...Communications and Human Relations Theories Essay Blue Group: Ebony Bittings, Hiawatha Blunt, Jaime Kackley, Erin Lawrence-Hennessy Grand Canyon University EDA 575 - Educational Leadership in a Changing World Professor Dale Horner October 17, 2012 Communications and Human Relations Theories Essay Educational leaders who possess effective communication skills are competent in talking, writing, and listening. They are expected to fulfill daily duties professionally. These duties include planning, decision-making, and managing. In addition, they are expected to be role models for students, teachers, parents, stakeholders and colleagues, while ensuring that the learning and work environment is safe, and free from discrimination and harassment ((EDA 575, Lecture Four, 2012, p. 1). The ability to communicate and interact effectively determines an educational leader’s success and the success of the educational organization. The Blue Group will discuss the communication and human relations theories practiced in and applicable to our perspective schools. Expectancy Theory The Expectancy Theory is the belief that the better your efforts are, the better your performance will be. This theory supports the idea that the motivation of the employee is a direct outcome of how much the individual wants a reward. This is a common belief among the staff members at my school. You find many teachers taking on positions that are outside of their job description, hoping to gain the admiration...
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...Employee Motivation Motivation can be defined as: the psychological forces that push an individual’s behavior, effort, and level of persistence towards a certain direction. Motivation is, therefore, an important element an organization must consider when it wants to reach high levels of production and efficiency. In order to achieve the mentioned high production and efficiency levels, an organization must first understand what motivation is, how does it work, what are the classic motivational theories and techniques, and to use utilize those various techniques for optimum results. As explained above, motivation involves psychological forces that push employees into a desired direction accompanied with the appropriate level of behavior, effort, and persistence. From the definition, one would understand that motivation can work as an integral tool for goal and objective achievement. Motivation has several theories and techniques a firm must know to apply them on its employees: Motivational Theories: 1) Maslow’s hierarchy of needs: this comes as a no surprise since Maslow explained that motivation is based on a sequenced hierarchy of needs. The hierarchy starts with the lowest physiological needs (Food, sleep, sex), followed by safety needs (Job security and environment safety), social needs (feelings of belonging and love), self-esteem needs (feelings of importance, value, and meaningfulness), and ended by the highest need of self-actualization, which is described...
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...Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2007, 3(2), 149-156 The Impact of Motivation on Student’s Academic Achievement and Learning Outcomes in Mathematics among Secondary School Students in Nigeria Adedeji Tella Osun State College of Education, Osun State, NIGERIA Received 10 January 2007; accepted 19 April 2007 In our match towards scientific and technological advancement, we need nothing short of good performance in mathematics at all levels of schooling. In an effort to achieve this, this study investigated the impact of motivation on students’ school academic achievement in mathematics in secondary schools using motivation for academic preference scale (α = 0.82) as a measuring instrument and achievement test in mathematics (ATM) Two hypotheses were tested for significant at 0.05 margin of error using t-test and analysis of variance (ANOVA) Results showed that gender difference were significant when impact of motivation on academic achievement was compared in male and female students. Also other result indicates significant difference when extent of motivation was taken as variable of interest on academic achievement in mathematics based on the degree of their motivation. Implications, suggestions and recommendations on students, parents, government, counsellors, educational stakeholders, etc were discussed. Keywords: Motivation, Academic Achievement, Learning Outcome, Mathematics, Secondary School Students, Nigeria INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND In...
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...soared over the past twenty years. Some blame bad genes, others blame no time for exercise but the true culprit is poor eating habits. Portion sizes have substantially increased over the years, having a family dinner isn’t seen nearly as much as it used to be, and our society eats all the time. These habits have caught up with many Americans who are sitting on their couch eating family sized bags of chip at a time, wondering why they’re jeans feel tighter. Not only have eating habits changed for the worse but society places immense amounts of pressure on women and men to have thin, fit bodies. In an article called “Body Image Dissatisfaction and Eating Disturbances Among Children and Adolescents: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and...” by Karen M Skemp-Arlt, she says “Young people are constantly inundated with messages and images of what defines beauty, which includes the glorification of the unrealistically thin or the overly muscular body type”. With the amount of ads, movies, and television shows that place extreme emphasis on unrealistic body standards, more and more boys and especially girls turn to eating disorders and ridiculous amounts of time spent on exercise. The two most common eating disorders people turn to are anorexia and bulimia however, this is just the beginning of the many types there are. Those two disorders along with binge eating disorder are the three major types of EDs (eating disorders) according to the American Psychological Association. Anorexia Nervosa causes...
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...Title Author(s) Source Published by Working with logarithms: students' misconceptions and errors Chua Boon Liang and Eric Wood The Mathematics Educator, 8(2),53-70 Association of Mathematics Educators This document may be used for private study or research purpose only. This document or any part of it may not be duplicated and/or distributed without permission of the copyright owner. The Singapore Copyright Act applies to the use of this document. The Mathematics Educator 2005, Vol. 8. N0.2. 53-70 Working with Logarithms: Students' Misconceptions and Errors Chua Boon Liang and Eric Wood National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University Abstract: This study examines secondary school students' understandings and misconceptions when working with logarithms using a specially designed test instrument administered to 81 students in two Singapore schools. Questions were classified by cognitive level. The data were analysed to uncover the kinds of errors made and their possible causes. Students appear capable of doing routine calculations but less capable when answering questions which require higher levels of cognitive thinking. In addition, many errors are not due to lack of knowledge but appear to be based on over-generalisation of algebraic rules. Suggestions for practice based on these findings are provided. Introduction Anecdotal evidence from teachers and colleagues over the years has consistently confirmed that teaching logarithms in secondary school...
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...TITLE PAGE THE ROLE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) IN TEACHING AND LEARNING OF MATHEMATICS IN FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (FCE), ZARIA KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA BY NAME | REG NUMBER | USMAN HAUWA | EZ/11/MACO/008 | MICHAEL GOTOM HELEN | EZ/11/MACO/036 | AKUBO OMERA ISAIAH | EZ/11/MACO/043 | SARKI DORATHY BELLO | EZ/11/MACO/089 | IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF NIGERIA CERTIFICATE IN EDUCATION (NCE), DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS, SCHOOL OF SCIENCE, FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ZARIA JULY, 2014 APROVAL PAGE This project has been read and approved as meeting the requirement for the Award of Nigeria Certificate in Education in the School of Science, Mathematics Department, Federal College of Education, Zaria. ____________________________ _____________________ MAL. UMAR ISAH OHIMEGE DATE PROJECT SUPERVISOR _________________________ _______________________ MAL. SANI SAIDU DATE PROJECT COORDINATOR _________________________ _______________________ SHETTIMA MUSTAPHA DATE HEAD OF DEPARTMENT DEDICATION We whole-heartedly dedicate this research study to God Almighty for His guidance, protection, care and infinite mercy that He bestrode upon us throughout the period of our study, who is the sources of wisdom and knowledge. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We whole-heartedly thank God Almighty for the opportunity He has granted to us to complete this piece of work successfully and for his infinite...
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