Many children are eager to learn new things each day. In fact, at the age of three, they are all excited to already attend school. We never heard children telling that they want their education to stop. However, external factors such as discrimination, violence, or disabilities force some of these …
To begin with, traditional education focuses on teaching, not learning. It incorrectly assumes that for every ounce of teaching there is an ounce of learning by those who are taught. However, most of what we learn before, during, and after attending schools is learned without its being taught to us. …
Academic support may refer to a various instructional methods, educational services, or school resources. This is given to students in the effort to help them accelerate their learning progress, catch up with their peers, meet learning standards, or generally succeed in school. When the term is used in educational contexts …
In practice, academic support contains a broad array of educational strategies, including tutoring sessions, supplemental courses, summer learning experiences, after-school programs, teacher advisors, and volunteer mentors, as well as alternative ways of grouping, counseling, and instructing students. Academic support may be provided to individual students, specific student populations (such as …
Generally speaking, achievement gap refers to outputs, the unequal or inequitable distribution of educational results and benefits. Here are some of the causes of achievement gap. 1. Poverty, income inequality, and lower socioeconomic status contributing to reduced access to educational opportunities, familial support, good nutrition, healthcare, and other factors that …
Achievement gap refers to outputs, the unequal or inequitable distribution of educational results and benefits. And opportunity gap refers to inputs, the unequal or inequitable distribution of resources and opportunities. Learning gap refers to relative performance of individual students, i.e., the disparity between what students have actually learned and what …
Discipline is a favorable way of teaching students self-control. And punishment is a technique used to enforce discipline. Creating a strong sense of classroom management where students feel safe and respected means that students know what is expected of them and they can make the choice to follow those expectations …
Assessment is inevitable. Assessment and its related feedback are essential to student education. However, you may find that more of your time is taken up with the areas of assessment associated with quality assurance, rather than its potential to support students’ learning. Well-designed assessment has numerous advantages aside from the …
It is important that studying abroad can be fun and safe you have to realize that you are subject to the laws and customs of another country. To help you be prepared and keep safe, here are some tips prepared by the Office of Overseas Services. Although most trips abroad …
Studying abroad can be a fabulous experience, no doubt. But you have to give great importance to planning financially before your departure to avoid being stuck in a rut of no return. A lot of efforts can help fund your program and if well, it will set you afar from …
