Formative AssessmentIn education process, assessment is critical. Formative assessment is an intentional and systematic process, used by instructors to get immediate feedback about continuing teaching and learning, to enhance student achievement of the intended learning objectives (Heritage & Stigler, 2010). Within the instructional setting, formative assessment involves frequent and interactive assessments with the aim of evaluating student progress. Similarly, teachers also use the assessment to […]

Within the instructional setting, proper teaching cannot be attained without appropriate evaluations. According to Kaplan & Owings  (2010), assessments give feedback to the teacher in the form of data and provides a clear understanding of the knowledge and skills that students have developed at the end of each learning activity. Instructors use the information from the assessment data to determine the strengths of the students […]

Introduction Case studies are integral to teaching and learning nursing. They offer an opportunity to analyze, apply and reflect on nursing theory on a given scenario with multiple perspectives. In the present assignment, a case study focusing on the provision of ethical, legal, evidence based and comprehensive person centered care is presented. The scenario entails a 42 year old mother who just delivered a baby […]

The Impeachment of Senator William Blount Background of the Case William Blount was one of the founding fathers of the American nation and also appears in history as the first public official to face impeachment proceedings. He was appointed governor of Tenessee in 1790 by George Washington and later became one of the two senators of Tennessee when it entered the Union in 1796 (Romney, […]

Abstract In Australia, the overwhelming numbers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in the prisons are one of the urgent human rights issues that the country is facing today. According to the Royal Commission report, that sought to investigate the Aboriginal deaths in custody the number of the Aboriginal people in custody was exceedingly higher than that of non-indigenous people. Similarly, and as Attorney-General Senator […]

Challenges facing student motivation Student motivation plays a key role in helping the students to achieve outstanding academic performance and literacy levels through participation in activities that enhance their ability to read and write (Martin, 2006). It is imperative for teachers to emphasize on tasks that help students to acquire competence since it gives them the motivation for continuous engagement. A student can derive motivation […]

In Australia, the overwhelming numbers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in the prisons are one of the urgent human rights issues that the country is facing today. Essentially, as, Attorney-General Senator the Honorable George Brandis acknowledged laws and legal frameworks are a significant fact to over-representation amidst other several factors such as economic, social, and historical. He also noted that the imprisonment rates of […]

Learning Objectives and Instructional Setting Within the instructional settings, clearly defined learning goals and objectives provide the teacher with a foundation for selecting appropriate content, learning activities and evaluation measures. According to Berry (2008), if objectives of a unit of study are not understood by the teacher and the learners, and learning activities fail to correlate with the learning goals. Then this means that the […]

Unit Topic:  Traits of Good Citizens and Contribution of American Leaders Grade: 1st   Grade Standards: Virginia Standard(s) of Learning 1.10 The student will apply the traits of a good citizen by a) focusing on fair play, exhibiting good sportsmanship, helping others, and treating others with respect; b) recognizing the purpose of rules and practicing self-control; c) working hard in school; d) taking responsibility for […]

Introduction The concept of leadership has mutated significantly in the recent past. Previously, the barrier between leadership and management was obfuscated, with the two ideas viewed as one and the same. As such, leaders were envisioned as managers who ensured things went according to plan by exercising control over the employees (Hayes, 2014). However, this leadership thought has since been abandoned with clear differences established […]