Essays on Education

In the article, “The Intelligent Plant”, Pollan, a Journalism lecturer from the University of California, Berkley, elaborates on diverse scientific approaches advanced by different researchers in their attempt to demonstrate that plants are active and as such, exhibit aspects of intelligence and behavioral responses to their environment. The current paper...

Over the years, artificial neural network has been the focus of various researchers who have tried to explain the intellectual abilities of the human brain using models. Neural networks are simplified brain models that are made up of numerous neurons analogs together with weights that quantify the strength of conditions...

Human Behavior and Psychological Problems Human beings tend to be mad to a certain percentage. These attributes are seen from the works of Oliver (1998), he looks at his patients as exhibiting certain traits that are not reasonable. They are beyond human doubt. This is an issue that arises when people...

Schools and educational institutions Schools and educational institutions use various methods in making teaching decisions. For instance, data-driven decisions are based on the use of a diverse set of data useful for teachers in helping the students. Decision making based on data obtained from students and other attributes helps in understanding...

Guided mastery is an art aimed at reducing someone’s anxiety, restoring behavioral function. The guided mastery helps one to control their human functioning, end up appreciating and achieving self-efficacy (Schwarzer 47). David Kelley emphasizes that it may be brought out by being shut down by friends or relatives which makes...

Student assessment programs are pivotal in almost all learning institutions globally. Maintaining the security and confidentiality of the student assessment programs is crucial in ensuring valid test scores, quality standards and equal testing opportunities for all students (STAAR, 2018). Formal and informal assessment impact significantly towards the insights on the...

One thing I ever valued in my life from childhood is education. My parents always reminded me that education is the key to success. At my small age of three years, I could not understand the meaning of these words. I was brought up in a rural white community which...

Critical thinking involves making judgments that are well-thought out, reasonable and logical. Critical thinking whenever one is involved in an argument or discussion that may lead to decision making. A critical think does not accept arguments and make conclusions anyhow, but instead, they will have to access the situation, consult...

Wang's Perspective on the Role of Education Wang describes the goal of learning as what extends the pure knowledge in the mind of a person. He says that people are born fully with knowledge of good and bad. The role of education is not to fill out what is contained in...

Students become creators of knowledge by active learning approaches rather than just being passive recipients of information. For active learning to students, instructors should explain clear objectives, benefits, and expectations. Positive school culture is the bearer of student's achievement and some of the factors that influence this are the safety...

Telepathy: Fact or Fiction? Telepathy is the process of transferring thoughts from one brain to another. Many people argue that telepathy is not real.. Critical thinking is crucial in psychological science since it enables analysis, evaluation, explanation, and restructuring of thinking hence decreasing risks of adoption. This paper is going to...

Tough Economic Times and the Relevance of College Education Tough economic times always oblige people to come up with measures that can effectively overcome impending problems. In the past and present, education has been one of the leading interventions to empower the populace to ensure it can effectively deal with social...