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Self-Assessment In First And Second Grades
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This 10 page paper discusses the benefits of having students participate self-assessment of their work. The writer comments on authentic assessment and some of the techniques and then spends more time discussing rubrics and rubric design. The essay includes a report of one first-grade teacher's experience with portfolios and how this led to designing a rubric for writing. Includes a discussion of negotiable contracting for rubric development. The benefits, including student ownership and engagement, are discussed. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: PG12rub.rtf

Self-Assessment Statement
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A 3 page paper constituting a statement of reflection on a student’s graduate study progress over the past several months. The student has made progress in knowledge of facts, but she also has made gains in other, less-tangible areas. These include operating within the framework established by the five dimensions of graduate study (originality, leadership, independence, critical thinking and scholarship); personal goals; and mastery of competencies outlined by professional organizations and Pennsylvania law. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: KSeduSPEDstmt.rtf

Self-Care Task Analysis
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3 pages in length. Understanding the many difficulties exceptional children may encounter when attempting everyday activities requires one to immerse oneself into the situation and actually experience the struggles inherent to this particular population and their impact upon the academic setting. Undertaking a common task from a disadvantageous perspective - such as making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich with the non-dominant hand - not only provides a significantly deeper insight to the basic challenges exceptional children experience in the classroom environment but also how to approach the aspect of inclusion with greater awareness and success. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: TLCSelfCareTask.rtf

Self-Efficiency and the Application in the Classroom
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This 5 page paper considers the issue of self-efficiency and the application in the classroom setting. This paper creates a correlation between the need for change and school reform and emerging efforts to improve function, productivity and personal gains in the classroom through a focus on fostering self-efficiency. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MHSelfEf.rtf

Self-Esteem And The Elementary School Child
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A 10 page paper. Self-esteem has been a concern and a focus of research for many years. There is a good reason for writers and practitioners in different fields to emphasize this aspect of the personality. Self-esteem is the core of a person, often dictating what that person will accomplish in his or her life. This paper defines self-esteem and provides the research and comments from several journal articles. The different topics include body image and self-esteem in young children; gender and age differences of Chinese children as these relate to self-esteem; three approaches to help enhance self-esteem; and measuring self-esteem in the young child. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: PGestm4.wps

Self-Learning and Today’s Environment
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A 10 page paper discussing multimedia, computer-based learning systems for self-directed learning by adults. The paper also discusses learning management systems, which bring uniformity and accountability into the mix. The systems can be expected to gain in importance in the future, as the need for training and re-training grows and as the economies of developed nations continue to shift from manufacturing to services. Individuals will need to be retrained, and in many cases, they will be responsible for their own learning and assessment. Multimedia, computer-based systems allow such an approach, and at minimal cost to the entity providing the information. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: KSeduSelfElec.rtf

Self-Realization And The Liberal Arts: Assessing The Link
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6 pages in length. Building upon the intrinsic connection that exists between self and culture is the fundamental element of a liberal arts education. The extent to which liberal arts serves as a conduit between the individual and the surrounding world is both grand and far-reaching; that this direction of study empowers one with the capacity to experience a greater level of self-knowledge and self-realization speaks to the holistic value of a liberal arts education. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: TLCLibArtsSlf.rtf

Sensory Perceptions of Skiing
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This 4 page paper provides an overview of the use of skiing and snowshoeing as methods for instructing to improve sensory perceptions. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: MHSnowSh.rtf

Seventh Grade Action Research
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A 15 page proposal for action research in a 7th grade classroom. The paper discusses the problem in Chapter 1; provides a literature review in Chapter 2; and contains Methodology in Chapter 3. The paper recommends that improvement efforts be made on a school-wide basis for greater effectiveness. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
Filename: KSeduResAct7th.rtf

Sex Education For The Developmentally Disabled
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This 10 page paper presents a review of the literature concerning the need for sexual education for the developmentally disabled and suggests factors to be considered in developing such programs. Bibliography lists 11 sources, an outline is provided.
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