2.1 Patterns of attainment and reasons for attainment gaps The pattern of attainment is measured at both primary and secondary education, on the basis of a comparison between different groups of pupils, achieving an expected standard (Gov, 2015:3). The expected standard being a level 4 in reading, writing and maths at the end of their primary education and 5 good passes including English and maths at GCSE, which is their secondary education (Gov,2015:3). This is important to my research because
from witnessing the sacred relationship between doctor and patient to driving through the slums of Baghdad and being told, “there’s nothing you can do to help them.” Through my travels, I have seen first-hand how lack of medical care - especially primary care - can devastate a community. During my last visit to Iraq, I learned that the shortage of physicians in the area meant that patients could not be seen unless they were showing signs of a severe illness. This directly contradicts the values of
lengthened day make a difference? Kindergarten plays a crucial role in the growth and development of a child. It is at the kindergarten level where the child begins the basis for the rest of their path through education. Extensive research comparing full-day and half-day kindergarten programs has shown that children benefit from a developmentally structured full-day kindergarten program, most notably in terms of academic achievement. Having the extra hours during the school day allows students to
This program evaluation contains the overall progress of the 529 plans and the benefits. The objective of the 529 plans by the Government of United States of America is to provide advantages to the college savers in availing the tax rebates and tax reductions. The educational system is benefiting from these plans and the document provides the analysis of the factors that play their part in the providing the benefit to the sector and the overall economy. According to the U.S. Securities and Exchange
when taught. “Since the late 1960’s, the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) has conducted regular national surveys on the status of foreign language enrollment in U.S. K-12 public schools (Foreign Language). It is the only national study focused on K-12 public school foreign language students. The results from this study allow educators, policy makers, and the general public to identify gaps between the current state of foreign language education and where they want it to
created. The differences on health professionals are educated in separate school but with considerable overlap in curricula and training requirements. The training and work are expected to be integrated together after graduation. Moreover, the credentialing and regulations in each different health care professionals are regulated by the government to protect the safety of the public. This is due to the different responsibilities and scope of each professionals. The first advantage of this is cost
terms of development hindering their academic ability in comparison to their older counterparts. Whilst there is ongoing research into the topic, presently there are many conflicting views on whether delaying summer born children’s entrance to primary school would be beneficial stemming from the belief that they are disadvantaged. Whilst there is evidence to prove that they perform consistently worse academically on tests (Daniels et al., 2000), there are also findings to suggest that it is not their
Does a lengthened day make a difference? Kindergarten plays a crucial role in the growth and development of a child. It is at the kindergarten level where the child begins the basis for the rest of their path through education. Educators are constantly looking into new ways of improving the kindergarten curriculum and environment in order to provide their students with the most adequate education possible. There is always some criticism when it comes to change; as in the case with changing half-day
of education are not limited to increased income levels and increased career opportunities. A study conducted in Denmark spanning from 1987 to 2011 concluded that people with tertiary education levels had a considerable life expectancy advantage over their primary and lower secondary education level peers (Brønnum-Hansen & Baadsgaard, 2012), with the gap in life expectancy increasing over the 25 year study. Another study concluded
The participants included 3 three year old children and 30 four year old children. The participants were enrolled in a state funded, half day pre school program which served children from rather low socio economic status families and backgrounds. The mean English oral proficiency score 0f 1.86 indicated that the children were on average classified as non English speaking. The children in this study