The more I don’t know, the more I know. The more I realize I don’t understand, the more I discover my desire to know more about psychology. My interest in educational psychology was triggered by my first experience in changing schools. Having grown up in my old school, Norwegian International School, I had grown reliant on my friends and the easy-going environment there. Changing schools in 2004, I arrived in International Christian School. My first few months at ICS was a complete nightmare
of Dohnysha Collins’ application for the Ph.D. program in Educational Psychology at Howard University. I have served as Ms. Collins’ academic advisor, professor, and research mentor since fall 2016 and am able to speak to her research interests and academic abilities. Ms. Collins and I began working together after she expressed interest in comparing students in the Caribbean to students in the United States in regards to their educational outcomes and academic motivation. As a result of her initial
Introduction As an early childhood education major, Educational Psychology was one of the courses I was required to take. Throughout this course, I also worked at Mars Hill Pre School summer camp which played an important factor to this course as well as my future as becoming a teacher. Taking part of being a leader in this summer camp, as well as being a student in this course, both worked together by helping me grow as a teacher. The courses material taught me new knowledge that helped assist
There was an investigation done from the lab of Larry Rosen who was a psychology professor at California State where he gathered middle schoolers, high schoolers, and college students 263 people total to see what they do while doing their homework. For every quarter of an hour the investigators put down once a minute to see if the students were actually doing homework or something educational. This would include for the students to be writing a paper, typing on their computer or reading a book, but
The general argument made by Fareed Zakaria in his article, ‘’We Can’t All Be Math Nerds and Science Geeks is that educational systems should not only focus on STEM courses and deemphasize the humanities. More specifically, Zakaria argues that a broad general education helps foster creativity and critical thing. Zakaria writes, ‘’Yes, science and technology are crucial components of this education, but so are English and philosophy.’’ Zakaria was suggesting that STEM Courses like (science, technology
The list of predictions and projections made by Merrell et all (2012) pertaining to wat they believe will be important trends and developments in the near future for the field of school psychology is very concise, in-depth, and what I believe is very accurate. Upon reviewing the chapter and reflecting on my experiences as an educator, I believe the list of projections and developments is very accurate based what I have seen in previous years, the current state of public education not only in Oklahoma
Education (Comparative Education and International Development), I was intrigued by the suitability of the course to my intellectual needs. As a psychology graduate, I am eager to learn about local and national policy formulation, while considering the individual differences in academic potential. To satiate my ardent curiosity of learning about diverse educational policies, I worked as an Assistant Teacher at Allenhouse Public School during my inter-semester break. The job scope included teaching English
in the book are when Reb Saunders threatens Danny's education, Reuven's knowledge for math, and when Danny and Reuven discuss college. The first point that will be discussed is how the theme of education is shown through Danny. Daniel Saunders educational path is different than most teenagers because he is Jewish. Danny shows how important education is to him in chapter 13, If Reb Saunders even once heard of Danny being anywhere in my presence, he would remove him immediately from the college and
lowerreading level from where they started. Advancement is critical in the school system and everychild deserves to succeed to their full potential.Fuchs, L.S. & Fuchs, D. (1986). Linking assessment to instructional intervention: An overview.School Psychology Review, 15,
intervention for these students? 1. Adams, R., Taylor, J., Duncan, A., & Bishop, S. (2016). Peer victimization and educational outcomes in mainstreamed adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 46(11), 3557-3566. This article contains a helpful study about victimization of students with ASD and what effect it has on their educational outcomes. It analyzes the effect that peer bullying in mainstream schools have on the education of students with
In an educational settings, tests are usually considered method of assessment. Testing is a powerful means of improving learning and not just assessing it. Students takes test to assess whatever they have learned, tests like SAT, CAT etc. Various type of tests are conducted in order to assess students knowledge. More often the students takes test in class, they will study more and will space their studying throughout the semester rather than concentrating it just before exams. Test has a powerful
and not doing their job. The book carries a call to action to all the people who are involved in the planning the future of American schools. Both authors are professors of education in different boarder points. The text affirms everything the educational system in the United States is leaving to desired when it comes to help fulfill the American Dream of Latinos and other minorities. This source fortifies my argument throughout the essay with the real life experience of students, research and statists
What is Coaching? The issue of a definition in coaching is one which has been actively investigated in the literature, in a way which is not found in mentoring. Some papers have considered the question, some focusing on reviewing previous definitions, others trying to offer new definitions. This activity displays the immature nature of the domain and the desire to delineate boundaries and mark out territory for coaching being a different and distinctive intervention to other organizational interventions
contributing to teacher retention in Georgia. Dissertation Abstracts International Section A, 71, 2410. Mandara, J., Varner, F., Greene, N., & Richman, S. (2009). Intergenerational family predictors of the Black–White achievement gap. Journal Of Educational Psychology, 101(4), 867-878. doi:10.1037/a0016644 McLoyd, V. C. (1998). Socioeconomic disadvantage and child development. American Psychologist, 53, 185–204. Nielsen, G., Wikman, J. M., Jensen, C. J., Schmidt, J. F., Gliemann, L., & Andersen, T. R. (2014)
The fact that the current educational system seems to have begun targeting individuality and creativity is highly alarming, as the qualities are arguably what make up a human’s personality, or ‘spark’. It is that which differentiates people from one another and creates innovation through ‘out of the box’ thinking. Individuality is massively reduced in terms of “diversity of skills, knowledge and ways of thinking” (Gray, Seven Sins). The current educational system from the perspective of (Gray
(Cizek, 2001). 2. In the article “The case against standardized testing: Raising the scores, ruining the schools” by the Partnership for Smarter Schools the prevalence of test anxiety is highlighted, “test anxiety has grown into a subfield of educational psychology” (Kohn, 2000). B. This stress can be harmful for students. 1. The stress caused by standardized testing can affect how the student performs on the test causing them to score to lower. a. In the article published by Adrian College “Correlates
how to engage the learners using technology. I gained this knowledge through the major teaching unit in Techniques for Teaching Secondary Mathematics, and activities completed in both the Manipulatives for Teaching Secondary Mathematics and Educational Psychology. While completing the major teaching unit in Techniques and teaching two of the lessons that I wrote, I have developed
Treatment Berninger, V. W., Vaughan, K. B., Abbott, R. D., Abbott, S. P., Rogan, L. W., Brooks, A., Reed, E., & Graham, S. (1997). Treatment of handwriting problems in beginning writers: Transfer from handwriting to composition. Journal of Educational Psychology, 89(4), 652-666. doi:10.1037/0022-0663.89.4.652 This article discusses the results from a twelve-week project aimed at the treatment of handwriting problems in beginner writers, transiting from handwriting to composition. The researchers use
According to key literature, modern cooperative learning primarily began in 1966 (Johnston & Johnston, 2009), with the application of social interdependence theory becoming one of the most successful and widespread applications of social and educational psychology to practice. Johnson and Johnson (2009)
testing and test prep. In Eastern school districts six weeks out of the school year are dedicated to standardized testing and test prep. Standardized testing is now used more often to determine where students will be placed for the rest of their educational careers. Not only does testing cause a great deal of stress, the prepping for the tests and waiting for the scores is equally stressful. The excessive stress robs away the students’ carefree childhood and