Category: Students

  • How to Improve Student Learning

    In accordance with the dictates of the twenty-first century, the traditional approach towards education and teaching, the so-called “education through anesthetizing,” as Robinson (n.d.) identifies it, becomes irrelevant and gives place to a new concept, active learning: instead of the passive perception of information and boring facts, a student is expected to be directly involved…

  • Developing Metacognition in Students

    The primary purpose of all levels of education is to prepare students for their future personal and professional lives and become contributing members of society. It is achieved both through the transference of knowledge and the development of various skills and competencies. One such skill is metacognition, which can be broadly defined as understanding and…

  • Inclusivity Education for Disabled Students

    Table of Contents Introduction Identification of the Issue Statement of the Position The Body Conclusion Possible Courses of Action Possible Solution References Introduction The quality of life in children with disability can be marginalizing. Adopting strategies that can meet the learning needs of disabled children in education is challenging, especially for inclusive education, whereby all…

  • Time Management for Adult Students

    Table of Contents Introduction First Topic Second Topic Third Topic Fourth topic Conclusion References Introduction The term time management means the effective organization, scheduling, budgeting of a person’s time for creating more effective work and output. It is also a unique skill to manage or utilize time. Time management among the adolescents constitutes various layers…

  • Student Loan Giant “Navient” Analysis

    Table of Contents Background of the Issue Arguments to Support the Chosen Side Conclusion References The possibility to gain education depends on several factors, and frequently, one’s knowledge is not the most decisive of them. Families of many young people in the US and other countries of the world cannot afford higher education for their…

  • The Financial Awareness of Overseas Students

    Abstract The high number of foreign students studying abroad implies that these students are introduced to large sums of money without having any knowledge of personal financial management. This paper investigates the overseas students’ awareness of money management in Glasgow International College (GIC) or English as a Foreign Language Unit (EFL). The study states that…

  • The Puente Project: A National Model for Student Success

    Puente Project was introduced by Felix Galaviz and Patricia McGrath in 1981 when they found that there were a lot of disadvantaged students in America who did not even attend academic counseling. It was started in Chabot College where Galawiz and McGrath worked as Counselors and English professors. “In an effort to understand the possible…

  • Phenomenological Qualitative Research: First-Generation Student Academic Persistence and Retention

    Table of Contents Research Design Statement of the Problem Study Purpose Sample and Sampling techniques Data Collection Data Analysis Ethical Issues Validity of the Study References Research Design The design that was used in this study was a phenomenological approach to find the underlying meaning of the experience of being a first-generation student. The design…

  • Student Survival Guide and Learning Approaches

    Throughout the study period, I intend to initiate methods and ways on fostering reading comprehension and retention of what is taught. In order to foster my comprehension I have to identify the reason for my reading and I have to monitor my comprehension while reading and reflect on the reading process if it is at…

  • Engaging Students in Learning

    Accelerated Reading (AR) Accelerated Reading (AR) as an information system for learning is a reading management software program which aims at facilitating assessment based on the curriculum reading of comprehension books by students, analysis and summarization of the results. It encompasses empowerment of the classroom teacher to engage in the motivation and management of reading…