Positivists believe that questionnaires are very reliable and that is the main positive goal. However, interpretivists reject the view of questionnaires as they claim it isn’t valid as the respondent on has ‘yes and no’ answer questions and they don’t go into depth with the answer. In Item B it says that ‘parents are accustomed to supplying information to the school’ therefore questionnaires would be the best way to conduct this as they can be given out on a regular basis and don’t need a formal meeting making the parents feel intimidated and not giving completely true answers. Because questionnaires collect information from a large number of people, the results stand a better chance of being truly representative. However, some parents might feel that the questions being asked are too personal and might feel like they are being judged by the school, but although questionnaires may ask personal or sensitive questions; parents are generally under no obligation to answer them.
When considering this issue, sociologists should also consider that participants should also be offered the right to refuse. This is an important ethical issue for sociologists to consider throughout their studies as refusal to participate in parts of the study could also alter the data. Another ethical problem sociologists may face is vulnerable groups. Special care should be taken when the participants are particularly vulnerable due to their age, disabilities, physical health or mental health. For example, children being studied in
In comparison to Article A, Article B is slightly emotive and persuasive due to the fact it does not mention other performing arts schools, this can give readers a sense of being biased. This shows people that Article B wants to promote awareness just about Brit school! The information that is presented in Article A is very informative and is very simple with its use of words so many ages can understand what the article is about, however the language is unlikely to be understood by readers around toddler age. Article B is
First of all I am going to explain what exactly the sociological imagination and common sense explanations are, and then go on to discuss how each justify educational outcomes. ‘The sociological imagination’ as explained by C. Wright Mills(1959) asks people to question everything that goes on around them and not just to conform to what they know and to what they have come to accept as normal, but to question their own beliefs and question why things happen the way they do. This concept hoped that people would put their own problems into perspective and consider them on a universal scale and in doing so; they would have more knowledge and a better outlook to make decisions and more empathy to situations. Mills wanted people to challenge their own beliefs and ideas and in doing so this could even change society. Common sense is such a simple concept but when it comes to a defining it, it’s difficult to explain.
I think that the metric system should be used in the standardized tests and schools because it is a lot more easy to use and that is what the whole world uses except for the United States. Why should we keep using the standard system when the rest of the world is using the metric? As of right now, the conversion rate from standard system over to metric is very difficult to do. If the United States was to convert over and start using the metric system, we would never have to do a lot of converting to equal what the world is using also. If we were to convert over to the metric system, there wouldn’t be as much confusion between the trade countries that we trade with.
What is the dependent variable? How would you define it operationally? Having Fun With Operational Definitions Adapted from teachpsychscience.org Directions: Identify and operationally define the independent and dependent variables in each of the following research ideas. Research Idea #1: A social psychologist was interested in whether people are more likely to exhibit conformity when they are in situations that make them feel nervous and unsure of themselves. What is the independent variable?
Lockers are loaned to students to keep their school related materials in throughout the day. Thusly, students should not bring items to school that are prohibited by school handbooks or state laws. Catherine Kim argues that” locker searches are part of the larger school-to-prison pipeline problem.” She states that if a student’s locker was searched it would lead to “punishing, criminalizing, and incarcerating youth.” However, do we just ignore illegal contraband? Kim overlooks what I consider an important point about teaching students right from wrong. It should not be the school’s responsibility to teach values and morals but, to support and uphold these basic beliefs.
Also, they will not ask themselves are they really doing better. It is a fact that most of the charter schools have the same or lower standardized test scores as public schools. Many people do not think independently and look at how the schools are set up differently and if that has an impact on students. The audience’s perspective is not likely to be narrow because education is important to most people whether they have children or not. Many people do not look past the surface of what is going on with things like charging disciplinary fees and whether or not they are necessary.
Smaller class sizes are not only beneficial to students but to teachers as well. Teachers are attracted to charter schools because of smaller classes and smaller schools. Teachers in charter schools were extremely satisfied with this feature, claiming that smaller schools and classes allow them to develop relationships that are more positive with both students and colleagues (Malloy & Wohlstetter 2003). Research has shown gains in achievement usually occur when class size is reduced to twenty students (O’Brien & Dervarics, 2010). There is greater chance for individual interaction between teachers
If a student don’t want to learn on a particular day, he/she wont learn even if you're using technology or pen and paper. But, with technology, it is a new way of grabbing a student’s attention. In this new millennium, technology is a fast approach to the learning scheme. Students can blog, post work online, and research information online without relying on that one source. THE TEACHER.