...Effectiveness of Technology on Math Facts Fluency Name: Institution: Course: Tutor: Date: A. RESEARCH TOPIC The majority individuals would have the same opinion that a key objective of education must involve the expansion of learners’ comprehension of fundamental mathematical theories along with procedures. Every student, comprising learners with impairments and students vulnerable to failure, require gaining the know-how and capabilities that may allow them into “understanding” math-associated questions which they come across everyday at domicile as well as in upcoming work incidences. Unluckily, substantial evidence exists to designate that such goal isn’t being achieved, particularly for kids manifesting learning problems. Because the initial dispiriting outcomes of arithmetic accomplishment discovered with State Evaluation of Schooling Progress (SESP) during 1974, insufficient evidence exists to indicate that arithmetic accomplishment has increased considerably, particularly for learners with impairments (Spinelli, 2012). The intention for this research is to identify technology effectiveness towards fundamental arithmetic fluency. As a component of the classroom educational involvement, the research was carried out with ten learners with fair to stern cognitive impairments registered into a school of special training. This five-week research employed a solitary-case turnaround plan (ABAB). Data...
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...HOW DOES A MUSIC PROGRAM AFFECT THE READING FLUENCY OF SECOND GRADE ESL STUDENTS? by Candace Rose Cooper A Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Arts degree in English as a Second Language Hamline University St. Paul, Minnesota April, 2011 Committee: Ann Mabbott-Primary Advisor Cynthia Lundgren-Secondary Advisor Kristin Weidlein-Peer Reader To my aunt, Mary Lou Merdan, Ph.D., who dedicated her career to reading literacy through the education of children and teachers. ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter One: Introduction……………………………………………………………….1 Folk Songs………………………………………………………………………...1 Background of the Research………………………………………………………3 Benefits of Music Education……………………………………………………...4 Conclusion………………………………………………………………………...5 Chapter Two: Literature Review…………………………………………………………7 Music, Motivation, Language, and Reading Fluency……………………………..7 Music and Language…………………………………………………………..…..8 Music and Motivation……………………………………………………………10 Oral Language……………………………………………………………………15 Reading Fluency…………………………………………………………………17 Strategies for Enhancing Reading Fluency………………………………………21 Fluency and ELLs…………………………………………………...…………...24 Fluency Assessment……………………………………………………………...25 Conclusion……………………………………………………………………….29 Chapter Three: Methodology…………………………………………….……………...31 Participants and Research Design………………………………………………..31 Research Paradigm…………………………………………….………………....31 Setting………………………….………………………………………………...32 iii Participants………………………………………………………………………...
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...IELTS Speaking Test Grading Criteria Introduction Examiners look at five different things in order to determine a candidate's score: 1. Pronunciation 2. Grammar 3. Vocabulary 4. Fluency and Coherence * Notice that Fluency and Coherence are grouped together although they are different things. Each of these four carries equal value. The examiner gives you a whole-number sub-score for each of these and then calculates the average of the four. * Both whole number and half band scores, such as 6.5 are given for the Speaking test. * No separate score is given for each of the three Parts of the test. Example 1 Pronunciation | 5 | Grammar | 4 | Vocabulary | 5 | Fluency & Coherence | 5 | Average = 19/4 = 4.75 = Band 4.5 | Example 2 Pronunciation | 6 | Grammar | 5 | Vocabulary | 6 | Fluency & Coherence | 5 | Average = 22/4 = 5.5 = Band 5.5 | Example 3 Pronunciation | 7 | Grammar | 7 | Vocabulary | 8 | Fluency & Coherence | 7 | Average = 29/4 = 7.25 = Band 7.0 | SUMMARY OF THE MAIN POINTS ON THIS PAGE Pronunciation * Overall, clear and understandable pronunciation is the main thing. * Secondly, the correct use of the following features will determine the pronunciation grade: 1. basic word pronunciation; 2. linked speech sounds; 3. correct and appropriate sentence stress (i.e., which word or words in a sentence are stressed more than others); and, 4. appropriate use of intonation (rising...
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...It is seen as an active learning process because students will learn more through a process of constructing and creating, working in a group and also sharing the knowledge. In general, debate is one of the speaking classroom activities which requires two teams consisting of two or more speakers speak out their arguments and oppose the opponent’s arguments in terms of the topic or motion given. It is supported by Dobson (1987) who asserts that there are some instructional techniques in improving students’ speaking skill, such as: dialogues, small-group discussion, debate, song, and games. Additionally, Hasibuan & Batubara (2012) also reveal that debate is a method of language learning which is applied to improve speaking ability as well as critical thinking (p.19). Hence, debate is a method of language learning which is applicable not only to improve the students’ speaking skill but also critical thinking. In addition, debate is potential to develop students’ critical thinking and speaking skill. This statement is supported by Walker and Warhust (2000) who claim that debates in the classroom have been effective in increasing critical thinking by letting students connect as they learn subject...
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...University of South Florida Scholar Commons Graduate School Theses and Dissertations Graduate School 6-1-2010 Effects of reading comprehension and fluency abilities on the N400 event-related potential Annie Hirt Nelson University of South Florida Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd Part of the American Studies Commons Scholar Commons Citation Nelson, Annie Hirt, "Effects of reading comprehension and fluency abilities on the N400 event-related potential" (2010). Graduate School Theses and Dissertations. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/1721 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at Scholar Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Graduate School Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Scholar Commons. For more information, please contact scholarcommons@usf.edu. Effects of Reading Comprehension and Fluency Abilities on the N400 Event-Related Potential by Annie Hirt Nelson A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Department of Childhood Education and Literacy Studies College of Education University of South Florida Major Professor: Mary Lou Morton, Ph.D. Jacqueline Hinckley, Ph.D. Jim King, Ed.D. Richard Marshall, Ph.D. Date of Approval: July 1, 2010 Keywords: syntax, semantics, ERP, N400, sentence structure, children, indexical hypothesis Copyright © 2010, Annie Hirt Nelson ...
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...Curriculum Articulation and Alignment 1 Running Head: CURRICULUM ARTICULATION AND ALIGNMENT: PRIMARY TO MIDDLE SCHOOL Curriculum Articulation and Alignment: Grade school to Middle School Gwendolyn Platt University of Phoenix, Online December 8, 2014 Curriculum Articulation and Alignment 2 Analysis of curriculum articulation and alignment between two adjacent educational levels is educational levels is essential for the continued growth and success of students. “…for any effort designed to improve student success, we must look at not only the curricula and students, we must also address the role of the administrators and teaching faculty involved in the process.” (Alexson & Kemniz, 2004). The administrators must choose the curriculum carefully, taking into consideration the needs of teachers, students and parents. The administrator must also consider the articulation and alignment between two adjacent educational levels. The transition between a grade school and middle school must be met with goals and bench marks with team work and communication between administrators and teachers of both schools. The teachers must help the students directly by implementing the curriculum and emotionally preparing the students. The administrators must give the essential tools to the teachers that are needed. The parents and teachers are obligated to keep communication open and continual to that...
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...Significance of Education ENG 101 December 2, 2012 Significance of education Elementary education focuses on the basic academic learning as well as socialization schools that introduce children to a great deal of knowledge, skill along with behavioral adjustment that they require for a successful life. The education is crucial in laying basic foundation of learning to the young learners while employing different techniques of reading foundation. Inherently, despite the fact that the authority of regulating education lies in the Constitution, there is also notable indirect authority that is exercised through federal funding of national programs, together with block grants. The purpose of education is to provide skills, knowledge and wisdom to prepare our children for their future. Essentially, phonics, blending, as well as letter recognition are some of the basics method of teaching that is offered to the developing learners’, particularly in an elementary school. More important, letter recognition is the first step in reading and mostly it is done during elementary education. Smith (2008) defines phonic as a method of teaching, reading and writing English language through developing learners’ capacity to hear, categorize as well as manipulate phonemes with a reason of teaching correspondence that exist between the sounds and spelling patterns that represent them. Inherently, phonics plays a significant role in assisting the beginning readers to be in a position to...
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...competence in communication their ideas. The able to communicate their ideas, the students will be given opportunity to practice their English. According to Micheal (1998: 103) language is a symbolic system used by communicators to construct and convey information. Good languages developed by a system, set of rules followed by the wearer. According to Nunan (1991: 47) Speaking is one of four skills of English. It can help people to understand something from other interlocutors of language. Speaking will be focus for the first section on speaking. It involves fluent and accuracy expression meaning, the exercising of pragmatic, or communicative, competence and the observance of the rules of appropriate. Communication is a collaboration venture in which the interlocutors negotiate meaning in order to achieve their communication. According to Widdowson (1985: 57) that speaking is an oral communication that gives information involves two elements, they are; the speaker who gives the message and the listener who receives the message in the world, the communication involves the productive skill of listening. And he also states that an act of communication through speaking is commonly perform in face to face interaction and occur as a part of dialogue or rather than form or verbal exchange. From...
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...between the investors and company, such as, such as in company should get their feedback from the customers to make the company develop (the) better and get more benefits. Also the investors should read some transactions situation from the company. So they can get more information about the development of company. As it they can make better decision for their invest. And also, on the other hand, with the globalization nowadays, companies between on country and the other should exchange economics information and business information, not only for the, not only for their champion, not only for their companion, also for their development, create a win-win situation. So that is what I found in this article. And that is it. Thank you. Part Two: Summary According to listening to my own recording and finishing the transcription, I found some problems and shortcomings about my speaking habits. The most important problem is that I often forget the proper words for expression during the speech or even chatting. Thus, I would feel nervous and paused for few minutes. This could make my speech unprofessional and unconvincing. If I had a professional talk with my colleagues or business partners as this...
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...Together, the habit and frequency of L1 and L2 reading have become a serious handicap in the Algerian society, and I dare say we are one step away from becoming a ‘dead-society readers’. As a university researcher, it is high time to commence searching for possible solutions to this problem. Because the reward of the present study was not effective in enhancing students’ reading motivation, and in an attempt to foster the amount of time students spend reading in the classroom and thus ameliorate their motivation, proficiency gains, and the prerequisite skills and knowledge in the target language, another alternative motivating strategy, for adult university students, could be simply sustained silent reading. For second/foreign language learners, sustained silent reading has become one among the best strategies for improving intrinsic motivation, gains in literacy, and language development. It refers to students’ reading self-selected books with no assessment on what they read. Krashen (2004) regarded devoting a time of 5 to 15 minutes each day to be sufficiently enough for recreational reading. The advantages of sustained silent reading can be summarized in the subsequent quote enlightened by Krashen (2004, p.3): The goal of [sustained silent reading] is to develop a taste for reading, to stimulate the once-reluctant reader to read more outside the school. Rather than forcing reading, and possibly making it distasteful, small...
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...Connecticut State Department of Education Connecticut Academic Performance Test (CAPT) Third Generation Handbook for Reading and Writing Across the Disciplines Contents Technical note: If using an electronic version of this handbook, click on any underlined text to link to the specific section in the document. Foreword 3 Position Statement 4 Introduction 6 Reading Across the Disciplines: • Response to Literature 8 • Reading for Information 11 Writing Across the Disciplines: • Interdisciplinary Writing 15 • Editing and Revising 18 Instructional Strategies to Use All Year 19 CAPT Strategies for All Students 22 Additional Assessment Information 25 Released Items 26 Foreword On behalf of the Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE), I am pleased to present the Connecticut Academic Performance Test (CAPT) Third Generation Handbook for Reading and Writing Across the Disciplines. The third generation CAPT, developed in 2004 and piloted in 2005 and 2006, will be administered live for the first time in March 2007. This handbook has been developed to provide Connecticut’s public school educators with important information about the CAPT reading and writing across the disciplines assessments. It should serve as a reference for all content area teachers as they prepare their students. It is designed to answer the frequently asked questions about...
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...London School of Business & Finance (LSBF) Module Assignment Title Assignment Type Word Limit Weighting Issue Date Submission Date Issued by (Assessor) Internal Verifier Plagiarism Masters in Business Administration Systems and Operations Management Systems and Operations Management - Critical Evaluation of the Competitive Factors Report 4000 - 4500 words 100% 5th May 6th June S M A Hashmi Junaid Shaikh When submitting work for assessment, students should be aware of the LSBF guidance and regulations in concerning plagiarism. All submissions should be your own, original work. You must submit an electronic copy of your work. Your submission will be electronically checked. The Harvard Referencing System must be used. The Wikipedia website must not be referenced in your work. On successful completion of this assignment you will be able to: Harvard Referencing Learning Outcomes LO Learning Outcome Description Knowledge and Understanding Critically appraise ways in which the operations and Information Systems functions contribute to an organisation’s competitiveness and strategic direction. Synthesise and evaluate complex information on IT related issues. LO1 LO2 LO3 Identify and justify the information required to establish and implement effective operational decisions, with particular reference to change management. Describe and critically assess organisations information and business process perspective. from systems, LO4 LO5 Appreciate how...
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...ABSTRACT Title of Thesis: ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER SPECIAL EDUCATION REFERRAL AND PLACEMENT OUTCOMES IN INSTRUCTIONAL CONSULTATION TEAMS SCHOOLS Arlene E. Silva, Master of Arts, 2005 Thesis Directed by: Professor Sylvia Rosenfield Department of Counseling and Personnel Services University of Maryland, College Park The present study serves as an examination and documentation of referral and placement outcomes of English Language Learner (ELL) cases in Instructional Consultation (IC) Teams schools. Archival data from 838 cases (12% of which were ELL cases) within five mid-Atlantic public school districts implementing IC Teams were analyzed for outcomes using logistic regression. Results included statistically significant differences in ELL versus non-ELL student initial team referral (IC or other prereferral intervention team) and ultimate IEP Team referrals. Initial referral concerns also differed significantly between ELL and non-ELL students. IC Teams were found to be more effective than existing prereferral intervention teams in decreasing the special education referrals of ELL and non-ELL students. The results of the present study serve as a foundation for future research in the areas of at-risk ELL students and their referrals to prereferral intervention teams and special education. ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER SPECIAL EDUCATION REFERRAL AND PLACEMENT OUTCOMES IN INSTRUCTIONAL CONSULTATION TEAMS SCHOOLS by Arlene E. Silva Thesis submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate...
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...Toward a Theory of Organizational Creativity Richard W. Woodman; John E. Sawyer; Ricky W. Griffin The Academy of Management Review, Vol. 18, No. 2. (Apr., 1993), pp. 293-321. Stable URL: http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0363-7425%28199304%2918%3A2%3C293%3ATATOOC%3E2.0.CO%3B2-G The Academy of Management Review is currently published by Academy of Management. Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR's Terms and Conditions of Use, available at http://www.jstor.org/about/terms.html. JSTOR's Terms and Conditions of Use provides, in part, that unless you have obtained prior permission, you may not download an entire issue of a journal or multiple copies of articles, and you may use content in the JSTOR archive only for your personal, non-commercial use. Please contact the publisher regarding any further use of this work. Publisher contact information may be obtained at http://www.jstor.org/journals/aom.html. Each copy of any part of a JSTOR transmission must contain the same copyright notice that appears on the screen or printed page of such transmission. JSTOR is an independent not-for-profit organization dedicated to and preserving a digital archive of scholarly journals. For more information regarding JSTOR, please contact support@jstor.org. http://www.jstor.org Mon Jun 4 10:59:06 2007 Academy of Management Revlew 1993 Vol 18 No 2 293 321 TOWARD A THEORY OF ORGANIZATIONAL CREATIVITY RICHARD W. WOODMAN T e x a s A&M University ...
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...!1 ENGLISH 1130 - 006: Academic Writing Douglas College (New Westminster Campus), South Building, Room 2690B Summer 2014 stephensonr@douglascollege.ca Phone: 604-527-5611 (Local 5611) Office: 2635, New Westminster Campus ! INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Ryan Stephenson Class Hours: Friday, 10:30 - 12:20 Office Hours: Friday, 9:30 - 10:20 Course Prerequisites: A minimum score on the Douglas College writing assessment, or equivalent, as listed in the College calendar. ! Courses for which this Course is a Prerequisite: In combination with another 1100-level English, with any CRWR course, or with English 1200, this course is a prerequisite for any 2300level English course. ! A Note on Hybrid Learning: ! ! You are enrolled in a hybrid section of ENGL 1130. Only 50% of your instructional time is delivered in class, with the remaining 50% delivered online. This means that you are expected to spend an average of 2 hours per week on the assigned Online Learning Modules. This time is over and above any time spent on readings and assignments. Hybrid learning is not for everyone. If you are not self-motivated and not able to keep yourself on track without a great deal of guidance, or if you do not feel comfortable using Blackboard or sending and receiving email attachments, then you should strongly consider taking a different section of this course. I will assume basic internet/online/computer competency. Technical difficulties should not prevent you from completing your work...
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