Chapters 4 and 5
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A 28 page paper providing the results and discussion sections of a doctoral thesis in elementary education. The paper contains several charts and graphs, statistical analyses of data and a discussion of implications of the current and future research. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Characteristics of Self-Directed Learners
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This 7 page paper examines the characteristics of self-directed learners and describes some of the problems they face in learning on their own. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Child Abuse, and Neglect And Speech and Language Development
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This nine-page-paper presents an in-depth discussion on whether child abuse, neglect or maltreatment can cause speech and language or other learning disorders in children.Bibliography lists five sources.
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Child Development Theories & Day Care
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(5 pp) Our challenge as adults watching in a day care setting was to see if we could observe the child development theories of Piaget, Freud and Erickson in action. I have listed my observations and thoughts. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Child Language Disorders
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A 3 page overview of child language disorders. This paper outlines how to recognize and treat these problems. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Child Study Team Meeting
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This 5 page essay is a report of an observational experience in attending a child study team meeting for an adolescent high functioning autistic individual.
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Childcare Services Questions
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This 24 page paper answers a range of question considering the safety and well being of children when in the care of any form of child services. The paper starts by looking at the way play and different play tools may help children come to terms with stressful events. The paper also looks at how stress of parting with a parent when first going to playgroup may be minimised, the dangers to children of the contents of a handbag, in bedrooms and in kitchens and dining rooms, the care needing to be taken for nappy changing faculties, space needed for children indoors and outdoors, where different types of supplies such be stored and the need to provide shade. Where regulations are quoted concerning pace and shade they are the regulations of New South Wales. The bibliography cites 3 sources.
Filename: TEchildserv.rtf

Childhood Learning And Behavioral Development: Practice Responses
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4 pages in length. The natural developmental process of learning and behavioral abilities can sometimes be interrupted by unforeseen impediments that preclude the child following any conventional standards. When this hindrance occurs, certain practices and procedures help to realign the child with the particular level of development typical of a given stage, not the least of which includes evaluation and prescreening. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Childhood Learning Assessment
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A 5 page paper which takes information provided by the student, regarding a 3rd grade student that was tested, and then presents an overview of results and assessment. No sources cited.
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Children With Epilepsy / Impact in School
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A 6 page research paper discussing the different seizures associated with epilepsy and their effect on the victim and peers in the school setting. Cautions to teachers regarding the student's medication are included. One of the questions schools must face is whether or not to tell peers that a student has epilepsy. If the decision is made to tell them, one process that will be extremely helpful in developing sensitivity is a portfolio. How to use a structured portfolio is discussed. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: Epilepsy.wps

Christian Education
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of some of the issues in teaching with a Christian perspective, including views of issues like abortion from a Christian perspective. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MHChriEd.rtf

Classroom Management And ADHD
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A 11 page paper. ADHD is one of the most prevalent childhood disorders reported by schools and mental health clinics and as such, is one of the most researched conditions in America. This paper provides a description of ADHD, including behavioral symptoms. The emphasis is on managing the classroom. Research regarding effective procedures and programs is discussed along with a number of quick tips teachers can use immediately. The writer then discusses the research and includes a discussion on why reinforcement is not used as often as it should be. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Classroom Observation
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of a classroom observation. No additional sources cited.
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Classroom Strategies for Teaching Children With Dyslexia
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This 10 page paper focuses on dyslexia and also talks about LD in general. The IEP and other aspects of teaching students with disabilities are included as well. Classroom strategies are the focus of attention. Many suggestions are made. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: SA731dys.rtf

Coeducational Schools: Detrimental Effect On Many Girls Particularly In The Sciences
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10 pages in length. The social benefits of coeducational schools may provide an important conduit for students who have only attended single-sex schools in the past, however, it has become more than apparent how this particular academic environment lends itself to scholastic shortcomings where female students are concerned. The extent to which girls are more inclined to pursue math and science courses in a single-sex environment is both grand and far-reaching; the pressure and intimidation inherent to performing as well as their male counterparts in the coeducational setting speaks to the reason why the female gender fails to thrive in these academic areas, illustrating how coeducational schools are not always the best choice. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Cognition and Emotions: Studies of Ballet Dancers
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of the topic and relates it to the findings in the current literature. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Cognitive and Affective Learning and Strategies for Self-Regulated Learning Efficacy
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of the topic and relates it to the findings in the current literature. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: MHCogLea.rtf

Cognitive Behavior Therapy & EBD Students
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A 10 page research paper that investigates emotionally and behaviorally disturbed students and interventions shown to be effective. One such intervention is cognitive behavior therapy which is explained. An example is used for clarity with an illustration. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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Cognitive Development Through Play in Preschoolers
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A 5 page research paper that discusses preschool children’s cognitive development through play. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Combatting Imbalance in School Population
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5 pages. The purpose of this research paper is to write a policy memo as a campaign manager. This memo will be used to inform the current candidate running for state legislature about the issues and to present a position to be taken. Arguments to be considered are for or against school choice and for or against a particular system. Evidence is needed to back up this position. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: JGAskools.rtf

Communication Assistance For Disabled Children
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This 8 page paper discusses the kinds of strategies that are used to help disabled children communicate. There are many disabilities that prevent the child from communicating but there are many assistive devices that can help the child interact with those around him. Some of these devices are described. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Communication Development Education Plan
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A 15 page paper presenting rationale and theory underlying a five-day communication training program for education administrators and managers for the purpose of enhancing their abilities to communicate with teachers, parents, students and the general public. The local district has experienced increased ethnic and racial diversity in recent years, leading to the need for greater communication sophistication among administrators. As the local population has changed, so has the demographic composition of teachers in the local district. Administrators seek to communicate more effectively with each other and with these individuals. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: KScommEduPl.rtf

Communication Issues in Education: A Call for the Requirement for Standardized English in the Classroom Setting
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A 7 page discussion of the importance of communication in the educational environment. The author contends that communication is one of the most formidable obstacles facing non-whites in education. This paper calls for a abolishment of such non-mainstream communication styles as ebonics and an educational environment which inspires and motivates a student to accept standardized English. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
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Community Needs Assessment for Outreach Education in Health Services: A Proposal
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A 3 page proposal for conducting a needs assessment of community outreach education efforts targeting health care issues. Designs a study incorporating qualitative input from independent focus groups and representatives from various governmental and private agencies regarding the effectiveness of existing outreach programs and specific community needs. Anticipates that coupling this qualitative input with quantitative information retrieved from the U.S. Census Bureau will aid the design of stand-alone, financially independent, outreach education programs within a three year time frame.
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Comparing the Science Portion of LEAP 21 and Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills Tests
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A 3 page paper comparing these two standardized achievement tests. Though it cannot be said with certainty that any current achievement test fully reflects students’ knowledge and abilities, educators continue to strive for better measurement tools while also striving for improved educational results. These two tests are so similar that they even contain the same number of items. The advantage of the TAKS test is that it is more closely aligned with the content Texas teachers are expected to introduce to their students each year. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: KSeduLEAPvsTAKS.rtf

Component For Professional Development A School With Special Needs Population: Case Study
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10 pages in length. This particular high school, which has two hundred eighty-five students in a small Washington, DC vocational setting, is overwhelmed with having one hundred seventy-five of them being special needs individuals and only seven special education instructors, as well as one special education aide. The newly transformed school is saddled with many problems, including poor attendance, high dropout rates and many children with various disabilities. Therefore, based upon their ability to perceive and execute the assignment, special needs students in regular education classrooms typically require separate homework assignments from the rest of the students. However, it is not clear as to how much of the learning disabled student population actual requires such separation from the overall curriculum. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Comprehensive Assessments and Learning Problems
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This 2 page paper provides an overview of the use of comprehensive assessments for addressing the needs of children with ADHD and other learning problems. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Computer Field Trips
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A 3 page paper assessing two “virtual fieldtrips,” one to an elementary class and one to a high school class, and placing their educational outcomes on a scale relating to Bloom’s Taxonomy. The lessons taught by these two “field trips” are that instructional technology tools enhance the teaching effort. They are not the electronic babysitters that parents fear, but only in the hands of dedicated teachers who seek to use their full potential. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: KSeduCompField.rtf

Computers in Early Childhood Classrooms
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A 10 page paper which addresses the question of whether computers belong in early childhood classrooms or not. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Concepts in Special Education
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This 7 page paper presents ten key concepts in Special Education. Each of the concepts are numbered and a student's personal beliefs and philosophy about the concept are discussed. Then personal experiences are relayed in this tutorial that explores ideas in special education and how they are applied to the classroom. No bibliography.
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Conditioning, Response and Stimuli
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of the topic and relates it to the findings in the current literature. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Conducting Research in Special Education
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A 2 page paper providing the introductory matter for a group project. This introduction discusses the importance of research in special education and the elements of an effective problem statement. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Considering Affirmative Action
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This 3 page paper considers some of the issues surrounding affirmative action, including how concepts should be defined; whether or not racial and sexual discrimination still exist; whether affirmative action creates reverse discrimination and whether quotes are always immoral. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Content Based English Language Learners
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A 3 page paper that reviews two journal articles on integrating ESL in content classes. One article reports the success of biology teachers and the other article looks at adult learners. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Continuing Education and Workplace Advancement
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(9pp) When was the last time that you were in school? No not the time your son said he was really throwing rocks at a target, the other kid was just in the way. Or reminding your daughter than swinging on the money bars is great with two legs, but not so great with just one. Are you goal orientated? What would need to happen for you to even consider, taking a class, or a special workshop in relation ship to your current job. Through examination of available data we will make an effort, to establish a format for continued education dedicated to workplace advancement Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Continuing Educational Inequality in the Twentieth Century
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A 3 page discussion of the attempts which have been made to insure equal education in the twentieth century. The author contends that these attempts have fallen short, that our schools are not meeting the dual goals of equality and excellence . Part of the reason is an almost myopic concentration on equality in funding when what is really needed is equality in circumstance.
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Continuing Medical Education
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A 16 page paper providing an overview of the current state of continuing education for physicians. Not only medicine has changed in today’s world, however, so has all of education. Continuing medical education (CME) holds promise today that never existed in the past. The paper discusses characteristics of adult learners; new approaches to interactive learning; patient outcome; changes in physician behavior resulting from CME; and implications of commercial (i.e., pharmaceutical company) involvement. The paper also includes proposed changes in accreditation of commercially-supported programs current in 2003. Bibliography lists 19 sources.
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Cooperative Groups For Non-Native English Speakers
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5 pages in length. The writer discusses the positive impact of cooperative learning upon non-native English speaking students. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Cooperative Learning And Learning Disabilities
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This 8 page paper discusses a number of theorists, including Piaget, Dewey, Vygotsky, Bandura, Lave, Pask and Smith. The purpose of the discussion is to set up the rationale for using cooperative learning when teaching reading and writing to students with learning disabilities. The writer also offers comments regarding the behaviorist approach as promoted by Skinner. Two examples of cooperative activities to enhance reading and writing skills are included. bibliography lists 11 sources.
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Cost-Benefit Analysis: Massachusetts Educational Law Change
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A 7 page paper discussing a change in Massachusetts law within a cost-benefit framework. The change discussed is that replacing "special needs" with "disabled" in preparation for Massachusetts' switch from its own special education standard to that of the federal government. Requiring that all special education students be disabled in some manner excludes all those without a specific disability, saving $125 million annually that can be redistributed or invested in special education for the disabled. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Counseling a Culturally Diverse Student Population
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This 8 page paper takes a look at the subject of student counseling and considers how a culturally diverse student body should be treated. Various theories are explored . Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Counselor Education - Review Of Two Articles
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A 3 page paper. The brief synopsis of each article is provided followed by comments about the usefulness of the article to counselors. One article addresses multicultural competency instruments, the other addresses the use of response-to-intervention assessments to diagnose disabilities. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Creativity And Intelligence: Positive Correlation
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9 pages in length. The separation between intelligence and creativity has long been considered quite vast, inasmuch as the two divergent applications do not typically intersect at any junction: One is intellectually adept or creatively talented, not both. This theory, however, has been somewhat shattered of late by contemporary ideology that claims there can be at least one intersection between the two otherwise different elements. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Criterion-Referenced Test
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This 4 page paper provides an overview of a criterion-referenced test regarding the use of counting methods. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Critical Comparison Of English Language Teaching Methodologies
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6 pages in length. Understanding the inherent difference between and among teaching methods equates to a system that reaches all types of learners. Teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) to those who speak another native tongue has long been a challenge for Australia's educational system, all too often fraught with application struggles that ultimately compromise the end result for the individual trying to learn the new and very complicated language. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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