Non-Traditional Student Observation Report

their students. It was reported by the U.S. Department of Education that high school enrollment was only 10% in the 1900’s, and by 1992 had increased to 95% (Purdue, 2015). It is believed that the cause is new methods of instruction and testing for the teachers and new captivating methods for the students to learn. These newer methods are proving to be a unique in the way they are being used to communicate, study, and learn. There is no such thing as the traditional student anymore

and oral presentation. All three tasks have certain similarities that according to Lee (2004) they are close to everyday life situations; enable the students to use as much L2 as possible. On the other hand, Sook (2003) research in Korean schools shows that teachers opt for such speaking assessment tasks that gave less psychological burden to students, were less time consuming and did not demand the teacher to take

1. Autonomous learning is a unique innovative technique which is actively implemented in the academic transaction process. It implies gradual switch from traditional teacher-centered studies to a self-learning process, when students are placed in such conditions where they are to employ their critical thinking, creativity, collaboration and communication skills in addition to the problem-solving skills that will make them experts on a subject

situations; enable the students to use as much L2 as possible. On the other hand, Sook (2003) research in Korean schools shows that teachers opt for such speaking assessment tasks that gave less psychological burden to students, were less time consuming and did not demand the teacher to take the role of interviewer etc. Teachers function as a rater only, scoring students ' responses, therefore they mostly used activities such as answering questions and describing a realia to assess the students speaking ability

following protocol, which is an essential skill for engineers and scientists, or anybody trying to avoid mid-air collisions. As a visual learner, I need more than verbal input. Unfortunately, traditional schooling uses mainly verbal and logistical teaching methods, which leaves the non-traditional learning-styles student to struggle. Interestingly, my score

Executive Summary The Executive Summary should stand alone as a summary of the key sections of the report, and should summarize the content of the full report without adding new information. The Executive Summary should ideally be no more than three to four pages. Evaluation Purpose and Evaluation Questions This should set out the overarching purpose of the evaluation, and how the findings are expected to be used to inform decisions. This section also describes the Evaluation Questions (which should

teaching is crucial and a key factor in improving students performance. However, researchers have not agreed on the best way of measuring teachers’ effectiveness, because there is no consensus on what constitutes an effective tutor. Some of the traditional methods that have been employed in measuring teachers’ effectiveness include classroom observations meant to compare tutoring practices against certain standard measures (Gay, Mills &

evolving due to the impact of the Internet. Change is necessary to engage students; this generation of students has the advantages of instant knowledge that previous generations did not have. Academic facilities, specifically nursing, are slowly adjusting to technological advances in education and are hesitant in accepting online courses as a creditable source of teaching. The purpose of this study is to compare traditional, face-to-face nursing education to education delivered through online classes

Due to the large percentage of students who transfer from other universities those universities receive credit rather than where the degree is obtained. The decision of merging should not be measured by financial cuts but the well-being of tomorrow’s future. Options should not demean

suffered from multiple mental health conditions, was so distraught and helpless in the face of unrelenting bullying that she hung herself in her South Hadley home. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, “22% of children age 12-18 report being bullied at school” (Indicators of school crime and safety.2015), however, bullying is not the only major concern that school administrators are facing. Some of the other top issues include mental health, violence, and academic achievement. Administrators