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Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development & The Reggio Emilia
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Lev Vygotsky proposed the zone of proximal development as a means of understanding the progression of cognitive development in children and the necessity for interactive communication and curriculum to move children through necessary developmental stages. This 8 page paper examines the basic premises of Lev Vygotsky's theory regarding the zone of proximal development, and then applies this to the development of curriculum at the Reggio Emilia schools in Italy. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: Vygotsky.doc

Vygotsky, Krashen and Cummins’ language theories
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A 7 page paper which compares the three theories of language acquisition and development, with regard to cultural influences, input theories and motivation. Bibliography lists 5 sources
Filename: JLvygots.rtf

Washington's Education Appropriations
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A 10 page paper discussing Washington state's approach to budgeting education. Washington is one of 22 states that operate on budgets established in two-year cycles. Washington's biennial budget cycles begin each odd-numbered year, though there are legislative provisions for alterations on an annual basis. This system ensures that the state takes a broad perspective but also is able to respond to changes that occur in specific areas. Legislators with their attention on education in Washington provides a fresh and promising view of education funding in their ability to impose a tight rein on costs yet provide escape measures for unforeseen expenses. The Washington model could be of benefit to other states struggling with the same educational funding issues. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: KSWAedu.wps

Washington: Higher Education Tuition Hikes
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5 pages in length. Washington has a high-quality higher education system that historically has been affordable and accessible. However, as of the beginning of the school year, major tuition hikes were put into effect due to state budget cuts caused by the state's growing deficit, which make it that much harder for starving students already dealing with the rising cost of rent, inflation, and high unemployment. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TLCHikes.rtf

Web Based Learning; A Research Proposal
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This 7 page paper is a proposal for a research project into differentiating the personality types best suited for web based learning programmes. The proposals include a literature review and a methodology for gathering and assessment of primary data. The presentation of the results is also discussed. The bibliography cites 6 sources.
Filename: TEwebtra.wps

Web-Based Training: The Characteristics of Students
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16 pages in length. This paper provides an overview of perspectives on the teaching of technology and the characteristics of students who are more likely to succeed from embrace technology-based methods vs. those who benefit from more traditional learning styles in the teaching of Java programming languages. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
Filename: TLC_Tech.wps

WebQuest/Teaching Internet Use
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A 3 page research paper that offers an example "Webquest." Joseph Abruscato in his text Teaching Children Science outlines an Internet discovery project for teaching science subjects utilizing online sources that he calls Science WebQuest. A "Science WebQuest" is defined as "a discovery project for children that requires the use of Internet resources" and, specifically, "it's a three-step guide for student that will bring them into direct, focused contact with the Internet" (Abruscato 141). The following is an example WebQuest that uses the format suggested by Abruscato. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khwebq.rtf

What ‘Literacy’ Means Today
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This 4 page paper considers what it means to be literate today. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: HVLitera.rtf

What Education Skills Are Necessary Today?
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A 13 page paper which examines various subjects that are important to the education of our youth today. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: RAeducte.rtf

What Every Yale Freshman Should Know
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A 5 page exploration of the importance of curiosity in the education process. Discusses the contentions expressed in "What Every Yale Freshman Should Know" by Edmund Morgan and supports those contentions with an evaluation of the learning process. Concludes that curiosity is central to this process and without curiosity both learning and maturation would be severely hampered. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: PPcuriou.wps