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Visual Perceptual Motor Skill
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A 3 page research paper that defines the role and significance of visual/perceptual motor skills and then discusses its importance in learning. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khvpm.rtf

Visualization As An Instructional Strategy
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11 pages in length. The old adage of "a picture is worth a thousand words" explains the struggle - and ultimate solution - for many children who routinely face great difficulty in learning by conventional the methods of rote and memorization. The extent to which words put up barriers for some students is both grand and far-reaching; that visualization as an instructional strategy works as an instrumental tool in the ever-evolving quest to reach and teach children speaks to the overwhelming benefit of using alternative methods in addition to - and sometimes in place of - conventional ways. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: TLCVisualInst.rtf

Visualization: Strategies that Enhance Understanding
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A 6 page review of visualization as an educational tool. This paper reviews four articles pertaining to visualization and its applications. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PPedVisualization.rtf

Vocabulary Development And Reading Comprehension
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A 5 page paper. Research consistently concludes there is a strong correlation between vocabulary development and reading comprehension. The question then is how to help students develop a rich vocabulary. Some experts support the use of vocabulary word lists while others argue vocabulary is best developed through incidental learning experiences and by encountering new words in the reading text. This premise is discussed. The writer reports that both incidental learning experiences and systematic vocabulary instruction together provide the most effective learning environment. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PGvocdv.rtf

Vocational Education Training In The United Kingdom
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A 6 page paper. For years, reports suggested that vocational education in other countries was far better than it was in the United Kingdom. Research studies made this conclusion but by 1995, that opinion was beginning to change. This essay reports and discusses some of the many initiatives that have been implemented in the UK over the last decade or so. The writer concludes that other countries should consider the type of vocational/occupational education training program in the UK because it is more flexible to meet the changing demands in the workplace. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PGUKvoed.rtf

Vouchering Our Way to Better Education
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This five-page-paper explored the new voucher system in public schools. The vouchering system allows parents a $1,500 credit if they want to send their child to private school . The social impact of this program is discussed as are the standard test scores between public and vouchered students. Bibliography list four sources.
Filename: CWvouche.wps

Vouchers - School Reform In New York City
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A 6 page paper that discusses the voucher experiment in New York City Schools. The subject of the paper is policy changes in the school district. This experiment was the largest privately funded voucher program ever conducted. The essay begins by identifying advocacy groups that have had an impact on policy and programs. The essay briefly explains how the voucher program worked and then discusses the outcomes of the program. The writer ends with suggestions for policies on school choice and vouchers. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Vulnerability, Risk, Social Problems and the Search for Safety
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This 6 page paper considers the relationship among factors like vulnerability, risk, social problems and the search for safety. This paper specifically looks at school dropout and alcohol consumption as reactionary responses to fear and degradation. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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VYGOTSKY AND THE FOURTH GRADE STUDENT
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This 6-page paper discusses the application of Lev Vygotsky's theory to the case of a socially backward 4th grader who has learning difficulties. In this paper, the theory is defined, with suggestions as to how the theory can be used to help the student. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Vygotsky's Leading Activity/Child Development
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A 6 page research paper that explores the child development theory of Lev Vygotsky, which provides a framework for understanding learning and teaching and offers to the early childhood educator fresh perspective and intriguing insight into childhood growth and development (Bodrova and Leong, 1996, p. 6). This examination of Vygotskian theory focuses on Vygotsky's idea of "leading activities," as intrinsic to cognitive development. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: khvygot.rtf