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Sports Psychology and the Improvement of Performance
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This 6 page paper considers the ideal characteristics, physical and mental, of a rugby player and then compares the ideal with a fictional reality. The writer the considers how an intervention made be successful in improving performance. The bibliography cites 6 sources.
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Staff Development and Cultural Diversity
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This 4 page paper discusses ways in which proper staff development will enable staff members to handle a diverse student body appropriately. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Staff Development Program for Teachers: A View of Integrated Technology
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This 7 page paper provides an overview of a plan to assist teachers in applying technology in their classroom. This plan is a staff development plan with a rationale based in the current literature. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Stakeholders and Teacher Evaluations
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This 3 page paper considers the various stakeholders who are involved in teacher evaluations, and the differing values and opinions that might arise among them. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Standard Based Assessments for Teachers / New York
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A 10 page overview of Standards-Based Assessments for the evaluation of teacher progress and qualifications. Discusses the need for the incorporation of such standards as well as the controversy and resentment these standards are often met with. Discusses the input which is necessary from all facets of the educational system to ensure adequate and effective criteria. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: SBAteach.wps

Standardized Assessments
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5 pages in length. The theory behind standardized academic assessment certainly had merit when it was first implemented throughout the nation's school system, however, the extent to which it has turned into a platform – unintentional as it may be – for discrimination and inequity is both grand and far-reaching. That standardized assessments inherently place all students in the same category of ability – no matter their individual limitations or disabilities – speaks to a testing system that divides the student population rather than accurately and fairly evaluates it. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TLCStandAsse.rtf

Standardized Test Scores as Related to Method of Reading Instruction
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8 pages. It is felt that the method used when teaching students to read will have a direct effect on their scores when taking a standardized test. Whether taught through phonetics or whole language, the student's ability to read and comprehend the questions on the test will be based on how they were taught. The purpose of this paper is to answer the question, "does the method of instruction used in teaching reading in elementary school affect student's test scores on standardized tests?" Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Standardized Testing
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This 10 page paper begins by briefly defining what a standardized test is and the importance placed on them. The purpose of these tests, how they can be used and why they are used is discussed at length. The limits of these tests are also reported. For instance, the new requirement to test Head Start children is deemed absurd by many experts. The essay reports the problems that have emerged with these tests in the last several years. Opponents of standardized testing charge the tests are discriminatory against certain groups but empirical evidence does not validate this argument. The writer also discusses whether or not these tests should be used as the criterion for promotion/retention. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
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Standardized Testing
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23 pages. This review of literature analyzes some of the results of standardized testing and whether or not this type of testing is an accurate measure of a student's skills. Sometimes bias can occur in standardized tests whether it be cultural, geographical, or other. This paper reviews some standardized tests as well as articles about them and summarizes the findings. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
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Standardized Testing - Overview
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This 6 page paper provides an overview discussion of standardized testing, including a definition. The writer discusses the controversy concerning these types of tests and what the research says. The writer also comments on the value of these tests and on their limitations and reports instances of human error that hurt thousands of students. The paper begins with an abstract. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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