gifted and responsible teacher of art, Benice Demovski is invited to…