Classroom Assessment and Grading in Schools

Individual needs a background in psychology and experience teaching in the public school system. Suggested Guideline: 1. What does research say on the subject of classroom assessment? 2. Different types of classroom assessments. 3. Portfolios, Performances, and Informal Assessment. 4. How can a teacher increase individual motivation and reduce anxiety in test taking.

This posting helps to prepare a Socialization Survey.

Develop a 10-question survey on how socialization affects us. Develop 10 questions that would help you understand how the individuals completing the survey are affected by socialization. Give the survey to at least five individuals. The questions should demonstrate thought and be designed to gather information on socialization's effect on the individuals surveyed such as, "When you are ignored, how do you feel?" or "If you go to a party and everyone else is dressed formally, but you show up in jeans, do you feel out of place?" Summarize your findings by preparing a two-page memo to your boss providing an overview of socializaqtion that summarizes the results of the survey and your interp... click for more

Ideas about a school of thought in psychology are provided to create a matrix.

These areas are emphasized in terms of psychology: School of thought major figures derived from key ideas time period well known examples therapeutic approaches

Is Kluver-Bucy Syndrome an emotional or perceptual deficit. How can you test this?

Original student question: When monkeys with Kluver-Bucy syndrome pick up lighted matches and snakes, I don't know whether they are displaying an emotional deficit or an inability to identify the object. What kind of research method might help answer this question?

Advanced Parkinson's disease

Suppose an ordinary patient with advanced Parkinson's disease, who has a brain damage tom dopamine-releasing axons, move very slowly if at all. However, during a emergency for ex: a fire in the building, they may move rapidly and vigorously, what is a possible explanation for this?