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Introduction In the “High Stakes and Frightening Lapses” case study, the report indicates various problems that face individuals with careers in the social services cluster. There was evidence of high case loads with low pay, lack of attention to families that needed it the most (the Ventura family), absence of leadership from administration, broken promises, bureaucratic issues, etc., which can all lead to unsuccessful relationships between clients and social workers as well as distrust within

Due to the high stakes and costs of Aircraft training, a well designed simulator is sine qua non for the bringing up the next generations Air force 's pilots, co-pilots and facilitators. Therefore, the KC 135 Aircrew Training System Simulator (ATS) has been planned to upgrade the age-old system using the state-of-the-art technologies of the 21st century. INTRODUCTION 1.1 BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE KC 135 ATS SYSTEM The purpose of the KC-135 ATS simulator is to design a simulated environment for

Ernest Shackleton: High-Stakes Leadership The topic of this leadership case study is Ernest Shackleton. This paper will identify the development of Shackleton's leadership skills, provide examples and reflections of his abilities, and relate how he played an essential role in one of history's greatest survival stories. This study of Shackleton's leadership is set loosely within the framework of the five practices of exemplary leadership set forth in The Leadership Challenge by Kouzes and Posner

This article, "What Do Test Scores In Texas Tell US?" by the Rand Corporation looks at the pros and cons to high stakes testing in Texas. High stakes testing was meant to improve academic scores and motivate teachers, but unintended concerns have risen. Professionals and the media question exactly how beneficial these test are, and if we should continue to use them. Texas was looked at because students had made huge strides in statewide testing. "Gains in Texas Assessment and Academic Skills

Zhuoshu Yang Nelia Newell SM 131 June 14, 2015 GVV Assignment 1. What’s at stake for the key parties, including those that may disagree with you? What is important to them? What does the target value and why?  Caroline has her stake for a state agency to carry out a financial evaluation of this community organization.  The director and employees of this community organization have their stake for doing well to its clients which means that it need inflates some disabilities so his clients would

In this article, the authors tried to explore how rural elementary school administrators observe the effect of high-stakes testing in comparison to suburban and urban elementary administrators in Florida. By this study, they focused on the impacts of high-stakes testing on administrators’ instructional leadership behaviours, job satisfactions and motivation & school climate. The authors explained why they did this study in Florida that huge amount number of people live in rural Florida and regarding

Introduction According to the case study (Appendix A), High Stakes High School (HSHS) is a low-income, underperforming urban high school in Bronx, New York. School enrollment consists of 79% Black and 21% Latino students. Of the student body, 91% qualify for a free or reduced-fee lunch, and 13% qualify as English Language Learners (ELLs). Over the last decade, school performance has waned. The performance has coincided with troubling school-level trends, such as increased absenteeism and suspensions

before, teachers were spending a large percentage of their day teaching to test. During this time, students are becoming increasingly bored and feeling burnout. (Blazer, p. 3, 2011) According to Blazer (2011), “Major research has stated that high-stakes decisions should not be made on the basis of a single test score because a test only provides a “snapshot” of student achievement and ay not accurately reflect an entire year’s worth of student progress and achievement.” (p. 5) Many educators feel

High stakes testing have been a part of public education in the United States since the passage of No Child Left Behind (2002), and more recently other countries like India are adopting similar high stakes test in the hopes to increase student learning and to be accountable to the larger public regarding the effectiveness of public education system. The paper utilizes the theories of John Hattie (2012) and visible learning outcomes to try and understand the effects of standardized testing in public

Standardized testing is not a new concept; it has been in use since the mid to late 1990’s. However the “high stakes” focus on standardized testing is. The practices that accompany standardized testing have long been in debate. Those in favor of standardized testing will argue that the testing creates a system that increases grades and accountability among teachers, students and school districts across the country. On the other hand those that oppose standardized testing will argue the ill effects