National Assessment of Educational Progress

Parents around the world want their children to have the best quality education and life. However, the quality of education between low income students and wealthy students is noticeable from the structure of their schools to the classes offered. Whether we blame the school system for lack of success of students or the living circumstances of the students’ family, we must admit there is a gap of success among impoverish students and affluent students. Diane Ravitch and Jonathan Kozol are both…

expected to “[m]ake accurate and productive use of assessment” (DfE [i], 2013, p.12). Assessment is, therefore, a fundamental aspect of one’s role as a teacher and to fulfil this standard effectively, a number of strategies have been proposed to conduct regular assessments. In light of this, I aim to provide a reflective commentary on the process of assessment and its purpose, with a focus on the Early Years Foundation Stage [EYFS], at a primary educational setting which will be referred to as…

learning is accelerated among students (The National Center for Learning Disabilities, n.d.). Moreover, decisions about students’ instructional needs are based on data collected from ongoing assessment (Joseph, 2008). Another important component to RtI is that educators promote parental involvement by informing them of their child’s progress, involved staff, instructional approaches used, interventions used, and goals set for their child (The National Center for Learning Disabilities, n.d.).…

One of U.S. national trends is adopting a new method for deciding eligibility for special education: Response-to-intervention method (RTI). This model engenders a modification of teaching techniques, before referring the student to special services, and the student’s response to the intervention that will determine if the child will receive special education or not (Hallahan, Kauffman & Pullen, 2015). Though, the process could be long and delay the proper allocation of the students when they are…

Introduction Assessment is the topic of domain four. It is significance that teachers should include an assessment criteria in their lesson plans. It is so because it reflects a real picture about students’ understanding and, in addition to that, it gives the teachers an authentic result which measures their teaching methods aptitudes inside classrooms. Thus, I am inquisitively wondering: what is assessment? Why is it important? How to do assessment? I find that assessment is defined by…

the lookout for ways to keep improving the educational experience, including monitoring students for early signs of learning disabilities. Now, because observation alone is too subjective to warrant a diagnosis, screening and assessment measures have been designed to making diagnosing learning impediments more scientific and detailed. For their part, screening and assessments are two different, yet equally valuable, means of determining where student progress sits on a standard scale; which…

communities would be able to receive resources which would equal a decent education. The nation’s progress would depend on all students, no matter their color, race, ethnicity or economic standing. Schools and districts would be held accountable by the politicians and taxpayers. People wanted to know if all students were moving ahead. During this time, the NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) started. This is…

Vocational Options Staff will coordinate and submit all required documentation to the Regional Planning Commission. As stated above, participants are routinely assessed for their progress toward vocational goals, and evaluations of progress are conducted quarterly. In addition, the agency utilizes the following clinical and educational tools to objectively evaluate mental health, independent living, and social skills: • The Child Behavior Checklist and Adult Behavior Checklist are clinical tools…

current version of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act stand in the way of their progress. Although NCLB was started for national student achievement, unintended consequences of NCLB have reinforced the wrong behaviors in attempting to strengthen public education. NCLB has created incentives for states to lower their standards, focusing on absolute scores, rather than recognizing growth and progress; and have produced a one-size-fits-all series of interventions for schools that miss…

was visible. This happened when minority race groups found it difficult to get approval for a mortgage loan compares to the white persons who had applied for the same services. In conclusion, race and discrimination among Africa-American was a real national catastrophe and many had to voice it out in different ways, including through demonstrations and violence, just to be heard. America has achieved a great milestone in this venture but, of course much is still needed to eradicate the…