Essays and Research Papers on Teaching Methods

9 page presentation of an educational program designed by the writer to teach adolescents how to protect themselves from HIV/AIDS. Includes comprehensive test continuing multiple choice, true/false, matching and short-answer essays to test student's knowledge. Rationales are provided for each of the questions to explain how each of them tests to ensure that ...

This 3 page paper examines the participatory research model. It is applied to education. The paper also recommends its use in this realm. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page paper. For more than two decades, the educational community has been trying to attach a valid definition to the term educational supervision. Thus far, no consensus has been reached. The definition for educational administrator is taken from the Occupational Outlook Handbook and the descriptions of an educational supervisor are taken from ...

A 3 page chart that identifies the stage, what the child learns at that stage and what kinds of educational activities will help the child master the cognitive abilities at that stage. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 14 page discussion of the benefits of small group instruction in adult education. The author of this paper contends that there are a number of reasons to incorporate small group instruction in the adult language arts classroom. These include the ability to hone communication skills, the ability to gain useful occupational and ...

A 7 page overview of the many factors which impact child development. The author contends that the different expectations which exist in some aspects of the educational arena for boys verses girls couples with socialization to determine a child’s likelihood to pursue certain careers. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 5 page paper provides thoughts on education with the use of materials provided by a student. The paper makes suggestions to broaden the interests of children in reading and to some extent, addresses the problem with the present educational system. The paper supports the position that teachers should foster creativity and children ...

This 5 page paper evaluates an article by Helwig, Anderson and Tindal that appears in The Journal of Education Research. The study as explained in the article is explored and critiqued in an outline format. No additional sources cited.

This 4-page paper discusses whether a generalist or specialist approach to education is more effective. The paper argues in favor of a generalist approach and provides reasons why this is important.

This 6 page paper assesses what it means to be an effective leader. A career path is laid out from teacher to principal with leadership and change emphasized at every level.

A 5 page paper discussing the benefits of interactive multimedia for expanding education. The paper reviews several goals of general education, including factors such as modeling, coaching, explaining, correcting and others, and reviews how interactive multimedia can meet those requirements. The paper concludes that the greater uniformity of the interactive multimedia approach results ...

A 5 page paper which discusses the educational philosophies of Descartes. The paper also discusses whether these philosophies are still evident in our present education system. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

An 8 page paper. The full title of the book reviewed is: Condemned Without a Trial: Bogus Arguments Against Bilingual Education by Stephen Krashen. In this essay, the writer provides a synopsis of each of the five Bogus Arguments with comments. The writer points out the Krashen also makes some statements without support. Bibliography ...

This 5 page paper discusses the future of education in America. Future trends are analyzed in terms of what changes they are likely to bring about. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 7 page paper uses a case submitted by a student as a springboard for discussion. Language acquisition is discussed with attention to word endings. Ebonics is discussed as well. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 8 page paper that begins by describing some of the characteristics of middle school students and the characteristics teachers need to work with this age group. The writer comments on the fact that physical education is behind other disciplines in establishing field-based university-school collaborative partnerships. The paper includes a description of two such programs. ...

This is a 5 page position/opinion paper that addresses different aspects of ECE. The writer provides their philosophy of ECE education, thoughts about structuring the classroom, discipline, developing self-esteem and self-control, individual differences and an ethical code of conduct. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 5 page paper provides an overview of an article on science education goals and science classroom practices. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 12 page paper which compares Mary Louise Pratt's "Arts of the Contact Zone" and Paulo Freire's "The Banking Concept of Education." Bibliography lists 6 additional sources.

A 5 page paper which reviews the book and illustrates how the featured information could be used by a school principal. No additional sources are used.

A 25 page position paper. The position is against inclusion. The introduction offers an overview the controversy surrounding inclusion. Specific terms are defined. Legal foundations, including specific court cases are reported. The research section reports and discusses a number of studies, some of which found positive results for students with disabilities in regular education classrooms ...

A 5 page paper discussing cognition and learning styles. General education has been under great scrutiny in recent years for failure to achieve a desirable total, final, educational outcome on the level of society. The purpose here is to assess factors that together create an integrated process resulting in a cognitively informed educational ...

This 5-page paper discusses how one would evaluate the success (or lack thereof) of an e-learning, or e-distance learning course. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines what classrooms and teaching strategies will be like in the year 2010. The paper focuses on the technological changes that will involve the institution of education. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines four articles regarding inclusion in education. Bibliography lists 4 sources.