“What Does the Star Test Do for My Child?” a teacher had recently been asked during a parent conference. She thought about the answer carefully before responding. Given the emphasis placed upon the test each year, as well as the interpretation of the results and how it affects the view of a given school being ...
In attempting to establish internal validity in research, you are, in fact, attempting to focus on a causal relationship. The key issue in internal validity is a causal one. The research study of how standardized tests cause anxiety in middle school learners has internal validity. The internal validity exists because something I did affected something ...
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). ...
We began to homeschool our 8- and 5-year-old out of necessity when we woke up to the fact that our children were not learning at their current school, and we had no other option at that point. So, after researching workbooks and curriculums, I have concluded that the best workbooks for young children are put ...