This assignment will explore the principles of assessment and will use these as a guide to evaluate the Target Skills Gold software as a tool for initial assessment. Geoff Petty (2009) describes assessment as a four part process in which we: 1. Plan – decide what and how to teach to ensure your sessions are effective and suit the learners needs 2. Assess – develop suitable ways to discover what progress has been made towards the learning goal 3. Inform – give feedback on the results of assessment
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2.3 Some of the theories of development and how the frameworks to support development can influence practice: Jean Piaget (1896-1980) Jean Piaget believed that intelligence is a process that helps an organism adapt to its environment. His “Cognitive-Developmental Theory” suggested four major periods of cognitive development. Piaget’s influence created a revolution in human development theory. He proposed the existence of four major stages‚ or “periods‚” during which children and adolescents
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Economics (Week 1) Opportunity Cost My significant other and I recently made a decision for me to quit my job and go back to school. Our decision was based on my unhappiness at work; however‚ we also started looking at the long-term financial security aspect of it. The alternatives considered were to pursue a health related job where I would be happier or‚ go back to school to acquire a nursing degree. We came to our final decision based on my dream of wanting to be a nurse. The future long-term
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CYP Core 31 2.3 How theories of development and frameworks to support development influence current practice Theories of development and frameworks to support development are incredibly important to us working with children and young people. They help us to understand children‚ how they react to things/situations‚ their behaviour and the ways they learn. Different theories and ways of working with children have come together to provide frameworks for children’s care‚ such as Early year’s foundation
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Reflective Paper Saida Cabrera SOC 312: Child‚ Family & Society Instructor: Benjamin Wright October 20‚ 2014 Reflective Paper After I graduate Ashford University and obtain my bachelors in sociology I will be pursuing a teaching career at Teachers for America. This class has introduced lots of information that is definitely going to be useful in my teaching career. Understanding the nature of families and children and how they relate to society is very important as an educator. Being part
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Going on the first day I didn’t know what to expect or how the meeting would play out however‚ I think the meeting went well. Being able to share my case with my peers gave me new insights on a few different methods that can be used to support a student with a learning and behavior disability. Through this meeting I was able to come up with new strategies that can be implemented by myself‚ the student‚ and the parents in order to better assist the student’s learning needs. Being the homeroom teacher
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***When visiting Prof. MacIver he said to do “Questions for review of key topics” (Q-Ch. - # questions) to study for conceptual questions on exam. *** Ch 16 - Accounting for Income Taxes: The objective of accounting for income taxes is to recognize a deferred tax liability or deferred tax asset for the tax consequences of amounts that will become taxable or deductible in future years as a result of transactions or events that already have occurred. Deferred tax assets result in deductible
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Piaget’s theory of learning for cognitive development says children create a schema based on their experiences‚ when something unexpected happens to the child‚ the child will adapt the schema to include the new information. Based on this theory early years schools have a child centred teaching approach. Teachers will look at the children’s needs and plan activities accordingly. Piaget’s theory has also influenced the way professionals manage children’s behaviour. For example the rewards or incentives
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There are different views about the way in which psychological and physical development continue throughout our life span. In addition to individual differences‚ development psychologists agree that development occurs in an orderly way and in different areas at the same time. However it is clear that this can happen continually or discontinually. Theories of development can influence current practice into childcare as they show us how to understand a child’s developmental processes. It can help
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In this pack of SOC 312 Week 3 Discussion 2 Equal Opportunity you will find the next information: Do all children have an equal opportunity to achieve in school? Choose from one socioeconomic indicator‚ such as parental occupation‚ family income‚ or parental education. Using your text and supporting research‚ analyze the relationship between children Psychology - Developmental Psychology Nonparental Care Choose one of the three nonparental care choices: nannies‚ center-based
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