and writing”, but preschool literacy includes much more. Reading is a fundamental skill that can be acquired with the careful planning and instruction of skilled teachers. The use of reading strategies coupled with other contributing factors to help a child to read. introduction Literacy for Preschooler The word ‘literacy’ often brings to mind “reading and … Read More
This essay looks at the issue of symbolic play being therapeutic play for children. The essay looks at the theory of symbolic play, the use of symbolic play with children, the therapeutic value of symbolic play, using research to support the discussions. The essay discusses what is understood by symbolic play, then moves on to … Read More
do not necessarily reflect the views of UK Essays. This paper will evaluate the relationship between transformational and transactional leadership skills in principals of kindergarten through eight grade schools. Seven various sources containing journals and studies have been critiqued and delineated. The discovery from these articles is that principals with transactional and transformational qualities lead … Read More
Although each relationship between parents and professionals is unique and complex, some “types” and categories of these relationships have been identified in order to light up the position and the role each partner takes in several circumstances in different times. These types of partnerships are actually ways in which parents and professionals communicate and cooperate. … Read More
During the first workshop of PASBD, I was in a way taught by our lecture, that working in a group or a team, every member is an important key to achievements, and having a leader is important to keep the team on track as well as lead the team to achieve goals. “Leadership can be … Read More
from the introduction of the National Curriculum to the present day, and how the curriculum ideologies, models and theories have shaped the education system in Britain. This essay will identify Reflective Practice and evaluate the different ideas from scholars and professions such as Schon and Brookfield. This essay will evaluate and develop understanding of assessments … Read More
reflection, there has to be an experience, irrespective of it being positive or negative. Leaver- Dunn et al were also noted in Walker E. S (2006) p 216 that reflection has the ability to distinguish between the expert practitioners and their peers. To start with and looking way back to the beginning of this particular … Read More
Is it possible to reduce crime rates by raising the education of prisoners? If so, would it be cost effective with respect to other crime prevention measures? The motivation for these questions is not limited to the obvious policy implications for crime prevention. Perhaps if we estimate the effect of education on criminal activity we … Read More
Proverb says reading is warehouse of knowledge. By reading we can get a number of knowledge and information that is being developed or have evolved though. Anyway, all is never separated from the act of reading. In particular, the student or students for these jobs require them to read. That is read, read, and continue … Read More
According to Alwright (1983), classroom-centred research is any study which investigates what occurs in the classroom; that occurrence could be related to the way a teacher interacts with his students; the way students interact with one another; the conditions which promote effective learning; or anything else related to learning in the classroom. Throughout the past … Read More
As a new student teacher, I currently confront the challenges of how to participate as a confident team member in an early childhood centre and help the team to achieve the centre goals. This essay will focus on discussing how to promote my professionalism as an early childhood teacher. Firstly, I will give a description … Read More
Professional learning communities (PLCs) have been described as structures within which professionals-particularly teachers-can refine their skills, renew their spirits, and expand the scope of their knowledge (Fogarty & Pete, 2006, p. 49). Even though the benefits are clear, there are numerous challenges involved in creating and managing PLCs. Such challenges have typically been broken down … Read More
This study is to examine the role of leadership in teacher professional development in Chinese Independent Secondary Schools in Klang Valley. The specific variables that will be investigated include teachers perceptions of teacher professional development; teachers’ expectations as well as the principal’s role in facilitating teacher professional development. Developments in leadership will lead to changes … Read More
Students prior experiences, interests, and thought processes can influence the learning of current content area concepts due to their prior experiences, stress, perceptions and attitudes that can interfere with or distort the material that they are trying to learn. However, learning cannot occur without having prior knowledge because this gives a foundation from which to … Read More
The experience of an international student is very diverse and includes both learning and adaptation related issues. UK is home to many of the top educational institutions in various disciplines which serve a source of attraction for international students as a result of which UK receives a huge influx of international students each year and … Read More
This research paper focuses on the similarities and differences of private and public school education. It deciphers several truths and realities associated with these two systems. Risks and benefits along with teacher’s credentials in private and public schools are discussed in detail. Another factor brought to light is the positive role played by ample resources … Read More
comparison’ and it focuses on explaining some of the main matters concerning both systems. It is first of all focused on explaining some topics related to primary education in the United Kingdom including two paragraphs. The first one a historical background, proves to be the base of today’s structure which may help us clarify today’s … Read More
Education is a lifetime process with no true beginning or ending. Education consists of experience, environment, socialisation and communication. John Dewey assumed that “all genuine education comes through experience.” I agree and believe that education does not start and end in a classroom. The education that we actually receive is the sum of experience that … Read More
Chapter 1 “Middle & Secondary School Social Studies” – Reflective Essay Motivation and Enthusiasm (Chapin, p.1-2) are the key points as we begin our text. Well, who am I to want to be a Teacher? Especially in secondary grades – don’t you have to be someone who has motivation to teach? Aren’t you supposed to … Read More
Microsoft Powerpoint Program is one of the presentation software programs used effectively in academic sector. This way of teeaching provides the information of the project from a computer onto a projector screen (Bartsch and Cobern, 2003). Due to its inherent features of the PowerPoint, it is developed as business software tool and was adopted by … Read More
Sociological studies with regard the ‘underachievement of males’, throughout the British education system, appear to be dominated by the analysis of three central phenomena; the idea of bias and inequality which flaws the educational system, the prevalence of a modern day, ‘laddish anti-learning culture’ (Byers, S. 1998, “Never mind theories, under-achieving boys need practical help, … Read More
Education is essential to survive in today’s world. To continue in education is not just beneficial for survival, but plays a vital role in success and the search of goals. Education progresses because technology and society progress. Society is changing at a very fast pace thus making continuous education a necessity in today’s trade market. … Read More
For a teacher to be effective, subject content knowledge is paramount. According to Schulmans paper, effective teaching is heavily dependent on mastering in-depth knowledge of the subject being taught, (ii) pedagogical content development, and (iii) knowledge of curricular development According to INTIME (2001), content knowledge encompasses what Bruner (as cited in Shulman, 1992) called the … Read More
The School of Business Studies views cases of plagiarism or collusion by students very seriously. Any students who intentionally plagiarise or collude in any part of their assignments/projects or written work, threatens the values of academic work and undermines the credibility and integrity of the College’s awards. Plagiarism or collusion discovered at any stage of … Read More
Piaget and Vygotsky were both considered constructivists. Constructivism is a theory of teaching and learning based on the idea that cognition is developed through mental construction. This suggests that humans learn, constructing new knowledge by piecing together their past experiences. Another similarity between Piaget and Vygotsky is that they both believe societal influences establish the … Read More
According to Orstein Hunkins, philosophy is an important foundation of curriculum because the philosophy advocated or reflected by a particular school and its officials influences its goals or aims and content, as well as the organization of its curriculum. In our drive to study philosophy, it helps us to deal with our personal beliefs and … Read More
The “Core Business skills” is a module that explores a number of quality tools that will help us to look at our core skills in the business field and identify areas where we could improve. At the beginning of this module, I used to leave my life as normal with few skills that I have … Read More
This study reviews the philosophy of education known as Perennialism. The principles of Perennialism are discussed with respect to nature of reality, goals of education, knowledge acquisition processes, recommended curricula, and social implications. An overview of principal Perennialist authors is provided. Consideration is given to the contemporary revival of interest in Perennialism. Finally, opportunities for … Read More
Cultural understanding Company 1 – Pepsico Pepsico is a multinational corporation with a large variety of products and has its offices/business in places such as North and Latin America, Europe, India and China. Company’s Vision The company’s lofty vision is as follows: “PepsiCo’s responsibility is to continually improve all aspects of the world in which … Read More
Abstract What is peer counseling? Is it helpful or harmful to participate in peer counseling? How many hours are needed to be a peer counselor? When was peer counseling introduced to the theories. How effective is peer counseling? Do individuals empower themselves with peer counseling? Does peer counseling offer advice? Is peer counseling differentiated from … Read More
The term ‘transition’ is synonymous with ‘change’, but with regard to education this phrase is specifically used to describe ‘progression’ (Measor and Fleetham, 2005, p.10). The Educationalists Lynda Measor and Mike Fleetham develop upon this point and state that ‘transition refers to the movement of a pupil as they progress into the next year group … Read More
Should parents be allowed to choose schools for their children? When parents demand for choices over the schools in which their children attend, what are the reasons that parents use to measure whether or not the schools are suitable for their children? When children attend schools of their choosing, are parents satisfied with their choices … Read More
Introduction: This chapter presents the results of a comprehensive literature search in several aspects to this work. The prime objective of this literature survey is to identify those variables, which are involved in this research study about perception of food packaging, that how consumer perceive about food packaging in industry and how they are influence … Read More
In order to be a successful early childhood professional, one must continue to increase their knowledge of past and current education theories. By keeping one’s mind open to different theories, a successful teacher can assess each old theory and use them to continue to rebuild her curriculum and ideas on education. Among great men and … Read More
Chapter 1 Introduction Outside school, real-life problems and situations for which mathematical knowledge may be useful often do not present themselves in such familiar forms. The individual must translate the situation or problem into a form that exposes the relevance and usefulness of mathematics. If students are unpracticed at such a process, the potential power … Read More
Human learning in the 21st century will be as different from human learning in the 20th century as the micro-chip and neural networks are from the valve.” (Lepani,1994, p. 3). In this century the scope and pace of change seem to be accelerating in all areas of human existence. We have to move with it … Read More
I agree with the opinion that children should not undergo home education by their parents. This is based on the fact that, it is not a matter of traditional class; the children will be taking their learning process with the help of their parents who will be acting as instructors. In addition, there are also … Read More
My study plan aims to help me to explore my strength and weakness and show me the pathways that will develop my skills and knowledge during this academic year. The study plan is divided into four parts. In the first part, I am going to talk about my personal strength and weaknesses by relying on … Read More
In this essay I will critically evaluate my personal and professional development with relation to QTS standards for classroom management. Using current theories and research I will identify problems and put forward possible solutions to improve my future practice. This will be achieved through reflective practice, in which I will keep a journal of my … Read More
My magical journeys through books started from an early age, long before my reading journeys began. Picture books are precious to me as they helped to quench my thirst of curiosity, my desire to learn new things, relaxed me and enabled my imagination to reach out to other worlds. It is because of this I … Read More
Reflection is to recapture, ponder and evaluate one’s direct experience (Boud, Keogh and Walker, 1985). Reflective practice plays a significant role in promoting personal development, since it allows people to learn from their experience constantly and provides valuable enlightenment for their future life and career. In other words, profound and regular reflection is an essential … Read More
Nationally, there is an expectation that all students, by the end of high school, will be college and career ready, and diverse learners to include English Language Learners and students with disabilities, as well as those who are educated in urban settings are no exception. As schools prepare students to meet this expectation, they must … Read More
This essay describes about the factors that motivated me to do my masters in marketing and also why I choose Bangor University. Since childhood, various aspects of the business world intrigued me but the most intriguing of them all is marketing. Here, the primary reason for which I wanted to pursue MBA in marketing from … Read More
Over the years, there have been many suggested models on which action research can be based. A few of such models are discussed below. Where better to start but from the pioneer of Action Research, Kurt Lewis himself. Lewis introduced the concept of moving away from the sole academic aspect of research and analysing whether … Read More
This work will concentrate on the theories of learning and development: firstly will look at the main principles of Behaviourism in general and Constructivism as described by Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotsky, then it will focus on the impact of these theories in classroom practice, curriculum and child. Although the theories overlap in different ways; … Read More
A well managed mental and physical development programme will be of tremendous benefit to a child’s growth. In utilising mental development programmes, well documented methods such as Montessori methods, Sachida methods, Kumon etc have proven to be effective in accelerating a child’s learning capacity. These methods have infused an element of fun whilst increasing knowledge. … Read More
A national school is a government-sponsored school which the education is the responsibility of the federal government. The national school was to be provided to unite all races in our country. The education in Malaysia beginning with a national school system consists of Malay, Chinese, Tamil and English medium. Each medium used different instruction and … Read More
Meanings of Intelligence and Adaptive Behavior Intelligence refers common mental ability applied by individuals in reasoning, calculating, perceiving analogies and relationships or in learning new information. Intelligence also entails general mental capacity to store and effectively retrieve information, adjust to new information as well as fluency in language use. Therefore, intelligence is the perceived capacity … Read More
Introduction: In the present era of globalization, more and more companies are seeking to become multinational. These companies tend to face lots of cross-cultural issues as they tend to operate in different countries with people from diverse background.”The concept of culture has principally stemmed from the study of ethnic and national differences in the disciplines … Read More
The world has changed profoundly over the last two decades, and many of our longstanding notions about literacy need to be challenged. As a result, the definition of literacy is neither a singular or universal one, and it is often defined in contradictory ways. It is recognised that the teaching and learning of literacy is … Read More
