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Technological Literacy – Not Just You And Your Computer, Joseph Scarcella, Susan Daniels May 2006

Technological Literacy – Not Just You And Your Computer, Joseph Scarcella, Susan Daniels

Journal of Critical Issues in Educational Practice

One might argue that the word technology is one of the most misunderstood and misused terms in common usage today. Many believe technology to be synonymous with computers, the internet and other high-tech media. This is limited and short sighted view indeed! Technology encompasses both simple and complex artifacts used daily. Pencils, toothbrushes, zippers and toothpicks – not to mention Velcro (!) – for instance, are all examples of what might be considered relatively modern examples of technology. Often, the wonder of “everyday” invention is lost in our current notions of technology. Yet, it is an investigative inquiry into the …


Five Approaches To Literacy In Correctional Education, Thom Gehring, Gary H. Sherwin May 2006

Five Approaches To Literacy In Correctional Education, Thom Gehring, Gary H. Sherwin

Journal of Critical Issues in Educational Practice

This article introduces literacy from a few “big picture” perspectives, and then reviews five paradigms that have shaped the teaching and learning of literacy in residential confinement institutions for juveniles and adults. The paradigms are specific to correctional education, but they will be familiar to all alternative teachers and advocates of literacy instruction.


Aesthetic Knowing: Essential To The Development Of Heart And Mind., Laura Howzell-Young, Susan Daniels May 2006

Aesthetic Knowing: Essential To The Development Of Heart And Mind., Laura Howzell-Young, Susan Daniels

Journal of Critical Issues in Educational Practice

Children are biologically wired to experience their world through rich sensory, affective, aesthetic, and imaginal experiences. Children thirst for art, music and movement, and these modes are utilized widely to learn the varied languages of literacy: the alphabet, numbers, vocabulary, body-sense and more. Yet, in response to meeting higher and more prescribed standards at the elementary and secondary levels, there is a tendency to narrow the curriculum, to consider art and music expendable, to view social-emotional development as external to the schoolhouse. This narrowing is happening just as our global culture is moving again toward multiple kinds of communication: toward …


Meaningful Assessment Promotes Meaningful Learning, Diane K. Brantley May 2006

Meaningful Assessment Promotes Meaningful Learning, Diane K. Brantley

Journal of Critical Issues in Educational Practice

Since the enactment of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act in 1965, America’s schools have faced enhanced scrutiny by the public sector. Larger demands have been placed on children to perform at increasingly higher levels of achievement in reading and math, often beginning as early as kindergarten. Teachers and institutions of higher education have also felt the surge of outside pressure to “perform” wash over them.


High-Stakes Testing And Special Populations, Gary H. Sherwin, Todd Jennings May 2005

High-Stakes Testing And Special Populations, Gary H. Sherwin, Todd Jennings

Journal of Critical Issues in Educational Practice

This opinion paper critically examines the use of high-stakes testing on special populations. Without appropriate accommodations, standardized exams are not valid for some students with special needs. Unfortunately, many classroom teachers who must initiate testing accommodations lack knowledge of appropriate accommodations and regularly fail to provide the necessary testing accommodations. The deficit understanding of testing accommodations makes comparisons between classrooms, schools, and districts invalid since some scores loose validity. Solutions specific to standardized testing and students with special needs are offered and a more encompassing solution to the problems incurred from these tests when used for high-stakes is suggested.


High-Stakes Testing And Assessment: One Is Not The Other, Enrique Murillo, Alayne Sullivan May 2005

High-Stakes Testing And Assessment: One Is Not The Other, Enrique Murillo, Alayne Sullivan

Journal of Critical Issues in Educational Practice

Since the institution of the common school and the advent of universal education, Americans have placed tremendous faith in public schools. Public education cultivates an informed citizenry, one of the pillars of a liberal democracy. But more importantly, schools are a repository for our common dreams of human potential and individual self-actualization. Because they so thoroughly shape the lives and life-chances of our youth, school issues are freighted with an emotional charge. Education remains the last fully public American institution, one in which millions of students cast their common lot daily and strive to become better readers, better citizens, better …


To Wonder, Wander, And Linger In The World Of Standardized Testing, Randall Wright, Alayne Sullivan May 2005

To Wonder, Wander, And Linger In The World Of Standardized Testing, Randall Wright, Alayne Sullivan

Journal of Critical Issues in Educational Practice

The standards movement began as a nobly-intended effort to establish a core curriculum—a template of knowledge and skills that would guide teaching and learning across the K-12 curriculum. Our attempts to standardize curriculum may have unintended and deleterious side-effect: The atrophying of the mind’s natural tendencies for exploratory play and inherently imaginative dimensions. This paper engages us in a critical remembering of our pedagogical relationships with children. It reminds us of children’s ways of being and asks how we might engage them in a rigorous appreciation of curricular literacies without thwarting their wonderful wanderings. Ultimately, we worry about the place …


Portfolio Assessment: An Authentic Method Of Student Evaluation, Arlene Lois Garnett Jan 1993

Portfolio Assessment: An Authentic Method Of Student Evaluation, Arlene Lois Garnett

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


The Structure Of Intelligence Controversy: Is There A Qualitative Difference Between Normal Iq Children And Retarded Children?, Sheryl L. Wilson Jan 1986

The Structure Of Intelligence Controversy: Is There A Qualitative Difference Between Normal Iq Children And Retarded Children?, Sheryl L. Wilson

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


A Descriptive Study Of Teachers' Perceptions Of Skills Currently Utilized For Effective Parent-Teacher Conferences And Those Skills Teachers Feel Are Needed For Effective Parent-Teacher Conferencing, Marlene Fritz Jan 1986

A Descriptive Study Of Teachers' Perceptions Of Skills Currently Utilized For Effective Parent-Teacher Conferences And Those Skills Teachers Feel Are Needed For Effective Parent-Teacher Conferencing, Marlene Fritz

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


The Need For Research In Education, Caleb Omolo Ndiege Jan 1986

The Need For Research In Education, Caleb Omolo Ndiege

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


Readability Assessment Of The Textbooks Used In The 2 Year Nursing Program At San Bernardino Valley College ..., Rita Sturgeon Jan 1981

Readability Assessment Of The Textbooks Used In The 2 Year Nursing Program At San Bernardino Valley College ..., Rita Sturgeon

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


Chino Fundamental School A Study Of Achievement, Larry E. Moore Jan 1980

Chino Fundamental School A Study Of Achievement, Larry E. Moore

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


A Needs Assessment For A Summer Quarter Program At North Shore Elementary School, Alta Germany, Terry Aikens Jan 1974

A Needs Assessment For A Summer Quarter Program At North Shore Elementary School, Alta Germany, Terry Aikens

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.