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understood that the education system of the nation is perhaps less than adequate as many children seem to leave high school with a...
are numerous conditions and realities that Gardner (2000) examines and in one section, "The Forces that Will Remake Schools," he n...
other authors do not seem to consider in their discussions. In terms of language, for instance, a proficiency test measures the st...
structures, are differentially activated when a story is interpreted. A students racial background and culture are particularly ...
These problems have a neurological base. They can interfere in learning basic skills, such as reading, and they can also impede hi...
In a paper of three pages, the writer looks at standardized testing. Program evaluation is used to examine the efficacy of standar...
In four pages this research paper examines standardized testing and its uses and considers studies which suggest that a new curric...
The problem is, hiding the disabilities means the students tend to hide self-awareness of themselves, meaning it can be difficult ...
In six pages this paper discusses guardianship, supplemental benefits, social services, social role valorization, normalization, h...
the pre-test due to differences in cultural background make significant improvement, but children with "true language impairment" ...
under similar conditions and when responses are scored in the same way (FairTest, n.d.). Standardized tests include those devised ...
In thirty pages this paper considers elementary schools' use of standardized testing such as the Iowa Test of Basic Skills in an e...
and Blood Institute, 2007). Zardi and colleagues (2008) referred to this procedure as the "gold standard" (p. 48) for assessing th...
Beyond that, however, is the fact that any student who is struggling with language will not be able to read and write as well as a...
relationship of the brain to learning has been studied a great deal among twins (Simmons, 2006). Some studies have shown that iden...
This paper presents a proposal to a company to donate a quantity of Smartpens to the learning disability program at a community co...
This paper addresses various learning disabilities. The author discusses indicators, behavioral aspects, and how to alter a curri...
This paper analyzes three articles relating to learning disabilities. The articles cover history, differences in cognition and mo...
In twenty pages this essay examines how memory factors into the learning disability equation and how memory can be developed and i...
In nine pages this research paper discusses learning disabilities in terms of types, origin, and the problems of diagnosing and la...
In nine pages this paper explores the state of Michigan's new standards proposal the includes a standardized curriculum and standa...
at answers (Moore, 2003). As this indicates, alternative assessment is more subjective in nature than traditional forms of assessm...
In six pages four topics are discussed and include learning disabilities and educational interventions, psychological and educatio...
deal to work situations, it also affects special education. What it had done is to change, from a legal perspective, the notion o...
standardized test to determine which teaching method was most viable would be helpful in assessing the reading skills of the third...
studies have found that urban and rural students do less well on these tests than do suburban students (Wakefield, n.d.; St. Peter...
their effectiveness in the testing situation" (Steele et al, 1995, p. PG). III. METHODOLOGY The student may choose to empl...
students really learn ("Readers Poll," 2006). The exact statement provided for readers to rate was as follows: "Standardized testi...
This 3 page paper gives an overview of the ethical education issue of standardized tests. This paper includes how the test scores ...
In a paper of four pages, the writer looks at standardized testing. A favorable position is taken towards the use of such tests. P...