...Educational Preparation The difference between an Associate's degree education (ADN) and a Bachelor's degree education (BSN) has been a topic of discussion between nurses for years. Completion of either an ADN program or a BSN program will result in the same outcome, a Registered Nurse Licensure (RN). There are some nurses that would argue that there is no need to obtain a BSN degree unless the nurse is planning to work in a management position. Then, there are some nurses that would argue that in the very near future a BSN degree will be required in order to work in an acute care environment. Choosing one over the other depends on financial factors, the length of time to be spent in an educational program, and long-term career goals (Morrow, 2008). All of the arguments may have their validities, but in this paper this writer will describe the differences in competencies between nurses with an ADN education and a BSN education. There are two primary goals of any nursing program whether it is an ADN program or a BSN program. The first goal is to endow their nursing students with the appropriate tools to provide safe and competent care to patients. The second is to prepare their students to complete and pass the National Council of State Boards of Nursing Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN). The NCLEX provides computer adaptive testing that measures minimal competence for safe professional nursing practice. Exam content includes health promotion, pharmacotherapeutics...
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...Educational Preparation Differences in Competencies between Nurses Based on Degree Level Is a nurse a nurse? Many nurses seem to do the same things at a glance. They may perform procedures similarly but is the thought process equal? Defining an Associate Degree in Nursing nurse (ADN) and a Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing nurse (BSN) helps to begin understanding the differences they incur. An Associate’s degree program can be completed in 2 years and the focus is on the technical aspects of nursing, at the community college level (Hood & Leddy, 2006, p.18-19). This nurse is usually more task oriented or technical. The Baccalaureate degree RN is a four-year program at a college or university level. The focus is towards more independent thinking within a community as a whole (Hood & Leddy, 2006, p. 19). This nurse concentrates on evidence-based practices. There has been discussion and debate over the mentioned differences and desires since 1965. More recently, In the October 2012 issue of Medical Care, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania found that surgical patients in Magnet hospitals had 14% lower odds of inpatient death and 12% lower odds of failure-to-rescue compared with patients cared for in non-Magnet hospitals. The study concluded that better outcomes were attributed in large part to investments in highly qualified and educated nurses, including a higher proportion of baccalaureate prepared nurses. McHugh, MD et al. (2012) Both degrees...
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...During his conversation with Horwitz, Holden thinks scientifically about the ducks in the Central Park lagoon. One can infer that Holden is smart after all even though he fails at four subjects at Pencey Prep. When Holden talks about the ducks in Central Park, he is actually saying a metaphor and comparing himself to the ducks. So, when he asks where the ducks would go when the lagoon freezes, since they can not swim, he is actually asking, where he would go if he lived in a place full of phonies and mean people. The answer for Holden is that he would not stay in a school of phonies, which could possibly explain why Holden deliberately failed four of his classes at Pencey Prep even though he is smart and can think scientifically. When Phoebe made Holden reveal what he liked in his life, the first things that came up to his mind were the nuns and James Castle, who was a student at Elkton Hills. This quotation shows something very unique about Holden because it is unusual that he only thinks of people. In addition, it shows that he only values exceptional individuals. But why does Holden only value a few remarkable individuals? Well, Holden only values those who are not phony, wealthy, or famous. This means that Holden knows only three valuable individuals at the top of his head, which are the two nuns and James Castle. Conclusively, the significance of the quotation is that it proves Holden does indeed care about some individuals....
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...Case Study School Aged Child Assessment Report The following assessment case study describes a 7 year-old girl in the second grade presenting with academic difficulties. Reason for Referral Amy, was referred by her mother, Stella, for a cognitive and educational assessment. Stella referred her in the context of Amy appearing to learn at a slower pace than her peers and her apparent word finding difficulties. An initial interview with Stella was carried out on 03/08/2015, and Amy was first seen on 05/08/2015 for assessment. Three forms of assessment were administered to Amy: Cognitive (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children: Fourth Edition; WISC-IV), educational (Wechsler Individual Achievement Test: Second Edition; WIAT-II), and memory and learning (Children’s Memory Scale; CMS). Amy was assessed over three sessions and a fourth session was organised with Amy’s parents to provide them with feedback regarding the assessments. Presenting Problem Based on information gathered from school reports, Stella, and Amy’s teacher, Amy appeared to display a slow work pace and distractibility. She is disorganised with her room, gets lost with instructions and often has difficulty finding the correct word to communicate what she would like to say. Amy is able to mask her word finding difficulties by stating a definition of the word or an alternative word. Since commencing schooling she has disliked it and struggled academically, evidenced by low marks received on report cards. The...
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...Welcome to the new design and structure of the Study Guides and Strategies Website! Recent news: 109 Vietnamese educational pages are migrated into the new CSS design, structure and navigation of SGS. Through July 2011, visitor traffic has increased 22.8%, for the Study Guides and Strategies Website, and nine million visitors should access 250 topics and 100 exercises in 38 languages for the current year. Remarkable in 16 years of service! Check out our social media: Facebook, Twitter, StumbleUpon. etc. Your comments, suggestions, feedback are welcome. Folders Learning/studying Time/project management Reading/research Writing Memorizing/testing Teaching/curriculum Workplace Math/bibliographies Exercises/games Author pages Guides: Learning and Studying Learning: * Learning to learn * Succeeding in continuing education * Visual/spatial learning * Learning as a student-athlete * Learning as an adult * Learning with ADHD * Active learning * Action learning * Language learning strategies * Exploring your personal learning style Learning with others: * Collaborative learning * Group projects * Active Listening * Conflict resolution * Case study: conflict resolution * Peer mediation * Tutoring guidelines * Using feedback with tutors Studying * Effective study habits * A.S.P.I.R.E. - a study system * Index - a study system * Studying with flashcards * Studying with multiple...
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... amount of intrinsic as opposed to extrinsic motivation an individual possesses, and overall self-management skills are strong predictors of student success. Introduction Alonso-Zaldivar and Tompson (2010) found that Hispanics are at a point where, “Eighty-seven percent said a college education is extremely or very important, compared with 78% of the overall U.S. population.” However, “Census figures show that only 13% of Hispanics have a college degree or higher, compared with 30% among Americans overall.” This figure alone is astonishing in the sense that Hispanics understand the importance of an education, yet somehow seem to get caught up in the process of actually motivating and self-regulating themselves to achieve these educational goals. It would be inconsiderate to declare Hispanics incapable and unable to attain a higher education. It is also culturally insensitive to assume that the reason many Hispanics don’t graduate is due to apathy and lack of vocational skills. The key thing to take note of is how other ethnicities are not only motivating their adolescents at a young age to pursue a higher education, but...
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...Ambient Insight's Q1-Q3 2015 International Learning Technology Investment Patterns Table Of Contents Tables.................................................................................................. 3 Figures ................................................................................................ 3 The Global Learning Technology Investment Patterns ........................ 4 Scope of this Whitepaper: What We Don't Track and What We Do Track ..... 5 What We Do Not Track .......................................................................................... 5 What We Do Track ................................................................................................ 6 New Interest in Location-based Learning: Mapping Companies Attract Unprecedented Funding........ 7 Cognitive Learning in the Spotlight: Spike in Investments in Behavior Modification Companies ........ 9 Sources of Investment Activity Information .............................................. 11 Investment Patterns in Context: The Longitudinal Perspective ......... 11 Blowing Past the $3 Billion Threshold ....................................................... 12 The China-India-Brazil Juggernaut ............................................................ 12 Opening the Floodgates: Unprecedented Deal Flows in 2015 ............ 13 Funding Amounts Over $50 million in First Three Quarters of 2015 .. 16 Retail Education: Consumer-facing Companies Still Attracting Investments...
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...Munyaradzi Njagu 2600 Mae Wade Ave Adamstown, MD 21710 301-874-8179 njagum@hotmail.com Education • Saint John's University (Queens NY ) August 2012- May 2014 • Saint John’s Catholic Prep, Frederick, Maryland A Catholic, co-educational, college preparatory high school, Jan.2010 - June 2012 • Carthage High School, Watertown, NY, Sept.2009-Dec.2009 • Ramstein American High School, Germany- Sept.2008-June 2009 Academic Record – Advanced Courses • Grade 12 – Honors English - Honors World History • Grade 11 – Honors Spanish 3 - Honors American Themes English 11 - A.P. U.S History • Grade 10 – Honors Modern History Extra-curricular Activities • St. Johns University Freshman/Sophomore years - Art Club: Learned about all aspects of art including music, drawings, paintings, sculptures, poetry. Each week...
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...Christina St.Marthe Grand Canyon University EDU 313n Educational Psychology April 15, 2014 I am currently employed on a kindergarten prep classroom. I will be concentrating on groups of ability, culture, and special education students. While all of the students in the class are the same age, their learning abilities, physical abilities and cultural differences have an impact on how they understand and digest the materials being taught. Knowing the abilities and understanding each of their needs will help me teach each student in a group and individually effectively. There are many factors that affect the success of culturally diverse students. A school's atmosphere and overall outlook toward diversity, connection to the community, and curriculum that males students feel like they are learning something about their culture all have a role in how comfortable students of different cultures feel. The most important relationship between individuals is between student and teacher and this relationships is the most important relationship that is needed. “Effective teachers of culturally diverse students acknowledge both individual and cultural differences enthusiastically and identify these differences in a positive manner. This positive identification creates a basis for the development of effective communication and instructional strategies. Social skills such as respect and cross-cultural understanding can be modeled, taught, prompted, and reinforced by the teacher...
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...(1999). Effects of Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies in Reading with and without Training in Elaborated Help Giving. The Elementary School Journal, 99(3), 201-219. Mathes, P., Howard, J., Allen, S., & Fuchs, D. (1998). Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies for First-Grade Readers: Responding to the Needs of Diverse Learners. Reading Research Quarterly, 33(1), 62-94. Mathes, P., Torgesen, J., & Allor, J. (2001). The Effects of Peer-Assisted Literacy Strategies for First-Grade Readers with and without Additional Computer-Assisted Instruction in Phonological Awareness. American Educational Research Journal, 38(2), 371-410. Moats, L., & Tolman, C. (2017, December 11). Types of Reading Disability. Retrieved from http://www.readingrockets.org/article/types-reading-disability The IRIS Center. (2008). PALS: A reading strategy for grades 2-6.Retrieved from...
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...using the technology of today, in the classroom today The Instructional Power of and How Teachers Can Leverage Them Eric Klopfer, Scot Osterweil, Jennifer Groff, Jason Haas an Education Arcade paper The Education Arcade Massachusetts Institute of Technology Eric Klopfer, Scot Osterweil, Jennifer Groff, Jason Haas © copyright 2009 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 I nt r od uc ti on What is good learning? That may be a subjective question. But it’s likely that many educators would give answers that fall in the same ballpark… …students collaborating and discussing ideas, possible solutions… …project-based learning, designed around real world contexts… …connecting with other students around the world, on topics of study… …immersing students in a learning experience that allows them to grapple with a problem, gaining higher-order thinking skills from pursuing the solution… To many educators, these notions are music to their ears. Would it seem terribly strange then to hear that students indeed are doing these things regularly outside of their classrooms? While Timmy or Susie may not be running home from school saying, “What fun, deeply-engaging learning experience can we do today?”, they are engaging with new technologies that provide them with the same opportunities. Every day, many students are spending countless hours immersed in popular technologies—such as Facebook or MySpace, World of Warcraft, or Sim City—which at first glance may...
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...some of the expectations of the assignment. Abstract Assessment tools are used in classrooms, by teachers, to help them learn the many student differences. It is important for teachers to discover the different interests, ability/intellectual levels, achievement levels, and personality types of students so that they can effectively instruct students accordingly. Some assessment tools (tests) that have been found to help teachers discover these differences are Student Interest Survey for Career Clusters, Brigance Early Childhood Screen II K & 1, Woodcock-Johnson Tests of Cognitive Abilities, Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement, TerraNova/Cat 6 Test, and Millon Adolescent Personality Inventory. Interests 1. The Student Interest Survey for Career Clusters is a survey that is used for those exploring careers, or can be used by students for educational purposes only. The survey assesses students on their interests by having them answer questions by circling any and all of the given choices that best describe the student. This survey is fairly extensive, as the same 3 questions are asked 16 different times, but the list of answer choices given each time are different. This is a pencil and paper survey, however there is an electronic version available if requested and approved. The test can be given either individually or in a group and takes around 15 minutes. This survey can be scored by the teacher, or even the student himself and the results tell the student’s...
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...MY LEARNING PORTFOLIO- How I apply learning experiences in my life Abstract Until early last century Pedagogy was widely advocated as the foundation of all education, irrespective of the age group or subject area being taught. The word itself is from ancient Greek ‘paidagageo’ meaning literally ‘to lead the child’. Rote learning was a small part of pedagogy, which conditioned the learner for a known outcome or answer, however one in which there was no variables. It wasn’t until the two World Wars and the industrial revolution, that the practice of adult teaching became accepted as having different methodologies from pedagogy. Many adults that undertake learning do so in the knowledge that they bring different life experiences into the medium, however these experiences can draw in environmental and motivational factors that could become barriers in the absorption of the content. Elton, M (1949) and his studies into the Hawthorn experiments conducted from 1924-1932, provides an example of the increase in productivity (learning or motivation) being attributed to the interest being shown in the individual. From my limited experience within an adult learning environment, I see the Hawthorn effect as a practice example of adult learning, whereby the tutor (employer) engages with, shows interest in and motivates the individual for productivity or knowledge gains. In centuries past, the learning experience was very much one-way communication, however with the advent of adult...
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...Online Learning for Educational Productivity U.S. Department of Education Office of Educational Technology Prepared by: Marianne Bakia Linda Shear Yukie Toyama Austin Lasseter Center for Technology in Learning SRI International January 2012 This report was prepared for the U.S. Department of Education under Contract number ED01-CO-0040 Task 0010 with SRI International. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the positions or policies of the Department of Education. No official endorsement by the U.S. Department of Education is intended or should be inferred. U.S. Department of Education Arne Duncan Secretary Office of Educational Technology Karen Cator Director January 2012 This report is in the public domain. Authorization to reproduce this report in whole or in part is granted. While permission to reprint this publication is not necessary, the suggested citation is: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Technology, Understanding the Implications of Online Learning for Educational Productivity, Washington, D.C., 2012. This report is available on the Department’s Web site at http://www.ed.gov/technology On request, this publication is available in alternate formats, such as Braille, large print, or computer diskette. For more information, please contact the Department’s Alternate Format Center at (202) 260-0852 or (202) 260-0818. Technical Contact: Bernadette Adams Senior Policy Analyst Office of Educational Technology bernadette...
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...Standard 1: A school administrator is an educational leader who promotes the success of all students by facilitating the development, articulation, implementation, and stewardship of a vision of learning that is shared and supported by the school community. The effective administrator: 1.1 Uses research about best professional practice. Cooperative Learning "Cooperative learning is the instructional use of small groups so that students work together to maximize their own and each other's learning." WHAT IS IT? Cooperative learning is a successful teaching strategy in which small teams, each with students of different levels of ability, use a variety of learning activities to improve their understanding of a subject. Each member of a team is responsible not only for learning what is taught but also for helping teammates learn, thus creating an atmosphere of achievement. WHY USE IT? Documented results include improved academic achievement, improved behavior and attendance, increased self-confidence and motivation, and increased liking of school and classmates. Cooperative learning is also relatively easy to implement and is inexpensive. HOW DOES IT WORK? Here are some typical strategies that can be used with any subject, in almost any grade, and without a special curriculum: Group Investigations are structured to emphasize higher-order thinking skills such as analysis and evaluation. Students work to produce a group project, which they may have a hand...
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