This document summarizes research on common factors between critical thinking and religious education. It finds that both aim to search for truth, require precise vision, prevent bias, encourage flexibility and tolerance, promote independence, rely on clear judgment, ensure fairness, and require patience and hard work. A hybrid approach integrating critical thinking and religious education could help people in these areas. The document reviews several studies showing benefits of critical thinking skills and religious education on their own, and argues their combination can further help learning.
The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) were developed through a collaborative effort by educators from all fifty states so that a clear concise set of uniform standards are available to guide K-12 instruction in the United States. Previous to the CCSS no such document existed in the United States. Thus, the CCSS are relatively new and some in the educational community welcome them with open arms while others hesitate to endorse them. This paper researched these divergent perspectives and found that research on educational change can point out the problems and benefits connected to CCSS. Some of this information targets the standards directly and some indirectly. A review of research literature helped present insights with some possible strategies for those who are eager to implement them and those who hesitate to embrace them as both groups work towards the implementation of CCSS which are now mandated by a majority of the 50 states. These insights suggest that implementation of the CCSS should be gradual and well supported so that all educators are adequately prepared and can help facilitate the changes CCSS will require.
An Analysis on the Attitudes of Academic Staff towards Distance Educationinventionjournals
In this study, the attitudes of the academic staff working in NamıkKemal University (NKU) towards distance education were examined according to different variables. Within this scope, the distance education attitude scale developed by Ağır et al. was used. 283 out of 955 academic staff working in NKU participated in this research in 2015. The data obtained from the research were analyzed by using SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) for Windows 22.0 program. In the evaluation of the data; numbers, percentages, mean and standard deviation were used as the descriptive statistical methods. T-test was used in the comparison of the quantitative continuous data between two independent groups, while One-Way ANOVA was used in the comparison of the quantitative continuous data between more than two independent groups. In order to determine the differences after the ANOVA, Scheffe’s test was used as the complementary post-hoc analysis. The obtained findings were evaluated at the confidence interval of 95% and at the significance level of 5%. It was determined in the study that the attitude level of the participants as to “the positive aspects of distance education” proved to be moderate (2,851 ± 0,716); whereas the attitude level as to “the negative aspects of distance education” proved to be weak (2,430 ± 0,757); and the attitude level as to “the advantages of distance education” proved to be high (3,618 ± 0,713).While age and gender were seen to have not affected the attitudes towards distance education, the academic title was seen to have affected these attitudes. The obtained statistical data and findings contributed to the studies regarding the foundation and constitution of Distance Education Center (DEC) as well as raising awareness for DEC
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OUTLINE AND ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY 3
Outline and Annotated Bibliography
Outline
Title: Alcohol Addiction
Thesis: Alcohol addiction occurs as a result of sex, race, genetics, or socioeconomic factors.
I. Introduction
A. Thesis
B. The topic of addiction that I wish to study is alcohol addiction
II. Genetics causes alcoholism
A. ADHIB and ALDH2 are alcohol metabolism genes that affect alcoholism risk
B. GABRA2, CHRM2, KCNJ6, and AUTS2 are genes that also affect the risk or traits of alcoholism in an individual (Edenberg and Foroud, 2013).
III. Environment causes alcoholism
A. Exposing children to alcoholic disorders increases their involvement in their adulthood (Wlodarczyk et al., 2017)
IV. Alcohol abuse affects individuals and their families
A. Alcoholism affects the psychological, financial, social life, and health of the addict
B. Alcoholism affects the psychological, financial, and social aspect of the family (Launder et al., 2013)
V. Alcoholism treatment
A. See a psychologist
B. Psychological therapy
VI. Conclusion
A. Though alcoholism is a complicated disease that can run in families, it is treatable with addicts resuming their normal lives
Annotated Bibliography
Edenberg, H. J., & Foroud, T. (2013). Genetics and alcoholism. Nature reviews. Gastroenterology & hepatology, 10(8), 487–494. doi:10.1038/nrgastro.2013.86
This article discusses how genetics cause alcoholism. The authors discuss the genes involved. They propose that more studies on the topic will disclose more alcoholism causing genes.
Lander, L., Howsare, J., & Byrne, M. (2013). The impact of substance use disorders on families and children: from theory to practice. Social work in public health, 28(3-4), 194–205. doi:10.1080/19371918.2013.759005
In this article, Launder and peers talk about how alcoholism affects an addict and his or her family. The researchers focus more on family and discuss the various theories that help with understanding how families are affected. They show that family plays a vital role in helping with recovery.
Moolakkatt C. J., George S. (2012). Adolescent children of alcoholics: social work response. Global Academic Society Journal: Social Science Insight, Vol. 5, No. 14, pp. 12-18. This article examines alcohol dependence in the youth. The paper also touches on the effect of alcoholism on the individual and family, and how family helps an addict recover faster, which is a different case in the situation where a family has another alcoholic. In this discussion, the Moolakkatt highlights how environment causes alcoholism and social work intervention. Rehm, J. (n.d.). The Risks Associated With Alcohol Use and Alcoholism. NIH:Alcohol Research & Health, Volume 34, Issue Number 2
In this article, Rehm discusses the dangers of consuming alcohol and the risks of alcoholism. These include the danger of developing disorders such as cardiovascular disease and cancers among oth ...
Effects of Multiple Intellgences on Academic EducationQuinn Collor
This paper reviews Critical studies on the effects of Multiple Intelligences on Academic Education. Based on the critically acclaimed work of Educational Theorist Howard Gardner.
Research Paradigms.htmlThe term ‘research’ is commonly underst.docxaudeleypearl
Research Paradigms.html
The term ‘research’ is commonly understood to denote a systematic process of discovering more about a topic, using methods that are transparent and publicly defensible. Within this broad definition lie different strands of activity. A key distinction in education and development is between scholarly research and research conducted for consultancy or monitoring and evaluation purposes. Monitoring and evaluation (sometimes referred to as ‘M & E’) is chiefly used in relation to specific projects and usually focuses on the effectiveness of the project in relation to specified (and often narrow) goals. It is unlikely to be asking deeper questions or engaging with the debates in academic literature that scholarly research tends to be concerned with.
Measurement and indicators 1
TEGINT Project
The TEGINT project (Transforming Education for Girls in Nigeria and Tanzania) sought to address gender inequalities in schools and communities through three interventions: the establishment of ‘girls’ clubs’ in schools, of school committees and of participatory, gender-sensitive teaching methodologies. The monitoring and evaluation process, run at regular points during the programme, sought to discover the impact on particular outcomes such as girls’ enrolment and progression. Data collected annually for M & E included gender-disaggregated figures for enrolment by class, exam entry, exam passes, drop-outs, attendance, numbers of teachers and numbers on the school management committees. However, broader research conducted at the start and the end of the project, in conjunction with university partners, attempted to address more complex issues such as the relationships between girls’ club membership, community attitudes and girls’ empowerment (ActionAid 2012).
Epistemological and political positions; decolonizing methodologies; different research traditions
As a researcher, it is always important to consider which assumptions and political positions underpin one’s work. No research (and no researcher) is completely objective and without a position, no matter how unbiased they believe themselves to be. These are particularly important considerations when working on education and development. If the researcher is from a different educational background to that which is being researched, it may lead to some comparative bias, particularly if the context being researched is a developing country. Researchers may become overwhelmed with the deficiencies of the research context and be blind to positive aspects that may have been undervalued or lacking in their own education. It is also important to note that some methodological approaches explicitly and intentionally contain political positions and aims (e.g. feminist research).
A number of theoretical and methodological developments since the 1970s have aimed to reveal and break down hidden assumptions in research. Postcolonial perspectives seek to question the extent to which certain educationa ...
The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) were developed through a collaborative effort by educators from all fifty states so that a clear concise set of uniform standards are available to guide K-12 instruction in the United States. Previous to the CCSS no such document existed in the United States. Thus, the CCSS are relatively new and some in the educational community welcome them with open arms while others hesitate to endorse them. This paper researched these divergent perspectives and found that research on educational change can point out the problems and benefits connected to CCSS. Some of this information targets the standards directly and some indirectly. A review of research literature helped present insights with some possible strategies for those who are eager to implement them and those who hesitate to embrace them as both groups work towards the implementation of CCSS which are now mandated by a majority of the 50 states. These insights suggest that implementation of the CCSS should be gradual and well supported so that all educators are adequately prepared and can help facilitate the changes CCSS will require.
An Analysis on the Attitudes of Academic Staff towards Distance Educationinventionjournals
In this study, the attitudes of the academic staff working in NamıkKemal University (NKU) towards distance education were examined according to different variables. Within this scope, the distance education attitude scale developed by Ağır et al. was used. 283 out of 955 academic staff working in NKU participated in this research in 2015. The data obtained from the research were analyzed by using SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) for Windows 22.0 program. In the evaluation of the data; numbers, percentages, mean and standard deviation were used as the descriptive statistical methods. T-test was used in the comparison of the quantitative continuous data between two independent groups, while One-Way ANOVA was used in the comparison of the quantitative continuous data between more than two independent groups. In order to determine the differences after the ANOVA, Scheffe’s test was used as the complementary post-hoc analysis. The obtained findings were evaluated at the confidence interval of 95% and at the significance level of 5%. It was determined in the study that the attitude level of the participants as to “the positive aspects of distance education” proved to be moderate (2,851 ± 0,716); whereas the attitude level as to “the negative aspects of distance education” proved to be weak (2,430 ± 0,757); and the attitude level as to “the advantages of distance education” proved to be high (3,618 ± 0,713).While age and gender were seen to have not affected the attitudes towards distance education, the academic title was seen to have affected these attitudes. The obtained statistical data and findings contributed to the studies regarding the foundation and constitution of Distance Education Center (DEC) as well as raising awareness for DEC
Running head OUTLINE AND ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY1OUTLINE AND .docxjeanettehully
Running head: OUTLINE AND ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY 1
OUTLINE AND ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY 3
Outline and Annotated Bibliography
Outline
Title: Alcohol Addiction
Thesis: Alcohol addiction occurs as a result of sex, race, genetics, or socioeconomic factors.
I. Introduction
A. Thesis
B. The topic of addiction that I wish to study is alcohol addiction
II. Genetics causes alcoholism
A. ADHIB and ALDH2 are alcohol metabolism genes that affect alcoholism risk
B. GABRA2, CHRM2, KCNJ6, and AUTS2 are genes that also affect the risk or traits of alcoholism in an individual (Edenberg and Foroud, 2013).
III. Environment causes alcoholism
A. Exposing children to alcoholic disorders increases their involvement in their adulthood (Wlodarczyk et al., 2017)
IV. Alcohol abuse affects individuals and their families
A. Alcoholism affects the psychological, financial, social life, and health of the addict
B. Alcoholism affects the psychological, financial, and social aspect of the family (Launder et al., 2013)
V. Alcoholism treatment
A. See a psychologist
B. Psychological therapy
VI. Conclusion
A. Though alcoholism is a complicated disease that can run in families, it is treatable with addicts resuming their normal lives
Annotated Bibliography
Edenberg, H. J., & Foroud, T. (2013). Genetics and alcoholism. Nature reviews. Gastroenterology & hepatology, 10(8), 487–494. doi:10.1038/nrgastro.2013.86
This article discusses how genetics cause alcoholism. The authors discuss the genes involved. They propose that more studies on the topic will disclose more alcoholism causing genes.
Lander, L., Howsare, J., & Byrne, M. (2013). The impact of substance use disorders on families and children: from theory to practice. Social work in public health, 28(3-4), 194–205. doi:10.1080/19371918.2013.759005
In this article, Launder and peers talk about how alcoholism affects an addict and his or her family. The researchers focus more on family and discuss the various theories that help with understanding how families are affected. They show that family plays a vital role in helping with recovery.
Moolakkatt C. J., George S. (2012). Adolescent children of alcoholics: social work response. Global Academic Society Journal: Social Science Insight, Vol. 5, No. 14, pp. 12-18. This article examines alcohol dependence in the youth. The paper also touches on the effect of alcoholism on the individual and family, and how family helps an addict recover faster, which is a different case in the situation where a family has another alcoholic. In this discussion, the Moolakkatt highlights how environment causes alcoholism and social work intervention. Rehm, J. (n.d.). The Risks Associated With Alcohol Use and Alcoholism. NIH:Alcohol Research & Health, Volume 34, Issue Number 2
In this article, Rehm discusses the dangers of consuming alcohol and the risks of alcoholism. These include the danger of developing disorders such as cardiovascular disease and cancers among oth ...
Effects of Multiple Intellgences on Academic EducationQuinn Collor
This paper reviews Critical studies on the effects of Multiple Intelligences on Academic Education. Based on the critically acclaimed work of Educational Theorist Howard Gardner.
Research Paradigms.htmlThe term ‘research’ is commonly underst.docxaudeleypearl
Research Paradigms.html
The term ‘research’ is commonly understood to denote a systematic process of discovering more about a topic, using methods that are transparent and publicly defensible. Within this broad definition lie different strands of activity. A key distinction in education and development is between scholarly research and research conducted for consultancy or monitoring and evaluation purposes. Monitoring and evaluation (sometimes referred to as ‘M & E’) is chiefly used in relation to specific projects and usually focuses on the effectiveness of the project in relation to specified (and often narrow) goals. It is unlikely to be asking deeper questions or engaging with the debates in academic literature that scholarly research tends to be concerned with.
Measurement and indicators 1
TEGINT Project
The TEGINT project (Transforming Education for Girls in Nigeria and Tanzania) sought to address gender inequalities in schools and communities through three interventions: the establishment of ‘girls’ clubs’ in schools, of school committees and of participatory, gender-sensitive teaching methodologies. The monitoring and evaluation process, run at regular points during the programme, sought to discover the impact on particular outcomes such as girls’ enrolment and progression. Data collected annually for M & E included gender-disaggregated figures for enrolment by class, exam entry, exam passes, drop-outs, attendance, numbers of teachers and numbers on the school management committees. However, broader research conducted at the start and the end of the project, in conjunction with university partners, attempted to address more complex issues such as the relationships between girls’ club membership, community attitudes and girls’ empowerment (ActionAid 2012).
Epistemological and political positions; decolonizing methodologies; different research traditions
As a researcher, it is always important to consider which assumptions and political positions underpin one’s work. No research (and no researcher) is completely objective and without a position, no matter how unbiased they believe themselves to be. These are particularly important considerations when working on education and development. If the researcher is from a different educational background to that which is being researched, it may lead to some comparative bias, particularly if the context being researched is a developing country. Researchers may become overwhelmed with the deficiencies of the research context and be blind to positive aspects that may have been undervalued or lacking in their own education. It is also important to note that some methodological approaches explicitly and intentionally contain political positions and aims (e.g. feminist research).
A number of theoretical and methodological developments since the 1970s have aimed to reveal and break down hidden assumptions in research. Postcolonial perspectives seek to question the extent to which certain educationa ...
Intervention for
Education
Markis’ Edwards
January 29, 2018
1
Area of Focus
Enforcing IEPs children with
Autism
Learning and behavioral difficulties
In reinforcing learners in Individualized Educational Programs(IEPs), educators will assist in shaping the behaviors of the students, as well as, becoming more self-sufficient (Bambara, Koger, & Bartholomew, 2011). The students’ educational needs are met in areas, such as reading, writing, math, adaptive living, and science. The objective is to meet the learners' needs via creating a plan that will effectively ensure the students’ educational and behavioral level are met or exceeded (Tyner, 2014).
2
Explanation of Problem
Lack of reinforcement by teachers
No use of different learning techniques
No use of technology
3
Variables
Mixed Group of children
Verbally proficient but with behavioral difficulty
Nonspeaking children with severe behavioral difficulty
Basic speaking skills with minimal behavioral difficulty
4
Research Questions
Qualitative Questions
Why should I consider eLearning-based training?
Can eLearning courses be customized?
What is the perspective of researcher in regards to having daily awareness of students IEP goals?
Quantitative Questions
What are 2-3 hardware and software requirements for online training?
What is the difference in researchers expectations of students when applying IEP goals daily verses being applied over three weeks?
5
Locus of Control
Being part of the intervention
Confidential Research for myself
Research Summaries
The main goal of being part of the intervention is the assurance that children are educated regardless of limitations or disabilities (Wehmeyer, 2005).
6
Intervention/Innovation
The Use of iPads
Use of designated applications
This will all be provided by the designed application known as “Proloquo” that is designed for such activities (Brown, Dehoney, & Millichap, 2015).
7
Negotiations
Observation of children in their learning environment
Terms set by the DHR had to be followed
8
Ethics
Student Rights
Training of students on the usage of the devices
Restricting the devices to specific sites
When the intervention is being implemented several things have to be considered and at the top of the list is the maintenance of the students rights (Bamb.
DATA COLLECTION TOOLS Edwards 1
Data Collection Strategies
Markis’ Edwards
EDU 675: Change Leadership for the Differentiated Educational Environment
Dr. Regina Miller
February 5, 2018
Project-based learning
The fact that learning is achieved through a number of ways best explains why different methods are tested in order to know the best method that can be applied. Project-based learning is thought to be a solution used to improve students’ state assessment scores when relating to the Common Core State Standards especially in comprehending non-fiction text. However, this method has to be tested in order to be recommended.
Purpose of the study
This study is meant to get the best data collection tool that can be used in a research. Before making any decision on what learning and teaching method to be used in teaching non-fiction texts, it is important to understand how each method works and how it can be used to improve learning. In order to be sure about how a method works, one needs to experiment or collect data that will be used as a base for making conclusions (Eodice, Geller, & Lerner, 2017). The purpose of this study is thus to provide the best data collection tool to be used in getting information that can be used in making viable conclusions.
The research question is; Will the inclusion of project-based learning improve student application of comprehending non-fiction text at a high depth of knowledge level?
Data collection
The researcher will use a number of data collection tools in order to recommend this learning method. The data needed should be quantitative so as to give the researcher the way forward to make a decision. One of the data collection tools to be used is the pre-test and post-tests. This is a type of experiment that will use two groups; where one group is given a treatment while the other group is left to be the control group.
In this sort of experiment, the researcher will collect a random number of people from the community who can be able to read and write. The people will be divided into two groups, the test group, and the control group. The conditions for the test will be set and the treatment applied to the test group. The control group will not be given treatment and after a given period of time, the researcher will collect the results. The results will measure ow the treatment affected the group as differentiated by the control group. The result from the group will be recorded exactly depending on the number of people who participated and how the experiment affected each one of them. This can enable the researcher to know whether the method can be used to improve student assessment.
Another data collection tool that can be used is interviewing (Phillips & Stawarski, 2016). The researcher can organize for short and structured interviews. The interviews should have a given number of people and the result expected sh.
A Study on Attitude towards Educational Research among B.Ed Students Teachersijtsrd
This paper describes the development of a new measure of attitude towards Educational Research for use among B.Ed. Student Teachers which operationalizes the affective attitudinal domain. Item selection, the internal structure and reliability of the scale, content validity and construct validity were established on a sample of 250 B.Ed. Student Teachers in the Educational Colleges in Coimbatore. A study of level of Attitude towards Educational Research among B.Ed. Student Teachers between the groups that there is a significant with respect to medium of instruction and educational qualification and no significant with respect to gender, locality and marital status. Ms. J. Morin | Mrs. D. Geetha ""A Study on Attitude towards Educational Research among B.Ed Students Teachers"" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-3 | Issue-4 , June 2019, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd25111.pdf
Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/education/25111/a-study-on-attitude-towards-educational-research-among-bed-students-teachers/ms-j-morin
Intervention for
Education
Markis’ Edwards
January 29, 2018
1
Area of Focus
Enforcing IEPs children with
Autism
Learning and behavioral difficulties
In reinforcing learners in Individualized Educational Programs(IEPs), educators will assist in shaping the behaviors of the students, as well as, becoming more self-sufficient (Bambara, Koger, & Bartholomew, 2011). The students’ educational needs are met in areas, such as reading, writing, math, adaptive living, and science. The objective is to meet the learners' needs via creating a plan that will effectively ensure the students’ educational and behavioral level are met or exceeded (Tyner, 2014).
2
Explanation of Problem
Lack of reinforcement by teachers
No use of different learning techniques
No use of technology
3
Variables
Mixed Group of children
Verbally proficient but with behavioral difficulty
Nonspeaking children with severe behavioral difficulty
Basic speaking skills with minimal behavioral difficulty
4
Research Questions
Qualitative Questions
Why should I consider eLearning-based training?
Can eLearning courses be customized?
What is the perspective of researcher in regards to having daily awareness of students IEP goals?
Quantitative Questions
What are 2-3 hardware and software requirements for online training?
What is the difference in researchers expectations of students when applying IEP goals daily verses being applied over three weeks?
5
Locus of Control
Being part of the intervention
Confidential Research for myself
Research Summaries
The main goal of being part of the intervention is the assurance that children are educated regardless of limitations or disabilities (Wehmeyer, 2005).
6
Intervention/Innovation
The Use of iPads
Use of designated applications
This will all be provided by the designed application known as “Proloquo” that is designed for such activities (Brown, Dehoney, & Millichap, 2015).
7
Negotiations
Observation of children in their learning environment
Terms set by the DHR had to be followed
8
Ethics
Student Rights
Training of students on the usage of the devices
Restricting the devices to specific sites
When the intervention is being implemented several things have to be considered and at the top of the list is the maintenance of the students rights (Bamb.
DATA COLLECTION TOOLS Edwards 1
Data Collection Strategies
Markis’ Edwards
EDU 675: Change Leadership for the Differentiated Educational Environment
Dr. Regina Miller
February 5, 2018
Project-based learning
The fact that learning is achieved through a number of ways best explains why different methods are tested in order to know the best method that can be applied. Project-based learning is thought to be a solution used to improve students’ state assessment scores when relating to the Common Core State Standards especially in comprehending non-fiction text. However, this method has to be tested in order to be recommended.
Purpose of the study
This study is meant to get the best data collection tool that can be used in a research. Before making any decision on what learning and teaching method to be used in teaching non-fiction texts, it is important to understand how each method works and how it can be used to improve learning. In order to be sure about how a method works, one needs to experiment or collect data that will be used as a base for making conclusions (Eodice, Geller, & Lerner, 2017). The purpose of this study is thus to provide the best data collection tool to be used in getting information that can be used in making viable conclusions.
The research question is; Will the inclusion of project-based learning improve student application of comprehending non-fiction text at a high depth of knowledge level?
Data collection
The researcher will use a number of data collection tools in order to recommend this learning method. The data needed should be quantitative so as to give the researcher the way forward to make a decision. One of the data collection tools to be used is the pre-test and post-tests. This is a type of experiment that will use two groups; where one group is given a treatment while the other group is left to be the control group.
In this sort of experiment, the researcher will collect a random number of people from the community who can be able to read and write. The people will be divided into two groups, the test group, and the control group. The conditions for the test will be set and the treatment applied to the test group. The control group will not be given treatment and after a given period of time, the researcher will collect the results. The results will measure ow the treatment affected the group as differentiated by the control group. The result from the group will be recorded exactly depending on the number of people who participated and how the experiment affected each one of them. This can enable the researcher to know whether the method can be used to improve student assessment.
Another data collection tool that can be used is interviewing (Phillips & Stawarski, 2016). The researcher can organize for short and structured interviews. The interviews should have a given number of people and the result expected sh.
A Study on Attitude towards Educational Research among B.Ed Students Teachersijtsrd
This paper describes the development of a new measure of attitude towards Educational Research for use among B.Ed. Student Teachers which operationalizes the affective attitudinal domain. Item selection, the internal structure and reliability of the scale, content validity and construct validity were established on a sample of 250 B.Ed. Student Teachers in the Educational Colleges in Coimbatore. A study of level of Attitude towards Educational Research among B.Ed. Student Teachers between the groups that there is a significant with respect to medium of instruction and educational qualification and no significant with respect to gender, locality and marital status. Ms. J. Morin | Mrs. D. Geetha ""A Study on Attitude towards Educational Research among B.Ed Students Teachers"" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-3 | Issue-4 , June 2019, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd25111.pdf
Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/education/25111/a-study-on-attitude-towards-educational-research-among-bed-students-teachers/ms-j-morin
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2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
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Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
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Personal development courses are widely available today, with each one promising life-changing outcomes. Tim Han’s Life Mastery Achievers (LMA) Course has drawn a lot of interest. In addition to offering my frank assessment of Success Insider’s LMA Course, this piece examines the course’s effects via a variety of Tim Han LMA course reviews and Success Insider comments.
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2. The role of critical thinking
When CT is implemented properly, there are literally different advantages to increase learning in
educational schools and there are literally many studies associated with them. Glassner and Schwarz
(2007) explained that creative and CT had been conventionally considered as involving independent
skills and dispositions. They performed some experimental studies, which was focused on
relationship between creative and CT. The study demonstrated rich bonds between CT and antilogos
evaluation and between their developments. They reported that to free themselves from holding one
meaning, adolescents are required a high level of a specific aspect of CT, which would not develop
during adolescence. The study also indicated that efficient antilogos evaluation involves both critical
and creative thinking.
There are literally many different techniques for measuring CT and the Halpern CT assessment
(HCTA) has been considered as one of the reliable measures of CT, which has been validated with
numerous qualitatively various samples and measures of academic success. Butler et al. (2012)
presented different cross-national applications of the assessment, and recent work to expand the
validation of the HCTA with real-world outcomes of CT. The real-world outcomes (RWO) inventory
studies behavior in a wide range of domains, such as education, health, finance, and interpersonal
relationships and they investigated whether scores on the HCTA forecasted real-world outcomes in
three qualitatively various samples in the United States. They also implemented the HCTA to
evaluate the efficiency of an online CT course, and whether the HCTA forecasted real-world
outcomes in Ireland. The third described preliminary study involving the translation quality of the
RWO and explored differences in behaviors in the two countries. In summary, they confirmed that
HCTA is a good technique for evaluating CT and predicts real-world outcomes of CT.
Marin and Halpern (2011) discussed that despite the fact that the development and transfer of CT
skills are primary goals for education, there are few studies, which help educators decide how to
teach in ways, which enhance CT. In two studies, they compared explicit and imbedded instructional
modes and evaluated CT with the HCTA, which collects both constructed response and multiple-
choice response formats with everyday situations. They study was performed among high school
students in the United States attending low-performing high schools with large minority enrollment.
They reported that grade point average was substantially associated with CT scores, but as expected
its relationship with CT was much weaker than standardized test scores. They reported that explicit
instruction is an efficient method for teaching CT skills to high school students.
Renaud and Murray (2008) in a comprehensive study compared two methods of subject-specific and
general measure of CT. They provided a direct, controlled comparison between general and subject-
specific test questions in the context of a laboratory-based true experiment evaluating the impact of
higher order review questions on gains in CT. They reported a stronger impact when the experiments
of CT contained questions, which were subject-specific rather than questions, which focused on
general topics.
Stapleton (2011) performed a survey of attitudes towards CT among Hong Kong secondary school
teachers and reported that the teachers had a wide range of conceptions about its meaning and while
some of them thought CT included only cognitive skill elements, the others thought CT incorporated
only cognitive skill elements and another groups thought it was more dispositional in nature. Fung
and Howe (2012) reported that the relevance of group work for fostering CT, looking in particular at
the participation of teachers in small group activity. They paid more attention to the results of CT
tests and excerpts extracted from the students’ dialogues, the research looked for highlighting the
impact of the teacher in breaking stalemates in discussion with appropriate interventions. They
explained the importance of collaborative group work in the development of students’ CT skills.
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Halpern et al. (2012) explained that acquiring research acumen is a computerized learning game,
which teaches CT and scientific reasoning and described it as an efficient method for helping
educational systems. Popil (2011) investigated the use of case studies as teaching policies to promote
CT and CT along with case studies were defined as teaching method. In their study, they reviewed
related literature on how case studies could facilitate and promote active learning, help clinical
problem solving, and encourage the development of CT skills. Piaw (2010) proposed a method to
collect and provide information concerning the two thinking styles of the students. The method
consisted of 34 items, which could be implemented to measure creative and CT style of the students,
simultaneously.
Khandaghi et al. (2011) measured students’ CT dispositions in humanities fields by randomly
choosing 123 students from undergraduate students in the College of Humanities in Ferdowsi
University of Mashhad, Iran during academic from 2010 to 2011. Their findings showed that all
subjects achieved optimal level of CT in the moderated level (p < 0.001,t = 17.56), but not in the
strict level (p < 0.001, t = -9.20). Ku and Ho (2010) examined the relative and combined impacts of
thinking dispositions and cognitive ability on the CT performance of a group of 137 Chinese
undergraduates. Their analysis indicated that only the disposition of concern for truth accounted for
unique additional variance in CT beyond that explained by cognitive ability. Aizikovitsh and Amit
(2010) studied the viability and consequences of developing CT among students through a program
of instruction in probability, employing the infusion approach. An ANOVA test indicated that the
experimental group substantially improved their CT capabilities and disposition.
3. The role of religious educations
Religious educations (RE) have recently become compulsory course materials in many countries
where the rules and regulations are based on religion. There are literally increasing trend on the
number of Middle East countries where people ask their governments to teach religious materials in
schools. The recent changes in Arabian countries and change on the governments have created more
opportunities to build more religious based schools, where people have the opportunities to learn
more about their believes. In addition, the recent changes on technologies have created tremendous
opportunities to help people learn more about ethical studies. Zarghami Hamrah (2011) investigated
the impact of Internet in the religious education as the process in which belief, commitment, and
worship-related, social and moral behaviors of the learner are formed and developed. Mirascieva et
al. (2011) explained that in Western and secular culture, RE means a type of education, which is
largely separated from academia. However, there are several European countries with some kind of
religious education. They reported that the implementation of religious education in The Republic of
Macedonia at present was considered through the subject Ethics in the religious in the primary
school.
Genç et al. (2011) discussed the historical antecedents of the Turkish and Dutch educational system
associated with religion(s) in education and explained different ways in RE in both countries. They
also focused on the relationship between state and church and discussed how in both countries
curricula and textbooks for religious education are built, checked and approved. Jaschok and Chan
(2009) investigated the role of religious and secular education among Chinese Muslim women.
According to their study, education was treated as a site where state and society were reproduced
and/or challenged, where tensions arise over control of minds and bodies, and over interpretations
and uses of religion and culture. Stolberg (2008) measured the behaviors to science and its
association with religion of 92 pre-service primary teachers. Analysis of extended interviews with
eight of the pre-service primary teachers demonstrated how specific religio-scientific structures could
be linked to distinct changes in way to the teaching of religious education.
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3. The relationship between CT and RE
We have already explained the relative importance of CT in increasing people's abilities to learn more
but we have not yet mentioned how CT and RE could be integrated to provide more efficient and
comprehensive guidelines for better exploring learning specially religious based studies. In fact, there
are many common factors between these two issues as a combined method called CT-RE discussed in
this section.
3.1. CT-RE as searching for truth
Human nature always look to find truth in the world using different methods and this is a common
factor between CT and RE. In fact, many people salute human being's attempt for looking for truth.
Once people are motivated to look for truth, we must expect CT among them since they start arguing
different things and do not accept everything very easily.
3.2. Precise vision
When there is a criticize view in people's mind, people will have more perception on accepting true
ideas. In many religious studies such as Islam, people are requested to carefully look in the world and
think about the creator.
3.3. Prevention of any bias and personal purposes
According to religious studies, people are requested to be wise and prevent any bias decision,
thinking about correct ways of reaching objectives and when the right ideas are against their will,
simply accept them with open mind. People are strongly recommended to prevent any prejudgments.
3.4. Flexibility and tolerance
Flexibility and tolerance are two important characteristics of religious studies where people are asked
to become flexible in society against people. This simple but sophisticated characteristic was the main
reason for absorbing many people to some religions such as Islam. In fact, in holy book of Muslims,
Quran, we repeatedly realize that if prophet Mohammad had not been able to tolerate people, they
would have scattered in early stages of prophet Mohammad's mission.
3.5 Being independent
This is a fact that to criticize an idea people need to think independently and they should not be
influenced from others.
3.6 Clear judgment
Any CT must be established based on some clear attributes and judgment needs to be accomplished
solely based on crystal clear evidences.
3.7. Fairness and respect to other views
There are several evidences that religious studies suggest us to be fair with other people even if they
do not agree with what we think. There was a case where the first Imam after prophet Mohammad
had conflict of interest with a Jewish person and judge gave the right to Jewish person and despite the
fact that Imam was the leader but he did not object. The moral story is that it is important to respect
the other people's ideas.
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3.8. Personal intention
When people are criticizing ideas, they must have personal willing to look for truth and ideas. For
instance, consider a person who cleans a clock and when he/she is asked on what time it is, the person
will look one more time, which means when he/she was cleaning the clock, he/she did not pay
attention on reading the time. The moral story is that when there is a critical thinking there must be a
good intention on accepting new ideas as long as they are correct.
3.9 Patience and hard working
Any religious thinking must be accompanied with patience and hard working to yield a good result.
In other word, any human being's achievement in the history was the results of hard working and no
good result is achieved without good work.
In summary, we understand that critical thinking could be integrated with religious education in
different levels and the we could benefit out of advantages of both concept.
4. Conclusion
In this paper, we have presented a literature review on recent studies on critical thinking and religious
education. We have explained common factors between critical thinking and religious education and
discussed that it is possible to take advantage of critical thinking on educating religious studies. The
findings of this paper give insight on how religious studies could contribute to different educational
studies. We have also discussed that a hybrid of CT and RE helps people search for truth, gives
precise vision, helps use unbiased judgment, increases tolerance, helps become independent and
create more transparent judgment, helps people have fair judgment and work harder.
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