As technology advances around the world there are many upgrades in our hardware and software in classrooms across the United States. These programs offer many unique, fun, challenging and educational forms of learning. Some of this teaching is done through experiments, such as through virtual labs in our science classrooms; other forms of teaching can […]
Tag Archives: Student Achievement
1. The purpose of the article called “Determining the negative effect of teacher attendance on student achievement” by Robert C. Woods and Ray V. Montagno is to suggest that teacher absence has a large and detrimental affect on student performance. Unfortunately, the research cannot adequately address the problem, so the reader really cannot understand the […]
In 1997-98, Winona State University experienced what many educational institutions do: change. The leadership styles used for these changes are outlined and referenced by Richard Bowman. These leadership styles are offspring of D.R. Conner’s “Leading at the Edge of Choaos”, and are titled: anti-change, rational, panacea, bolt-on, integrated, and continuous. Also in 1998, McREL began […]
When teachers first began to use computers in a classroom setting, schools wished to evaluate whether the use of educational technology had a significant and consistent impact on student achievement. This achievement was to be measured not only in the students ability to use technology, but that by using it, there was a measurable increase […]
Educational leaders need to be effective and efficient concerning curriculum in an educational setting (Diamond, 1997). Constructing a solid curriculum is intensive, demanding, and is significantly time consuming. Educational leaders assume numerous functions but none have a more notable influence on students than the engagement in the construction of the curriculum one teaches (Diamond, 1997). […]