Education articles from September 2003

Education archives from September 2003

Mission statement.(The Citadel is committed to the formation of teachers of high calibre)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2003... The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina has been a dynamic force in education for the state and the nation for more than 160 years. The college's vision statement--excellence in the preparation of principled leaders--is thoroughly...

Foundations for learner-centered education: a knowledge base.
September 22, 2003... Learner-Centered Education: A Definition * The Citadel has for its conceptual framework Learner-Centered education. This is a fluid theoretical model which is subject to change, and, indeed, does continuously change as the faculty continues...

Learner-centered education: implementing the conceptual framework--moving from theory to action.
September 22, 2003... The National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) charges institutions with the task of collaborating with school partners to design, implement, and evaluate the unit's conceptual framework (National Council for the...

Learner-centered teacher preparation: a mastery of skills.(pedagogical theory emphasis on the student as the active learner)(relates to student achievement)
September 22, 2003... The major role of teaching is enhancing student learning. How to prepare teachers to be adept at enhancing learning of students is a topic of major discussions. From veteran teachers to college professors, the issues of how to enhance learning...

Student learning outcomes in a learner-centered genetics classroom.
September 22, 2003... Introduction Considerable research suggests that often the inattentive are simply attending to different aspects of a subject from the ones we had in mind. True attention--i.e., engagement--requires variability. Just as the eye will not...

Procrastination and student performance on immediate and delayed quizzes.
September 22, 2003... For years learners nave been treated as passive players in the teaching and learning process. According to Cross & Steadman (1996), learners must be actively involved in the learning process if learning is to be successful. Listening actively...

From teacher-centered to learner-centered curriculum: improving learning in diverse classrooms.(successful student-centred approach depends on educators accepting the ideology)(instructional paradigm shift is needed)
September 22, 2003... Introduction Twenty-first century classrooms challenge traditional, teacher-centered curriculum to meet the increasingly diverse needs of students and make the required increases in achievement gains. School violence, diverse student needs...

Using learner-centered education to prepare teachers for ethical leadership.(The Citadel School of Education)
September 22, 2003... PREPARING TEACHERS FOR ETHICAL LEADERSHIP Why would one go to The Citadel, a Military College, to prepare to become a teacher? The proposition of this article is that The Citadel, because of its unique focus on educating the "whole" person,...

Fostering social-emotional learning in the classroom.
September 22, 2003... It is estimated that between 15 and 22 percent of U.S. youth have social-emotional difficulties warranting intervention (Cohen, 2001; Mogno & Rosenblitt, 2001). Students at risk for school failure are particularly vulnerable for...

A learner-centered curriculum based on award-winning literature.
September 22, 2003... A learner-centered focus in reading creates a dialogue between students and teachers. This focus in classrooms can heighten awareness of the needs of individual readers, providing the impetus for teacher knowledge of the literature itself....

The Citadel GEAR-UP Program and learner-centered education: together, a framework for student success.
September 22, 2003... In 1999, the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education, in partnership with the South Carolina Department of Education and the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce, proposed a state-wide program to meet the requirements of the Gaining Early...

Teacher Cadet: a unique learner-centered high school course.
September 22, 2003... Background Information In the mid-1980s the supply of new South Carolina teachers plummeted to such a low number, educators predicted that if great measures were not taken, by the early 1990s, only six of every ten classrooms would have a...

Learner-centered conditions that ensure students' success in learning.
September 22, 2003... Ensuring students' success in learning has long been the goal of teachers, but over the years it has become even more critical. In 1892, the National Education Association (N.E.A.) created its Committee of Ten and charged it with the...

Meetings in cyberspace.
September 22, 2003... School board members are posting their meeting minutes on the World Wide Web with their school board web sites. Some of these web sites have the meeting minutes written into a narrative. Few, if any, school board web sites use hyperlinks to...

Getting it together: effective strategies for University/School partnerships.
September 22, 2003... Gear Up Inland Empire (GUIE) is a federally funded program aimed at increasing the University matriculation rate of students originating from five participating middle schools and their associated feeder sites. In service of this objective, the...

Multiple intelligences in the classroom.(characteristics of the eight types of intelligences as identified by Howard Gardner)
September 22, 2003... In order to address the need for different teaching strategies, we must first realize there are different learning styles. Howard Gardner was aware of this when he developed his theory of multiple intelligences. According to Gardner, there are...

Student management: teacher interns wrestling with assumptions.
September 22, 2003... Background of the Study The internship is one of the most influential training experiences for teacher preparation programs (Godfrey, 1995). Yet, colleges and universities have had limited control over this crucial area of the teacher...

Institutional factors affecting student retention.
September 22, 2003... INTRODUCTION Since the 1980s, American institutions have experienced a major problem retaining students, particularly under-represented minorities. The loss of students returning to campus for another year usually results in greater...

Teacher involvement to evaluate achievement.
September 22, 2003... Much is written about using standardized and state mandated tests to measure student growth in science. Little, however, is written about using teacher developed tests to measure student science achievement in the classroom. Too frequently,...

School finance reform: an unresolved issue across the Nation.
September 22, 2003... General Overview When it came to finance, early school reforms sought to secure resources necessary to establishing and maintaining schools. As increasing numbers of communities constructed educational programs to meet local needs, state...

Principals' perceptions of extended teacher internships.
September 22, 2003... Introduction The National Commission on Teaching and America's Future (1996) in their report, What Matters Most: Teaching and America's Future, stated that recruiting, preparing, and supporting teachers are integral components for...

Statistics anxiety: the nontraditional student.
September 22, 2003... Background In 1991 over 38% of all college students were 25 years of age or older. In 1998 that number had increased to nearly 46% (Howard & Henney, 1998). Another study found that nontraditional students make up approximately one-half of...

Delivering authentic staff development.
September 22, 2003... Introduction: The State of Staff Development Activities All educators have been involved in staff development activities on some level. Typically, university personnel utilize the month of August to help a local school district satisfy its...

In retrospect: teachers who made a difference from the perspective of preservice and experienced teachers.
September 22, 2003... Introduction The identification of characteristics that differentiate effective from ineffective teachers has received a great deal of attention in the professional literature for many years. With 1992 as the benchmark, Good and McCaslin...

The effects of supervisory task statements on preservice teachers' instructional behaviors during retaught lessons.
September 22, 2003... In order to acquire the skills that are needed to cope with the multitude of professional responsibilities of teaching, it is vital that student teachers receive explicit supervisory feedback about their performance throughout their teacher...

Television viewing and academic achievement revisited.
September 22, 2003... Introduction: Given the central role popular media plays in the lives of our children, it is important to have an understanding of the impact television viewing has on academic achievement and school performance. Parents and teachers alike...

Education versus schooling: seeking new paradigms for a new century.
September 22, 2003... Schools and school systems... have done a noteworthy job of preparing students for the industrial age; fewer have systematically decided how they will prepare students for the 21st century. Therefore, if we continue on our present path, we'll...