Phillip Ashley 7/06/15 Explain the functions of assessment in learning and development – include initial‚ formative and summative assessment. (1.1) The fundamental function of assessment in learning and development is to ensure that learning has taken place. The role of the assessor is to evaluate the nature‚ ability or quality of a candidate against a set of criteria (informal) or to check that legal standards have been met (formal). The first step is to conduct an initial assessment at
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Introduction To Intellectual Disability Crystle Sandridge Grand Canyon University- SPE 351 February 5‚ 2014 When teaching students there will be issues that will arise‚ whether it is teaching general education or special education students. The difference is with the students in special education and the many ways this matter must be approached. Within the rights of the student with special needs‚ there are laws‚ terminology and classifications among others that explain the needs of the student
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Evaluate two models of disability in terms of explaining the concept of disability. Medical model;-- Weaknesses;-- There are many weaknesses of the medical model. One of the weaknesses that I am going to talk about is that in some cases people see the medical model as an insult due to the fact that the model tries to ‘fix’ people with a disability instead of making adjustments and adaptions to environments‚ activities etc… for them. Due to the fact that the medical model is trying to ‘fix’ tem‚ may
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Personal distress and disability When determining whether behavior is abnormal or not we can consider whether it violates social norms or it makes people observing it feel threatened or distressed. Personal suffering can be used to explain if a person has some form of abnormal behavior. Disability is defined as whether a person impaired in some important aspects of their life‚ for example‚ work‚ relationships and so on. This can be defined as abnormal as well. Behavior can be considered
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everything. Where you live‚ how you talk‚ dress‚ people you hang with and definitely how you look. My mother use to always tell me‚ “don’t judge a book by its cover‚” I know it is cliché but it does help when you encounter something or someone that might not be what is considered quote‚ unquote‚ the normal. Unfortunately‚ there are people that live in this world that is different. They are people with disabilities. What is a disability? I used to think that a disability was just someone in a wheel
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and Disability Worksheet Part I Identify 2 or 3 issues faced by the aging population. 1. Discrimination 2. Health 3. Fear of Youth Answer the following questions in 100 to 200 words each. Provide citations for all the sources you use. What is ageism? How does ageism influence the presence of diversity in society? Ageism involves others being prejudice or discriminating against the elderly.There is so much discrimination of different groups of people. This affects the diversity
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head: DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN’S PERSONALITIES What does the research say about how parents affect the development of children’s personalities? Understanding how individual personalities are shaped has yet to be fully uncovered‚ by modern research standards. What does the research say about how parents affect the development of children’s personalities? In answering this question‚ this paper addresses how much of a child’s personality is actually hard-wired by genetics and how much is
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Aging and Disability Worksheet Part I Identify 2 or 3 issues faced by the aging population. 1. Employment discrimination 2. Poverty 3. Inadequate care Answer the following questions in 100 to 200 words each. Provide citations for all the sources you use. • What is ageism? How does ageism influence the presence of diversity in society? According to Schaefer (2012)‚ ageism is a term which refers to prejudice and discrimination against the elderly. “Ageism reflects a deep uneasiness
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people’s development consists of Health checks‚ screening tests‚ observations‚ learning journals‚ assessment‚ planning‚ implementation and evaluation. Health checks are used to establish where children are developmentally‚ compared to their peers‚ this is to monitor whether any additional help is needed physically or mentally. For example‚ a parent who is taking their baby for a health check‚ with their Health visitor‚ will be asked a series of questions about their crawling or walking‚ how they
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existing inequalities were tremendous‚ and they should be reduced as soon as possible. Although Keynes felt that inequalities in income and wealth were a problem‚ Hayek did not see a problem with inequality and how it might limit our freedom‚ but instead argued that the
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