The paper examines the methods of teaching maths to children aged 4 to 9 reporting on the teaching plan and rationale, the pupils' assessment, etc. The author's personal experience as a maths teacher is discussed reflecting on the development of a positive attitude towards maths in pupils.
The paper presents a literature review of rewards and sanctions employed in secondary schools and their perceived effectiveness on pupil's behaviour. Sanctions in the form of detentions are discussed showing the need to consider not only the 'type' of the punishment imposed but also the 'severity' of the punishment and its potential impact on the student's subsequent lateness. Key variables impacting on student's reaction to rewards and sanctions are considered including gender, parental involvement and the informal skills exercised by the individual teacher. The difference between teacher's perceptions and pupil's perceptions of effectiveness is discussed.
The paper examines how continuity and progression are promoted in the 4-5 year old age phase known as the Foundation Stage (FS), with reference to the program of study in the National Curriculum. The fundamental principles of teaching at the FS are outlined discussing the transition from FS to Key Stage One.
The paper examines teaching strategies for 4-5 year old pupils with educational needs (Foundation stage) describing the Early Years Action initiative and reviewing related documents, i.e. Special Educational Needs Code of Practice, Statement of Special Educational Needs, Individual Education Plan, etc.
This paper examines the purpose, range and effectiveness of assessment approaches used in 4-5 year olds (Foundation stage) and considers how assessment affects educational standards. An overview is provided of the types of assessments that can be conducted on pupils in general and on children of foundation stage age, in particular. Assessment procedures are described; their impact on the child and on educational standards is considered.
The paper examines the effects of the Teletubbies program on pre-school education identifying the skills it aims to develop and analyzing its website version hosted by the BBC. The audience of the programme is discussed; the benefits and shortcomings of the Teletubby website are identified.
Computer Aided Learning (CAL) has recently gained importance in the study of subject areas ranging from mathematics to music and for the students of all ages, all over the world and has been successful in educing various basic as well as advanced concepts through this new way of learning. This project investigates various issues related to CAL through a comprehensive literature review and attempts to develop a deep understanding of Software Engineering theories and concepts while developing a CAL application for teaching Calculus to the 16-18 year olds. Developing a CAL application is an interdisciplinary field and requires the knowledge of educational issues, the subject area i.e. Calculus in this study and the command over Software Engineering. The review of the literature found that the user interface is the key for the success of interactive learning software package. User Centred approach was therefore employed to design the system with the idea of 'building the right system first, before building it right'. Various techniques such as 'storyboarding' and flow charts were used in the design phase. The implementation was influenced by the Rapid Application Development (RAD) that is an iterative approach and attempts to build the 80% functionality of the system in 20% time. Continuous user testing was done at each iteration, and later evaluated by the real users through a questionnaire. The results show high satisfaction levels as the package was considered very useful by the majority of users. The deliverables include the working system built using HTML (Hyper text mark-up Language), Flash and Java Scripting.
The paper examines the mechanisms of motivation in younger language learners reviewing academic opinions about the role of the emotional environment, involvement, competition, innovation, student-teacher relationships, etc.
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