Education Dictionary: Assessment

Posted on July 29, 2007 by Lyn Newton

Like most other professions, education has its own set of vocabulary and terminology. Some words are common with everyday life while others are more specific to teacher jargon. In my next few articles, I would like to discuss some of the educator terms and words. The first word that I will define and discuss is assessment. Assessment is the continuous process that is used to examine and increase student learning. During assessment one makes expectations for the learner, creates a device for gathering and interpreting information from the child, and uses the results to make changes to improve learning performance. … Continue reading →

Educating Twice-Exceptional Students

Posted on July 7, 2007 by Lyn Newton

Since the No Child Left Behind act five years ago, there has been much talk about various groups of children being “left behind”. As society and as educators, we group children into categories by learning abilities, race, economical status, gender, and so on. We then examine the different groups and track to see which groups are succeeding or falling behind. The latest group of children to be evaluated is a group that I never had really thought about. This group is the twice-exceptional students. They are high-ability children with learning disabilities or differences. These children are academically gifted but also … Continue reading →