Essays on Education

Attainment of higher education correlates with individual’s abilities in terms of talent and hard work. However in Australia this is not the case since political, economic and races influence the suggested meritocratic system. Social economic demography for instance opposes the suggestion. According to records, it’s evident that rich families get...

Learning is a complicated process that involves numerous aspects and strategies ranging from perception by senses, sending of information to the brain via sensory neurons and nerves, the encoding process, storage of memory and retrieval of long-term memories. Metacognition strategies and intrinsic motivation further enhance learning. For the process of...

It has been studied that the developmental changes in communication between the parents and their children depend highly upon how close they are and how often they interact with each other. In the chosen it has been vividly portrayed that television plays an important role in debarring communication from entering...

Assessment is not only geared towards which grade one score, but also the understanding of the content being taught. As much as the assessment has its flaws, much is embedded in its application apart from grades. It ensures evaluation of goals of education as well as achievement of standards of...

Good post Bernard! Effective classroom management requires a teacher to be all rounded and take into account every aspect of activities taking place in the classroom. The teacher also needs to understand the students’ individually and be able to control their behavior while in the classroom. Thus, classroom management also...

Dyslexia is a specific learning difference that is based on language that can affect the writing, spelling and reading skills. Different Intelligence and achievement instruments can be used to measure the diagnosis of learning disability Dyslexia and their cognitive abilities. They include Wood Johnson III and WIAT (Wechsler Individual Achievement...

Active Learning and Student Engagement Active learning is surely a method that allows the student to acquire a higher level of thinking skills. The application of active learning in class requires the student to participate instead of sitting and listening alone (Rubens, Elahi, Sugiyama Kaplan, 2015). Therefore, the student...

In the discussion surrounding psychological testing, there is always a need to establish a distinction between personality tests and ability tests. Personality tests are centered on the process of measuring personal strengths, personality traits, symptoms of distress, attitudinal characteristics, and dynamic motivation. On the other hand, ability tests entail a...

How Achievement Motivation is affected by Socioeconomic Background, Race, and Family Structure Motivation is defined as the driving force behind an individual s actions, which can facilitate achievement of goals. People tend to take risk and perform dangerous activities to meet their needs and fulfill their interests. One expects negative and...

Infant Health and Stanley Greenspan Infant health is one of the most significant aspects of understanding the human development across lifespan. The fact that the health of the infant affects their development into adulthood implies that there is always a need to consider the implication of the learning process in infancy...

Retrieval practice, unlike repeated studying, is a significant aspect in maximizing academic achievements. It has been argued to be the most effective study strategy across all levels of learning.  This paper focuses on establishing the most effective strategy in studying by comparing the effectiveness of testing and restudying. The conclusions...

Gifted and talented programs have been criticized since the practice became routine in most schools. Criticism leveled against these programs stems from the fact that these programs tend to separate individuals. As a result, there is a lack of diversity in these gifted programs as more privileged children tend to...